1、Lets guess! Lets guess! Its an animal. It looks like a cat, but much bigger than a cat. It has a long and strong tail. It likes meat. What is it? Unit 7 - Lesson 23 What are the twelve animals?Spring festival coupletsred lanterns Chinese costumedoor god1. What are they talking about?They are talking

2、 about the twelve animals.Lets listen and answer.The first time2. Why did they talk about the tiger ?Because they just entered the year of the tiger!The second timecome into ; go into3.Who named the years after the twelve animals?We Chinese named the years after twelve animals.Read and findSmartThe

3、Chinese ZodiacThe Chinese Zodiac3. What are the twelve animals? They are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.The third time RatOx Dragon snake RoosterLook and match.RoosterRatDragonOxSnakehorse3. How often does each animal come around? Every twelve year

4、s.3. How often does each animal come around?5. -Who was born in the year of the tiger, Yangyang or Sarah?-Yangyang was born in the year of the tiger.-So his birth-year animal is the tiger.The fourth timebe(was/ were) born Listen and repeat. Lets work in pairs.Show time!Do you know ?We are entering the year of the horse.My moms birth-year animal is tiger, too.My dads birth-year animal is rat.Homework:1.Read the dialogue for three times.2.Draw the twelve animals on the paper and write down the words below the animals.3. Ask your pa