1. Unit 8 When is your birthday?
Section A

2. Structures When is your birthday, Vera? My birthday is October tenth.
When is your birthday, Jeff?
My birthday is June fourth.
When is your birthday, Mary?
My birthday is January fifteenth.

3. Words
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-first, twenty-ninth, thirtieth, thirty-first

4. Look at the pictures, how many months do you know?

5. January
Step two
January is my favorite month!

6. February
Do you like February?

7. 3
March
What is March like?

8. April is the fourth month.4
April

9. May 5
May is a beautiful month!

10. June 6
Is June your favorite month?

11. Is July a good month?
July 7

12. Say something about August !8
August

13. September 1st is a big day!9

14. October 10
October is a harvest time!

15. Winter is coming in November!11

16. December 12
It’s very cold in December.

17. 1月 2月 9月 8月 7月 6月 5月 4月 3月 12月 11月 10月 January February March November
October
September
August
June
July
May
April
December

18. Listening—1b
Before listening, look at the picture in 1a and think what you will hear.
Listen for the first time, listen and write the numbers next to the correct conversations.
Listen for the second time, check the answer.
Listen for the third time and read
Recite the 3 conversations

19. 1c-Pair work
Look at the sentence structures and then try to make conversations with partner.
When is your birthday, Vera?
My birthday is October tenth.
When is your birthday, Jeff?
My birthday is June fourth.
When is your birthday, Mary?
My birthday is January fifteenth.

20. Practice the conversations
Several pairs to show their conversations in front of the class.
Others listen and try to pay more attention to the correct way of saying the words.

21. Look at the calendar and say the numbers.
December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

22. one two three four five
six seven eight nine ten
eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen
sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen
twenty thirty forty fifty sixty
seventy eighty ninety
twenty-one … twenty-nine
thirty-one … thirty-nine
eighty-one … eighty-nine
ninety-one … ninety-nine

23. 2a-Ordinal numbers: one two thirteen four twelve fifteen fourteen
eight
seven
six
five
three
sixteen
eleven
ten
nine
twenty-four
twenty-three
twenty-two
twenty-one
twenty
nineteen
eighteen
seventeen
thirty
first th
twenty-first
second
twelfth
third th
twenty-second th th
fifth th
twenty-third th th th th th
thirtieth th h
ninth th
twentieth th

24. Twenty-first twenty-second twenty-third Fifth eighth ninth
The numbers we should pay attention:
First second third
Twenty-first twenty-second
twenty-third
Fifth eighth ninth
Twelfth Twentieth thirtieth

25. Written work 1.Sunday is the first day of the week.
2.______ is the ____ day of the week.
3.______ is the ____ day of the week.
4.______ is the ____ day of the week.
5.______ is the ____ day of the week.
6.______ is the ____ day of the week.
7.______ is the ____ day of the week.

26. Play a number game. 课前准备基数词和序数词对应的数字卡片，打乱顺序后发给每名学生。
一学生说基数词或序数词，另一学生说序数词或基数词。
让学生以最快速度按基数词或序数词顺序排队，并快速报数，看那队是获胜者。

27. 基数词-序数词变化规律 基变序，要巧记， 一、二、三特殊记。 -th四加起， 八去t来九去e。 遇到ve, f替， -ty变为tie,
若想表示几十几，
只变个位就可以。

28. Listen for the third time and finish 2c.
Name Month Date
Leila July th
Nick August nd
Robert January th
Jane September th

29. Report 2c Leila’s birthday is September 5th.
Nick’s birthday is July 4th.
Robert’s birthday is January 17th.
Jane’s birthday is August 22nd.

30. Listen to 2c again and fill in the blanks.
-Now, let’s fill in the class birthday calendar. Leila, when’s ________ birthday?
-It’s ____________ 5th, Mr. Fisher.
-Oh, OK. And how about you, Nick?
-______ ______.
-And Robert?
-_____ birthday is ________ 17th.
-January 17th. OK. And Jane, when’s _______ birthday?
-_________ ________.
your
September
July th My
January
your
August nd

31. When is your birthday?
February 1st May 3rd July 22nd August 15th

32. A:When is Sally’s birthday? B: Her birthday is March 21st.
Name: Sally
Age:7
Date Of Birth:March 21st
A:When is Sally’s birthday?
B: Her birthday is March 21st.
Name:Tina
Age:13
Date of Birth: January 5th

33. A: When is John’s birthday? B: His birthday is November 12th.
Name:John
Age:11
Date Of Birth:November 12th
A: When is John’s birthday?
B: His birthday is November 12th.
Name:Mike
Age:21
Date Of Birth:June 3rd

34. Talk to your partners in a group of four
Talk to your partners in a group of four. Line up the youngest to the oldest following the given example.

35. _______ is the oldest in our group. ____ was born on ____ _____ _____
_______ is the oldest in our group. ____ was born on ____ _____ _____. ______ is the second oldest in our group. ____ birthday is ____ _____ _____. ____ is ____ years old. ______ is the second youngest in our group._____ is a ____-year-old ______. ______ is the youngest in our group.

36. 2d. Pair work: Talk about your family members’ birthdays.
When is your mother’s birthday?
My mother’s birthday is Nov, 15th.
When is your father’s birthday?
His birthday is Sep, 4th.

37. Pair work according to 3a
First , Ss watch the teacher and a student make a conversation and then make up a conversation by themselves.
Then, Ss write their own ID cards. Then ask and answer .
Then, Ss write their own ID cards.
Ask other classmates’ birthdays and line up from the youngest to the oldest.

38. Make a class birthday calendar
The rules for the game
1、让学生四人一组进行小组活动，互相询问同伴的生 日，做好小组纪录，并把结果填入表格中（月份和日 期分别填写，有利于学生强化对英文月份名称和英文日期的记忆）。
2、以小组为单位汇报组员的生日情况，其他学生在自己的英文日历上标出同学的生日日期。
3、汇总班级生日册，并做简单统计，如调查同一个月生日的人数，同一日期生日的人数等。
4、评价小组或班内 英文日历制作最好的学生，将他们标有同学生日的日历展示在班级的宣传栏。

39. Class birthday calendar:
A: When is your birthday?
B: My birthday is Nov, 15th.When is your birthday?......
C: My birthday is Feb. 14th. When is your birthday, D?
D:……
name
birthday
age
month
date
Tony
December
12th 14

40. Pair work: Ask birthdays according to the birthday calendar.
A: When is Cathy’s birthday?
B: His birthday is Jan, 5th. And when was Mary born?
A: Mary was born on Sep 15th, 1991.
B: Do you know that in our class there are two classmates whose birthdays are at the same day.
A: I don’t know. Who are they?
B: They are Sally and Sara. They were born on Dec 18th, 1992.

41. Mary’s birthday is May 5th. =Mary was born on May 5th 1991.
Report the birthdays of classmates and line up from the youngest to the oldest.
Name
Birthday
Month
Date
Year
Mary
May
5th
1991
Susan
Sep
14th
1992
Tom
Oct
3rd
Mary’s birthday is May 5th.
=Mary was born on May 5th 1991.

42. Task: Choose our class birthday

43. Exercises birthday cook give/bring Thanks wants
1.Read the text and fill in the blanks.
Lily is a middle school student. Today is her 1_________, she is very happy because her friends come to see her. She and her mother 2________ some delicious food. Her friends 3________ her some beautiful presents and say “Happy birthday ” to her. She say “4________” to all of them. And she 5________ to remember the day.
birthday
cook
give/bring
Thanks
wants

44. Exercises 2. Read the conversation and fill in the blanks.
--Good morning, Alice.
-- 1.______________ , Mary. Where are you going?
--I’m going to Lucy’s 2.__________.
--Lucy’s birthday? 3.___________________?
--Yes, it is June 24th, it is his birthday.
--Oh, I don’t know. Please say “Happy birthday” to him 4. ____ me.
--Alice, why not go with me to his 5._______ ?
--That 6._______ good. Where is the party?
-- At his home. 7.___________.
--OK.
Good morning
birthday
Is today her birthday?
for
party
sounds
Let’s go