(共14张PPT)
Unit 10 I’d like some noodles. Section B ( 2a-2c)
All the birds of this day
Sing a song, sing a song.
Dream of trains carrying you
Through the state parks with the cherry flowers.
When you wake up, it will be
The beginning of the world.
, beautiful.
In the fields of this day
Hear a song, hear a song ...
birthday
Happy
Warming- up
Listen and complete the song.
The song is for ____________________.
the birthday person.
Pre-reading
Predict.
How old is the birthday girl in the picture
How do you know
2. What is she doing
3. How does she spend her birthday
4. What’s the main idea of the passage
Tip 1: Predict according to the title and
the picture.
The number of candles is the person’s age.
7
She is blowing out the candles.
She spends her birthday by having cake.
all over the world
birthday food in different countries
How many countries are
mentioned in the article
2. How many kinds of food are
mentioned in the article
In the UK
In China
a birthday cake
long noodles
eggs
While-reading
Skim.
Skim.
Tip 2: Read the first or last sentence of each para to find out the key words.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Match the main idea for each paragraph.
Birthday foods in many countries like the UK.
The same idea of different birthday foods
Birthday foods in China
Different people eat different foods on their birthday.
What’s the structure(结构) of the passage
A. , , B. , C. ,
Scan.
Read Para1. and fill in the blanks.
The article begins with a __________.
Different __________, different _________.
question
countries
answers
different birthday foods
Scan.
Read Para2. and answer the questions.
How can a person make his birthday wish come true
What is the meaning of the number of the candles
What do people in the UK put in a birthday cake Why
Tip 3: Scanning(寻读); Look for the answers according to the questions and underline the key sentences.(带着问题寻找答案，划出关键句。)
Scan.
Read Para 3. and choose the best answers.
Tip 4: Scanning(寻读); Pronouns refer to the people mentioned above. (代词指代上面提到的人。)
What does the underlined word “ They” refer to
A: Long noodles B: Some places C: Eggs D: Chinese people
2. Which is TRUE according to Para3
A: Chinese never cut up the noodles because they’re a symbol of good luck.
B: Chinese think eating eggs means they can live a long life.
C: It’s becoming popular for Chinese to eat cake on their birthday.
Scan.
Find out the details and complete the mind-map.
Food
traditions
in different
countries
The UK
China
Eat ______ _____ with candles.
Make a wish and _____ _____ candles.
3. Put a ______ in a birthday cake.
Have ______ on the birthday.
2. Eat very _____ _____.
3. Also eat _______.
If he or she blows out the candles ____ _____ ____, the wish will ______ _____.
The child ____ ____ _____ is lucky.
Means ______ ________.
Mean ______ and ______
_________.
birthday cakes
blow out
in one
go
candy
with the candy
cake
long noodles
long life
eggs
life
good
luck
come true
What’s the idea of birthday foods
Scan.
Read Para4. and answer the question.
Read the article with the tape.
Para. 1
Para. 4
Para. 2
Para. 3
Different countries
Different birthday foods.
birthday cakes with candles
make a wish/ blow out candles in one go
come true
Put a candy in the cake
the child with the candy is lucky
long noodles
never cut up
a symbol of long life
eat eggs
a symbol of life and good luck
bring good luck
Different foods but the ideas are the same.
Retell.
Post- reading
Think and share.
Why do people like to celebrate their birthday
It’s a symbol of ___ ______ _______ for
the birthday person.
People hope they can ______ their wishes
______ ______.
It can remind(使……想起) the birthday person
of ___________ difficult time.
a new beginning
make
come true
mother’s
Give your best wishes to your mother on your birthday.
Group work: Report
What’s Your Favorite Way of Celebrating(庆祝) Your Birthday
Discuss the ways in groups of four and then make a report.
One of you will be the reporter. You may start your report like
this:
Hello, everyone ! In my group, we celebrate our birthdays
in different ways…
