Unit 1 Reading 2

What is your star sign?

How many?

How do you know your star sign?

Similar characteristics?

1. A week________________________( 被划分成 7 天 )

A year is divided into 12 different star signs.

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divide …( into…) ( 把… ) 分，分成1. We can _______________________________ ( 把这块蛋糕分成三块 )

divide the cake into three (parts)

Can you divide the apple into two parts?2. 你能把这个苹果分成两份？

be divided into 被划分为，被分为is divided into seven days.

A year is divided into four seasons. They are spring, summer, autumn and winter

2. 一年被分成四季，它们是春夏秋冬。

1. In the old days, parents ( 决定他们孩子的婚姻 ) _________________________________2. We must ( 决定接下来做什么 ) ________________

___________ 3. Has he ( 决定学法语吗 ) ？ ____________________

_________ 4. 你的星座决定了你的性格是什么样的 .

Your date of birth decides your star sign.

decide: 决定、选定

decide sth.

decide ( 疑问词 ) to do sth.

decide + that clause

decided their children’s marriage

decide what to do next

decided to learn French?

Your star sign decides what characteristics you are.

People born under the same star sign share similar characteristics.

1.We both share the same blood.

2. Let's share our joy with them.

3. One dream we dream, One world we share.

4. We share the Olympic dream with the world.

share v (1) 共有， (2) 共享

(1)

(2)

(2)

(1)

We have similar opinions.

People born under the same star sign share similar characteristics.

similar adj. 相似的 , 类似的

1. 我们的看法相同。2. 他们兄弟看上去很相似 .

The brothers look very similar.3. 我们在音乐方面爱好相似 .

We have similar tastes in music.

4. 我的性格和你相似 .

My characteristics are similar to yours.

be similar to 和… 一样、相似

People born under Taurus are patient and do not give up easily.

give up 放弃 give up sth.

give up doing sth.

2. 你应该戒烟 , 我去年就戒掉了 .

You ought to give up smoking, I gave it up last year.

1. 要放弃这份工作，真是遗憾。It is a pity to give up the job.

3. 你不可放弃希望。You shouldn't give up hope.

You love peace and do not like to argue with others.

argue about sth : 议论argue with sb. (about sth. ): 同某人争论某事

1. It‘s_______________________.( 同他们争论是没有用的 )useless to argue with them

Don't argue with your mother/ family. 2. 不要和母亲 / 家人争辩 .

His father always argues with his mother about money.

3. 他父亲总是和他母亲争论钱的问题 .

Sometimes it is silly of you not to forgive others for their mistakes.

forgive sb. for sth. : 原谅某人 ( 做了 ) 某事 forgive sb. for doing sth. : 原谅某人做某事 / 所做的事forgive –forgave –forgiven

1. I’ll never_______________________! ( 原谅你的这个过错 )

forgive you for your fault

2. 请原谅我来晚了 .

Please forgive me for being late.

3. 他父母原谅了他偷钱的事 .

His parents forgave him for stealing the money.

You like to dream about everything.

You can't just dream to succeed.

dream (1)n. 梦 (2)v. 做梦

My son dreamt a terrible dream last night.1. 我儿子昨夜做了一个可怕的梦。

3. 我希望我的梦会实现。 I hope my dream will come true.

2. 你在夜里经常做梦吗？Do you often dream at night?

4. 你不能光靠做梦就成功了。

(1)n.(2)v.

(2)v.

(1)n.

(2)v.

You like to dream about everything.

dream about … 梦到 ( 梦见 , 梦想 )

1. 昨夜我梦见我在飞翔 .I dreamt about flying last night.

What did you dream about when you were a child?

2. 当你还是孩子的时候，你的梦想是什么呢？

I always dream about (doing) hard work!

3 . 他常梦见在乡下的那些日子。He often dreams about his days in the countryside.

4. 我总是梦到辛勤的工作。

• Which star sign doesn’t give up

easily?• Which star sign loves peace and

doesn’t like to argue with others?• Which star sign is suggested to

forgive others for their mistakes?• Which star sign likes to dream

about everything?

Guess what star signs they are?

• He’s a strong and confident person. He’s good at singing and dancing. He plays basketball well. He’s generous and often takes part in charity shows. He likes to buy his friends gifts.

Leo

Guess what star signs they are?• He’s a very kind

person. During Sichuan earthquake, he donated a lot of money to the people there. He loves his family very much. He tries his best to stay with his family. He also thinks of others. He says he likes to take care of others.

Cancer

Can you finish Exercise C2 on Page 11 now?

Have a try!

What kind of friend do you want to

make? Why?

And what’s his / her star sign?

What are his/ her characteristics? My characteristics…

My friend’s characteristics…

Describe your own star sign and characteristics

energetic easy-going curious outgoing businesslike successful patient active powerful wise modest clever practical gentle generous fair polite elegant confident…

eg:

I am a Libra. I am patient and helpful. I am elegant and fair to everyone…

……..

What star signs say about people are not facts. We should work hard to make our dream come true.

Homework

1.Read the passage .

2.Do some exercises.

Let’s play a game!!!

What is his / her star sign ?What is his / her star sign ?What’re the charateristics?What’re the charateristics?

NameName ：王力宏

English NameEnglish Name ： Lee-Hom Wang

Birthday Birthday ： 17th May, 1976

Favorite singerFavorite singer: Stevie Wonder

HobbiesHobbies: baseball, drawing and opera

CharacteristicsCharacteristics:

Stubborn, hard-working and patient

NameName ：周杰伦

English NameEnglish Name ： Jay

Birthday Birthday ： 18th Jan, 1981

SportsSports ： Basketball

InstrumentsInstruments: Piano, Guitar

CharacteristicsCharacteristics:

Businesslike, successful and patient

NameName ：成龙

English NameEnglish Name ： Jacky cheng

Birthday Birthday ： 7th Apri, 1954

SportsSports ： Swimming

CharacteristicsCharacteristics:

Active, energetic and impatient

NameName ：蔡依林

English NameEnglish Name ： Jolin

Birthday Birthday ： 15th Sept, 1980

MajorMajor: English

HobbyHobby: Watching TV

CharacteristicsCharacteristics:

Modest and practical