Unit 8 When is your birthday?

Section A 1 (1a-2e)
一、TEACHING AIM：
1. LANGUAGE AIM：
1) WORDS：when, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2) SEBTENCES：
① —When is your birthday? —My birthday is on October 2nd.
② —When is Alice's birthday? —It's in September.
③ —How old are you? —I'm thirteen.
④ —Happy birthday! —Thank you!
3)HOW TO EXPRESS FEELING TO OTHERS；
4) LEARN TO KNOW THE MEANING OF BRITHDAY。
2. EMOTION AIM ：
LEARN TO TALK ABOUT BIRTHDAY
二、DIFFCULTIES POINTS:
1. 教学重点：
1) 询问表达他人、自己及父母家人的生日日期。
2) 理解序数词的构成方法，掌握日期的表达方式。
3）就生日聚会这一话题分角色表演对话。
2. 教学难点：
1) 询问表达他人、自己及父母家人的生日日期。
2) 理解序数词的构成方法，掌握日期的表达方式。
三、TEACHING PROCESS
Ⅰ. Warming-up and revision
1. Greet the Ss as usual. Check the homework.
2. Review the numbers 0 ~ 31 in English.
Ⅱ. Presentation
(Sing the song "Happy birthday to you！". )
1. T: When is my birthday? My birthday is on May 2nd. When is your birthday? This class, we'll learn how to express dates.
(Show the pictures of the twelve months on the screen, or show a big calendar to the Ss. Learn the names of the twelve months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December )
2. Work on 1a. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and repeat the new words. Ss read the new words and try to remember them.
3. T: My birthday is in May. It's on May 2nd. When we talk about months, we use "in"; When we talk about dates, we use "on".
e.g.
in January/February/March/ April/May/June/July/August/September/October/
November/December
on January 1st. on February 2nd, on March 3rd …
讲解：first (1st), second (2nd), third (3rd)这些叫序数词，表示事物的顺序，在表达日期时用序数词。序数词的构成是有规律的，它们是由基数词变化而来，我们先记住下列口诀：

4. Ss read and try to remember the phrases.
5. T: When is your birthday, S1?
S1: My birthday is on March 4th.
T: OK, S2. When is his birthday?
S2: His birthday is on March 4th.
6. Ss read the conversation after the teacher. Then practice the conversation with the partner.
Ⅲ. Listening
1. T: Listening to the conversations in 2b and number them [1-3].
(Play the recording for the Ss to listen and number.)
2. Check the answers.
Ⅳ. Pair work
1. T: Practice the conversations above with your partner.
2. Make a survey about the birthdays in your group.
S1: When is your birthday?
S2: My birthday is January 5th. When is your birthday, S3?
S3: My birthday is on May 16th. When is your birthday, S4?
S4: …
3. Write the birthdays on the chart.
Name
Birthday

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Ⅴ. Listening
1. T: Look at the chart below. Find out the rules.
2. RULES：（学生记忆下列口诀）

3. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and repeat.
4. Then let Ss try to remember them.
Ⅵ. Listening
1. T: In 2b, the teacher is asking some Ss about their birthdays. Listen to the recording and circle the numbers you hear in 2a.
(Play the recording for the first time, Ss only listen. Play the recording again. This time, Ss listen and listen and circle the numbers in 2a)
2. T: In this conversation, the teacher asks four students about their birthdays. Look at the chart below. They are Alice, Frank, Eric, Jane. Now please read the name, months and dates by yourselves.
(Ss read the names, months and dates.)
3. Now, listen to the recording again and match the names, months and dates.
(Play the recording again, Ss listen and match the names, months and dates. Then check the answers.)
Ⅶ. Pair work
1. (Ask some Ss about the birthdays of the four students in 2c.
T: When is Alice's birthday, S1?
S1: Her birthday is on September 5th.
T: When is Frank's birthday, S2？
S2: His birthday is on …
T: Now ask and answer about the birthdays of the four students in 2c with your partner.
(Ss work in pairs to ask and answer about their birthdays.)
2. Do you know your parents' birthday? Ask your partner about the birthday in his or her family?
S1: When is your father's birthday?
S2: His birthday is on September 10th.
S1: When is your mother's birthday?
S2: Her birthday is on August 20th.
…
(Then S2 ask S1 about the birthdays in his or her family.)
Ⅷ. Role-play
1. Bill and Alan are talking about their ages and birthdays. Now read the conversation and fill the chart below.
Name
Age
Birthday (party)

Bill



Alan

at 3 this afternoon


2. Check the answers with the class.
3. Practice the conversation with your partner.
4. Let some pairs act out the conversation in front of the class.
5. 评价：（让学生们对自己的表现及语言表达能力进行自我评价，在小组内评价，然后进行评出最优秀的小组。并鼓励学生们下一次争取做最优秀的小组及个人。）
IX. Language points
1. When is your birthday, Linda?
when是疑问副词，意为“什么时候；何时”，常见结构为 “When + be/助动词 +主语(+其他)?” 用来询问时间，既可询问某个时段或时刻，也可询问具体的日期。如：
— When is the football match?
足球比赛在什么时候？
— It’s on September 15th.
在九月15号。
— When do you watch TV?
你什么时候看电视？
— At eight o’clock. 在八点钟。
2. My birthday is on May 2nd.
May 2nd（5月2日）是日期的表达法。表达具体日期通常为“月份 + 序数词”，月份为专有名词，首字母必须大写、书写时日期可以是序数词，也可以是基数词。如：
6月8日 June 8th 或 June 8
8月3日 August 3rd 或 August 3
[拓展] 英语中表示具体年、月、日的方式通常有两种：“月 + 日 + 年”或“日 + 月 + 年”。年份要用逗号隔开。如：
2014年9月9日可表达为：September 9th, 2014
9th September, 2014
3. It’s on January 5th.
1) 月份后有具体的日期时，前面的介词用on；若只有年、月就用介词in。如：
on May 22nd 在5月22日 in October 在10月
in 2012 在2012年
2) 该句中的it用来代指时间。如：
It’s August 1st today. 今天是8月1日。
It’s six o’clock now. 现在是6点钟。
[归纳]
it 还可以代指上文中提到的单数名词（事物）。如：
— What’s this in English? 这个用英语怎么说？
— It’s a cup. 这是一个茶杯。
4. Happy birthday! 生日快乐！
句中的happy用于表达祝愿。回答时一般用 Thank you!。 如：
— Happy Teachers’ Day! 教师节快乐！
— Thank you. 谢谢。
[拓展] happy还可以用作形容词，意为“高兴的，愉快的” 相当于glad。如：
She has a happy party.
她过了一个愉快的聚会。
5. How old are you?
询问及回答年龄。
how old 意为“多大年纪；几岁”，引导特殊疑问句询问年龄。其句型结构为“How old + be + 主语?”答语通常为“主语 + be + 基数词 + years old”，其中 years old 可以省略。如：
— How old is your cousin? 表姐多大了？— She’s thirteen (years old). 她13岁了。
— How old are your grandparents?  你爷爷奶奶多大岁数了？ — They’re eighty.
他们八十岁了。
6. At three this afternoon.
介词 at 意为 “在……”，在本句中表示时间，其后一般跟表示钟点的词。如：
at 6:00 在6点 at 7:15 在7点15分
[辨一辨] 表示时间的介词at, in与on
(1) at 常用于时刻前或一些固定的习惯用语中。如：
at 9:00 在9点钟 at noon 在中午
(2) in 用在月份、季节、年份等前面，也可以表示“在早上、在下午、在晚上”。如：
in May 在五月
in 2014 在2014年
in the morning/afternoon/evening
在早上/下午/晚上
(3) on 用在日期、星期几、节日前，也可用来表示具体某一天的上午、下午或晚上。如：
on November 1st 在11月1日
on Children’s Day 在儿童节
on Tuesday evening 在周二晚上
Then make some exercises.
Homework:
1. 复习记忆本课所学的生词。
2. 用今天所学的句型，询问一下你的两位好朋友的年龄与生日。

Section A 2 (Grammar focus-3c)
一、TEACHING AIM：
1. LANGUAGE AIM：
1) 揭示并让学生掌握序数词的构成方式，重点记忆部分特殊的序数词的书写。
2）总结归纳when 引导的特殊疑问句对生日的询问和应答来学习日期的表达法。
3) 能够询问或确认他人的年龄及生日日期。
2. EMOTION AIM：
通过互相询问生日的日期，可以增进同学之间的了解和友情并学会在英语交流中注意他人的情感。
二、DIFFCULTIES POINTS
1. 教学重点：
1）揭示并让学生掌握序数词的构成方式，重点记忆部分特殊的序数词的书写。
2）总结归纳when引导的特殊疑问句对生日的询问和应答来学习日期的表达法。
2. 教学难点：
揭示并让学生掌握序数词的构成方式，重点记忆部分特殊的序数词的书写。
三、TEACHING PROCESS
Ⅰ. Warming- up and revision
1. Greeting the Ss as usual. Check their homework.
2. Let's review the cardinal numbers together. Count from first to thirty-first.
3. Play a number game:
T: Your partner says a ordinal number and you say a cardinal number. Then exchange roles.
S1: eleven S2: eleventh; twenty
S1: twentieth; thirteen S2: thirteenth; sixteen
S1: sixteenth; …
4. Ask your partner a question chain like this:
T: How old are you?
S1: I'm thirteen.
T: When is your birthday?
S1: My birthday is October 16th.
T: When is your mother's birthday?
S1: Her birthday is on June 3rd.
T: When is your father's birthday?
S1: His birthday is July 5th.
Ss work with their partner ask and answer in a question chain.
Ⅱ. Grammar Focus.
1. 根据汉语提示完成下列句子：
① 你的生日是什么时候？_____ ____ your birthday?
② 我的生日是8月2日。My birthday is _____ _____ ______.
③ 他的生日是什么时候 _____ _____ his ________?
④ 他的生日是在1月17日。His _________is _____ ___________ 17th.
⑤ 她的生日是在什么时候？When is ____ _______?
⑥ 是在八月份。 ______ ______ August.
⑦ 爱丽丝的生日是什么时候？ When is ________ _______?
⑧ 她的生日在九月五日。 ____ birthday is ____ ____________ 5th.
⑨ 你爸爸的生日是什么时候？When _____ _______ _________ birthday?
⑩ 他的生日是在四月21日。 _______ ______ is _______ ________ 21st.
2. INSTRUCTION：
序数词：表示事物顺序的词，其前常加定冠词the。

数字
序数词变化规则
例词

1、2、3
 特殊记
One →first 第一 two → second 第二；Three →third 第三



4～19

基数词词尾加-th
特殊：five→fifth第五； eight → eighth 第八； nine→ninth 第九twelve → twelfth 第十二



一般：four→fourth 第四 six→sixth第六 seven→seventh第七 nineteen → nineteenth 第十九

20, 30，40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90

-ty变为-tie再加th
twenty → twentieth 第二十 thirty → thirtieth 第三十
forty →fortieth 第四十 fifty → fiftieth 第五十
sixty → sixtieth 第六十 seventy → seventieth 第七十
eighty → eightieth 第八十ninety → ninetieth 第九十


其余两位数
将相应基数词的个位改为基数词
twenty-one → twenty-first 第二十一；thirty-nine → thirty-ninth第三十九；forty-six → forty-sixth 第四十六

3. 读序数词表，然后写出下列基数词的序数词。
one ______ two ________ three _________ five ________ eight _______ nine __________ twelve _______ fifteen _______ eighteen ________ twenty __________ twenty-one _______________ twenty-two ______________
4. Check the answers.
Ⅲ. Practice
1. Now let's work on 3a. Read the questions and answers then match the questions and answers.
指导：应明确问题是一般疑问句还是特殊疑问句。还要根据问句中物主代词或名词所有格的人称及数来确定答语。比如：第一个问题中名词所有格是Jenny's，而Jenny是女性，可知答语中应用Her birthday来回答，故应选b项。
2. Ss read the questions and answers. Find the answers to the questions. Then check the answers with the class.
3. Ss work with his or her partner. Ask and answer the questions.
IV. Practice
1. T: Grace and her friends are talking about their ages and birthdays. Read the conversation and fill in the blanks.
2. Ss read and complete the conversation.
3. Check the answers with the class.
4. Practice the conversation with your partner.
5. Ask some pairs act out the conversation.
V. Survey
1. T: Do you know your classmates' ages and birthdays. Now let's make a survey of everyone's ages and birthdays. Then line