Unit 8 When is your birthday?
类别
课程标准要求掌握的项目
单元话题
Talk about dates
重点单词
1.when (adv.) (疑问副词)什么时候
2.month (n.) 月；月份
3.January (n.) 一月
4.February (n.) 二月
5.March (n.) 三月
6.April (n.) 四月
7.May (n.) 五月
8.June (n.) 六月
9.July (n.) 七月
10.August (n.) 八月
11.September (n.) 九月
12.October (n.) 十月
13.November (n.) 十一月
14.December (n.) 十二月
15.happy (adj.) 愉快的；高兴的
16.old (adj.) 年老的；旧的
17.party (n.) 聚会；晚会
18.first (num.) 第一
19.second (num.) 第二
20.third (num.) 第三
21.fifth (num.) 第五
22.eighth (num.) 第八
23.ninth (num.) 第九
24.twelfth (num.) 第十二
25.twentieth (num.) 第二十
26.test (n.) 测验；检查
27.trip (n.) 旅游；旅行
28.art (n.) 艺术；美术
29.festival (n.) (音乐、戏剧等的)会演节；节日
30.dear (adj.) 亲爱的
31.student (n.) 学生
32.thing (n.) 东西；事情
33.term (n.) 学期
34.busy (adj.) 忙碌的
35.time (n.) 时间
36.there (adv.) (在)那里
重点词组
1.Happy birthday! 生日快乐！
2.How old…？……多大年纪？……几岁了？
3.English test 英语测试
4.school trip 学校郊游
5.basketball game篮球比赛
6.art festival 艺术节
7.Women's Day妇女节
8.National Day国庆节
9.Children's Day儿童节
10.soccer game足球比赛
11.book sale 售书
重点句式
1.—When is your birthday，Mike? 迈克，你的生日是什么时候？
—My birthday is on June 3rd.我的生日是六月三日。
2.—Happy birthday! 生日快乐！
—Thank you.谢谢。
3.—How old are you，Alan？艾伦，你几岁了？
—I'm twelve.我十二岁了。
4.See you! 再见！
5.—When is your father's birthday？你爸爸的生日是什么时候？
—His birthday is on April 21st.他的生日是四月二十一日。
6.Have a good time! (表示祝愿) 过得愉快！
单元语法
1.When questions 2.Possessive's
分情分析
本单元继续学习特殊疑问句型，内容是学生感兴趣的话题，教师应鼓励学生积极学习，多应用英语。
第一课时 Section A (1a～1c)
类别
课时要点
重点单词
1.when (adv.) (疑问副词)什么时候 2.month (n.) 月；月份
3.January (n.) 一月 4.February (n.) 二月
5.March (n.) 三月 6.April (n.) 四月
7.May (n.) 五月 8.June (n.) 六月
重点单词
9.July (n.) 七月 10.August (n.) 八月
11.September (n.) 九月 12.October (n.) 十月
13.November (n.) 十一月 14.December (n.) 十二月
重点句式
—When is your birthday，Mike? 迈克，你的生日是什么时候？
—My birthday is on June 3rd.我的生日是六月三日。
§自主学习案
◎新词自查
把下面的日期翻译成英文。
1．4月3日 April_3rd 2.3月1日 March_1st
3．8月20日August_20th 4.6月17日 June_17th
5．9月10日 September_10th 6.2月25日 February_25th
7．10月2日 October_2nd
§课堂导学案
Step 1 准备与热身(Preparation)
Show some number cards to review the cardinal numbers 1～31.
Let students say the numbers as quickly as they can.21世纪教育网版权所有
Step 2 呈现与输入 (Presentation)
1．Students look at the pictures and the word list on the left.Then teacher plays the tape and let students read the words and conversation after the tape.
2．Present the ordinal numbers.
T：One，two，three…are cardinal numbers.It means “基数词”．
Now，we 're going to learn ordinal numbers.It means “序数词”．
Look at the picture and I'll show you some numbers.21教育网
(Show the students some numbers on the screen.)
A B C D
1―→one―→first―→1st
2―→two―→second―→2nd
3―→three―→third―→3rd
4―→four―→fourth―→4th
5―→five―→fifth―→5th
8―→eight―→eighth―→8th
9―→nine―→ninth―→9th
20―→twenty―→twentieth―→20th
21―→twenty－one―→twenty－first―→21st
T：The numbers in Column B are called cardinal numbers.And the numbers in Column C are called ordinal numbers.Well，the numbers in Column D are the short forms of the numbers in Column C.21cnjy.com
T：Let's say the rules of ordinal numbers.
基数词变序数词，加上－th莫迟疑，8去t，9 去e，y结尾变ie。five，twelve 两兄弟，常以f 代ve。21·cn·jy·com
若是遇到几十几，只变个位就可以。一二三特殊记，123尾t，d，d。
3．Present the months
(1)T：I have a very beautiful calendar.I'll teach you how to say the months in English.www.21-cn-jy.com
T：OK.(Point to the picture of “一月”．)It's January.
T：And Jan.is short for January.
(Teach the other months in the same way and ask the students to sum up the spelling rules of these months.)2·1·c·n·j·y
T：Say the months from January to December together.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
S：…
(2)Present the birthday.
T：I'm twenty－six years old.My birthday is on February eighth.When is your birthday?21·世纪*教育网
(Write “When is your birthday？” on the blackboard.)www-2-1-cnjy-com
S：…
(Ask some students to answer.)
Step 3 练习与体验 (Practice)
Let students listen and number the conversations 1～3.2-1-c-n-j-y
Step 4 运用与生成 (Production)
Students read the conversations in 1b again and role－play the conversations.Then make some new conversations about friends in pairs.Finally teacher invites some pairs to show their conversations in class.
Step 5 巩固与提高(Progress)
【探究点】
—When is your birthday，Linda？琳达，你的生日是什么时候？
—My birthday is on October 2nd.我的生日是十月二号。
疑问词when表示“什么时候”，对时间提问。
【针对训练】
Teachers' Day is _on_September_tenth．(对画线部分提问)
When is Teachers' Day?
Step 6 家庭作业(Homework)
1．Read the words in 1a.
2．Read the conversations in picture 1a and try to recite them.
3．Preview the next period.
4．完成学生用书本课时练习。
第二课时 Section A (2a～2e)
类别
课时要点
重点单词
1.happy (adj.) 愉快的；高兴的 2.old (adj.) 年老的；旧的
3.party (n.) 聚会；晚会
重点短语
1.Happy birthday! 生日快乐！
2.How old…？ ……多大年纪？/……几岁了？
重点句式
1.—Happy birthday! 生日快乐！
—Thank you.谢谢。
2.—How old are you，Alan？艾伦，你几岁了？
—I'm twelve.我十二岁了。
3.—When is your father's birthday？你爸爸的生日是什么时候？
—His birthday is on…他的生日是……
4.See you! 再见！
§自主学习案
◎新词自查
根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。
1．—How old is Wang Lan?
—She is twenty－six.
2．Do you want a birthday party?
3．I have a happy family.
4．My father's birthday is on September 10th.
5．—When is it?
—At five this afternoon.
§课堂导学案
Step 1 准备与热身(Preparation)
T：I'm very happy today.Do you know why？Because it is my birthday.It's my twenty－eighth birthday and I will have a party this evening.Many of my friends will come.I think we'll have a very good time.Do you want to come to my birthday party?
Step 2 呈现与输入 (Presentation)
First，ask students to read though the ordinal numbers in 2a silently.
Then play the tape for them to listen and repeat，paying attention to the pronunciation.21cnjy.com
Later，invite some students to read these numbers one by one，checking progress and correcting mistakes if any.21·cn·jy·com
Step 3 练习与体验 (Practice)
Ask students to read through the instruction of 2b and 2c so that they can know how to do these activities.2·1·c·n·j·y
Then have them listen to the tape carefully and circle the numbers they hear in 2a.www-2-1-cnjy-com
Play it twice. The first time，just circle the numbers.2-1-c-n-j-y
The second time，match the names，months and dales.
Play the tape one more time for them to check their answers.
T：Make a survey about the children's birthdays in 2c，then make a calendar about it. 21*cnjy*com
Name
Month
Date
T：Work in groups of four.Fill in the chart and make an English calendar about the children's birthdays.Then report it to the class.21世纪教育网版权所有
(Show every group's calendar to the students.)
S：Alice's birthday is on September 5th.
Step 4 运用与生成 (Production)
First，ask students to read through the conversation in 2e silently so that they can get the main idea of it.21教育网
Then read the conversation，ask students to repeat sentence by sentence and explain some language points.【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
Step 5 巩固与提高(Progress)
【探究点】
Happy birthday! 生日快乐！
Happy birthday！是祝别人“生日快乐”。完整的句子应是Happy birthday to you！happy是形容词，意为“愉快的；高兴的”，在句中可作表语和定语。
【针对训练】
①我很高兴。
I'm very happy．
②新年快乐！
Happy New Year!
【探究点】
See you! 再见！
“See you！”一般用于分开或离开时，意为“再见”，相当于Bye－bye！或Goodbye!
【针对训练】
今天下午见。
See you this afternoon.
【探究点】
—How old are you？你多大年龄？
—I'm fifteen.我十五岁。
how old意为“多少岁，多大年龄”，是用来询问年龄的，回答用I'm…，还可以说成I'm…year(s) old.How old are you？也可以说成What's your age？句中old是形容词，意为“年岁的；年老的”，在句中可作表语和定语。www.21-cn-jy.com
【针对训练】
①What's your father's age? (改为同义句)
How_old_is_your_father?
②他四十岁了，但看上去很年轻。
He is forty years old，but he looks very young.
③他是个老年人。
He is an old man.
Step 6 家庭作业(Homework)
1．Read the ordinal numbers in 2a and remember them.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
2．Read the conversation in 2e and try to recite them.21·世纪*教育网
3．Preview the next period.
4．完成学生用书本课时练习。
第三课时 Section A (Grammar Focus～3c)
类别
课时要点
重点单词
1.first (num.) 第一 2.second (num.) 第二
3.third (num.) 第三 4.fifth (num.) 第五
5.eighth (num.) 第八 6.ninth (num.) 第九
7.twelfth (num.) 第十二 8.twentieth (num.) 第二十
重点句式
1.—When is your birthday？你的生日是什么时候？
—My birthday is on June 3rd.我的生日是六月三日。
2.—When is your father's birthday？你爸爸的生日是什么时候？
—His birthday is on April 21st.他的生日是四月二十一日。
§自主学习案
◎语法自测
一、句型转换，每空一词。
1．My birthday is on_November_20th．(对画线部分提问)
When is your birthday?
2．Jack's birthday is in August.(改为一般疑问句)
Is Jack's birthday in August?
3．Her birthday party is on March 16th.(改为否定句)
Her birthday party isn't on March 16th.
4．Is Li Ming's birthday in October？(作肯定回答)
Yes，it is．
二、根据句意和提示完成句子。
5．National Day is on October first (one)．
6．February is the second month of a year.
7．Her sister's birthday is on April third (three)．21教育网
8．Is your birthday on July fifth (第五)?
9．I live(住) on the twelfth (twelve) floor.
10．Today is my brother's twentieth (twenty) birthday.
11．Tony's birthday is on November eighth(第八)．
12．Jim's birthday party is on December ninth(nine)．21cnjy.com
§课堂导学案
Step 1 准备与热身(Preparation)
Yesterday we learned some words of months.Can you write them down? Please dictate them.We also learned the date of birth.Can you write the date of your birth? Now，let's review them.2·1·c·n·j·y
Dictate：
①一月January ②八月August
③五月May ④十二月December
Step 2 呈现与输入 (Presentation)
Present how to ask someone's birthday.
T：My birthday is February eighth.When is your birthday，Tom?
Tom：My birthday is…
T：When is your mother's birthday?
Tom：Her birthday is…
T：When is your father's birthday?
Tom：His birthday is…
Write “When's your birthday？My birthday is…/When is your father's/mother's birthday? His/Her birthday is…”on the blackboard.www-2-1-cnjy-com
Then ask students read the sentences patterns on the blackboard and read the sentences in Grammar Focus.2-1-c-n-j-y
Step 3 练习与体验 (Practice)
First，ask students to read through the sentences in the box so that they can know how to do this activity.www.21-cn-jy.com
Then match the questions and answers individually.21·cn·jy·com
Pay attention to the subjects and the circumstance.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
Finally，check the answers.
T：There is a conversation in 3b with some words missing.You need to complete it. 21*cnjy*com
First，have a quick look at it so that you can know what they are talking about.
Then do it individually.
Later，I'll check your answers.
Answers：
old；I'm；when；birthday；on；in
Tell students to pay attention to the difference of the usage between on and in.21·世纪*教育网
Finally，ask students to read the complete conversation together.
Step 4 运用与生成 (Production)
Divide the students into groups of four.Then ask them to rank their partners from the youngest to the oldest.Report about their names，their birthdaysand their ages one by one from the youngest to the oldest.【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
Finally，invite some groups to make reports.
T：Work in groups of four and play the birthday game.Talk to the students in your group and ask about birthdays and ages.Then find out the youngest one and the oldest one in your group.【出处：21教育名师】
(Students work in groups.)
T：Report the result to the class.
Group 1：…
(Students listen and write down the information about the other groups.)
T：Who is the youngest and who is the oldest in our class?
Can you find out?
Ss：The youngest is…The oldest is…
Step 5 巩固与提高(Progress)
【探究点】
When is Jenny's birthday? 珍妮的生日是何时？
Jenny's为名词所有格形式，意为“珍妮的”。名词所有格表示人或物的所属关系。一般情况下，在单数名词的词尾加“'s”；以“s”结尾的复数名词在词尾加“'”。
【针对训练】
①吉姆的书 Jim's book
②学生们的篮球 the students' basketballs
Step 6 家庭作业(Homework)
1．Remember the target language and the spelling of the ordinal numbers in Grammar Focus and recite them.21世纪教育网版权所有
2．Preview the next period.
3．完成学生用书本课时练习。
第四课时 Section B (1a～1d)
类别
课时要点
重点单词
1.test (n.) 测验；检查 2.trip (n.) 旅游；旅行
重点词组
1.English test 英语测试 2.school trip 学校郊游
3.basketball game篮球比赛
重点句式
—When is Sally's birthday party？萨利的生日聚会是在什么时候？
—It's on October 5th.在十月五日。
§自主学习案
◎新词自查
根据句意和提示完成句子。
1．We will have an English test (测验) next week.
2．Our school trip is on May eighth (eight)．
3．Li Fang's birthday is on July fifth (five)．
4．Is the basketball game on April ninth (nine)?
5．My uncle lives on the twelfth (twelve) floor.
§课堂导学案
Step 1 准备与热身(Preparation)
Good morning，class.We've learnt how to ask people's birthdays and ages in Section A．Today we will continue to talk about them.Birthday is very important and meaningful for us.Do your parents have a birthday party for you every year? What other events do you of ten have? Now，let's learn about them!
Questions：
1．When is your birthday? And how old are you?
2．How are you going to celebrate(庆祝) it?
3．Do you often take part in any celebration events?21教育网
Step 2 呈现与输入 (Presentation)
1．Present the new words.
Show some pictures on the screen by a projector.
T：Look at this picture.(Point to the picture.)
It's a party.Can you guess the meaning of party?
S：…
(Repeat the word several times.)
T：Look at this picture.(Point to the picture of a basketball game.)
Can you tell me the name of this game?
S：Basketball game.
(Teach English test and school trip in the same way.)21cnjy.com
2．Practice the new words.
(1)Match the pictures and the events.Write the correct letter next to the word.
(2)Teacher talks about the activities in 1a with students：
T：Who can tell us what activity you like and what activity you don't like?
S1：I like…but I don't like…
S2：I like…but I don't like…
…
(The students tell the others their answers.)
Step 3 练习与体验 (Practice)
T：Please look at the pictures again.We'll hear a conversation about them.
I'll play the tape for you to listen.You need to listen carefully and circle the events you hear.21·cn·jy·com
Then play the tape again for students to check their answers.
T：Now，have a look at the calendar in 1c.It's John's calendar from September 24th to October 7th.www.21-cn-jy.com
I'll play the tape again.You may hear some events on these dates.Listen carefully and fill in the calendar.2·1·c·n·j·y
Check with your deskmate first.
Finally，I'll check your answers.
Step 4 运用与生成 (Production)
T：Look at John's calendar carefully.What events does he have?
Please talk about them like the sample conversation in pairs.
Put students into pairs to do this activity.
Leave them enough time to do it.
Finally，invite some students to act out their conversations for the whole class.
Leave some time for students to ask and answer their own events in this month in pairs.21世纪教育网版权所有
Step 5 巩固与提高(Progress)
【探究点】
school trip 学校郊游
trip是名词，意为“旅游”，尤其指短途游玩或有目的的旅行。与trip有关的短语有：a weekend trip 周末旅行；a bus trip 汽车旅行等等。【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
【针对训练】
他们在去北京的旅行中。
They are on a trip to Beijing.
【探究点】
basketball game 篮球比赛
game是名词，意为“比赛”，常表示棋类、桥牌等项目的比赛；games还可以表示“运动会”，指特别大型运动会，如：Olympic Games 奥运会；game还可以表示“游戏”。
【针对训练】
我们经常在英语课上做游戏。
We often play games in English class.
【探究点】
English test 英语测验
test为名词，意为“测验，检查”，相当于exam。
【针对训练】
一次英语测验
an English test
Step 6 家庭作业(Homework)
1．Remember the words in 1a.
2．Make a similar conversation like 1d with your partner.
3．Preview the next period.
4．完成学生用书本课时练习。
第四课时 Section B (1a～1d)
类别
课时要点
重点单词
1.test (n.) 测验；检查 2.trip (n.) 旅游；旅行
重点词组
1.English test 英语测试 2.school trip 学校郊游
3.basketball game篮球比赛
重点句式
—When is Sally's birthday party？萨利的生日聚会是在什么时候？
—It's on October 5th.在十月五日。
§自主学习案
◎新词自查
根据句意和提示完成句子。
1．We will have an English test (测验) next week.
2．Our school trip is on May eighth (eight)．
3．Li Fang's birthday is on July fifth (five)．
4．Is the basketball game on April ninth (nine)?
5．My uncle lives on the twelfth (twelve) floor.
§课堂导学案
Step 1 准备与热身(Preparation)
Good morning，class.We've learnt how to ask people's birthdays and ages in Section A．Today we will continue to talk about them.Birthday is very important and meaningful for us.Do your parents have a birthday party for you every year? What other events do you of ten have? Now，let's learn about them!
Questions：
1．When is your birthday? And how old are you?
2．How are you going to celebrate(庆祝) it?
3．Do you often take part in any celebration events?21cnjy.com
Step 2 呈现与输入 (Presentation)
1．Present the new words.
Show some pictures on the screen by a projector.
T：Look at this picture.(Point to the picture.)
It's a party.Can you guess the meaning of party?
S：…
(Repeat the word several times.)
T：Look at this picture.(Point to the picture of a basketball game.)
Can you tell me the name of this game?
S：Basketball game.
(Teach English test and school trip in the same way.)21·cn·jy·com
2．Practice the new words.
(1)Match the pictures and the events.Write the correct letter next to the word.
(2)Teacher talks about the activities in 1a with students：
T：Who can tell us what activity you like and what activity you don't like?
S1：I like…but I don't like…
S2：I like…but I don't like…
…
(The students tell the others their answers.)
Step 3 练习与体验 (Practice)
T：Please look at the pictures again.We'll hear a conversation about them.
I'll play the tape for you to listen.You need to listen carefully and circle the events you hear.21世纪教育网版权所有
Then play the tape again for students to check their answers.
T：Now，have a look at the calendar in 1c.It's John's calendar from September 24th to October 7th.21教育网
I'll play the tape again.You may hear some events on these dates.Listen carefully and fill in the calendar.www.21-cn-jy.com
Check with your deskmate first.
Finally，I'll check your answers.
Step 4 运用与生成 (Production)
T：Look at John's calendar carefully.What events does he have?
Please talk about them like the sample conversation in pairs.
Put students into pairs to do this activity.
Leave them enough time to do it.
Finally，invite some students to act out their conversations for the whole class.
Leave some time for students to ask and answer their own events in this month in pairs.2·1·c·n·j·y
Step 5 巩固与提高(Progress)
【探究点】
school trip 学校郊游
trip是名词，意为“旅游”，尤其指短途游玩或有目的的旅行。与trip有关的短语有：a weekend trip 周末旅行；a bus trip 汽车旅行等等。【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
【针对训练】
他们在去北京的旅行中。
They are on a trip to Beijing.
【探究点】
basketball game 篮球比赛
game是名词，意为“比赛”，常表示棋类、桥牌等项目的比赛；games还可以表示“运动会”，指特别大型运动会，如：Olympic Games 奥运会；game还可以表示“游戏”。
【针对训练】
我们经常在英语课上做游戏。
We often play games in English class.
【探究点】
English test 英语测验
test为名词，意为“测验，检查”，相当于exam。
【针对训练】
一次英语测验
an English test
Step 6 家庭作业(Homework)
1．Remember the words in 1a.
2．Make a similar conversation like 1d with your partner.
3．Preview the next period.
4．完成学生用书本课时练习。
