Unit One

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rat( 鼠 ) ox( 牛 ) tiger( 虎 ) rabbit( 兔 )

dragon( 龙 )

snake( 蛇 )horse( 马 ) goat( 羊 )

monkey( 猴 )

rooster( 鸡 )

dog( 狗 )

pig( 猪 )

the year of pig

be born in the year of dragon / pig / dog…

star sign:_________creature: _________

Aries( 白羊座 )

ram

star sign:_________creature: _________

Taurus ( 金牛座 )bull

Gemini( 双子座 )twins

star sign:_________creature: _________

star sign:_________creature: _________

star sign:_________creature: _________

star sign:_________creature: _________

Cancercrab

Leolion

Virgo ( 处女座 )

virgin

star sign:_________creature: _________

star sign:_________creature: _________

star sign:_________creature: _________

Librascales

Scorpio( 天蝎座 )

scorpion

Sagittarius( 射手座）centaur

star sign:_________creature: _________

star sign:_________creature: _________

star sign:_________creature: _________

Capricorn( 摩羯座 ) Aquarius

Piscesfish

sea-goat water carrier

In the West, people have 12 star signs. A year ____ ____ _____( 被分成 ) 12 different star signs. Your star sign is decided by the time of your birthday. Some people believe that people (born under the same star sign )share similar characteristics.

is divided into

Capricorn

21st Dec—20th Jan

You work hard and are often successful. You are good at making or planning things. You are patient enough to wait without getting angry.

Aquarius

21st Jan—19th Feb

You are kind and wise. You have many friends. However, some people think that you are strange as you hate to be like anyone else and you try to do everything differently.

Pisces

20th Feb—20th Mar

You are generous, kind, gentle and easy-going. You are also creative and imaginative. You like to dream about everything.

Aries

21st Mar—20th Apr

You are energetic and active, but sometimes too impatient. You like to be the leader. Some people think that you are selfish at times.

Taurus

21st Apr—21st May

You are stubborn and do not like change. You are a hard-working person. You are patient and do not give up easily.

Gemini

22nd May—21st Jun

You are a curious and clever person. You are outgoing. But your feelings change easily.You love to talk.

Cancer

22nd Jun—22nd Jul

You are kind. You love your home and family and like to take care of others. You like saving money and cooking.

Leo

23rd Jul—22nd Aug

You are a strong and confident person. You are generous. You like to buy your friends nice gifts.

Virgo

23rd Aug—22nd Sept

You are a modest person. You worry too much at times. You are practical and you always pay attention to details.

Libra

23rd Sept—22nd Oct

You are a polite and fair person. You are elegant and love beautiful things. You love peace and do not like to argue with others.

Scorpio

23rd Oct—21st Nov

You are a powerful person and have lots of energy. You like to keep secrets. However, sometimes it is silly of you not to forgive others for their mistakes.

Sagittarius

22nd Nov—20th Dec

You enjoy life and have a good sense of humour. You are often lucky. You love travelling to different places.

are humorous

语法一、• It is ＋形容词＋ of sb ＋ (not) to do sth.

• 该句型常用描述人物特征的形容词，

good kind nice

clever right careful

rude wise foolish

stupid selfish careless

wrong silly thoughtful

honest generous

难点： It is ＋形容词＋ of sb to do sth. It is ＋形容词＋ for sb to do sth. 如何区别？

•★首先，两者使用的形容词不同，• …for sb. 的句型通常使用表示客观情况的形

容词，• …of sb. 的句型一般用表示主观感情、人物

性格的形容词。如：• It was hard for him to mend the car.

• It was careless of the girl to leave her bag on the taxi.

★后面能够接… for sb. 的常见形容词有：hard/difficult 难的

easy 容易的 interesting 有趣的

important 重要的 necessary 必要的 uninteresting 无聊的

impossible 不可能的 possible 可能的

语法二、 主语＋ be ＋形容词＋ enough ＋ to do

sth.

e.g. Andy is outgoing enough to make friends easily.

Exercises:1. He is kind. He helps me with my English. ==It’s ______ ______ ______ ______ help me with my English. ==He ______ _______ _______ ______ help me with my English.2. The boy is so strong that he can lift the box. ==The boy is ______ ______ ____ _____the box 3. The problem is so difficult that he can’t wok it out. == The problem is _____ _______ _____him _____ work out. ==The problem isn’t _____ _______ _____him _____ work out.

kind of him to

is kind enough to

strong enough to carry

too difficult for to

easy enough for to