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Unit 8 When is your birthday?
Ⅱ.Teaching Guidance
1.Language Function:Talk about dates.
2.Target language:When is your birthday?/y birthday is November 11th./
When is Sarahs birthday?/Sarahs birthday is January 21th./How old are you?/Im thirteen.
3.Structures
When questions. /Possessives./How old are you?(formulaic)
4.Vocabulary
onths of the year./Ordinal numbers 1st- 31st./birthday party，speech，contest，school trip
5.Learning strategies:Role-playing./Self-evaluating.
6.The Course Extension:Art.aths.Social practice.
Ⅴ.Teaching Time:Six periods.
The First Period
Ⅰ.Teaching Aims and Demands
1.nowledge Objects;onths of the year.When is your birthday?y birthday is October tenth.
2.Ability Objects:Listening skillmunicative Competence.
3.oral Object:Express concern at classmates.
Ⅱ.Teaching ey Point
January，February，arch，April，ay，June，July，August，September，October，November，December
Ⅲ.Teaching Difficult Points
When is your birthday?/y birthday is October tenth.
Ⅳ.Teaching ethods:Listening and talking methods.Pairwork.
Ⅴ.Teaching Aids:A tape recorde r.A large wall calender showing all twelve months.A projector.
Ⅵ.Teaching Procedures
Section A
Step Ⅰ Greet the class as usual.
Step Ⅱ 1a
Show the neords on the screen.Teach them and ask students to repeat.
when adv.什么时候，何时
birthday n.生日
month n.月份
January n.一月
February n.二月
arch n.三月
April n.四月
ay n.五月
June n.六月
July n.七月
August n.八月
September n.九月
O ctober n.十月
November n.十一月
December n.十二月
tenth num.第十
fourth num.第四
fifteenth num.第十五
Or point to the calender and teach them the neords.ake sure each student understands the meaning and can read them .
Step Ⅲ
Focus attention on the list of the twelve months of the year.Ask students to write them on Page 47 like this:JanuaryJan.FebruaryFeb.and so on.
Step Ⅳ
Pronunciation Note.Point out that the stress comes on the middle syllable in the words September，October，November and December
Tapescript:
January，February，arch，April，ay，June，July，August，Sepetember，October，November，December
Step Ⅴ
T:Can all of you read the twelve months of the year?
Ss:Yes.
T:Well.Now lets sing a song about the months.
You can sing following the tape recorder.
The song of months
Step Ⅵ 1b
Tell students well hear 3 conversations.Ask students to number the conversations.Point out the boxes where students will write in a number for each conversation.
Play the recording for the first time.Students only listen.Then for a second time.This time students can numberthe conversation.Check the answers with the whole class.
Answers (from left to right):1，2，3
Tapescript:
Conversation 1:
A:When is your birthday，Vera?B:y birthday is October tenth.
Conversation 2:
A:When is your birthday，ary?B:y birthday is January fifteenth.
Conversation 3:
A:When is your birthday，Jeff?B:y birthday is June fourth.
(This activity provides practice in recognizing the target language in natural speech.)
Step Ⅶ 1c
Play the recording again and ask students to listen carefully.Then tell students to say the conversation with a paroer.Then ask several pairs of students to perform the conversations for the class.
(This activity provides guided listening and oral practice with the target language .)
Step Ⅷ
Show an exercise on the screen.在图中空格内填入所缺的字母，使 每竖行都构成一个表示月份的单词。
Step Ⅸ Summary
This class weve learnt the twelve months of the year an English song and how to ask a persons birthday.
Step Ⅹ Homework
(1)Read the conversations.
(2)Record your selves as you say the conversations.
The Second Period
Ⅰ.Teaching Aims and Demands
1.nowledge Objects:Ordinal numbers 1st to 31st./When is your birthday?/y birthday is November 11th.
2.Ability Objects:Listening and speaking skills./Communicative competence.
3.oral Object:Remem ber the birthday of family members and give them a present.
Ⅱ.Teaching ey Point:Ordinal numbers 1st-31st.
Ⅲ.Teaching Difficult Points:When is Lei Las birthday?/Her birthday is September 5th.
Ⅳ.Teaching methods:Listening and reading method s.Pairworkmunicative approach.
Ⅴ.Teaching Aids:A tape recorder./A large calender./Number cards.
Ⅵ.Teaching Procedures
Step Ⅰ
Greet the class as usual and check the homework.Have them play the recordings and listen to their pronunciation of the months of the year.
Step Ⅱ 2a
Show the neords on the screen and teach them to read for several times.
second num.第二
third num.第三
fifth num.第五
sixth num.第六
seventh num.第七
eighth num.第八
ninth num.第九
eleventh num.第十一
twelfth num.第十二
thirteenth num.第十三
forteenth num.第十四
sixteenth num.第十六
seventeenth num.第十七
eighteenth num.第十八
nineteenth num.第十九
twentieth num.第二十
thirtieth num.第三十
thirty-first 第三十一
Then play the recording and ask students to repeat each ordinal number.If students need extra practice，play it several times.Ask students if there are any numbers that they find difficult to pronounce and work on these separately.
This activity provides listening and speaking practice with the ordinal numbers 1st-31st
Step Ⅲ 2b
First ask students to listen to the conversation.Then tell them to circle the numbers in Activity 2a that they hear on the recording.
Check the answers finally.
Answers:
5th，4th，17th，22nd
Tapescript:
Teacher:Now，lets fill in the class birthday calendar.Lei La，whens your birthday?
Lei La:Its September 5th，r Fisber.
Teacher:Oh，O.And how about you，Nick?
Nick:July 4th.
Teacher:And Robert?
Robert:y birthday is January 17 th.
Teacher:January 17th.O.And Jane，whens your birthday?
Jane:August 22nd.
(This activity provides listening and reading practice using the target language.)
Step Ⅳ 2c
Listen and match the names months and days.Say，Im going to play the recording.You will hear a conversation about birthday.Please draw a line connecting each persons name with the month and date of his or her birthday.
Play the recording for twice.Then check the answers with students.
Answers:
Lei LaSeptember 5th NickJuly 4th RobertJanuary 17th JaneAugust 22nd
(This activity provides listening practice with the target language.)
Step Ⅴ Numbers Game
Give students some cards.On each card is a cardinal number or a ordinal number.Ask one student to read a cardinal number or a ordinal number.The other student answers.For example，one read3，while the other answers 3rd.Give students an example and make sure students know exactly what to do.Then begin the game.Give little presents to students who do well.
Step Ⅵ 2d
First model the sample conversation with a student.Ask questions and the student answers with information about his or her birthday.
Ask students to work in pairs.At last invite several p airs of students to present their conversations to the class.
A:When is your birthday?
B:y birthday is November 3rd.
A:When is your mothers birthday?
B:Her birthday is_______.
A:And when is your fathers birthday?
B:His birthday is_______.
Step Ⅶ Grammar Focus
Ill tell students my birthday.Then point to a day on calender.
Ask:Is this my birthday?
S1:No，it isnt.
Then ask another student.When is my birthday?Guide the student to answer.Your birthday is....
Step Ⅷ Summary
This class weve learnt ordinal numbers and to ask ones birthday.I hope you are able to remember yours parents birthday and say Happy birthday to them.
Step Ⅸ Homework
(1)Read ordinal numbers 1st-31st.
(2)ake a class birthday calender.(Ask students，about their birthday and make a list of all students birthdays.)
The Third Period
Ⅰ.Teaching Aims and Demands
1.nowledge Objects
Use the target language to have oral practice.
Do some workbook exercises to practise the target language presented in this unit.
2.Ability Objects:Listening and speaking skills./Practice./Communicative competence.
3.oral Object:Arrange time reasonably and be the master of time.
Ⅱ.Teaching ey Point:Oral practice using the target language.
Ⅲ.Teaching Difficult Point:Culture note.
Ⅳ.Teaching ethods:Talking method.Practice method.Pairwork.
Ⅴ.Teaching Aids:A class birthday calender./Personal calender.
Ⅵ.Teaching Procedures
Step Ⅰ
Greet the class as usual a nd check the homework.
Step Ⅱ
Learn the neords:
date n.日期 birth n.出生;出世;诞生 age n.年龄;年纪
old adj.年岁的;年老的;年长的 how old 多大年纪;几岁
Step Ⅲ
Ask students to display their class birthday calenders.
Then ask students questions such as When is Wang Bings birthday?His birthday is October tenth.
Then divide the class into groups of four.Say，now lets play the birthday game.Ask about birthdays and ages in your group.Line up from youngest to oldest.Ask students to look at the picture.
Ask each group to perform before the whole class.Each should say sentences like this:y birthday is_______.Im _______years old.
Then line up from youngest to oldest.If some of them do better，give them a present and praise them for it.
Step Ⅳ 3a
There are three pieces of ID.According to an ID and make conversation like this:When is your birthday，John iller?Its arch 21st.How old are you?Im fifteen.
Ask students to make the other two conversations.
When is your birthday，William Brown?
Its November 12th.
How old are you?
Im thirteen.
When is your birthday，Tina Johnson?
Its June 3rd.
How old are you?
Im seventeen .
(This activity provides guided oral practice using the target language.)
Step Ⅴ 3b
Ask each student to use hi s/her own name，age and date of birth making an ID of his/her own.ake a conversation like Activity 3a.
Ask some of them to present their conversations to the class.
Step Ⅵ ake Plans for Everyday Life
Tell students if we have a schedule for every day，we can make everything go well.Teach students how to make a schedule.Give them an example or make it with them.For example，
November
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th English speech contest
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th others birthday
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20 school trip
21st
22nd
23rd English test
24th
25th
26th
27th Party at Amys
28th
29th
30th
(1)Ill have an English speech contest on November 5th.
(2)y mothers birthday is November 10th.Ill give her a present.
(3)Well have a school trip on November 20th.
(4)Well have an English test on November 23rd.So I will study hard for it.
(5)Ill go to Amys home on November 27th.Because it is her birthday.
Step Ⅶ Summary and Homework
This class weve had oral practice using the target language.After class use the exercises on Pages 30-32 of the workbook to practise the target language presented in this unit.
Ther Fourth Period
Ⅰ.Teaching Aims and Demands
1.nowledge Objects:Neords.When is Sallys birthday party?Its October fifth.
2.Ability Objects:Listening and speaking skills，writing skill.
3.oral Object:Remember parents and grandparents birthday and sayHappy birthdayto them.
Ⅱ.Teaching ey Point:Speech contest，party，school trip，basketball game
Ⅲ.Teaching Difficult Points:When is Sallys birthday party?/Its October fifth.
Ⅳ.Teaching ethods:Listening and speaking methods./Oral practice./Check method./Pairwork.
Ⅴ.Teaching Aids:A tape recorder./Some pictures./A class calender.
Ⅵ.Teaching Procedures
Section B
Step Ⅰ Greet the class as usual and
check the homework.
Step Ⅱ 1
Please look at the pictures and well learn some neords.
speech n.演说;讲演;说话;言论
contest n.竞争;竞赛;比赛
party n.晚会
trip n.旅途;观光旅行(通常指短程)
school trip郊游
basketball game篮球赛
Teach students to read the neords for several times and make sure every student can understand the meaning of the new vocabulary to the pictures.
