1.What did Hobo do for Eddie?
2.How did Eddie feel about Hobo?
3.What did the newspaper say about Eddie?
4.What happened to Eddie’s breakfast?
He brought the newspaper for Eddie.
He thought Hobo was very nice. He was grateful to Hobo.
It said he would have lots to drink and eat today.
Hobo ate it.
Eddie and Hobo One morning, Eddie was having his ________
when he asked Hobo to bring him the_________. Hobo told Eddie to read his stars in the newspaper because it was very __________.
Eddie got a piece of good news from the newspaper. It was he could have ____to eat and drink. But Hobo brought him a piece of ____ news.It was his breakfast had been eaten by______.
breakfastnewspaper
interesting
lots
Hobobad
Well, you should/shouldn’t… then.
Can you make a new dialogue?
Look!My star sign looks like a lion !(crab,ram,bull…)It says I’ll get lots of money today!^-^ (be bad luck…)
Well,you should give me more pocket money (be careful…) then! ^-^
Eddie and Hobo are dogs. They are one of the 12 animal signs in Chinese culture. Different years have the different 12 animal signs. Can you nam
e other 11 animal signs?
Creatures in the 12 Star Signs:
Bull ∕bul∕
Centaur∕’sentɔ:(r) ∕
Crab ∕kr æb∕
ram ∕ræm∕ fish
lion
Scorpion /’ skɔ:piǝn/
goat ∕gǝut∕
Aries /’ Ɛǝri:z / 21st Mar.--20th
Apr.
Taurus /’ tɔ:rǝs / 21s
t Apr. - 21st May.
Gemini /’ ʤeminai /
22nd May-21st Jun
Cancer /’ kænsǝ / 22nd Jun. -22nd J
ul
Leo /’ li:ǝu / 23rd Jul. -22nd Aug.
Virgo /’ vǝ:gǝu / 23rd Aug-22nd Sept
virgin
Libra /’ li:brǝ /
23rd Sept-22nd Oct
Scorpio /’ skɔ:piǝu/
23rd Oct.-21st Nov.
Sagittarius / sæʤi’tƐǝriǝs/
22nd Nov. -20th Dec.
Capricorn /’ kæprikɔ:n/
21st. Dec.---20th Jan.
Aquarius
/ǝ’kwƐǝriǝs/ 21st Jan-19th Feb
Pisces /’paisi:z/
20th Feb. ---20th Mar
Scorpion
Talk with your partnerTalk with your partner
• How old are you?How old are you?
• I’m I’m fifteenfifteen..
• What’s your animal sign?What’s your animal sign?
• TThe roosterhe rooster..
• When is your birthday? What’s your star sign?When is your birthday? What’s your star sign?
• It’s It’s on 21st Janon 21st Jan..
• Oh, I’m Oh, I’m an Aquariusan Aquarius..
Translations:Translations:
1.1. Hobo Hobo 把所有食物都吃了真是太自私了。(把所有食物都吃了真是太自私了。( selfishselfish )) It’s ___________________________________It’s ___________________________________
2. 2. 对我们来说,学好英语很重要。对我们来说,学好英语很重要。 It’s __________________________________It’s __________________________________
3. 3. 因为有老师的帮助你不应该担心你学不好英语。因为有老师的帮助你不应该担心你学不好英语。 You _________________________________You _________________________________
________________________________________________________________________ the teacher’s help. the teacher’s help.
4.4. 我们有许多时间完成这项工作。我们有许多时间完成这项工作。 We have We have ______________________________________________________________________________________________
selfish of Hobo to eat all the food.
important for us to learn English well.
shouldn’t worry about not learning
English well with
lots of time to finish this work.lots of time to finish this work.
Do you know them?• We always say the______ is
the king of the animals.
• _______ and _____ live in water, but the______ can come to land.
• When a ______ sees red color, it will be angry.
• The______ likes eating grass.
• A _______ is half-man,
half-horse.
lion
Crabs fishcrab
bull
ramcentaur
A guessing game :• It lives in rivers and uses its fins and
tail to swim. ——fish• It is a large, yellow and brown animal of
the cat family. The male has long, thick hair.
——lion• It is a creature that is half—man, half—
horse. ——centaur
A guessing game :• It is a sea creature with a shell, eight
legs and two large pointed arm for catching things. It moves sideways on land.
——crab• It is a kind of male sheep. ——ram• It belongs to the OX family but it is
different from the cow because it is male.
——bull
1. star signs: 星座2. It’s nice of you to bring me the newspaper.
It + be + adj + of sb.+ to do sth. 形容人用 of
It + be + adj + for sb.+ to do sth. 形容动作用 for
e.g. It is kind of Sandy to help me with my work.
It is foolish of you to make such a mistake.
It is important for us to study hard.
It is necessary for you to take an umbrella in such a rainy day.
Do you know them?• We always say the______ is
the king of the animals.
• _______ and _____ live in water, but the______ can come to land.
• When a ______ sees red color, it will be angry.
• The______ likes eating grass.
• A _______ is half-man,
half-horse.
lion
Crabs fishcrab
bull
ramcentaur
The 12 animal signs of Chinese horoscope
Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit
Dragon Snake Horse Goat
Monkey Rooster Dog Pig
3. I’ll have lots to eat and drink today.
(1) lots: (pron) lots of things
(2) to eat and drink: 动词不定式作定语修饰 lots
e.g. I have lots of homework to do.
4. worry about sb/sth/ (not) doing sth
e.g. Your mother is worrying about you. Why are you so late?
Eddie always worries about not having enough food.
All his teachers worry about his study.
5. be familiar with: 对…熟悉e.g. We are familiar with that film star.
6. the 12 animal signs of the Chinese horoscope: 中国的十二生肖
7. in the west:在西方8. Students’ Union: 学生会9. chairperson: chairman 主席10. recommend a classmate: 推荐一个同学(1) recommend sb. as…: 推荐…作…e.g. We all recommend Daniel as the new chai
rman of the Students’ Union.