1.Knowledge Objects:New words.When is Sally’s birthday party？It’s October fifth.

Step Ⅰ

Greet the class as usual and check the homework.

Step Ⅱ

Learn the new words:

date n.日期　　　　 birth n.出生；出世；诞生　　 age n.年龄；年纪

old adj.年岁的；年老的；年长的　　 how old 多大年纪；几岁

Step Ⅲ

Ask students to display their class birthday calenders.

Then ask students questions such as When is Wang Bing’s birthday？His birthday is October tenth.

Then divide the class into groups of four.Say，now let’s play the birthday game.Ask about birthdays and ages in your group.Line up from youngest to oldest.Ask students to look at the picture.

Ask each group to perform before the whole class.Each should say sentences like this:My birthday is_______.I’m _______years old.

Then line up from youngest to oldest.If some of them do better，give them a present and praise them for it.

Step Ⅳ 3a

There are three pieces of ID.According to an ID and make conversation like this:When is your birthday，John Miller？It’s March 21st.How old are you？I’m fifteen.

Ask students to make the other two conversations.

When is your birthday，William Brown？

It’s November 12th.

How old are you？

I’m thirteen.

When is your birthday，Tina Johnson？

It’s June 3rd.

How old are you？

I’m seventeen.

(This activity provides guided oral practice using the target language.)

Step Ⅴ 3b

Ask each student to use his/her own name，age and date of birth making an ID of his/her own.Make a conversation like Activity 3a.

Ask some of them to present their conversations to the class.

Step Ⅵ　 Make Plans for Everyday Life

Tell students if we have a schedule for every day，we can make everything go well.Teach students how to make a schedule.Give them an example or make it with them.For example，

November

(1)I’ll have an English speech contest on November 5th.

(2)My mother’s birthday is November 10th.I’ll give her a present.

(3)We’ll have a school trip on November 20th.

(4)We’ll have an English test on November 23rd.So I will study hard for it.

(5)I’ll go to Amy’s home on November 27th.Because it is her birthday.

Step Ⅶ　 Summary and Homework

This class we’ve had oral practice using the target language.After class use the exercises on Pages 30-32 of the workbook to practise the target language presented in this unit.

Ther Fourth Period

3.Moral Object:Arrange time reasonably and be the master of time.

2.Ability Objects:Listening and speaking skills./Practice./Communicative competence.

1.Knowledge Objects

Use the target language to have oral practice.

Do some workbook exercises to practise the target language presented in this unit.

Step Ⅰ

Greet the class as usual and check the homework.Have them play the recordings and listen to their pronunciation of the months of the year.

Step Ⅱ 2a

Show the new words on the screen and teach them to read for several times.

second num.第二

third num.第三

fifth num.第五

sixth num.第六

seventh num.第七

eighth num.第八

ninth num.第九

eleventh num.第十一

twelfth num.第十二

thirteenth num.第十三

forteenth num.第十四

sixteenth num.第十六

seventeenth num.第十七

eighteenth num.第十八

nineteenth num.第十九

twentieth num.第二十

thirtieth num.第三十

thirty-first　 第三十一

Then play the recording and ask students to repeat each ordinal number.If students need extra practice，play it several times.Ask students if there are any numbers that they find difficult to pronounce and work on these separately.

This activity provides listening and speaking practice with the ordinal numbers 1^st-31st.

Step Ⅲ　 2b

First ask students to listen to the conversation.Then tell them to circle the numbers in Activity 2a that they hear on the recording.

Check the answers finally.

Answers:

5th，4th，17th，22nd

Tapescript:

Teacher:Now，let’s fill in the class birthday calendar.Lei La，when’s your birthday？

Lei La:It’s September 5th，Mr Fisber.

Teacher:Oh，OK.And how about you，Nick？

Nick:July 4th.

Teacher:And Robert？

Robert:My birthday is January 17th.

Teacher:January 17th.OK.And Jane，when’s your birthday？

Jane:August 22nd.

(This activity provides listening and reading practice using the target language.)

Step Ⅳ 2c

Listen and match the names months and days.Say，I’m going to play the recording.You will hear a conversation about birthday.Please draw a line connecting each person’s name with the month and date of his or her birthday.

Play the recording for twice.Then check the answer’s with students.

Answers:

Lei La-September 5^th　　 Nick-July 4^th　　 Robert-January 17^th　　 Jane-August 22nd

(This activity provides listening practice with the target language.)

Step Ⅴ Numbers Game

Give students some cards.On each card is a cardinal number or a ordinal number.Ask one student to read a cardinal number or a ordinal number.The other student answers.For example，one read3，while the other answers 3rd.Give students an example and make sure students know exactly what to do.Then begin the game.Give little presents to students who do well.

Step Ⅵ 2d

First model the sample conversation with a student.Ask questions and the student answers with information about his or her birthday.

Ask students to work in pairs.At last invite several pairs of students to present their conversations to the class.

A:When is your birthday？

B:My birthday is November 3rd.

A:When is your mother’s birthday？

B:Her birthday is_______.

A:And when is your father’s birthday？

B:His birthday is_______.

Step Ⅶ　 Grammar Focus

I’ll tell students my birthday.Then point to a day on calender.

Ask:Is this my birthday？

S1:No，it isn’t.

Then ask another student.When is my birthday？Guide the student to answer.Your birthday is....

Step Ⅷ Summary

This class we’ve learnt ordinal numbers and to ask one’s birthday.I hope you are able to remember yours parents’ birthday and say “Happy birthday” to them.

Step Ⅸ Homework

(1)Read ordinal numbers 1st-31st.

(2)Make a class birthday calender.(Ask students，about their birthday and make a list of all students’ birthdays.)

The Third Period

3.Moral Object:Remember the birthday of family members and give them a present.

2.Ability Objects:Listening and speaking skills./Communicative competence.

1.Knowledge Objects:Ordinal numbers 1st to 31st./When is your birthday？/My birthday is November 11th.

Section A

Step Ⅰ Greet the class as usual.

Step Ⅱ 1a

Show the new words on the screen.Teach them and ask students to repeat.

when adv.什么时候，何时

birthday n.生日

month n.月份

January n.一月

February n.二月

March n.三月

April n.四月

May n.五月

June n.六月

July n.七月

August n.八月

September n.九月

October n.十月

November n.十一月

December n.十二月

tenth num.第十

fourth num.第四

fifteenth num.第十五

Or point to the calender and teach them the new words.Make sure each student understands the meaning and can read them.

Step Ⅲ

Focus attention on the list of the twelve months of the year.Ask students to write them on Page 47 like this:January-Jan.February-Feb.and so on.

Step Ⅳ　

Pronunciation Note.Point out that the stress comes on the middle syllable in the words September，October，November and December

Tapescript:

January，February，March，April，May，June，July，August，Sepetember，October，November，December

Step Ⅴ

T:Can all of you read the twelve months of the year？

Ss:Yes.

T:Well.Now let’s sing a song about the months.

You can sing following the tape recorder.

The song of months

Step Ⅵ 1b

Tell students we’ll hear 3 conversations.Ask students to number the conversations.Point out the boxes where students will write in a number for each conversation.

Play the recording for the first time.Students only listen.Then for a second time.This time students can number-the conversation.Check the answers with the whole class.

Answers (from left to right):1，2，3

Tapescript:

Conversation 1:

A:When is your birthday，Vera？B:My birthday is October tenth.

Conversation 2:

A:When is your birthday，Mary？B:My birthday is January fifteenth.

Conversation 3:

A:When is your birthday，Jeff？B:My birthday is June fourth.

(This activity provides practice in recognizing the target language in natural speech.)

Step Ⅶ 1c

Play the recording again and ask students to listen carefully.Then tell students to say the conversation with a paroer.Then ask several pairs of students to perform the conversations for the class.

(This activity provides guided listening and oral practice with the target language.)

Step Ⅷ

Show an exercise on the screen.在图中空格内填入所缺的字母，使每竖行都构成一个表示月份的单词。

Step Ⅸ Summary

This class we’ve learnt the twelve months of the year an English song and how to ask a person’s birthday.

Step Ⅹ Homework

(1)Read the conversations.

(2)Record yourselves as you say the conversations.

The Second Period