1.导入新课。(3’)为了活跃课堂气氛，鼓励学生积极参与到活动中，引起他们感情上的共鸣，我采用了先唱英文歌曲“How are you today？”，然后提问“How are you today？How do you feel today？ How is the weather today？”而导入新课的。

3. 教学难点。能区分并应用名词及相应的形容词。

2．教学重点　 熟练掌握本课的四会生词及重点句型。

本课主要是让学生学会谈论天气状况，能询问日期，难易度适中。

1.教学目标　

知识目标：熟练掌握 sun　 wind　 cloud　 rain　 snow及其对应的表示天气状况的形容词sunny windy cloudy　 rainy　 snowy　 以及询问天气的句型 How is the weather？

能力目标：运用所学的语言知识，在创设情景中进行交际，并在此基础上能将其运用于日常生活中。激发学生学习英语的兴趣，并能在实际生活中敢于开口、乐于实践。

情感目标：激发学生的学习兴趣，帮助学生树立学习英语的自信心，并在成功中体会英语学习的乐趣。

德育目标：通过本课学习培养学生合作学习，互相帮助以及勇于表现自己，在大众面前的独立表现能力。

七年级冀教版的对话编排都是从学生的生活实际出发，让学生能掌握生活中基本常识交流。发展他们自主学习的能力，形成有效的学习习惯和策略。

2.　　　 How old is Bob?

When is Bob’s birthday?

b>　　 Listen to the tape and repeat

c>　　 Students ask and answer in pairs to talk about their parents’ age and birthdays.

d> Get the students to write a passage about their family members’ ages and birthdays. One student write on the blackboard then check the answer.

Step IV 　Presentation

a>　　　 Teacher teach “ bloom” and “flower”

b>　　　 Learn the song line by line

Step V 　Practice

a>　　 Divide the class into six groups. Each group thinks about some actions for each part of the song.

b>　　 Choose two students from each group. Ask them to stand in the front .Present their actions while singing the song. The whole class 　sing along together with them.

Step VI 　Homework

a>　　　 Read the dialogue in this lesson.

b>　　　 Writing an article about Lucy’s family.

Blackboard writing　　

　　　　　　 Unit 7 Days and Months

　　　　　　 Lesson 51 When is your birthday

Writing:

A: How old are you? 　　　　　　　　　　　　My name is Liu Lei, I’m thirteen years old, My　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B: I’m thirteen years old.　　　 　　　　　　birthday is July 4. My mother is a teacher, she is 　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A: When is your birthday?　　　　　　　　　 forty years old, her birthday is April2. My father 　　　　　　　　　　　　

B: My birthday is November 12.　　　　　　 is a worker, he’s forty-one years old, his birthday　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 is March4.

1.　　　 How old is Danny?

When is Danny’s birthday?

2.　　　 Keys sentences:

When is your birthday?

My birthday is __________.

Ability goals:

Enable students to ask and answer their ages and birthdays.

Learning ability goals:

Help the students to grasp the expressions to talk about the months of the year.

Teaching importance:

How to ask and answer about people’s birthdays.

Teaching difficulties:

Learn the expressions to talk about the months.

Teaching methods:

Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing

Teaching aids:

Audiotape

Teaching steps:

Step I　 Revision

　　　　 Students ask and answer in pairs.

　　　　 S1: What’s the date today?

　　　 　S2: It’s December 7.

　　　　 S1: What day is it today?

　　　　 S2: It’s Friday.

Step II 　Presentation

a>　　 Teacher asks one student: When is your birthday? Help the students to answer: My birthday is ____.

b>　　 Teacher makes a dialogue with one student.

T: How old are you?

S: I’m ____years old.

T: When is your birthday?

S: My birthday is ______.

c>　　 Students ask and answer this dialogue in pairs.

　 Step III　 Practice

a>　　 Listen and answer

Teacher tells the students to listen to the tape and answer the following questions:

1.　　　 Words and phrases:

when 　bloom　 flower　 _____years old　

5. A month has ______ (four, fourth) weeks.