Unit 1 Star signs
Reading (II)
Revision:
How many star signs are there?
What are the names of the star
signs?
Ram
Aries
Crab
Cancer
Bull
Taurus
Lion
Leo
Fish
Pisces
Centaur
Sagittarius
Scales
Libra
Goat
Capricorn
Scorpion
Scorpio
water carrier
Aquarius
Twins
Gemini
Virgin
Virgo
Ram
Aries
Crab
Cancer
Bull
Taurus
Lion
Leo
Fish
Pisces
Centaur
Sagittarius
Scales
Libra
Goat
Capricorn
Scorpion
Scorpio
water carrier
Aquarius
Twins
Gemini
Virgin
Virgo
What is your star sign?
What is your star sign?
How do you know your star sign?
How do you know your star sign?
Scorpio
energetic精力充沛的 easy-going 随和的
curious 好奇的
outgoing 外向的
successful成功的 patient 耐心的
active 活跃的
powerful 有力的
wise 有智慧的
modest 谦虚的
clever 聪明的
practical 心灵手巧的
gentle 温柔的
generous 慷慨的
fair 公平的
polite 有礼貌的
• 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?
People born under Taurus are patient and do not
give up easily.
give up sth.
give up 放弃
give up doing sth.
1. 要放弃这份工作，真是遗憾。
It is a pity to give up the job.
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.
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
useless to argue with them 同他们争论是没有用的)
1. It‘s_______________________.(
2. 不要和母亲/家人争辩.
Don't argue with your mother/ family.
3. 他父亲总是和他母亲争论钱的问题.
His father always argues with his mother about
money.
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
forgive you for your fault
1. I’ll never_______________________!
(原谅你的这个过错)
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.
dream (1)n. 梦 (2)v. 做梦
1. 我儿子昨夜做了一个可怕的梦。
My son dreamt a terrible dream last night.
(2)v.
(1)n.
2. 你在夜里经常做梦吗？
Do you often dream at night? (2)v.
3. 我希望我的梦会实现。
I hope my dream will come true.
(1)n.
4. 你不能光靠做梦就成功了。
You can't just dream to succeed. (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.
2. 当你还是孩子的时候，你的梦想是什么呢？
What did you dream about when you were a child?
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。
I always dream about (doing) hard work!
A year is divided into 12 different star signs.
divide …( into…) (把…) 分，分成
1. We can _______________________________
divide the cake into three (parts) .
(把这块蛋糕分成三块)
2. 你能把这个苹果分成两份吗？
Can you divide the apple into two parts?
be divided into 被划分为，被分为
1. A week______________________
is divided into seven days.(被划分成7天)
2. 一年被分成四季，它们是春夏秋冬。
A year is divided into four seasons.
They are spring, summer, autumn and winter .
Your date of birth decides your star sign.
decide sth.
decide: 决定、选定
decide to do sth.
decide + that clause
1. In the old days, parents (决定他们孩子的婚姻)
decided their children’s marriage.
_________________________________
2. We must (决定接下来做什么)
decide what to do next.
___________________________
3. Has he (决定学法语吗)？
decided to learn French?
_____________________________
4. 你的星座决定了你的性格是什么样的.
Your star sign decides what characteristics you are.
Let’s have a
guessing
game!!!
Have a try!
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
What kind of friend do you want
to make?
And what’s his / her star sign?
Who is your best friend in our
class?
Which star signs are suitable for
the following jobs? Why?
teacher
actor/actress
singer
waiter
nurse
…
Do your characteristics
match what your star
sign says about you?
What star signs say about people are not
facts. We should work hard to make our
dream come true.
Homework
1.Remember the language
points .
2.Write a description of your
family member’s
characteristics.
3.Preview Vocabulary.