1. (目的: 组织学生收集描述性格的词汇，以扩展他们的词汇量，提高语言表达能力。)

T: There is going to be a match among each group. We’ll collect words to describe characteristics.

3. (表演)

T: S₁ and S₂, please act out the interview.

S_1,2: All right.

(根据学生表现欲望的强弱，安排两对学生进行汇报表演。)

Step 5　 Project 第五步 　综合探究活动(时间:5分钟)

通过所掌握的描述性格的词汇，让学生描述人物。

2. (让学生合作练习。在运用中认识到性格与成功的关系。)

T: Please find a partner, one acts as the interviewer, the other as a successful business man.

(教师巡视，并及时予以帮助。)

1. (采访活动。此活动的目的在于创设真实的语言环境，让学生学以致用。)

T: Suppose you are a successful business man. There is a reporter to interview you. You may be asked the following questions:

(1) When is your birthday?

(2) What is your star sign?

(3) What are your characteristics?

(4) Do you believe your star sign decides your characteristics?

(5) Why are you so successful?

2. (复述故事情节。检测学生对课文的熟悉程度，培养学生的表达能力和记忆能力。)

T: I believe you have known the story about Scorpio. I’ll ask some of you to retell it according to the key words.

(板书)

(学生准备后，要求他们合上书本进行复述。)

Step 4　 Practice 第四步　 练 习(时间:5分钟)

通过采访活动，进一步练习性格的表达法。

1. (听磁带，加深学生对课文的理解，纠正他们的语音语调。)

T: Now, listen to the tape carefully and pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation.

(播放磁带。)

5. (完成1c，小组讨论性格共同点与不同点。)

T: Please talk about your characteristics in groups. Find out the common ones and the different ones. Then report to the class.

4. (进行活动1b，让学生讨论或通过小记者采访的形式谈论每个人的星座。)

T: Please talk about the star sign of your own in pairs.

Example:

S₁: When were you born?

S₂: I was born on the 21st of March, 1995.

S₁: What is your star sign?

S₂: My star sign is White Sheep.

S₁: You must be active and impatient.

(教师板书1b中的生词并操练)

3. (练习对话。)

T: Work in pairs to practise the dialog, please.