9A Uit 1 Star signs.docVIP

9A Unit 1 Star signs Comic strip Welcome to the Unit（教案） 教学目标1. To identify the symbols that represent the star signs 2. To learn the names of the symbols that represents the star signs 教学重点Different star signs and symbols 教学难点Different stars signs and symbols 课前预习Preview the new words and phrases 教学过程： Step I Warm-up Free talk: I was born in 1974. My animal sign is the tiger. What’s your animal sign? Do you know the 12 animal signs? Ask students what animals they are in the Chinese horoscope. Ask them to describe the characteristics of that animal. For weaker classes, you can write the English names of the Chinese star signs on the board. Rat\Ox\Tiger\Rabbit\Dragon\Snake \Horse\Goat\Monkey\Rooster\Dog\Pig For the stronger Ss, encourage Ss to say the names directly. Step II Presentation 1. Explain that western countries use a different system of star signs. Explain that the western star sign system is based on the month you were born in, rather than the year you were born in. 2. Present the six pictures on page 7 Part A. Explain to students that each picture in Part A represents a star sign. Present the new words: bull, centaur, crab, ram. Read them after the teacher. 3. A guessing game. (1)It lives in rivers and uses its fins and tail to swim.棗fish (2)It is a large, yellow and brown animal of the cat family. The male has long, thick hair. 棗lion (3)It is a creature that is half梞an, half梙orse. 棗centaur (4)It is a sea creature with a shell, eight legs and two large pointed arm for catching things. It moves sideways on land. ——crab (5)It is a kind of male sheep. ——ram (6)It belongs to the OX family but it is different from the cow because it is male. ——bull Step III Practice 1. Ask the students to complete Part A, then discuss the answers in groups. Students who have made mistakes in this section will benefit from correcting their answers before proceeding to the Reading section, then read the star signs well. 2. Ask students to complete