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　　9A Unit 1  Star Signs
　　第一课时   Welcome to the unit
　　Objectives
　　1. To identify the symbols that represent the star signs
　　2. To learn the names of the symbols that represent the star signs
　　Teaching procedures
　　1. Asdents 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.
　　2. 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.
　　3. Explain to students that each picture in Part A represents a star sign. Ask them to complete Part A, then discuss the answers as a class. Students who have made mistakes in this section will benefit form correcting their answers before proceeding to the Reading section.
　　4. Asdents to complete Part B. explain that there are 12 star signs in total---- those in Part A and those in Part B. Each star sign represents a period of time in a year.
　　5. Asdents whether they know what their star sign is. Encourage them to day the name of their star sign aloud.
　　6. Homework:  《课时练》P1-2
　　9A  Unit 1 Star Signs
　　第二、三课时    Reading 
　　Objectives
　　1. To understand what star signs are and what they represent
　　2. To recognize and understand vocabulary about characteristics
　　3. To use adjectives to describe someone’s characteristics
　　teaching procedures:
　　1. Brainstorm the vocabulary that is used to describe people’s characteristics. Encourage students to explain each word to their classmates.
　　2. Read the passage aloud to students. Ask them to listen carefully to you and follow the text on page 4 and 5.
　　3. Ask one student at a time to read a paragraph. After each paragraph, asdents to say which parts of the text they do not understand. Less able students may find some of the names of the star signs difficult. If so, do not force them to learn them by heart because they are only used here to arouse students’ interest. It is more important for them to learn the adjectives that describe people’s characteristics. This will enable them to complete the Main Task at the end of the unit.
　　4. Ask some questions to check understanding.
　　Part B
　　Teaching procedures
　　1. Before doing Part B, review adjectives used to describe characteristics. Asdents to describe their classmates.
　　2. Ask less able students to work in pairs. Tell them to skip the ones they are not sure about and do the easier ones first. Check answers as a class.
　　Part C
　　Teaching procedures
　　1. Tell students to work in pairs to complete Part C1. When students have completed all the answers, ask them to raise their hands. The first pair to complete the exercise correctly is the winner.