Section B Unit 8 When is your birthday?

Festivals in a year

January 1st

Spring festival: in January or February

Labor Day: May 1st

Children’s Day: June 1st

Teachers’ Day: September 10th

Mid-Autumn Day In September or October

National Day: October 1st

Christmas Day: December 25th

School events speech contest School Day party basketball game volleyball game Art Festival Music Festival school trip 辩论会 校庆 聚会 篮球赛 排球赛 艺术节 音乐节 郊游

Art Festival 艺术节

Music Festival 音乐盛典

Speech Contest 演讲比赛

basketball game /ge I m/

volleyball game

Birthday party /pa:ti/

school trip 学校组织的观光、郊游

1a Match the pictures with the events. 1. ___ English test 3. ___ school trip 2. ___ party 4. ___ basketball game d c b a

1b Listen and check the events that you hear. 1. __ English test 3. __ school trip 2. __ party 4. __ basketball game √ √ √ √

September English test School trip October Sally’s birthday party basketball game 1c Listen again. Fill in Joe’s calendar. School trip

1d Ask and answer questions about John’s calendar. It’s on October 5th. When is Sally’s birthday party?

2a Check ( √ ) the activities you have at your school. soccer game school trip School Day book sale English Day art festival Sports Day party soccer game school trip School Day book sale English Day art festival Sports Day party

2b Read the school notice and list the activities and the dates. Dear students, We have some interesting and fun things for you this term. On September 21st, we have a school trip in the afternoon. October is a great month. On the 12th and the 15th, we have two ball games, soccer and volleyball. School Day is on October 22nd. Your parents can come to our school. Next month, we have an art festival. It’s on November 3rd. We have an English party on November 30th. And on December 3rd, we have a book sale in the school library. This is a really busy term! Have a good time! Dear students, We have some interesting and fun things for you this term. On September 21st, we have a school trip in the afternoon. October is a great month. On the 12th and the 15th, we have two ball games, soccer and volleyball. School Day is on October 22nd. Your parents can come to our school. Next month, we have an art festival. It’s on November 3rd. We have an English party on November 30th. And on December 3rd, we have a book sale in the school library. This is a really busy term! Have a good time!

Dates Activities September 21st October 12th and15th October 22nd November 3rd November 30th December 3rd a school trip soccer game volleyball game School Day art festival English party

A: Do you have a school trip? B: Yes, we do. A: Why do you like it? B: Because it’s interesting. A: When is it? B: It’s… 2c Discuss the questions with your partner. 1. What activities from 2b do you like? 2. What other activities do you like?

3a Complete the note with the words in the box. my school game September like basketball Dear Alan, Do you sports? Do you have a ? Please come to next week. We have a basketball. It is on 2nd. See you there ！ Guo Peng like basketball my school game September

3b Write your own note to a friend. Invite him / her to an activity in your school. Use the questions to help you. What is your friend’s name? What does your friend like to do? What activity do you have in your school? When is the activity? Dear,

Note Joe, when is the school trip? 乔, 学校旅行是什么时候？ (P51) 句中的 school 是名词, 用在此处修饰 名词 trip 。

对年龄提问用 how old 或 age He is 14. How old is he? =What’s his age? I am 15. How old are you?=What’s your age? 对生日提问用 when When is your birthday? It’s on December 25. 对日期提问用 what’s the date? It’s December 25 today. What’s the date today?

Exercises

一、单项选择 1. China joined the WTO ____ December 11, A. In B. on C. at 解析： 具体到某一天介词 on. on July 8 th, on Friday. 2. What’s the ____ today? It’s September 20. A. day B. date C. time B B

3. ____ comes after October, but before December. A. November B. September C. January 4. We ____ born in A. were B. was C. are 5. _____ is the school trip? _____ May. A. When, In B. What, On C. Where, On A A A

二、用月份名词填空： 1. _______ 1st is New year’s Day. 2. ______ 12th is Tree Planting Day.( 植树节 ) 3. ______ 1st is Fool’s Day. ( 愚人节 ) 4. ______ 1st is Labor Day.( 劳动节 ) 5. ______ 1st is Children’s Day. 6. The last ( 最后的 ) three months of a year are _______ _________, and ________. 7. New school year begins ( 新学年开始于 ) in _________. January March April May June OctoberNovemberDecember September

三. 写出每组对话的问题： 1. Q: ______________________ A: My birthday is on April 22nd. 2. Q: ____________________ A: I’m sixteen. 3. Q: __________________________ A: My brother’s birthday is on May 16th. 4. Q: ___________________ A: The party is on May 21st. 5. Q: _____________________ A: My mother is forty-eight. When is your birthday? How old are you? When is your brother’s birthday? When is the party? How old is your mother?

四.将下列词连成一个完整的句子 1. May, it, is, first 2. birthday, my, is, 10th October, on. 3. his, is, on, birthday, September, second ? It is May 1st. My birthday is on October 10th. Is his birthday on September 2nd?

4. your, birthday, mother’s, when,is, ? 5. old, are, how, your, parents. 6. The, speech contest, July 3rd, is, on When is your mother’s birthday? How old are your parents? The speech contest is on July 3rd.

Write about your family members’ birthdays. My mother birthday is __________________ _____________________________________ Homework