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牛津译林版九年级英语上册
Unit 1 Know yourself Study skills
Learning aims:
1.To know skimming.
2.To learn to skim an article and find the main idea.
What are they doing
Free talk
Skimming means reading the text quickly to get the main idea (主要内容).
Skimming is often used when we read:
Newspapers,
magazines,
business and travel guides
Skimming
略读
When skimming, read the title, the main headings, the first and last paragraphs, and the first sentence of each paragraph. This will give you a good idea of what the text is about.
标题
小标题
第一段和最后一段
每段第一句
Some people believe that people born under the same
(1) _________ may have similar personalities.
WESTERN SIGNS
Star signs: a cycle of (2)____ star signs
Your star sign: depends on your (3)___________
Some people believe that your star sign may decide your personality.
Listen to the programme and complete the rest parts in A2.
animal sign
12
date of birth
A2
Do you know what decides your personality
In the Chinese lunar calendar, there are 12 animal signs. Some people believe that people born under the same (1)____________ may have similar personalities. For example, they think that people born in the Year of the Rabbit are (2)______________ while people born in the Year of the Dragon are very (3)__________.
animal sign
more careful
powerful
A3
Listen again and complete the article.
Think about it!
Do you read newspapers and
magazines in your spare time
How do you get the information
from them
Do you read every character or
word
Lead-in
Here comes the new terms. We need a new monitor in our class. Do you think who can be our new monitor
Study skills
Skimming
Skimming means reading the text quickly to get the main idea.
It is often used when we read:
newspapers.
magazines.
business and travel guides.
When skimming, read the title, the main headings, the first and last paragraphs, and the first sentence of each paragraph. This will give you a good idea of what the text is about.
Attention
(略读时要关注其标题、主标题、第一段、最后一段及每段的首句,以便找到重要的信息)
Millie has found this article in a magazine. Skim the article below to find the main idea. Use the following questions to help you.
Name Animal sign Personality (what the animal sign says) Real personality
Joe
Julie
Conclusion: We can ________________. We shouldn’t ____________________.
the Tiger
the Sheep
brave
gentle
brave
in some ways
get angry easily
read for fun
believe in them
Listen and fill
In Western countries, a year is divided into a cycle of (4)____ star signs. Your star sign depends on your (5)______________. Some people believe that your (6)________ may decide your personality.
Do animal signs or star signs really tell anything about your personality No, not really. If you are interested in either animal signs or star signs, read about them just for (7)_____. It is you who shape your life and your future.
12
date of birth
star sign
fun
be divided into “被分成”
强调句型:“It is / was +被强调成分+ that/ who +其余部分”
Your personality may _______ on your star sign.
depend
A3
1. Most people believe that it is formed by both nature and
the environment.
大部分人相信它是由本质和环境塑造的。
that 引导的句子是宾语从句。用了一般现在时被动语态。被动语态结构为be + 动词过去分词 + by + 施动者。
e.g. Do you know that Paris is visited by more than six
million travelers each year
你知道每年都有超过六百万游客到巴黎旅行吗?
2. That is why people say “like father, like son”.
那就是为什么人们说“其父必有其子”。
that is why … 那就是……的原因;why引导的是表语从句,在从句中要使用陈述语序。
e.g. That is why she was late this morning.
那就是她今天早上迟到的原因。
like father, like son 有其父必有其子,虎父无犬子
3. Personality includes your thoughts…
The environment, including your education…
include和including的区别include: 包括,包含,及物动词,在句中用作谓语动词。
including: 介词,放在名词前面,用作补充说明。
e.g. Tsinghua University includes many colleges.
清华大学有许多学院。
Five people died in the accident, including a child.
五个人在这次事故中死亡,包括一名小孩。