Unit 8 When is your birthday
Section A
中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台
重点单词
朗读下列单词。
1. *when /wen/ adv. (疑问副词)什么时候
2. *month /m nθ/ n. 月;月份
3. January /'d nj r / n. 一月
4. February /'febr r / n. 二月
5. March /mɑ:t / n. 三月
6. April /'e pr l/ n. 四月
7. May /me / n. 五月
8. June /d u:n/ n. 六月
9. July /d 'la / n. 七月
10. August /' :ɡ st/ n. 八月
11. September /sep'temb / n. 九月
12. October / k't b / n. 十月
13. November /n 'vemb / n. 十一月
14. December /d 'semb / n. 十二月
15. *happy /'h p / adj. 愉快的;高兴的
16. *old / ld/ adj. 年老的;旧的
17. *party /'pɑ:t / n. 聚会;晚会
18. *first /f :st/ num. 第一
19. *second /'sek nd/ num. 第二
20. *third /θ :d/ num. 第三
21. fifth /f fθ/ num. 第五
22. eighth /e tθ/ num. 第八
23. ninth /na nθ/ num. 第九
24. twelfth /twelfθ/ num. 第十二
25. twentieth /'twent θ/ num. 第二十
朗读下列变形的单词
1. one—first (序数词)
2. two—second (序数词)
3. three—third (序数词)
4. five—fifth (序数词)
5. eight—eighth (序数词)
6. nine—ninth (序数词)—nineteen (19)—ninety (90)
7. twelve—twelfth (序数词)
8. twenty—twentieth (序数词)
9. party—parties (复数)
10. month—months (复数)
11. new—old (反义词)
12. sad—happy (反义词)—unhappy (同义词)
重点短语
朗读下列短语
1. how old… ……多大年纪;……几岁了 =what’s …age
2. in September 在九月份
3. a birthday party 一个生日聚会
4. at three this afternoon 今天下午三点钟
5. want to come 想要来
6. on May 2nd 在五月二日
重点句子
朗读下列句子。
1. “玛丽,你的生日是什么时候?”
“我的生日是二月二十五日。”
—When is your birthday, Mary
—My birthday is on February 25th.
2. “你多大了?” “我十二岁了。”
—How old are you
=What’s your age
—I'm twelve.
3. 你想要来参加我的生日聚会吗?
Do you want to come to my birthday party
4. 祝你生日快乐!
Happy birthday to you!
5. “艾丽斯的生日是什么时候?”
“她的生日是九月十五日。”
—When is Alice's birthday
—Her birthday is on September 15th.
6. “她的生日是四月十一日吗?”“对,是的。”
—Is her birthday on April 11th
—Yes, it is.
重点知识
记忆并掌握下列知识
知识点1 when的用法
1. when用作疑问副词,at what time; at the time at which 什么时候,何时。它用来对年、月、日等时间进行提问,后接一般疑问句,构成特殊疑问句。如:
When are you going 你什么时候走?
Tell me when to start. 告诉我什么时候开始。
2. 对笼统的时间提问时用when; 对具体的时间提问时用what time。如:
—What time is it now 现在几点了
—It’s seven o’clock.7点了。
3. when用作连词,considering the fact that 当…时;考虑到。如:
It’s pointless to invite him when you know he won’t come. 当你明知道他不会来而去邀请他是毫无意义的。
When I was a boy, I wanted to be a scientist. 当我还是个小男孩的时候,我想要成为一名科学家。
知识点2 old的用法
1. old用作形容词,having lived or existed for many years 老的;年老的;古老的,反义词为young。如:
That’s an old joke – I’ve heard it about a thousand times. 那是个老掉牙的笑话——我听过不知多少次了。
2. old用作形容词,used to describe or ask about someone’s age …岁的,构成how old用于询问年龄,意为“……多大年纪 /……几岁了 ”。 其答语通常为“(主语+be+)基数词+year(s)/month(s) old.”。如:
How old is your father 你父亲多大年龄了?
Rosie's six years old now. 罗茜现在6岁了。
3. old用作形容词,from a period in the past 过去的;旧时的,从前的,以前的,反义词为new。如:
She showed me her old school. 她领我参观了她的母校。
He bought me a new phone to replace my old one. 他给我买了一部时髦的手机取代了那个旧的。
知识点3 辨析:时间介词in, on与at
1. in用于表示一天中的部分时间段,也可用于月份、季节和年份前。也用于表示泛指的上午,下午,晚上。“in+一段时间”与将来时态连用,表示“……之后”。如:
in the morning 在上午 in June 在六月
in summer 在夏天 in 2014 在2014年
They will come back in 10 days.他们将在10天之后回来。
2. on用于表示在具体的某一天及某天的上午、下午或晚上。如:
on May 12th 在5月12日
on Tuesday 在星期二
on Saturday morning 在星期六上午
on a cold winter morning 在一个寒冷的冬天的早晨
3. at用于表示在某一时间点、某一时刻或年龄等。如:
at five 在5点 at noon 在中午
at night 在夜里 at the age of 14 在14岁时
知识点4 序数词的用法
1. 序数词前一般要加定冠词the表示顺序。
2. 序数词常用做名词的定于,但当名词前已有物主代词等限定词时,则不再用the。如:
Her fourth birthday. 她的第四个生日。
3. 表示英语中的分数时,分子用基数词,写在前面,分母用序数词,写在后面。当分子超过1时,分母的序数词后要加“s”。如:
1/3 one third 2/5 two fifths
4. 序数词前有时也可用不定冠词a/an,这时不再表示在具体范围内的“第几”,而是表示在原有基础上的“又一个,再一个”。如:
I think I must do it a second time. 我想我必须再做一次。(已做过一次)
5. 表编号,基数词放在名词后面表示顺序,相当于“the+序数词+名词”。如:
Lesson Five=the fifth lesson 第五课
Section B
重点单词
朗读下列单词。
1. *test /test/ n. 测验;检查
2. *trip /tr p/ n. 旅游;旅行
3. *art /ɑ:t/ n. 艺术;美术
4. *festival /'fest vl/ n. (音乐、戏剧等的)会演节;节日
5. dear /d / adj. 亲爱的
6. *student /'stju:dnt/ n. 学生
7. *thing /θ / n. 东西;事情
8. *term /t :m/ n. 学期
9. *busy /'b z / adj. 忙碌的;无暇的
10. *time /ta m/ n. 时间
11. *there / e / adv. (在)那里
朗读下列变形的单词
1. there—their (同音词)—here (反义词)
2. free—busy (反义词)
3. thing—things (复数)
4. deer—dear (同音词)
5. exam—test (同义词)
6. trip—trips (复数)
7. twenty-two—twenty-second (序数词)
8. four—fourteen (14)—forty (40)
9. thirty—thirtieth (序数词)
重点短语
朗读下列短语
1. an English test 一次英语测试
2. a basketball game 一场篮球比赛
3. a school trip 一次学校郊游
4. School Day 学校开放日;学校活动日
5. a book sale 一个图书展销会
6. English Day 英语节;英语日
7. an art festival 一个艺术节
8. Sports Day 体育节;运动会
9. on the 12th and the 15th 在十二日和十五日
10. a busy term 一个忙碌的学期
11. a great month 很棒的一个月
12. on September 21st 在九月二十一日
13. have a good time (表示祝愿)过得愉快 =have fun
重点句子
朗读下列句子。
1. 本学期我们为你们安排了一些有趣又好玩的活动。
We have some interesting and fun things for you this term.
2. 九月二十一日下午,我们举行学校郊游。
On September 21st, we have a school trip in the afternoon.
3. 学校开放日在十月二十二日。
School Day is on October 22nd.
4. 你们的父母可以来我们学校。
Your parents can come to our school.
5. 下个月,我们举办艺术节。
Next month, we have an art festival.
6. 我们在学校图书馆举办图书展销会。
We have a book sale in the school library.
7. 我们在十一月三十日举办英语晚会。
We have an English party on November 30th.
8. 这真是一个忙碌的学期!
This is a really busy term!
9. (表示祝愿)过得愉快!
Have a good time!
10. 在那儿见!
See you there!
重点知识
记忆并掌握下列知识
知识点1 festival的用法
1. festival用作名词,a special day or period, usually in memory of a religious event, with its own social activities, food, or ceremonies 节日;节期。如:
The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. 春节是中国最重要的节日。
2. festival用作名词,an organized set of special events, such as musical performances (音乐等的)会演,节。如:
The New Orleans Jazz Festival is held every year in the spring. 新奥尔良爵士音乐节每年春季举行。
知识点2 term的用法
1. term用作名词,one of the periods into which a year is divided at school, college, or university 学期。如:
In Britain, the spring term starts in January and ends just before Easter. 在英国,春季学期从元月份开始,到复活节前夕结束。
2. term用作名词,the fixed period of time that something lasts for 期,期限。如:
The short term program will be finished in this month. 这个短期项目将会在这个月结束。
3. term用作名词,a word or expression used in relation to a particular subject, often to describe something official or technical 术语,专门名称;措词。如:
The site provides a glossary of legal terms. 该网站提供法律术语表。
知识点3 dear的用法
1. dear用作形容词,loved by sb; greatly valued 亲爱的;昂贵的。如:
Everything’s so dear now, isn’t it 现在什么东西都那么贵,是不是
2. dear用作名词,used to address sb one knows very well; lovable person 亲爱的;可爱的人; 乖孩子。如:
Come here, my dear.上这儿来,亲爱的。
3. dear用作感叹词时,used in expressions of surprise, impatience, dismay, etc. 相当于汉语中的“啊,哎呀”,表示惊奇、焦急、歉意、生气、失望等。如:
Dear me! What a mess! 哎呀!真是一团糟!
词汇思维图
生词成文
Dear old friends and classmates,
Today we'll talk about the dates and activities.
There are twelve months in a year. They are January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. January is the first month and December is the twelfth or last month. Women's Day is on March the eighth and Tree Planting Day is on March the twelfth. Our school's art festival is on October the twentieth. When is yours
For students, September is a busy time. A new term starts in this month. You need to do many things. First, you have a test. Second, Teachers' Day is in this month. You must have many happy parties. In October, in the third week, you can have a school trip.
That's all. I hope you'll have a good time this term. See you!
话题作文
My name is Tina. I'm thirteen years old. My birthday is on October 25th. There are four people in my family. They are my father, my mother, my little sister and me. My parents are teachers. My mother's birthday is on July 10th and my father's birthday is on April 9th. My little sister is 11 years old, and her birthday is on August 14th.
When is your birthday Please tell me.