Unit 3
My animal sign
Chinese paper cutting art (中国剪纸艺术) is
great.
People can cut out many pictures from
paper, such as mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit,
dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster,
dog and pig.
Ah, amazing! They’re animal signs(生肖).
In China, everyone has an animal sign.
Listen and say
Back
Listen and say
A: What’s your animal sign?
B: My animal sign is______.
Talk with your partner
Back
Listen and say
Mouse
[maʊs]
Dragon
['dræg(ə)n]
Snake
[sneɪk]
Listen and say
—What’s the animal sign?
—It’s ______.
Rabbit
Can you say?
Back
Listen and say
Mouse
—What’s the animal sign?
—It’s ______.
Can you say?
Back
Listen and say
What’s the man’s animal sign?
His animal sign is Monkey.
Listen and answer
Back
Listen and say
When was the man born?
He was born in 1980.
Read silently and answer
Back
Listen and say
A: When were you born?
B: I was born in______.
Talk with your partner
Back
Listen and say
were are 的过去式
was is 和am的过去式
be born 出生
Listen and say
Some foreigners are visiting the school. Li Ming is talking with them
about the Chinese paper cutting art.
Man: Wow! Wonderful paper cutting pictures!
Li Ming: Yes. They are twelve animal signs.
Man: Animal signs?
Li Ming: Yes. In China, everybody has an animal sign.
Man: Really? What’s my animal sign?
Li Ming: When were you born?
Man: I was born in 1980.
Li Ming: Er…That’s the Monkey Year.
Man: That’s interesting. My animal sign is Monkey.
Listen and imitate
Back
Some foreigners are visiting the school. Li Ming is talking with them
about the Chinese paper cutting art.
Man: Wow! Wonderful paper cutting pictures!
Li Ming: Yes. They are twelve animal signs.
Man: Animal signs?
Li Ming: Yes. In China, everybody has an animal sign.
Man: Really? What’s my animal sign?
Li Ming: When were you born?
Man: I was born in 1980.
Li Ming: Er…That’s the Monkey Year.
Man: That’s interesting. My animal sign is Monkey.
Listen and say
Can you read?
Back
Listen and say
• 越南人:有十二个生肖。
• 与中国人的生肖基本相同,只是有“猫”(cat)无“兔” (rabbit)
• 缅甸人:只有八个生肖,以星球为名,从周一(Monday)至周日(Sunday) 排列,
星期一出生的人属太阳 (sun),星期二(Tuesday) 出生的人属火星(Mars), 星期三
(Wednesday) 上午出生的属水星(Mer-sury), 下午出生的则属睽星,所以到周
日也就共有八个生肖了。
• 印度人:有十二个生肖,与中国人的生肖基本相同,只是有“狮”lion)无“虎
” (tiger)。
• 埃及人:有十二个生肖,分别是:牡牛、山羊(goat)、猴子(mon-ey)、驴(donkey)
、蟹(crab)、 蛇(snake)、 犬、猫、鳄(crocodile)、工鹤(flarmingo)、 狮子、鹰
(eagle)。
• 希腊人:有十二个生肖,与埃及人的生肖基本相同只是希腊人有鼠(mouse)无“
猫”。
• 墨西哥人:有十二个生肖,有虎、兔、龙、猴、狗、猪和其他六种墨1哥特有的
动物。
• 欧洲人:欧洲各国人的生肖基本相同,多以天文学上的星宿为生肖法国人以宝
瓶、双鱼、摩羯、金牛、白单、巨蟹、双子、狮子、室女蝎、人马等组成十
二生肖。
1 小组合作 ,完成对话
2 询问家人的出生年份及生肖。
并能用今天所学的语言描述
Homework