1、一、教學目標：1.進一步了解有關星座的知識。 2.認識和了解與性格有關的詞匯。二、教學重點、難點：掌物描述人物性格和品質的知識。三、課前準備：多媒體四、教學過程：【自主預習】預習課文，翻譯下列短語1.有許多吃、喝的 2.把分成 3. 擔心(不)做某事 4. 一個禮貌且公正的人5.生于同一星座的人 6. 具有相似的性格特點 7. 一個精力充沛且積極進取的人 8. 太沒有耐心 9.看看你的星座 10.有時自私 11. 生肖 12.輕易放棄【合作學習】（一）教學步驟：Step 1導入1復習十二星座 2討論各自的生日以及對應的星座。Step2呈現1.引導學生思考 If my birthday is o

2、n the first of May, what will my star sign say about me?2.呈現五月份的星座- Taurus T asks: What does my star sign say about me? What are my characteristics? Do they match each other? 呈現 patient ，stubborn3用同樣的方法呈現不同的星座。Step3閱讀 播放課文第一部分錄音 ，完成課本第一部分相應的閱讀練習。【要點點擊】1. divide v. 劃分，分 divideinto意為“把分成”， be divided

3、into 意為“被分成”。 Please _ the cake _ _ _. 請把這塊蛋糕切成五份。A year _ _ _ four _. 一年分為四個季節。 (主)The teacher _ the whole class _ four groups.(被)The whole class _ _ _ four groups.老師把全班分成了四個組。2.similar adj 相似的，類似的 be similar to 與-相似The two coats _ _.(相似的) My ideas _ _ _ _.我的觀點與你的相似。3. characteristic n. 特性，特征 (一般用復

4、數) character n.人物，性格 He has many of her fathers _.(特征)4.energetic adj. 精力充沛的 The child is _ _（如此精力充沛），He never stops running around.The more he worked, _ _ _ he became. 他越干越有勁。energy n. （1）精力 Such work needs _ _.這樣的工作需要花很多精力。（2）能；能量 _ food can give us _.健康的食物能給我們能量。5. active adj. 活躍的；積極的 (反義詞inactiv

5、e) adj. 不活躍的，不積極的The cat is _ _ animal. 貓是行為敏捷的動物。（1）常用短語：take an active part in 積極參加（2）activity n. 活動 _ _課外活動（3）actively adv. 積極地；活潑地_ _ _(積極采取行動)6. impatient adj. 不耐心的；急躁的 be impatient/ patient with _ _ _ _your child. 別對你的孩子不耐煩。She _ _ _(變得很沒耐心) while waiting in the queue. (反義詞 patient )（1）adj. 耐心

6、的 （2）n. 病人 _ _ when you look over _.你給病人檢查時要有耐心。 7. save （1）vt. 儲蓄；積攢 He worked hard to _ _ money _ _(積攢足夠的錢旅游).（2）挽救；拯救 The dog _ the girls _. 這只狗救了那女孩的命。8.selfish adj 自私的 adv selfishly n. selfishnessHow can you _ _ _(這么自私)？9.curious adj 好奇的 (反義詞 incurious) be curious about對好奇Children _ always _ _

7、the new things. 孩子們總是對新的東西感到好奇。be curious to do sth be curious to see/hear/ know 10.outgoing adj 外向的,好交際的She loves parties because she _ _ _(好交際的)11.confident adj . 有信心的，自信的 be confident of sth/ of doing sthThey _ _ _ _.(對成功充滿信心) He feels _ _ _ the exam.他自信能考及格。be confident that 從句我們相信我們能提高我們的英語水平。W

8、e _ _ that we can _ our English.confidence n. 信心,自信 a. that 從句b. have confidence in sth. 在某方面對-有信心 我不相信那些說得多做得少的人。 I have _ _ _ those who talk _but _ little.12.modest adj 謙讓的 ，謙虛的 be modest about sth Children often _ _ _ at about age 11.(變得很謙讓)13. pay attention to sth./doing sth. 注意,關心，留心 You should

9、 _ _ _ _ to the teacher. 你應該注意聽老師講課。 Much attention should be paid to _ (protect) forests.pay more attention to 更多注意/關注 / pay much attention to 重視/ pay close attention to 密切注意/關注/pay no attention to 不注意/不重視14.at times =sometimes 有時 He usually stays at home, but _his dog _ _(有時帶狗散步)。15.give up sth/do

10、ing sth 放棄某事/放棄做某事 Youd better not _ _ _(放棄學習) English. Its very important. Smoking is bad for your health. Youd better _ _ _.(放棄它)【達標檢測】I.根據所給的首字母或漢語提示完成句子1. A year is _(分成)into 12 different star signs.2. A p_ person can wait without getting angry.3. He is good at c_ and we can have delicious food

11、every day.4. Please pay more _（注意）to your homework. There are too many mistakes.5. Try to be_（謙虛的）before others, boys and girls. 6. He is an _ (充滿活力的) boy. 7. He is very_(大方) with money.8. A_(好奇心的) person wants to know about everything.9.He works hard. He is full of _(信心).10.Daniel looked very _( 著急

12、的).What happened to him? II.用所給單詞的適當形式填空1. The girl is very_ (self). She never lends anything to others.2. The man is_ (energy). He can work for hours without resting.3. The_(lead) of the factory are pleased with their workers.4. You are energetic and active, but sometimes too_ (patient).5. I want t

13、o know something special about you just for_(funny).6. He is one of _(success) businessmen among them.7. My parents always worry too _ (many) about me.8. Dont give up_ (learn) English. Its very useful.9. Do as you_ (tell). Dont argue with me.10. The boy went out without_ (tell) his parents.【課后作業】一.用

14、所給短語的適當形式填空give up, argue with, divide into, at times, take care of, be curious about1. The man _ his wife about their sons study now.2.  _, I go out to the beach, because there are white beaches to walk along.3. The students _everything they saw in the museum.4. He _ a bag

15、of cookies _ three and shared it with them.5. Dont _ helping others, because its meaningful.6. My son is now old enough _ himself.二.閱讀理解 For most people, the word “fashion” means “ clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective “fashion

16、able” in the same way: “She was wearing a fashionable color.” But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs and in languages. Fashions change as time goes. If

17、you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860. Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We

18、hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and televisions send information from one country to another in a few hours. New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.（ ）1. From this passage we know that “fashion” means _. A. clothes B. many things C. most of the popular things D. everything（ ）2.Which of the following things is fashionable today? A. Surfing on the Internet. B. Having a family dinner on New Years DayC. Learning to sing songs on