Unit 1 Know yourselfPeriod 1 Comic strip﹠Welcome to the unit Teaching aims:By the end of the lesson:Students can talk about personalities.Students can master some useful expressions.Teaching difficult and important points:How to talk about personalities effectivelyTeaching steps:Step 1 Leading-inEncourage students talk abou t their personalities.What are your like?Step 2 PracticeDo exercise A on page 7. Then check answers.Ask students talk about their friends’ personalities.Step 3 ListeningListen to the tape and answer the following questions.What are they like?Students play d i fferent roles and act the story out.Step 4 ListeningListen to the tape and answer some questions.What is Eddie like?What does it can help us?Step5 PerformanceWork in pairs and perform the dialogue.Step6 ExplanationThe teacher explains some difficult expressions to students. Step7 HomeworkRecite two dialogues.Remember some new words.【教后反思】9A Unit 1 Know your selfPeriod 2 Reading 1Teaching aims:By the end of the lesson:Students can improve their reading abilities.Students can talk about jobs and personalities.Teaching difficult and important points:How to talk about jobs and personalities with some new expressions. Teaching steps:Step 1 Leading-inWhat jobs do you know? How about your parents?Are they happy with their jobs?Step 2 SkimmingHow many people does the passage introduce?What about their jobs?Step 3 While-reading1. ScanningScan the passage and finish exercise B1.2. Careful-readingRead the text carefully and finish exercise B2.Step 4 Post-readingListen to the tap e and read the text loudly. And finish exercise B3. Step5 ActivitiesWrite a short description of your personalities.Work in pairs and talk about each others’ jo bs and personalities. Step6 HomeworkDo exercises and read the text after the tape.【教后反思】9A Unit 1 Know yourselfPeriod 3 Reading 2Teaching aims:By the end of the lesson:Students can master some difficult and useful expressions.Students know the passage better.Teaching diffic ult and important points:How to master some difficult and useful expressions easilyTeaching steps:Step 1 Leading-inAsk some questions about the passage.Step 2 Explanationbe happy with = be satisfied with 对……感到满意a born artist 一个天生的艺术家impress the whole country with his creative work他的富有创造力的作品给全国人民留下深刻的印象win high praise from the art community 赢得艺术团的高度赞扬praise sb for sth 因某事表扬某人give up 放弃（代词放中间）give up doing sth = stop doing sth放弃做某事work for the sales department in a big company 在一家大公司的销售部工作day after day 日复一日the general manager 总经理either ……or ……要么……要么……，或者……或者……（就近原则）take the lead 处于领先地位，带头fall behind 落后 (fall in 生病)be ready to do 准备做某事take on new challenges 接受新的挑战the chief engineer 首席工程师connect……with/to ……把……和……连接起来be conncted with 与……有联系a miss is as good as a mile 差之豪厘，谬以千里（as good as与……几乎一样，简直是）can’t affofd to do 负担得起（费用、损失、后果）多用于否定句和疑问句中make mistakes 犯错误pay attention to every detail 注意每个细节（to 为介词 + doing sth ）work to high standards 工作高标准work with 与……一起工作a pioneer heart surgeon 一位心脏外科手术的带头人can’t be too careful = can never be too careful 再怎么细心也不为过be willing to do sth愿意做某事de vote oneself/ one’s life / time to 把……奉献给……（to为介词,后接名词，代词，动名词）respect sb = have / show respect for sb 尊重，尊敬某人be suitable for 适合Step 3 PracticeFinish some exercises.Step 4 HomeworkDo some exercises.Recite some important sentences.【教后反思】9A Unit 1 Know yourselfPeriod 4 Grammar 1Teaching aims:By the end of the lesson:Students know how to use but, or and so.Teaching difficult and important points:How to make students use them correctlyTeaching steps:Step 1 PresentationPresent some sentences including but, or and so.Step2 ConclusionHelp students conclude the usage of these conjunctions.We use"and" to join ideas that are similar.We use "but" to join ideas that are different.We use "or" to introduce another possibility.(In negative sentences, we use "or" to join two or more ideas.)We use "so" to express the result of sth.Step 3 PracticeDo exercise A on page 12 and check answers.Step 4 Expl anationaccept other s’ advice 接受别人的建议think t wice (about sth )三思而行be /get angry with sb 生某人的的气be /get angry at/ about sth 因某事而生气worry too much担心太多be patient / impatient with 对……有/ 没有耐心both ……and ……连接两个主语时，谓语动词用复数形式not only ……but (also )……不但……而且……（就近原则）do the washes 洗碗，洗餐具animal signs 生肖appear in a fixed order 按照固定的顺序出现make his lesson lively and interesting使他的课上得生动而有趣（lively活泼的，生气勃勃的指人或物）in all 总共，总计people born under the same star sign出生在同一星座下的人们share similar personalities具有相似的个性be similar to 与……相似be similar in 在某方面相似depend on 依靠lunar calendar 农历be divided into被分成 divide ……into ……把……分成……It’ s you who shape your life and your future 你的生活和将来都掌握在你的手中（强调句型Step5 HomeworkDo some exercises.【教后反思】。