(共42张PPT)
Unit
7
What
are
the
twelve
animals
Lesson
24
The
Chinese
Zodiac
animals
，is
a
scheme
that
relates
each
year
to
an
animal
and
its
reputed
attributes,
according
to
a
12-year
cycle.
It
has
wide
currency
in
several
East
Asian
countries
besides
mainland
China
and
Taiwan.
Do
you
know
the12
zodiac
animals？
The
origin
of
Chinese
Zodiac
The
Chinese
Zodiac
came
into
use
in
the
Eastern
Han
Dynasty.
It
was
first
used
in
our
western
and
northern
nomad(游牧民族).
It
was
the
combination
of
animal
totems(图腾)and
the
12
Earthly
Branches(12地支)
Han
people
used
to
designate
years.
12
Earthly
Branches(12地支)
Zi
子
(Earthly
Branch
1)---rat
Chou
丑(Earthly
Branch
2)---ox
Yin
寅(Earthly
Branch
3)---tiger
Mao
卯(Earthly
Branch
4)---rabbit
Chen
辰(Earthly
Branch
5)---dragon
Si
巳(Earthly
Branch
6)---snake
Wu
午(Earthly
Branch
7)---horse
Wei
未(Earthly
Branch
8)---sheep
Shen
申(Earthly
Branch
9)---monkey
You
酉(Earthly
Branch
10)---rooster
Xu
戌(Earthly
Branch
11)---dog
Hai
亥(Earthly
Branch
12)---pig
Why
these
animals
are
arranged
in
this
order
It
related
with
the
main
time
that
the
animals’
activity
rules
of
a
day.
Rat（Zi，23:00-01:00）——find
food
………
Snake（Si，09:00-11:00）——keep
warm
……..
Pig（Hai，21:00-23:00）——sleep
deeply
Chinese
Zodiac
and
Personality
The
twelve
animals
was
divide
into
six
group，and
reflect
our
ancestors’
hope
The
first
group-----Rat
and
Ox
Wisdom
+
hardworking
The
second
group——Tiger
and
Rabbit
Valiancy
+
careful
The
third
group——Dragon
and
Snake
intrepid
+
pliable
The
fourth
group——Horse
and
Sheep
Precipitant
+
Unity
The
fifth
group——Monkey
and
Rooster
Flexible
+
constant
The
sixth
group——Dog
and
Pig
Loyalty
+
easygoing
Rat
A
mouse
can
see
only
an
inch.
（鼠目寸光）
Ox
Cast
peals
before
swine.
对牛弹琴
Some
idioms
about
the
animals
Tiger
Nothing
venture,
nothing
have.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
Rooster
Wily
rooster
has
three
burrows.
狡兔三窟
Dragon
long
to
see
one's
son
succeed
in
life
望子成龙
Snake
A
burnt
child
dreads
the
fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
Horse
a
horse
galloping
without
a
stop
马不停蹄
Sheep
a
narrow
winding
trail
羊肠小道
Monkey
Among
the
blind
the
one-eyed
man
is
king.
山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。
Rooster
Even
fowls
and
dogs
are
not
spared.
鸡犬不宁
Dog
A
dog
will
leap
over
a
wall
in
desperation.
狗急跳墙
Pig
Envy
always
shoots
at
a
high
mark.
人怕出名猪怕壮
When
was
Yangyang
born
He
was
born
in
the
year
of
the
tiger.
When
were
you
born
I
was
born
in
the
year
of
the
…
Say
together.
Which
birth-year
animal
is
the
first
It’s
the
How
often
does
each
animal
come
around
Every
twelve
years.
What
are
they
talking
about？
January
February
March
April
Let’s
talk
January
1st
New
Year’s
Day
January
or
February
Spring
Festival
March
12th
Tree
Planting
Day
March
or
April
Easter
1
2
3
4
Date
Festival
January
March
February
April
Retell
the
text
and
write
the
sentences
on
your
exercise
book.
