Unit 9 When was he born ? 棠湖中学教师 王 英

Months of the year January Jan. February Feb. March Mar. April Apr. May May. June Jun. July July. August Aug. September ---- Sep. October Oct. November ---- Nov. December Dec. How many months are there in a year ?

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 thirteenth-13 th fourteenth-14 th fifteenth-15 th sixteenth-16 th seventeenth-17 th eighteenth-18 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 ) twenty-sixth(26 th ) twenty-seventh(27 th ) twenty-eighth(28 th ) twenty-ninth(29 th ) thirtieth(30 th )

What is the date( 日期 ) ? It is …… 31st 7 月 星期六 11 月 星期一 28th 3 月 星期五 19th Nov. 28th July 31stMar. 19th

When is your birthday? I was born in I was born on March 5 th, When were you born? My birthday is March 5th.

A: When was she born? B: She was born in She was born on November 6, When is her birthday? Her birthday is Nov. 6th.

Liu Xiang (1983) Chen Huiling(1973), Cheng Long(1954), Lu Xun(1881), Liang Chaowei(1962), Yao Ming(1978), Cai Yilin(1980) Challenge your memory When was … born? He/She was born in …

Fill in the blanks (1)They were born____1997. (2)He was born ____ the morning. (3)She was born _____ a cold morning. (4)She was born ____ October 5th,1988. (5)He was born ____ 6:00. (6)The twins were born ____ Sunday. in on at

That’s Yao Ming. He is a great Chinese basketball player. He was born in Who’s that? When was he born? 1978

Michael Jordan basketball player That’s Michael Jordan. He is a great American basketball player. He was born in Who’s that? When was he born? 1963

The Olympic Games

Who ’ s your favorite international sports star? Free talk

Deng Yaping a Chinese ping-pong player David Beckham /`briti ʃ / “ 英国的 ” a great British soccer player a a Chinese diver diver International sports stars: / ` intə`næ ʃ ənəl/ Do you know them? What does she/ he do? Tian Liang

Liu Xuan Yao Ming gymnast gymnast /` ʤ imnst/ /` ʤ imn æ st/（体操运动员） basketball player Martina Hingis tennis player Swiss /swis/ adj. 瑞士 ( 人 ) 的 n. 瑞士人 ( 单复同形 )

Deng Yaping a Chinese ping-pong player Michael Jordan an American basketball player Martina Hingis a Swiss tennis player David Beckham a British soccer player Born_____ Listen and write the year the sports star was born under each photo c. PAIRWORK -Who’s that? -That’s Deng Yaping.She is a great Chinese ping pong player. -When was she born? -She was born in 1973.

Deng Yaping ping-pong player Born: 1973 Nationality: Chinese / ` næ ʃ ən`næliti/ n. “ 国籍 ” David Beckham Born: 1975 Nationality: British soccer player soccer player

Born: 1980 Nationality: Swiss Martina Hingis tennis player tennis player Michael Jordan basketball player basketball player Born: 1963 Nationality: American

Jay January 18 th 1979 Cool, popular, singer Name: F.I.R Birthday:Oct.1984 Job: Singer Guo Jingjing diver October 15 th 1981 won a gold medal in the Olympic Game Jolin September 1980 a popular singer Yao Ming Basketball player 1980 gold /gəuld/ “ 金 ( 的 )” medal /`medl/ “ 奖牌 ” Talk about your favorite sports/movie/singing… star.

homework Write something about your favorite person. In your composition( 作文 ) you must talk about his/her: 1. date of birth 2. job 3. nationality 4. achievement

Name : Liu Xiang Date of birth: July 13, 1983 Job : hurdle athlete 1994: started to hurdle achievements holds the world record for 100 meters hurdles and won the championship hold /h əu ld/ - held record /`rek ɔ :d/ hold/keep/have the world record for championship /` ʧ æ mpi ə n ʃ ip/ “ 冠军称号, 锦标赛 ” /` æθlit/ / ə ` ʧ i:vm ə nt /: recorder

Interview When did you …? When did you start/begin learning English? start learning English start to go to school begin learning to ride a bike begin to learn to write …… I started/began learning English when I was 8. at the age of 8. in 1998.

hiccup /`hik ʌ p/ vi. ＆ n. 打嗝 -hiccupping -hiccupped sneeze -sneezing -sneezed /sni:z/ vi. ＆ n. 打喷嚏

Who Has world record for How longStarted Stopped Charles Smith hiccupping 69 years and 5 months Donna Green sneezing 978 days 2a Listen and fill in the “how long” column in the chart. Jan. 13, 1981 Sep.16, b Listen and fill in the “started” and “stopped” columns in the chart

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 C Fill in the blanks with information from the chart in activity 2a. Practice the conversation with a partner. Then have the same kind of conversation about Donna Green. Who Has world record for How longStarted Stopped Charles Smith hiccupping 69 years and 5 months Donna Green sneezing

吉尼斯世界纪录 Charles hiccupped for 69 years and 5 months. He started hiccupping in When did he start hiccupping? He stopped hiccupping in When did he stop hiccupping? How long did Charles hiccup?

吉尼斯世界纪录 Donna sneezed for ____ days. He started sneezing on ________________. He stopped sneezing on ______________. When did he stop sneezing? January 13,1981 Sept.16, How long did Donna sneeze? When did he start sneezing?

Exercise 对划线部分提问。 1.My sister got up at 6:30 this morning. _____ ____ your sister _____ up this morning? 2. He went to bed at 10:00 last night. _____ ____ he ____ to bed last night? 3. It takes her 20 minutes to walk there. ____ _____ ____ it _____ her to walk there? 4. His father is staying in Beijing for a week. _____ _____ _____ his father _______ in Beijing? Whendidget Whendidgo How long doestake How longisstaying

A: How long did Den Yaping play ping pong? B: She/he played __________. A: When did she start _______ ping pong? B: She started _______. A: When did she ___________? B: She stopped _______. Name: Deng Yaping 1978: started playing ping-pong 1998: stopped playing ping-pong in 1978 playing stop playing in 1978 for 20 years Name: Lang ping( 郎平 ) 1978: started playing volleyball 1985: stopped playing volleyball Name: Fan Zhiyi （范志毅） 1989: started playing football 2000: stopped playing football A: How long did …play …? B: She/he played for … years. A: When did she/he start playing …? B: She/He started in …. A: When did she/he stop playing …? B: She/He stopped in ….

Write a passage about Charles and Donna. You can begin like this: Charles and Donna hold the World record. Charles was born in… Born:1937 Charles Donna Born: :started hiccupping 1990:stopped hiccupping Jan.13, 1981:started sneezing Sept.16,1983:stopped sneezing

Summary: When were you born? →I was born in When was he born? →He was born in When was she born? →She was born in you play basketball? →I played basketball for two years. How long did he play chess? →He played chess for 213 days. she hiccup? →She hiccupped for one year and two months. When did he start hiccupping? →He started hiccupping in When did he stop hiccupping ? →He stopped hiccupping in 1990.

Liang ChaoWei Birthday A famous Film star Ronaldo Birthday A famous Brazilian football player Lu Yi A famous film star Birthday— Liu Xiang July 13th 1981 Olympic Champion pairwork

Liu Xuan gymnast /` ʤ imnst/ gymnast /` ʤ imnæst/ won a gold medal /gəuld/“ 金 ( 的 )” /`medl/ “ 奖牌 ” champion champion /` ʧ æ mpiən/

played for national team: 17 years old /br`zilin/ adj. “ 巴西的 ” /br ə `zili ə n/ adj. “ 巴西的 ” Brazil /br`zil/ n. “ 巴西 ” Brazil /br ə `zil/ n. “ 巴西 ” Ronaldo /r`nldu/ Ronaldo /r ɔ `n æ ld ə u/1976 Brazilian soccer player

Tiger Woods started golfing when he was 10 months old golfer /`glf /`g ɔ lf ə/ golf /`glf/ v. n. golf /`g ɔ lf/ v. n.

圣莫尼卡 a Californian movie star Shirley Temple 04,23, 1928 California became a movie star at the age of 4. become /bi`k ʌ m/ link v. - became = when she was four (years old).

a Beijing Opera actor Mei Lanfang 09,24, 1894 first performed Beijing Opera started performing Beijing Opera /p ə `f ɔ : m/ v. “ 表演，演出 ”

Bethoven --musician (12,16, 1770) Mozart --musician 01, 27, 1756 write music

The famous people started doing things very young. You are never too young to start doing things ! too to +adj./adv. 原级 +do sth. adv. 说明程度 不定式的标志 后跟动原, 说明结果 “ 太 … 而不能 …” eg. 他太小还不能上学. 这盒子太重, 我搬不动. (+for sb.) He is too young to go to school. The box is too heavy for me to carry.

3a. Student A, read this article and fill in as many blanks as you can in the chart. Student B, go to page 84. ( pairwork) Achievement Age Tiger Woods golfing Shirley Temple Mozart Mei Lanfang Ronaldo Liu Xuan

AchievementAge Tiger Woods golfing Shirley Temple Mozart Mei Lanfang Ronaldo Liu Xuan movie star ten months old three years old writing musicfour years old performing Beijing Opera ten years old 3a,3b Read the article and fill in the chart. played for national teamseventeen years old world Championships gold medal seventeen years old

Read and circle “T” (for true) or “F ” (for false). 1.Shirley Temple was a movie star. T F 2. Mei Lanfang performed Beijing Opera T F when he was ten. 3. Tiger Woods likes golfing very much. T F 4. Mozart started writing music when T F he was fourteen years old. 5. Ronaldo was the great Brazilian tennis T F player.

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

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. Mozart musician --Who’s …? --She/He’s a/an … --When did she/he …? --She/He … When she was … Ronaldo soccer player

A:Who is Shirley Temple? B:She is a movie star. A: When did she become a movie star? B: When she was three years old. become /bi`k ʌ m/ become --- became link v. 成为 A: Who is …? B: She/He is a/an... A: When did she/he …? B: When she/he was..years old /At the age of...

明星档案 姚明 贝克汉姆 贝利 伍兹 罗纳尔多 刘翔 田亮 欧文 李连杰 蔡依林 周杰伦 章子怡 施瓦辛格 张惠妹 梅兰芳

Yao Ming basketball player Born: 1980 ， Shanghai : Chinese Nationality: Chinese : Houston Rockets Team: Houston Rockets

David Beckham football player Born: 1975 ， London : British Nationality: British : 1.80m Height: 1.80m : Real Madrid Team: Real Madrid

Tian Liang diver Born: 1979 ， Chongqing Nationality: Chinese Achievements: won Olympic gold medals Height: 1.68m / ə ` ʧ i:vm ə nt /: /w ʌ n/ /gəuld//`medl/

Tiger Woods golfer /`glf golfer /`g ɔ lf ə / Born: 1975 ， California : American Nationality: American Started golfing : ten months old : 1.88m Height: 1.88m

Michael Owen football player Born: 1979, London : British Nationality: British : Liverpool ； Real Madrid Team: Liverpool ； Real Madrid

Pele （贝利） football player Born: 1940 ， Brazil /br`zil/ Born: 1940 ， Brazil /br ə `zil/ First entered National /`nnl/ Team: 17 First entered National /`n æ ʃ ə n ə l/ Team: 17 Kicked 1282 shoots

Liu Xiang Born: 1983 ， Shanghai : Chinese Nationality: Chinese Won a gold medal: 2004 Hobby: singing, playing computer playing computer

Ronaldo football player Born: 1976 ， Nationality: Brazilian Went to World Cup: 18 years old /br`zilin/ adj. “ 巴西的 ” /br ə `zili ə n/ adj. “ 巴西的 ”

Zhou Jielun （ Jay Chou ） Born: 1979 : singing, piano, guitar Good at: singing, piano, guitar

Arnold Schwarzenegger （施瓦辛格） Born: 1947 Nationality: American a movie star

Cai Yilin （ Jolin ） Born: 1980 ， Taibei

Zhang Huimei （ Sherry / A Mei ） singer Born: 1972, Taidong Hobby: hunting, sports

Zhang Ziyi Born: 1979 ， Beijing Beijing Hobby: Skiing Family: mother, father, brother Music: pop music Favorite food: ice-cream

Li Lianjie （ Jet Li ） Born: 1963 : Temple Shaolin Works: Temple Shaolinactor Heroes

Mei Lanfang Born: 1894, Beijing Started learning acting: 8 years old Beijing opera actor

How old were you when...? NameAchievement AgeMore information Selina learned to ride a bicycle 2quickly, well started learning English started playing sports first went to a movie 3 Mr. Bean first had a party Report : Selina started things early. She learned to ride a bike at the age of two. She learned quickly and rode it very well. She went to her first movie when she was three years old! It was a comedy called Mr. Bean. Report : _____ started things early/late. She/He _______ at the age of _____. She learned quickly and ____ very well. She ___________ when she was ______ years old! It was _______________.

Let ’ s discuss Are we too young to start doing things?

Homework : 1. Recite Activity 3a 2. Make a card and write a report My achievement Name: Calvin Born: 1975 First learned to ride a bike: 9 First learned to swim: 11 First learned to play ping-pong: about 10 First learned English : 11 First learned to cook : 9 First had a party : 7 First go to a movie: 8 photo

Task 1 : Free Talk Talk about your favorite stars: My favorite star is __________. He/She is a ______________. He/She was born in______ /on _____. He/She started ____ Can you guess who he/she is? when he/she was____. at the age of____.

Task 2 : Practise Ａ： How old were you when you started doing…… Ｂ： I started doing… when I was …(years old). at the age of …

Shirley Temple a _____ child star cute Liu Xuan an _____________________ gymnast excellent and beautiful /`eks ə l ə nt/ adj. “ 优秀的 ” Tiger Woods a ___________________golfer famous/ well-known

Mei Lanfang an _______ Beijing Opera performing artist Ronaldo a ________ football player Mozart an ____________ musician unusual talented talented /`t æ l ə ntid/ adj. “ 天才的, 有天赋的 ” / ʌ n `j u: ʒ uə l/ adj. “ 不寻常的, 罕有的 ” outstanding /aut`stændiŋ/ adj. “ 杰出的, 出色的 ”

Einstein was one of ___________ scientists and ________ men in the world. He was also a very ______ and _____ person. the greatest cleverest loving kind /`l ʌ viŋ/ adj. “ 慈爱的 ” /kaind/ adj. “ 和蔼的, 亲切的 ”

Bill Gates a _______ person. He is also_____. Lu Xun a ________writer, he wrote many novels, he is ________. creativekind /kri`eitiv/ adj. 有创造力的 /kaind/ adj. 和蔼的, 亲切的 famous unusual

Tony a talented _______ pianist piano – pianist /`pi ə nist/ Vivian /`vivi ə n/ an outstanding _____ artist art – artist /`a:tist/ Midori /mi`d ɔ :ri/ an unusual ________ violinist violin – violinist / ` vai ə` linist/ n.+ ist → n. “ … 家 ”

be good at __________ ice skating Laura an ice skating athlete / player Laura a beautiful _______. athlete

talented loving outstanding unusual beautiful creative kind famous 有天赋的 慈爱的 杰出的，出色的不寻常的 漂亮的 有创造力的 和蔼的著名的

talented loving outstanding unusual beautiful creative kind famous 1a Look at these people. Under each picture, write one or two words to describe the person. loving kind creative unusual outstanding beautiful talented famous

is a loving grandfather. He spends all his free time with his grandson….. Arthur Task 4 : Description and Groupwork 1b. How is the man/ woman in the picture. Describe them. ______ is a _______ ___________. He/She __________________.

Midori Laura Who do you admire, Midori or Laura? /ə`dmaiə/ v. I admire Midori. “ 羡慕，欣赏, 钦佩 ”

Task 5. 2a. Listen. Two people are talking about people they admire. Circle the words in the list in 1a that you hear. talented loving outstanding unusual beautiful creative kind famous

1. ____ she is a famous violinist. 2. ____ she was born in ____ She started ice skating when she was four. 4. ____ I saw her play when I was eight. 5. ____ She’s a kind and loving grandmother. 6. ____ She was born in ____ She became a skating champion when she was ten. 8. ____ She toured the U.S. when she was fourteen. M M L M L L L M 2b Listen again. Are these sentences about Midori or Laura? Write “M” (for Midori) or “L” (for Laura) on the lines. = well-known = at the age of four = travel around 巡回演出

Name: Midori From: Japan Job: violinist Birth: : toured the U.S.A. A: _____ is Midori? B: She is a famous ________ violinist. A: ______ was she born? B: She was born ________. A: When ___ she tour the U.S.A.? B: _______. Who Japanese When in 1971 did In 1985 Name: Laura Birth: 1932 From: Russia (Russian) Job: ice skating player 1936: started ice skating 1942: became a skating champion

Suppose Midori and Laura are visiting our city. Using the listening information to make an interview. Pairwork A: Hello, Midori. May I ask you some questions? B: Yes, please. A: What do you do? B: I am …. A: When were you born? B:I was born… A: When did you tour the U.S? B:………

3b.Writing Write an article about Laura and Midori. Laura was born in She started ice skating when she was four……

violin instruments /`instrumənt/ violinist piano pianist accordion /ə`k ɔ :diən/

Li Yundi Who’s that?What’s he doing ? When and Where was he born? He is playing the piano.He is a famous pianist.

3a Read the article. Li Yundi, a well-known Chinese pianist, always loved music. He was born in 1982 in Chongqing. When he was a small boy, he could hum songs and difficult pieces of music. He began to learn the accordion at the age of four, and he started to learn the piano when he was seven. In October 2000, Li Yundi took part in the 14th Chopin International Piano Competition in Poland. He won first prize in his group. He was also the first Chinese pianist in the 70-year history of the competition to win this prize.

Read the article and say T or F ( ) 1. He was born in Chongqing in ( ) 2. Li Yundi is a Chinese pianist. ( ) 3. When he was four, he began to learn the piano. ( ) 4. He took part in the 14th Chopin International Piano Competition in Poland. ( ) 5. He won the second prize in his group. F T F F T

1.well-known pianist 著名钢琴家 2.hum/h ʌ m/ 哼唱 songs a piece of music pieces of music 3. learn the accordion / ə `k ɔ : di ə n/ 手风琴 4. at the age of….. 在几岁时 5. take part in 参加 6. win (the) first prize 7. Poland /pəulənd/

When What was born When he was a small boy began to learn the accordion When he was seven took part in competition In 1982 could hum songs and difficult music At the age of four started to learn the piano In October 2000 Task Let’s read & fill in the chart

Li Yundi a well-known pianist, was born in, a small boy, hum songs and difficult pieces of music, learn the accordion at the age of, started to learn the piano when, took part in, won first prize, was the first Chinese pianist in…

What did we learn from Li yundi? Genius is nothing but labor and diligence. 天才不过是勤奋而已。

3c Writing I think you must have someone you admire. Can you write something about him or her. Introduce him or her to your classmates. My English teacher is a person I admire. He is medium build. He can make his lessons fun. He often teaches us English songs and plays games with us after class. He loves teaching and loves his students ……

Guessing the name of a person you admire like this: A: Is the person a man or a woman? B: He is a man. C: Is he alive? B: No, he isn’t. D: Was he an athlete? B: No, he wasn’t. “ 活着的, 在世的 ” /ə`laiv/ adj.

tour start stop win become 1. How old were you when you_________ learning English? 2. What can I do to _________ famous? 3. He ___________ playing football because of his sore back. 4. The Chinese football team ________ Asia last year. 5. John ______ first prize in the speech competition. 1. Fill in the blanks with the words given. Change the form of the word if necessary. Then make your own sentences with the words. Self-check : Filling started become stops/stopped toured won tour start stop win become

Name : Date of birth : 1978 : 1983 : 1988 : 1997 : : Deng Yaping 02/06/1973 starts to play table tennis joins the Henan table tennis team joins the national table tennis team goes to Tsinghua University, majors in English and management / ` ju:ni`və:siti/ 大学 / ` mei ʤ ə/ 主修 /`mæni ʤ mənt/ 经营，管理 Becomes the number one women’s singles player in the ITTF /`si ŋ gl/ n. 单打比赛

2. Writing Deng Yaping _________ on the 2nd of June, She _____________ table tennis in 1978 _____________ only five years old. She practiced ________ ping-pong very hard and seriously. When she was ten years old, she _______ the Henan table tennis team. ___________ later she joined the _______________________. From 1993 to 1998, she kept being _______________________ _____________ in ITTF. In 1997, she _____________, and went to__________________ to study English and ____________. was born started playingwhen she was joined Five years national table tennis team the number one women’s playing singles playerleft the team Tsinghua University management

What should we do if we want to be successful ?

Reading and Writing : Do you want to be my friend? I was born in In 1995 I began to learn to play the piano. In 1996 I went to the primary school near my home. And in 1999 I took part in the piano competition in my province. I got the second prize. I thought it was a chance for me to learn more from others. In 2002 I began to study in No 13 Middle School. And now I am busy getting ready for the mid-term exams. I believe hard work can bring me success. Do you want to be my friends? Come and contact me at

1.How old is Johnny now? 2. How old was he when he took part in the competition? And what was the result? 3. What is he doing now? 4 What do you think of Johnny? 5. How can you touch Johnny? Answer the following questions: He is sixteen now. He was 9 now when he took part in the competition. And he got the second prize. He is busy getting ready for mid-term exams now. He is a … boy. We can contact him at 6.Write a letter to Johnny.

( )1. When was he born? He was born ________. A. in 1973 B. on 1973 C. on December D. in 1973, December ( )2.When I saw my teacher, I _____ with John. A. stopped talking B. stop to talk C. stop to talk D. stopped to talk ( )3.__does it take her to do her homework every evening? A. How many B. How long C. How much D. What time ( )4.She was born ______ the evening______ May 5,1996. A. in,of B. on, of C. in,in D. on, in ( )5. ---How long did you stay there? ---I stayed there ____ 3 weeks. A. in B. at C. for D. of Fill in the blanks with the best choices. B B C A A

Complete the conversation A: who’s that? B: Don’t you ________Michael Jordon? He is so famous. A: Michael Jordan ? Is he a movie star? B:_____, he is a ________ _________. A: When was he born? B: He was born in_______. A:______ _______did he play basketball? B: He played ____ 14 years. A:______ did he start ________ basketball? B: He _______ in Name: Michael Jordan Born: :starts playing basketball 1998:stops playing basketball know No basketball player 1963 Howlong for Whenplaying started

Pair work: Complete the dialogue. 1. A: ______ are you? B: I’m twelve. A: __________? B; I was born ___ A: ___ you have a party yesterday? B: Yes, I ___. A:_________ did the party start? B: At 4:50. A: ________ did the party last? B: About two hours.

3. A: _________? B: I think that’s Sunyue. A: When ___________? B: I _______ Maybe she ______ in A: ___________? B: I think that’s Fu Mingxia. She is a great _______. A: ___________? B: She was born in 1975.

homework A.Finish all the exercise. B.Write something about your favorite person. In your composition( 作文 ), you must talk about his/her: 1. Date of birth 2. Job 3. Appearance 4. Personality 5. Likes and dislikes 6. achievement

Task 7 writing Yao Ming Name: Yao Ming Born: :started playing basketball 1997: joined China National Team 2002:came to the U.S. Played for NBA

1.Recite 1c, 2c. 2.Write down you favorite stars or players about when they were born and how long did they start their work.

Good bye!

Group work: Talk about yourself and your friends, Using: When were you born? When was he / she born?

A Guessing Game Who is it ? ?

The boy was born on July 13, He is a Famous sports player. He is good at running in the hurdle--races( 跨栏赛 ).He holds the world record for the men’s 110m hurdles. He started hurdling in He hurdled for 8 years.