1、Unit 1 Intergrated Skills课型：新授 总第 4 学时 【学习重、难点】重点: 1 掌握本课时的四会单词2 能够理解中国的 12 生肖和西方的 12 星座的含义并能够从所听材料中提取需要的信息。3 通过学习、讨论能够辨别真伪，正确认识那些迷信的说法，并用积极向上的态度对待生活中遇到的挫折。难点: 如何能够准确地从听到的材料中提取需要的信息。【学习过程】课前预习预习课文，完成下列句子：1. The Spring Festival is the l_ New Year.2. This mark _(表示) a village.3. He has a _(固定的) patter
2、n of behaviour.4. I forgot to check my _(日历) so I missed the concert.5. A rainbow _(出现) in the sky after the heavy rain yesterday afternoon.来源:gkstk.Com6. How wonderful! Its a much _(生动的) concert than we expected.7. 据说，同一年出生的人可能有相似的个性。_ that people born under the same animal sign may have similar pe
3、rsonalities.课堂学习I. Lead-in: Ask and answerWhen were you born? Whats your animal sign? Do you know how many animal signs there are in China? What are they? II. Speak up A: Whats your animal sign?来源:学优高考网 gkstkB: My animal sign is Im a boy/girl.What about you ?A: My animal sign is ， and I am III. Pre-
4、listening 1.Organize students to review the 12 animals names.2. Ask students what decides their Chinese lunar calendar and star sign. Ask them to discuss with their parters.3.Before playing the tape, Teacher can teach them some difficult words.While-listening 1. Listen and choose:(1) Whats the perso
5、nality of people born in The Year of the Dragon?A. careful B. creative C powerful(2) what does your star sign depend on?A. date of birth B. year of birth C. time of birth2. Listen again, complete the form:Signs and personalitiesThe cycle repeats _来源:学优高考网 gkstk来源:学优高考网 gkstkChinese lunar calendar来源:
6、gkstk.Com12 animal signs Some people believe that people born under the same animal sign may have _personalities.It repeats every year.Western countries 12 star signsSome people believe that your star sign may decide your personality.It is _ _ who that shape your life, and even your future.( ) 1.A.e
7、very 12 years B.every year C.every 24 years( ) 2.A.same B.similar C.different( ) 3.A.animal signs B.star signs C.you3. Listen and fill in the blanks in Part A3.Post-listening 1.Discuss: Do you believe the animal sign or the star sign decides your personality?Why or why not?2. We need a new chairpers
8、on词汇、短语 1. Calendar; animal sign; appear; fixed; lively 2.In all; in a fixed order; depend on; each of; tell about; be interested in; eitheror; It is said that; in some ways句型、要点1. Some people believe that people born under the same animal sign may have similar personalities.2. It is you who shape y
9、our life and your future.IV. Key language points.1.他们每一个代表阴历的一年 each of them represents a lunar year 辨析： each/everyEach 既可作代词也可以作形容词，但 every 只能作形容词。2.appear vt. 出现 disappear He around the corner(他出现在拐角)。3.divide v. 分、分开 divideinto“把分成”或 divide into。A year 12 months.（一年分成 12 个月份）4. It is you who shap
10、e your life and your future.(你的生活和未来都掌握在你的手中 )注意：这是强调句型：It is/was+被强调部分+who/thatIt is I borrowed the book in the library.It was yesterday he met an old friend in the park.其中 shape vt. 塑造、使成型shapeintoIt is you who your life and your future.(你的生活和未来都掌握在你的手中)形状、外形in the shape of呈形状5.It is said that peo
11、ple born in the Year of the Tiger are brave. 据说虎年出生的人很勇敢。It is said that据说= people said that 这样的句型还有：It is suppose that据猜测/ It is reported that据报道/ It is believed that据信练一练：据说鲸能活到 20 到 30 年。that whales can live for 20 to 30 years.that whales can live for 20 to 30 years. 【课后训练】单项选择( )1.You can _cake
12、_ten pieces.A. divide, into B. be divided ,into C. divided, into D. be divide, into( )2.This book is _for a six-year-old child to read.enough easy. B. enough easily. C. easy enough. D. easily enough.( )3.If we dont study hard, we will in our class.A. take the lead B. fall behind C. be the first D. b
13、e success( )4-Mike, please turn down the music; _ Lucy _ Lily are sleeping.-Sorry, Ill do it right away.A. neither, nor B. either, or C. both, and D. not only, but also( )5.Thanks for _the new chairperson.A. recommend me as B. recommending me as C. recommend me for D. recommending me for( )6.I thoug
14、ht the actor was famous, _ none of my friends has ever heard of him.A. and B. or C. so D. but( )7. Simon is creative enough new ideas.A come up with B. to come up with C come out with D. come down with( )8.He never _learning English .That was why he was successful at last.A. gave in B. gave out C. g
15、ave up D. gave away ( )9.Neither my sister nor I _ been to America before.A. have ever B. have never C. has ever D. has never( ) 10. Thanks for listening to my problem and giving me your advise, Amy. . Thats what friends are for.A. My pleasure B. With pleasure C. Never mind D. Its nice of you二. 按要求完
16、成句子，每空一词。1. 英格兰的天气既不热也不冷。The weather in England is _ hot _ cold.2.他很聪明，总想到一些好注意。He is clever _ to come up _some good ideas.3. It is said that people born (在蛇年）are wise.4. He is (不仅）my brother, ( 而且）my best friend.5. I am ready (接受）new challenges.6. As a doctor, you (再怎么细心也不为过）.7. Neither Kitty nor A
17、ndy (喜欢参加）different activities.8. She looks good on the suit. (同义句转换)The suit _ _ on her . 9. Girls usually like music better than sports. (同义句转换)Girls usually _ music _ sports.10. My best friend can always make me more cheerful when I am sad. (同义句转换)My best friend can always _me _when I am sad.三任务型
18、阅读For hundreds of years, scientists have been trying to answer what things have an effect on peoples emotions. How you feel is controlled by many things. Your emotions can be affected by your personality, the actions of others and the events around you. Perhaps you dont know your emotions can be inf
19、luenced by the weather as well.People often say they feel good when the sun is shining and sad when it is cloudy.In fact, sunlight makes us feel good. When sunlight hits our skins, our bodies produce a vitamin. Vitamins are chemical substances ( 化学物质) which we all need to stay healthy.Sunlight helps
20、 our bodies produce vitamin D. Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical substance. This special chemical substance affects our brains(大脑) and makes us feel happy. For example, there are long, dark winters of little sunlight in Sweden and Norway, so many people in these countries often feel
21、 sad. Without much sunlight, their bodies produce less vitamin D. Without enough vitamin D, their bodies make less of this special chemical substance which makes them feel good. To help the people in these countries feel better, special “ sunrooms” with artificial( 人造的) lights have been built.People
22、 can go there and get “ sunlight” for an hour or two !The weather can also affect peoples emotions in other ways. Hot weather can make people angry because people feel uncomfortable when they are hot. In the same way, rain can make people angry because being wet can be unpleasant. As you can see, th
23、e weather can have an effect on the chemical substances which control our brains. Through these ways, the weather can inflience our emotions. Sadly , while the weather can change us, we can hardly change the weather.The (1)_ influences peoples emotionsWhat influences peoples emotions?Your personalit
24、y, the (2) _ of others, the (3)_around you and the weatherHow are our emotions influenced by the weather ? (4)_: Our bodies produce a chemical substance when sunlight hits our skins. Then it affects our brains and makes us feel (5)_. Hot weather: We feel angry (6)_ in hot weather because we feel uncomfortable when it is hot.(7) _ weather: We feel angry because being wet can be (8)_.Conclusion The weather can influence our emotions (9)_ it influences the chemical substances that control our brains.The weather can change us, but we can do (10)_ to change the weather.
