Unit 1 Reading 1

What is your star sign?

RamAries

BullTaurus

FishPisces

CrabCancer

LionLeo

CentaurSagittarius

ScalesLibra

ScorpionScorpio

TwinsGemini

GoatCapricorn

water carrierAquarius

VirginVirgo

1.What is your star sign?

2.Can you tell me something about

yourself?

( abilities, special qualities,

characteristics)

3.How many students are under the

same star sign as you?

4.What are they like?

5.Do you share similar characteristics?

clever, kind, generous, hard-working, brave, patient, polite….

active inactive hard-working lazy modest proud outgoing shy patient impatient easy-going peaceful elegant practical energetic fair selfish generous imaginative wise smart honest dishonest brave successful attractive gentle curious stubborn confident creative

What words can describe one’s characteristics?

more words to describe people

energetic

outgoing

confident

selfish

easy-going

fair

patient

curious

does not easily get angry

cares only about himself/herself

is friendly and loves to meet people

can wait without getting angry

has lots of energy

wants to know about everything

feels sure his/her own ability

treats everyone equally

Have a try!

•The child is so________. He never feels tired and keeps running around.

•She loves parties. Because she is very ________.

•He answered the question in a _________ way. He thinks he will win all the time.

• My desk-mate is very _______. She never shares cakes with me.

energetic

out-going

confident

selfish

•He is a(n) ________ man. He always says yes to others.

•A teacher should be ______ to every student in judging his or her performance.

•You must be _____when talking to a young child. Don’t be angry.

•Eddie is _______ to everything because he thinks it may be nice food.

easy-going

fair

patient

curious

Have a try!

1. Is Aries lazy?

2. Which star sign likes saving money?

3. Does Sagittarius like telling jokes?

4. Which star sign has the best

imagination?

5. If your birthday is on 13th

September, what is your star sign?

Aries

白羊座

21st Mar – 20th Apr

What are this star sign’s characteristics?

•Energetic active

•impatient•like to be the leader

•be selfish sometimes

Taurus

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21st Apr – 21st May

What are this star sign’s characteristics?

•stubborn•do not like change

•hard-working•patient•do not give up easily

Gemini

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22nd May – 21st Jun

What are this star sign’s characteristics?

•curious•clever•out-going•But~•love to talk

Cancer

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22nd Jun – 22nd Jul

What are this star sign’s characteristics?

•kind•love your home and family

•like to take care of others

•like saving money

•like cooking

Leo

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23rd Jul – 22nd Aug

What are this star sign’s characteristics?

•strong•confident•generous

Virgo

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23rd Aug – 22nd Sept

What are this star sign’s

characteristics?•modest•worry too much at times

•practical •always pay attention to details

Libra

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23rd Sept – 22nd Oct

What are this star sign’s characteristics?

•polite•fair•elegant•love beautiful things

•love peace, do not like to argue with others

Scorpio

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23rd Oct – 21st Nov

What are this star sign’s

characteristics?•powerful•like to keep secrets

•sometimes can not forgive others’ faults

Sagittarius

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22nd Nov –20th Dec

What are this star sign’s characteristics?

•have a good sense of humor

•enjoy life•lucky •love traveling

Capricorn

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21st Dec – 20th Jan

What are this star sign’s characteristics?

•Hard-working•often successful•good at making or planning things

•patient enough to~

Aquarius

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21st Jan – 19th Feb

What are this star sign’s characteristics?

•kind and wise•have many friends •strange because hate to be like anyone else

•try to do everything differently

Pisces

双鱼座

20th Feb – 20th Mar

What are this star sign’s characteristics?

•generous•kind•gentle•easy-going•creative•imaginative•like to dream about everything

1. Kitty was born on 26th March. She should be kind and wise.

2. Suzy’s birthday is on 28th April. She should be energetic and active

3. Simon’s star sign is Leo. This means he is strong and confident.

4. Sandy’s star sign is Virgo. This means she is probably a careless person.

5. Daniel was born on 7th October. He should be polite.

6. Amy’s birthday is on 2nd November. She should be a patient person.

energetic and active

hardworking but stubborn at times

modest

powerful

• 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?

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

• 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

He is energetic and active but sometimes impatient

Aries

She is fair and elegant . She doesn’t like to argue with others .

Libra

He has a sense of humor.He is lucky .

Sagittarius

He is good at making things and often successful .

Capricorn

He is wise and always tries to be different.

Aquarius

He is modest and practical.He pays attention to details.

Virgo

She is stubborn and doesn’t like change . She is hard-working and seldom gives up.

Taurus

She loves home and family .

She likes saving money .

Cancer

He is curious and outgoing . He loves to talk .

Gemini

He is powerful. He doesn’t forgive others for their mistakes.

Scorpio

He is confident and generous .

He likes to buy gifts for friends.

Leo

She is easy-going , gentle , generous.

She is creative and imaginative .

Pisces

•What is your star sign?

•Do you have the same characteristics as the star sign says?

•Do you think what the star signs say about people are facts?

Homework

1.Read the passage three times.

2.Try to remember all the adjectives which describe a person’s characteristics.