them to write whether the characteristics listed under their star sign match the characteristics they have listed.
7. Ask all those who think their characteristics match their star sign to raise their hands. Then ask all those whose characteristics do not match to raise their hands. Step 3 Make a survey
Do a class survey. Ask students whether they believe in star signs. Count how many say ‘yes’ and how many say ‘no’. Write the numbers on the board. For more able students, ask them to say why they believe or do not believe in star signs. Divide the class into pairs. Ask students to write down five words that describe their partner’s characteristics in Part D2. Step 4 homework
1. finish the exercises of exercise paper
2. finish the exercises of Reading comprehension. 板书设计：
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牛津英语9Aunit1 star sign教案
第4课时：Grammar
主备：吴燕 审核： 初三备课组 2012.09
一．教学目标： 1知识与技能目标：
(1). To use ‘it is’+ adjective + ‘of’… + ‘(not) to’-infinitive to express opinions about a person’s actions.
(2). To use the verb ‘to be’ + adjective + ‘enough’ + ‘to’-infinitive to describe a person’s characteristics and abilities.
(3). To use the basic sentence elements to make up a sentence. 2.过程与方法：
Enable the Ss to grasp the structures 3.情感态度和价值观：
Be a happy , lively teenagers after learning this unit 二．重点难点：
Enable the Ss to grasp the two structures 三．教学过程 Step 1. Revision 完成句子，
1．一年被划分成十二个月。
A year _______ __________ __________ twelve months. 2．当你陷入困境时，请不要放弃梦想。
Please don’t ___________ ________ ____________ when you are in trouble. 3．他有时注意细节。
He ___________ __________ ____________ details ________ __________ . 4．我的叔叔经常讲笑话，很有幽默感。
My uncle often _________ __________ and have _______ ________ ________ __________ .
Step2 presentation
1. Tell students that we use the ‘it is’+ adjective + ‘of’… + ‘(not) to’-infinitive structure to talk about our feelings towards people and what they do.
2. Ask three students to read the three sentences in the grammar table at the top of page 9. Encourage students to ask questions if they are unsure of the meaning.
3. Ask students to complete the exercise on their own. Students have to write the correct words form the box in the blanks without making any changes. 4. Ask a pair of students to read out what they have written. Pay attention to some expressions in it.
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Step 3 practice
1. Tell students that we can also use the verb ‘to be’ + adjective + ‘enough’ + ‘to’-infinitive structure to talk about a person’s personality and abilities.
2. Explain the difference between the structure in Part A and the structure in Part B. In part A, students learn to express what they think about someone else’s actions. In Part B, students learn to express what they think about a person’s personality and abilities.
3. Ask three different students to read the sentences in the grammar table at the top of page 10, and understand them.
4. Ask students to read out their sentences. Check mispronunciation. Step 4 consolidation
Do some exercises (同义句转换) to consolidate they learn. Step 5 Homework
1. pay attention to the grammar and finish the exercises. 2. revise the grammar 板书设计：
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for mistakes and 牛津英语9Aunit1 star sign教案
第5课时：Integrated skills
主备：吴燕 审核： 初三备课组 2012.09
一．教学目标： 1知识与技能目标：
(1). To understand the context of a horoscope, in both its written and spoken forms (2). To consolidate the information gained from reading and listening, then
determine the facts 2.过程与方法：
Make the Ss understand\\master the main idea of the tape as well as the descriptions of personality.
3.情感态度和价值观：
Built a good personality through the learning 二．重点难点：
To understand the context and the use descriptions of personality 三．教学过程
Step1.Daily report: A favorite person
Show some students some pictures. Ask the Ss to make up some mistakes by using the two patterns:
It’s +adjectives of sb to do sth.
It’s +adjectives for sb to do sth. Show some sentences. Ask the students to use the sentence elements. Step2.presentation
Use the pictures of the horoscope to show the Ss .For weaker classes, read the horoscope in Part A1 to the class. For stronger classes, ask a student to read the horoscope aloud.
Step3. Fill in the blanks
Fill in as much information in Millie’s notes as they can. Remind them that they will not be able to complete all the answers. For weaker classes, help students by telling them which answers cannot be found in the advertisement. Step4. Listening
Play the tape for the Ss to listen to Let the Ss fill in the blanks again Check the answers one by one
Play the recording for Part A3 once. Tell students not to write anything, then try to write sth. according to the memory. Then say the answer out .Check them with the Ss .
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Step 5 Speak up
Play the tape ,try to answer the question ‘what’s Peter like’?
Ask students to work in pairs. Encourage them to discuss Suzy and David. Remind them that they can use the conversation in Part B as a model. For weaker classes, allow students to write down their conversations first. Make up dialogues as many as you can . Get some of the Ss speak up . Step 6 Homework
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