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2. New structure: They appear in a fixed order and the cycle repeats every 12 years.

It is you who shape your life and your future.

It is said that people born in the Year of the Tiger are brave.

What it says about me may be true, but for my cousin Julie, that’s not the case.

III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty

1. Some tips about listening;

2. Express one’s own opinions about animal signs and people’s personalities.

IV. Teaching procedures

A What decides your personality?

Step 1 Lead-in

1. Free talk

T: When were you born?

S1: I was born in 1999.

T: So you were born in the Year of the Rabbit.

T: What’s you like?

S1: ……

2. New words

(1) Present new words

T: (Show Ss the calendar) Good news for you. Look, the elegant lady, Zhou Tao, a famous hostess, is so gentle in her daily life, but on the stage she is so lively and always makes us excited. This year she appears on Page 1 of CCTV calendar. We know this year is the year of sheep. In the Chinese lunar calendar, there are 12 animal signs. (Write down “lunar calendar, animal sign” on the blackboard)

T: Here’s a video about them. Do you know what they are?

T: As the video says, they appear in a fixed order and the cycle repeats every 12 years.

(Write down the phrase: appear in a fixed order)

(2) Prediction

It’s said that different animal signs represent different personalities. Work in groups and try to predict the most suitable word for each animal sign.

Ss read the information in Part A1on page 15, then check their answers.

(4) Ss fill in the blanks. ( write the answers on the paper in 1 minute.)

(Tip one: write the first letter of the word if time is limited. For example, Rabbit can be written “R”.)

(5) Talk about star signs:

T: Just now, we talked about animal signs. I have an English Friend Jack. He came to visit me last year. But he doesn’t know animal signs. Do you know why?

S: Because there are no animal signs in the west. They just talk about star signs.