牛津译林版Unit 1 Know yourself第1课时教案

牛津译林版九年级英语上册9A  Unit 1

第一课时   Welcome to the unit    主备

Objectives

1. To identify the symbols that represent the

2. To learn the names of the symbols that represent the

Teaching procedures

1. Ask students what animals they are in the Chinese horoscope. Ask them to describe the characteristics of that animal. For weaker classes, you can write the English names of the Chinese  on the board.

2. Explain that western countries use a different system of . Explain that the western star sign system is based on the month you were born in, rather than the year you were born in.

3. Explain to students that each picture in Part A represents a star sign. Ask them to complete Part A, then discuss the answers as a class. Students who have made mistakes in this section will benefit form correcting their answers before proceeding to the Reading section.

4. Ask students to complete Part B. explain that there are 12  in total---- those in Part A and those in Part B. Each star sign represents a period of time in a year.

5. Ask students whether they know what their star sign is. Encourage them to day the name of their star sign aloud.

6. Homework:  《课时练》P1-2hHjhj