Language Goals
【语言目标】	Be able to ask and answer the dates.
Knowledge Goals
【知识目标】
Key Words	when，month，January，February，March，April，May，June，July，August，September，October，November，December，happy，old，party，first，second，third，fifth，eighth，ninth，twelfth，twentieth，test，trip，art，festival，dear，student，thing，term，busy，time，there
Key Phrases	How old…？See you！Have a good time！
Key Sentences	When is your birthday？
My birthday is on May 2nd.
When is his birthday？
His birthday is on January 17th.
When is her birthday？
It's in August.
When is Alice's birthday？
Her birthday is on September 5th.
When is your father's birthday？
His birthday is on April 21st.
Key Grammar	When questions
Ability Goals
【能力目标】	Be able to talk about birthday and other events to exchange the personal information.
Moral Goals
【情感目标】	Be able to love life and love parents.
Teaching Time
【课时】	Four periods
Period 1	Section A(1a～1c)
Period 2	Section A(2a～3c)
Period 3	Section B(1a～1d)
Period 4	Section B(2a～Self Check)

Period 1 Section A (1a～1c)

Teaching important points　【教学重点】

　1.Key words & phrases：

when，month，January，February，March，April，May，June，July，August，September，October，November，December

　2.Key sentences：

When is your birthday，Linda?

My birthday is on May 2nd.

When is your birthday，Mike?

My birthday is on June 3rd.

When is your birthday，Mary?

It's on January 5th.

Teaching difficult points　【教学难点】

　Be able to express the dates correctly.

Teaching aids　【教具】

　CAI，pictures，a tape player

Teaching procedures and ways　【教学过程及方法】

★Step Ⅰ Revision and lead－in　复习导入

T：Before class，let's count the numbers，for example：

S1：One.

S2：Two.

S3：Three.

S4：Four.

S5：Five.

S6：________.

S7：Seven.

S8：Eight.

S9：Nine.

S10：Ten.

S11：Eleven.

S12：________________.

S13：Thirteen.

S14：…

And the sixth student，the twelfth student，the eighteenth student and…，they should stand up and say “yes” but not the numbers.

★Step Ⅱ Self－studying and guiding　自学指导

Self－study 1：

Self－study the new words：when，month，January，February，March，April，May，June，July，August，September，October，November，December.

Learn to pronounce them according to the phonetic symbols.You can listen to the tapes to help you pronounce them correctly or ask others for help.And try to memorize them.

Self－study 2：

Read the conversations in Part 1a and try to understand them by yourselves.

Questions for thinking：

(1)一月一日________________________________________________________________________

(2)三月三日________________________________________________________________________

(3)三月八日________________________________________________________________________

(4)五月一日________________________________________________________________________

(5)九月十日________________________________________________________________________

(6)十二月二日________________________________________________________________________

The teacher walks around the classroom to watch and help the students study while the students are self－studying.Encourage students to find out their problems in self－studying both in pronunciation and understanding.

Time for questions：

Discuss the difficulties that most students have and explain the language points that most students can't understand.

★Step Ⅲ Check up　检查核对

Check up 1：

Words teaching：Ask a few students to read the new words and help them correct the mistakes in pronunciation if necessary.

Check up 2：

Check the answers to exercises in self－study.

Check up 3：

Ask some students about their birthdays to see if they can respond correctly.

★Step Ⅳ Cooperative inquiry　合作探究

1．Listening 1b

(1)Listen and number the conversations.

(2)Listen again and repeat the conversations imitating the intonations.

2．Pair work

Work in pairs and make up your own conversations.

3．Role－play

Act out your conversations in front of the class.

★Step Ⅴ Practice　练习

Team work：

Work in teams and make a survey and fill in this chart.

People	Month	Date
Sally
Jane
Lily
Tom
Jack
Helen
Bill

You can use the sentences：

How old are you?

When is your birthday?

★Step Ⅵ Test　测试

Speak out the dates of these festivals.

New Year's Day (元旦)________________________________________________________________________

Women's Day(妇女节)________________________________________________________________________

April Fool's Day(愚人节)________________________________________________________________________

Teachers' Day(教师节)________________________________________________________________________

National Day(国庆节)________________________________________________________________________

Mid－Autumn Day(中秋节)________________________________________________________________________

Thanksgiving Day(感恩节)________________________________________________________________________

Blackboard writing　【板书设计】

New words

Key sentences

when，month，January，February，March，April，May，June，July，August，September，October，

November，December

When is your birthday?

My birthday is on…

Teaching reflection　【教学反思】

从本单元的主题When is your birthday？就可以得知，本单元的学习目标是学会询问和回答日期。第一课时的任务是学会问题的构成，会应答，正确运用序数词表达日期，记忆月份的英文名称，对本话题进行听说训练。大量的反复练习能够帮助学生突击记忆词汇，但是学生需要在大量的听说活动中巩固语言知识，加深印象。