Unit 7 Topic 1 When is your birthday? Section A

Warming Up 1.How many days are there in a year? 2.How many months are there in a year? 3. Can you speak out the names of the months?

Write the months: July September January May February October 1.This is the month after June. _______ 2.This month starts with ‘S’. _______ 3.This is the first month of the year. ______ 4.This month has three letters in its name.______ 5.This month has only 28 or 29 days. ________ 6.this month starts with ‘O’. _______ July September January May February October

1.January Jan. 7.July Jul. 2.February Feb. 8.August Aug. 3.March Mar. 9.September Sep. 4.April Apr. 10.October Oct. 5.May May 11.November Nov. 6.June Jun. 12.December Dec.

GUESSING GAME Try to guess the months of the festivals ( 节日 ).

Group 1 Ready?

Christmas (December. 25th)

Army’s Day ( August. 1st)

Valentine’s Day (February 14th)

Father’s Day

Group 2 Ready?

New Year’s Day (January 1st)

National Day (October 1st)

Teachers’ Day (September 10th)

Macao’s Back-to-country Day December 20th

Group 3 Ready?

Singles Day (November 11th)

Women’s Day (March 8th)

November

Children’s Day (June 1st)

Group 4 Ready?

Fool’s Day Fool’s Day (April 1st)

May Day (May 1st)

Party’s Day (July 1st)

Mother’s Day

Listen and circle the months you hear. January February March April May June July August September October November December

3b Work alone. 1847 1930 1983 1973

Language points 年份的读法: 1. 一般情况分两位来读, 如1880, 可以读作:eighteen eighty, 1979可以读作 nineteen seventy-nine 2. 也可以按数字读, 如2000, 可以读作 two thousand, 2007 可以读作 two thousand and seven

3. 注意以下几个: 1078 ten seventy-eight 1900 nineteen hundred 1905 nineteen o five或者 nineteen hundred and five

3a. Work alone 1840 eighteen fourty 1900 nineteen hundred 1.Read these years. 1840 eighteen fourty 1900 nineteen hundred 1904 nineteen o four 1976 nineteen seventy-six 2000 two thousand 2008 two thousand and eight

2.Say and write these years in English. 1800 eighteen hundred 1820 eighteen twenty 1903 nineteen o three 1996 nineteen ninety-six 2009 two thousand and nine 2050 twenty fifty

Michael Phelps

Listen and answer. When was Michael Phelps born? Where was he born? Who is a big fan of Phelps? He was born in June,1985. He was born in Maryland, the U.S.A. Michael is a big fan of Phelps.

Language points 1 know about 了解，知道。 He knows about Yao Ming very well. 他非常了解姚明。 2 be born 出生，出世，后可跟时间或地点。 He was born in Hunan. 他在湖南出生。 3 in表示时间，用于月、季节、年,也用于泛指上午、下午、晚上。 in May 在五月 in the morning 在上午

凡有“具体日”，应用 “on”.如： on Sunday , on August 1st 只有“月或年”，应用“in” 如： in May, in 1978， in the morning 注意：具体的某一天的上下午晚前也用on 在一个下雨的晚上 on a rainy evening 在八月1日的早上 on the morning of August 1st.

1.在12月5号 2.在一月 3.在2008年 4.在1987年10月3号 5.在1999年9月 6.在下午 7. 在晚上 8. 在星期三早上 1.on December 5th 2.in January 3.in 2008 4.on October 3rd, 1987 5.in September, 1999 6.in the afternoon 7. at night 8. on Wednesday morning

When/Where was she born? ---When was she born? ---She was born in October,1978. ---Where was she born? ---She was born in Liaoning. ---When was she born? ---She was born in October ,1981. ---Where was she born? ---She was born in Beijing. 1981年10月生于北京 1978年10月生于辽宁

Liuxiang 1983-7-13 Shanghai Who is he? When was he born? Where was he born? Liuxiang 1983-7-13 Shanghai

Yaoming 1980-9-12 Shanghai Who is he? When was he born? Where was he born? Yaoming 1980-9-12 Shanghai

Dengyaping 1973-2-6 Henan Who is she? When was she born? Where was she born? Who is she? When was she born? Where was she born? Dengyaping 1973-2-6 Henan

Tianliang 1979-8-27 Chongqing Who is he? When was he born? Where was he born? Tianliang 1979-8-27 Chongqing

Jan. 18th, 1979 Taiwan Apr. 7th, 1954 Hongkong Aug. 8th, 1969 Beijing Who is he/ she? When / Where was he/ she born?

Jun. 28th,2010, Zhaoqing Jan. 6th, 2008, Guangzhou When was she born ? She was born……？ Where was she born? She was born in……？ Oct. 23rd,2003, Dongping

Pair Work Ask and answer with your partners about his/her birthday and birthplace. ---When were you born? ---I was born on…… ---Where were you born? ---I was born in …….

Have a try Try to find the person according to the ID card you have. Here are the tips : 1 He/ She is near you with an ID card in the same color. 2 Ask and try to find in English. 3 Stick (粘贴) the card to his/her body when you find him/her. 4 You can’t show your card to anybody. 5 The more you find, the better you will be.

Pair Work Do you have your favorite star Try to ask your partner something about his/ her favourite stars. You can start like this: ---Who is your favorite star? ---When/Where was she/he born? ---Why do you like him/her?......

My favourite Star My favorite star is ….. He / She was born on …… He/ She is from… (He/She was born in…) He / She likes …… ......, I like him/ her very much .

Summary 1 Everyday sentences(日常用语): When was he/she born ? He/She was born……？ Where was he/she born? He/She was born in……？ 2 the way of telling the dates in January, in 1978, on June 1st 3 .was born 出生于 be过去式 : was（单数）/were（复数）

Homework 1 Read and recite 1a of Section A 2 Try to remember the months and date 3 Try to make a survey in your group about their birthdays and birthplaces.

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