3. What day is it today? What day was it yesterday? What is the date today? What was the date yesterday?

4. Months of the year January February March April May June July August September October November December

5. first-1 st second-2 nd third-3 rd fourth-4 th fifth-5 th sixth-6 th seventh-7 th eighth-8 th ninth-9 th tenth-10th eleventh-11 th twelfth-12 th nineteenth-19 th twentieth-20th twenty-first(21 st ) twenty-second(22 nd ) twenty-third(23 rd ) twenty-fourth(24 th ) twenty-fifth(25 th )

6. 1.Spring Festival ( 春节 )is in _________ or _______. 2.Tree Planting Day ( 植树节 )is in _______. 3.Mother’s Day is in ______. 4.National Day ( 国庆节 )is on _____________. 5.Teachers’ Day is on ____________. 6.Christmas Day is in _________. 7.April Fool’s Day ( 愚人节 )is in ________. 8.Children’s Day ( 儿童节 ) is on________. 9.Students have summer holiday( 暑假 ) in _____ and _____. January February March May October first September tenth December April June first June July

7. Warm up When is your birthday? April 22. When were you born? I was born in 1980. Sb + were/ was + born + in + year 某人出生于 XX 年

8. When were you born? When was your mother born? I was born in September. She was born on October first. They were born … When were they born?

9. Do you know them?Do you know them? Deng Yaping David Beckham 贝克汉姆 Tian Liang ping-pong player football player diver What does she/ he do? Who is she/ he?

10. Liu XuanYao MingMartina Hingis gymnast gymnast basketball player tennis player

11. Deng Yaping Born: 1973 ping- pong player A: Who’s that? B: That’s Deng Yaping. She’s a great Chinese ping-pong player. A: When was she born? B: She was born in 1973.

12. Liu Xiang Born: 1980 running player

13. Michael Jordan Born: 1963 basketball player

14. football player Born: 1975 David Beckham

15. Martina Hingis Born: 1980 tennis player

16. Liu Xuan Born: 1979 the Chinese gymnast

17. Ronaldo Born: 1976 football player

18. Period 1a---1c

19. Michael Jordan basketball player Born: Deng Yaping ping-pong player Born: 1973 1963 Martina Hingis tennis player Born 1980 David Beckham soccer player Born 1975

20. A: Who’s that? B: That’s Liu Xiang. He is an Olympic Champion （冠军） A: When was he born? B: He was born on July 13 th 1981. Liu Xiang July 13 th 1981 Olympic Champion

21. Guo Jingjing October 15 th 1981 diver won a gold medal in the Olympic Game A: Who’s that? B: That’s Guo Jingjing. She won a gold medal in the Olympic Game A: When was she born? B: She was born on October 15 th 1981.

22. twins September 3 rd 2000 lovely, smart A: Who are they? B: They are lovely, smart twins. A: When were they born? B: They were born on September 3 rd 2000

23. Liang Chaowei A famous film star 1962 Jay a popular singer January 18 th, 1979 Jolin a popular singer September, 1980 22 中国英语教师网

24. Liu Dehua a famous actor September27th,1961 Zhang Baizhi a famous actress 1980 Yao Ming a basketball player 1980 23 中国英语教师网

25. Period 2a---2c

26. sneeze 打喷嚏 hiccup （打嗝） NEW WORDS record 记录 too…to 太 … 以致不能 … golf （打）高尔夫球 Brazilian 巴西（人）的 achievement 成就；功绩

27. hiccup They are hiccupping. 26 中国英语教师网

28. sneeze He is sneezing. 27 中国英语教师网

29. He holds the world record for hiccupping. 28 中国英语教师网

30. She holds the world record for sneezing. 29 中国英语教师网

31. How long did he hiccup ? When did he start hiccupping? When did he stop hiccupping? He hiccupped for 69 years and five months. He started in 1922. He stopped in 1990. 30 中国英语教师网

32. How long did she sneeze ? When did she start sneezing? When did she stop sneezing? She started on January 13, 1981. She stopped on September 1,1983. She sneezed for 978 days. 31 中国英语教师网

33. WhoHas world record for How longstartedstopped Charles Smith hiccupping69 years and 5 months Donna Green sneezing Listen and fill in the “How long” column in the chart. 978 days September 16,1983 2a

34. WhoHas world record for How longstartedstopped Charles Smith hiccupping69 years and 5 months Donna Green sneezing Listen again and fill in the “Started ” and “Stopped” column in the chart. 978 days 1922 January 13,1981 1990 September 16,1983 2b

35. A: How long did Charles Smith hiccup? B: He hiccupped for years and months. A: When did he start hiccupping? B: He started in. A: When did he stop hiccupping? B: He stopped in. 69 5 1922 1990 hiccup （打嗝） PAIRWORK 2c

36. Period 3a---4

37. WhoHas world record for How long startedstopped Charles Smith hiccupping69 years and 5 months Donna Green sneezing 978 days 1922 January 13,1981 1990 September 16,1983 Review and Practice the conversation with a partner according to the chart:

38. A: How long did Charles Smith hiccup? Boy: He hiccupped for 69 years and 5 months. A: When did he start hiccupping? Boy: He started in 1922. A: When did he stop hiccupping? Boy: He stopped in 1990. For example:

39. A: How long did Donna Green sneeze? Boy: He sneezed for ________. A: When did he start sneezing? Boy: He started __________________. A: When did he stop sneezing? Boy: He stopped _____________________. 978 days on January 13, 1981 on September 16, 1983

40. Tiger Woods golf player ten months old A: Who’s that? B: That’s Tiger Woods. He is a famous Californian golf player. A: When did he start golfing? B: when he was only ten months old. start golfing

41. Shirley Temple movie star three years old A: who’s that? B: That’s Shirley Temple. She was a great Californian movie star. A: When did she become a movie star? B: She became a movie star when she was three years old. April 23 rd 1928

42. Mei Lanfang dramatist （戏剧家） 1894 A: Who’s that? B: That’s Mei Lanfang. He was a famous Chinese dramatist. A: When did he start performing Beijing Opera? B: when he was ten. Perform Beijing Opera

43. Mozart musician Ronaldo soccer player Liu Xuan gymnast --Who’s Liu Xuan? --She’s a Chinese gymnast. --When did she win a gold medal? --She won a gold medal When she was 17 --She won a gold medal When she was 17.

44. You are never too young to start doing things. For example, Tiger Woods started golfing when he was only ten months old. Mozart started writing music when he was four years old. And Ronald, the great Brazilian soccer player, played for his national team when he was seventeen. 3aPAIRWORK Student A, read this article and fill in as many blanks as you can in the chart. Student B, go to page 93. 43 中国英语教师网

45. You are never too young to start doing things. For example, Shirley Temple was a movie star when she was only three years. Mei Lanfang first performed Beijing Opera when he was ten. And Liu Xuan, the Chinese gymnast, won a gold medal at the World Championships when she was seventeen. 3aPAIRWORK Student B, read this article and fill in as many blanks as you can in the chart. 44 中国英语教师网

46. 1 ． You are never too young to start doing things. 做事情不怕年龄小。 too…to… 太 … 而不能。 “too…to…” 是英 语中常用的一种结构，其句型为 “too ＋形容 词或副词原级＋ to do …” ，译为 “ 太 … 而 （以致）不能 …” 。它在形式上是肯定的， 但在意义上是否定的。 “too…to…” 本身已 含有否定的意思，因此，不定式前一般不 加 not ．

47. 例： The boy is three years old. He is too young to go to school. 这个男孩三岁了，他太小不能去上学。 The box is too heavy for me to carry. 对我来说，这个箱子太重我搬不动。 My daughter is too young to dress herself. 我的女儿太小不会自己穿衣服。

48. Language point : be+too+ adj.+(for sb.)to do sth. too … to 太 … 而不能 … The baby is too _______ to ______. young walk 47 中国英语教师网

49. Language point : be+too+ adj.+(for sb.)to do sth. too … to 太 … 而不能 … The box is too ______ for ______ to ______. heavy him carry 48 中国英语教师网

50. too … to … 太 … 以致不能 … 回答这个问题对他来说太难了。 这个箱子对你来说并不太重，能扛动。 The box is ____ _____ heavy for you ____ carry. not too to The question is ____ _________/______ for him ____ answer. too difficult hard to 49 中国英语教师网

51. Achievement Age Tiger Woods golfing Shirley Temple Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mei Lanfang Ronaldo Liu Xuan movie star ten months old three years old writing musicfour years old performing Beijing Opera ten years old Played for national team seventeen years old World Championships gold medal seventeen years old Read and fill in the chart. 3a3b &

52. Let ’ s read and fill in the chart. NameNationalityAchievementAge Yao MingChineseWent to play in NBA22 Tiger Woods Shirley Temple Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mei Lanfang Ronaldo Liu Xuan

53. NameNationalityAchievementAge Yao MingChinese playing in NBA22 Tiger WoodsAmericangolfing 10 months Shirley TempleAmericanmovie star3 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austrian writing music4 Mei LanfangChineseperforming Beijing Opera 10 RonaldoBrazilianplayed for his national team 17 Liu XuanChineseWorld Championships gold medal 17

54. Practise: Ａ : When did you started…? Ｂ： I started doing……when I was ……years old. 53 中国英语教师网

55. I started … Age swimming speaking Chinese riding a bike singing a song learning English doing housework My first time I started______ when I was____ years old. 54 中国英语教师网

56. 4a INTERVIEW How old were you when you started doing the things below ? = When did you do the things below ? 55 中国英语教师网

57. 10. 这是一部叫小鬼当家的喜剧片。 It is a _________ _______ Home Alone. 11. Lily 五岁时就会游泳了。 Lily could swim _____ _____ _____ _____ years old. comedycalled whenshewas five

59. ( )1. Jim Green is _____ young ____ go to school. A. so, to B. too, to C. to, too ( ) 2. Mr Lee _____ the CEO of a big company when he was 35. A. becomes B. become C. became D. becoming ( ) 3. Mike likes playing ____ golf while I like playing _____ piano. A the; the B a; a C /; the D the; / B C C

60. ( )4. When she heard the news, she was _____ angry _____ a word. A. too; to B. too; to say C. too; say D. very; to say ( ) 5. You are never _____ young _____ start doing things. A. enough; to B. too; to C. too; for ( ) 6. The child is ____ young to join the army. A. so B. too C. enough B B B

61. ( )7. My sister learned ______ a bicycle by herself. A. to ride B. riding C. for ride ( ) 8 、 He is a kind man _____ Lei Feng. A. call B. called C. name ( ) 9 、 She is ______ old to walk so long. A. too B. so C. very A B A

62. Jay January 18 th 1979 -- Who’s that? -- That’s Jay. He is a cool popular singer. -- When was he born? -- He was born on January 18 th 1979 cool, popular

63. -- Who is she ? -- She is Jolin. She is a popular singer. -- When was she born? -- She was born in September 1980 -- She was born in September 1980. Jolin September 1980 a popular singer