9AUnit1KnowyourselfIntegratedskillsEnjoyasong.Doyouknowthe12animalsignsinChineseculture?Whatarethey?Matchthewords.Selectonewordtodescribeeveryanimalsign.ratoxtigerhard-workingbravesmartrabbitdragonsnakewisepowerfulcarefulhorsesheepmonkeylivelyclevergentleroosterdogpigloyalhonestpracticalDoforeignersbelievethatanimalsignsdecidepersonality?Ifnot,whatdotheybelieve?Whatarethestarsigns?Aries(21stMar.–20thApr.)Taurus(21stApr.–21stMay)Gemini(22ndMay–21stJun.)白羊座金牛座双子座巨蟹座狮子座处女座Leo(23rdJul.–22ndAug.)Crab(22ndJun.–22ndJul.)Virgo(23rdAug.–22ndSept.)天秤座天蝎座射手座/人马座Libra(23rdSept.–22ndOct.)Scorpion(23rdOct.–21stNov.)Centaur(22ndNov.–20thDec.)摩羯座水瓶座双鱼座Capricorn(21stDec.–20thJan.)Aquarius(21stJan.–19thFeb.)Pisces(20thFeb.–20thMar.)Whatisyouranimalsign?Whatisyourstarsign?Whatpersonalitiesdoyouthinkyouhave?hard-working,polite,generous,kind;careful,helpful…ListenandfillintheblanksonPage15.Answers:1.lunaryear5.Dog2.Rabbit6.animalsign3.Snake7.124.Monkey8.dateofbirthListencarefullyandcompletethearticleonPage16.Answers:1.animalsign5.dateofbirth2.morecareful6.starsign3.powerful7.fun4.12Readthearticlecarefullyandanswerthequestions.1.Whatisthemainidea?Itismainlyaboutwhatdecidesyourpersonality.2.Whatarethepersonalitiesofthepeoplewhowerebornintheyearoftherabbit?Theyaremorecareful.3.Whatdecidesyourstarsign?Itdependsonyourdateofbirth.4.Dotheanimalsignsorstarsignsdecideyourlife?No,notreally.Itisyouwhoshapeyourlifeandyourfuture.Listentotheconversationandanswerthesequestions.1.WhatisJoe’sanimalsign?2.WhatarepeoplebornintheYearoftheTigerlike?HisanimalsignistheTiger.Itissaidthattheyarebrave.3.WhoseanimalsignistheSheep?4.WhatisJulielike?5.WhatdoesMilliethinkoftherelationshipbetweenanimalsignsandpersonalities?Julie’s.Shegetsangryeasily.Shethinkswecanreadaboutthesethingsforfun,butweshouldnotbelieveinthem.Workinpairsandrole–playit.Originofthe12animalsignsinChinesecultureSimilartothetenheavenlystemsandtwelveearthlybranches,animalsinChineseShengXiaowerealsocreatedforcountingyears.Theselectionandorderoftheanimalsthatinfluencepeople'slivesverymuchwasoriginatedintheHanDynasty(202BC–220AD)andbaseduponeachanimal'scharacterandlivinghabits.Eachanimalsignisusuallyrelatedwithanearthlybranch,sotheanimalyearswerecalledzirabbit,chouox,yintiger,maorabbit,chendragon,sisnack,wuhorse,weisheep,shenmonkey,yourooster,xudogandhaipig.BenmingNian(YearofBirth)Theanimalyearwhenapersonwasborniscalledhis/herBenmingNian(yearofbirth).Itissaidthatinone'syearofbirth,hewilloffend'Taisui',amysteriouspowerorcelestialbodythatcouldcontrolpeople'sfortune.Thebestwaytoavoidmiserableeventsistowearredclothes,awaistband,ordecorationssuchasaredbraceletandnecklaceasatalismanthatmustbeboughtbyothers.Ifthepersonhimselfbuysthem,thefunctionofthetalismanisgreatlyreduced.Thismaybeduetothepeople'sspecialaffectionforredsincetheHanDynasty.1.livelylively是形容词，意为“生机勃勃的；活跃的；精力充沛的”；也可意为“(色彩等)鲜明的,强烈的；生动的,栩栩如的”。Sheisalivelychildandpopularwitheveryone.她是个活泼的孩子，大家都喜欢她。Shegavealivelydescriptionofheradventure.她生动地叙述了她的探险。[辨析]live,alive,living,lively的区别alive意为“活着”，侧重说明生与死之间的界限，既可指人，也可指物；可用来作表语，后置定语或宾补。虽有死的可能，但还活着。如：Nomanaliveisgreaterthanhe.在活着的人中没有人比他更伟...
