Unit 8 When is your birthday? Section A

Unit8 When is your birthday?
Period Two (Setion A)—听说课
Teaching and learning Goals:
Teach the ss know how to use the sentences “when is your birthday?”
“how old are you?”“How old is..?When is his/her birthday?”
2.Ss talk about their birthday days. practice the new paterns. develop the students’ ability of communication by learning the useful structures.
3.Improve the students’ oral English and Listening skills.
Teaching and learning steps :
Preview
Show some festivals in China ，ask Ss to say the dates of them
New Year’s Day January 1st
Women’s Day March 8th
Tree Planting Day March 12th
International Labor Day(May Day) May 1st
Chinese Youth Day May 4th
Children’s Day June 1st
Party’s Day July 1st
The Army Day August 1st
Teachers’ Day September 10th
The Mid-autumn Festival August 15th
National Day October 1st
Encouage them to say the dates ,and can help them if possible.And lead the target language“When is Teachers’ Day?…。
设计意图：由于新单词上节课已学过，一些有能力的学生可以将自己已有的认识水平与实际运用结合起来，使他们能体会到通过自主学习带来成功的满足感。通过这样的方法再次呈现新单词，既增加了学生的兴趣，又达到了复习目的。
Warming up
Step1
1.Ask a student “When is your birthday?Next ask and answer like this in a role play 。
T: Good morning，Linda.
S1: Good morning!
T: When is your birthday?
S1: My birthday is Match 14th.
T: How old are you?
S1: I’m 13 years old.
S1 (to S2): Hi! When is your birthday?
S2: …………………… .
S1:…………………….…
2. Practice
引入形容词性物主代词：
my
your
His
her
its
our
your
their
Practice the sentence：When is your birthday?
My birthday is Match 14th
When is his/her birthday?
His/Her birthday is Match 14th.
Step2 Competition
1.Ask Ss to work in a group to know the birthday of other students。
When is your birthday, Li Juan?
My birthday is July 28th.
How old are you?
I’m 12 years old..
设计意图: 通过对话和调查的形式对目标语言进行训练，在练习中掌握所学内容，达到巩固效果。
三．Listening （听力活动）
Step1.Listening for the general idea(1b)
1.Play the listening in 1b,lead Ss to number the conversations．Finish up the task of 1b.
2．Play 1b again and work in pairs to practice the conversations by themselves
(1)A: When is your birthday, Linda ?
B: My birthday is on May 2nd.
(2)A: When is your birthday, Mary?
B: My birthday is on January 5th.
(3)A: When is your birthday, Mike ?
B: My birthday is on June 3rd.
Step2.Listening for the specific ideas
SectionA , 2b. Listen and circle the numbers you hear in 2a
Section A, 2b. Play the tape again, Match the names,months,and dates.
Name Month Date
Alice July 4th
Frank August 22nd
Eric January 5th
Jane September 17th
Step3.Post-listening activities
Pairwork2d
Talk about the children’s birthdays in 2c. Then ask your partner about the birthdays in his or her family
A: When is Alice’s birthday?
B: Her birthday is on September 5th.
A: When is Frank’s birthday?
B: His birthday is on _________.
2.Practice the drill “When is sb’s birthday?How old …?”
A: When is your birthday?
B: My birthday is on ____________.
A:How old are you?
B:I’m.....years old.
A: When is your mother’s birthday?
B: Her birthday is on ____________.
A:How old is she?
B:She is....
A: When is your father’s birthday?
B: His birthday is on ____________.
A:How old is he?
B:He is.....
3.Make a survey in a group about their father’s and mother’s birthday and age.
设计意图：话题由课本知识向实际生活延伸，体现语言的语用原则。
Use of the language（语言运用）
2.四人一组填写表格，让学生记录本组同学的档案，要用到的句型：
My birthday is … I’m … years old.
My telephone number is …
My type of blood is …
I like … (food / color / number)
My mother’s birthday is …
My father’s birthday is …
推选一名代表上台把本组认为写得最有意思的念出来，但不许说出该同学的姓名，让全班同学来猜他/她是谁？所用到的句子结构有：
His / Her telephone number is …
He / She is … years old.
His / Her birthday is …
His / Her type of blood is…
He / She likes … (numbers / food）
His / Her mother’s birthday is …
Who’s she / he?
设计意图：通过对本课语言目标大量操练，使学生掌握该句型的用法，避免单调枯燥的语法讲解。通过书写，不但检查学生说，还检查学生写的情况。
同时，小组之间的竞赛体现了协作和团队精神。
The end-of class test 当堂检测
一、将下列单词连成句子。
1．years, 14 , she's old (.)
____________________________________
2．birthday, when, San's, is, (?)
_________________________________
二、改错。
( )1. He's good friend is Lolin Smith . _____
A B C D
( )2. My grandfather have a brother . _______
A B C D
三．写出每组对话的问题：
1. Q : _______________________ A: My birthday is April 22nd.
2. Q : _____________________ A: I’m sixteen.
3. Q: _____________________ A: My brother’s birthday is May 16th.
4. Q: _____________________ A: The concert （音乐会）is May 21st.
5. Q: _____________________ A: My mother is forty - eight .
当堂检测答案：
一： 1.She’s 14 years old.
2.When is San’s birthday?
二：1.（A）---His 2.(B)--has
三．1. When is your birthday ?
2. How old are you ?
3. When is your brother’s birthday ?
4. When is the concert ?
5. How old is your mother ?
Homework:
1.Finish the exercises in Part 2 and 4.
2.Review and recite 2e on P44.

教学反思：
针对本课的内容，我采用了五步教学法：第一步：热身 -- 激活旧知识，创设轻松活跃的课堂气氛。第二步：呈现 -- 呈现新内容，感知旧内容；第三步：操练 -- 用多种方式操练新知识；第四步：巩固 -- 通过游戏，听力练习和笔头练习相结合的方式，巩固新知识。第五步：应用 -- 布置任务性活动，让学生在用中学，在乐中学，学了就用。
用评价去激励和监督学生的学习。充分发挥小组长的作用，安排每个学习小组长结束后要对组员进行检查，对每个学生的课堂学习进行评价。老师要多表扬完成任务的学生。