2018年秋七年级英语上册 Unit 8 When is your birthday Section

Unit 8 When is your birthday

第一课时

Step 1　Warming up and revision

1. Enjoy and sing along with The song of months.

2. Review the ordinal numbers together. Count from first to thirty­first.

3. 汉译英。(详见PPT)

Step 2　Presentation

Work on 1a.

1. Show some pictures about school activities on the screen. Teach Ss the school activities.

basketball game, soccer game, volleyball game, English test, school trip, School Day, English Day, Sports Day, book sale, art festival, party

2. Ss read and try to remember the activities.

3. Look at the activities in 1a. Then look at the pictures below. Match the pictures with the events.

4. Ss work on 1a. Then check the answers.

[答案] 1.d　2.c　3.b　4.a

Step 3　Listening

Work on 1b.

1. Listen to the recording and circle the events you hear in 1a.

2. Check the answers. Let some Ss read the answers.

Work on 1c.

1. T: This time, let's listen and fill in John's calendar. Write the proper activities in the right date chart.

2. Play the recording again for the Ss to check the answers.

[答案]

Step 4　Pair work

1. Look at the John's calendar. Ask and answer questions about it with your partner.

2. Then exchange roles to ask John's calendar again.

Step 5　Language points(详见P　课堂互动探究)

school trip

Step 6　Exercises

第二课时

Step 1　Warming up and revision

Show some pictures about school activities on the screen. Ask Ss to review the school activities.

Step 2　Pair work

Work on 2a.

1. Look at the activities in 2a. First, let some Ss read the activities aloud. Make sure they know the meaning of every activity.

2. Suppose you are a new student here. Ask your partner about these activities like this：

S1: Do we have a soccer game?

S2: Yes, we do.

S1: When is the soccer game?

S2: It's on October 11th./I don't know.

3. Check (√) the activities you have at your school and write down the dates behind the activities.

4. Then it's your partner's turn to ask you questions.

Step 3　Reading

Work on 2b.

1. This is a school notice of our school. It tells you about the main events this term.

Now scan the notice and find the answer to this question:

Is this a busy term? Why?

________________________________________________________________________

2. Careful reading.

3. Ss read the notice and list the dates and activities in the chart.

4. Check the answers with the class.

Step 4　Discussing

Work on 2c.

1. Now discuss the questions with your partner.

(1)What activities from 2b do you like?

(2)What other activities do you like?

Write down your likes and dislikes on your workbook. I'll let you report it to the class.

You can report like this：

I like… I don't like…

2. Let some Ss report their results to the class.

Step 5　Language points(详见P　课堂互动探究)

We have…for you. Have a good time!

Step 6　Exercises

第三课时

Step 1　Revision(详见PPT)

Step 2　Writing

Work on 3a.

1. Guo Peng gives Alan a note, but some of the words are missing. Can you guess what words they are?

Read the note carefully and complete the note with the words in the box. First, let's read the words in the box and make you know the meaning of every word.

2. Let some Ss read the words in the box. Then let other Ss say the meanings of the words.

3. Ss read and fill in the note. Then check the answers.

4. Let Ss try to remember the note and retell it to the class.

Work on 3b.

1. T: Our school has an English party next week. It's on November 12th. Can you write to your friend and invite him or her to our school English party? First, answer my questions to help you.

(1)What is your friend's name?

S1: My friend's name is Wang Lu.

(2)What subject(科目) does she like?

S1: She likes English.

(3)What activity do you have in your school?

S1: We have an English party.

(4)When is the party?

S1: It's on November 12th.

2. T: Well, write a note with the help of the answers above.

Dear Wang Lu，

Do you like English? Please come to our school next week. We have an English party. It's on November 12th. See you there!

Mary

3. Let some Ss read their notes to the class.

Step 3　Practice

Work on Self Check 1.

1. Complete the chart with the correct forms of the numbers.

2. Check the answers with the class.

[答案]

Work on Self Check 2.

1. Show some pictures of holidays on the screen.

2. Ask the dates about the holidays.

3. Check the answers with the Ss.

Step 4　Survey

T: What other holidays in China or in other foreign countries do you know? First, list the holidays you know. Then ask and answer the dates about them with your partner.

S1: the Spring Festival 春节(农历正月初一)

the Lantern Festival 元宵节(农历正月十五)

Army Day 建军节(8月1日)

the Mid­Autumn Festival 中秋节(农历八月十五)

S2: Valentine's Day 情人节(2月14日)

April Fool's Day 愚人节(4月1日)

Mother's Day 母亲节(5月份的第2个星期天)

Father's Day 父亲节(6月份的第3个星期天)

Christmas Day 圣诞节(12月25日)

Then ask and answer about the dates of them:

S1: When is Army Day?

S2: It's on August 1st. When is Christmas Day?

S1: It's on December 25th.

…

[设计意图：让学生了解不同的节日，拓宽视野，为写作不同的节日积累素材。]

Step 5　Homework

你们学校计划举行减价售书活动。假如你是Frank，请根据下面表格中的信息，给你的朋友Bob写一个便条，邀请他一起参加。

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