课题引入 I. Warming- up and revision

1. Greeting (Say hello between the teacher and the Ss)

2. Divide the class into Group A and B. Draw two baby birds on the blackboard as their symbols, tell the students that each time they answer questions right, they can get one or more points for their group and draw one or more clouds below their bird, at the end of the class, the group which gets more clouds will be the winner today. Say, "One, two, three!" Get the whole class sit straight, thus announce the beginning of the competition

3. Review introduction

Play the "Word train" game. Get a group of students ask and answer questions one by one.

T: Good morning. I'm Diana. When is your birthday?

S1: My birthday is May 22nd..

(Then S1 turn around and greet S2 in the same way.)

教学步骤

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主要内容 II. Presentation

1. T: Boys and girls, let's play a guessing game, "When is your birthday?" OK?

2. Show the students pictures of some famous persons like Jay Zhou, Liu Xiang, etc, let them guess the birthday of these persons by using the following sentences:

　　His birthday is ......

I think His birthday is...

III. Summary

1. learn the ordinal numbers and find out the rule by themselves

first (1st), second (2nd), third (3rd), fourth (4th), fifth (5th)...

twenty-first (21st), twenty-second 22nd), twenty-third (23rd) twenty-fourth (24th) ...

2. look at the dates in the calendar, ask the Ss to express the dates in English

talk about the date of the festivals

课堂练习 IV．Work on 2a

Get the students to look at the pictures on P2 and listen to the four conversations.

V．Work on 2b

1. Get the students to listen again and circle the names they hear, tell them that te first name has been done for them.

2. Play the recording. Students listen and circle the numbers according to the tape. Then check the answers.

本课作业 VIII. Homework

1. Listen and read after the tape for thirty minutes.

2. Recite the second conversation of Section A, 2c.

3. Write down the Chinese meaning of the new words and key sentences, then translate them into English.

Unit8 When is your birthday?

授课班级 185、186 授课日期 2012年月日 授课类型 巩固课 学 时 数 The 3rd period (Section B 1a -2c) 教学目标 1. review the ordinal numbers.

2. Have the students talk about the date of the events.