Unit 8 When is your birthday?

Task 1 班级生日册

以小组为单位，互相询问对方的生日，做好小组记录，汇总成班级生日册，并做简单统计。如同一个月生日的人数，同一日期生日的人数。

Step 1.让学生观察序数词1--31的规律，发现并找到其中的规律，一般的以-th结尾，1，21，31都以-st结尾，2，22以-nd结尾，3，23以-rd结尾。

 (Ordinal number 1 st-31st.)

Step 2.互相询问对方的生日，做好小组记录。

Step 3. 汇总成班级生日册，并做简单统计。如：同一个月生日的人数，同一日期生日的人数。

所需用到的句型结构：

When is your birthday?

It's April 10th.

My birthday is December 2nd.

Her/his birthday is December 2nd.

Five students were born in October.

Three students were born on the 2nd.

Task 2 寻找同学们共同喜欢的日子

Step 1.课前，将全班分成四人一个小组，以小组为单位制作一个2002年的英文小日历，要求学生用英文标上各个月份的名称，并在日历上标出本组成员喜欢的日子。

 Step 2. 展出各个小组的英文日历，并说出在2002年中本组成员最感兴趣的日子，为什么？

Step 3.各小组汇报本组的情况，寻找同学们共同喜欢的日子。

所需用到的单词和句型结构：

Months of the year,Ordinal number lst---3lst.

(Which day do you like best?)

I like November 26th.

Alice likes December 25th,because it is Christmas Day.

Jack likes March 14th,because it is his birthday.

Steve likes October 1st,because it is National Day.

I like February 12th,because it will be Spring Festival.

We like...,because...

Task 3   个人档案

Step 1 Fill in the form

Step 2 四人的小组活动，让学生记录本组同学的档案

所需用到的句型结构：

My telephone number is...

I am 13 years old.

My type of  blood is...

I like...(food)

I like...(color)

My mother's birthday is...

My father's birthday is...

Step 3 推选出一名代表上台把本组认为写得最有意思的念出来，但不许说出该同学的姓名，让全班同学来猜，他/她是谁？

所需用到的句型结构：

His/ Her telephone number is...

He/ She is 13 years old.

His/ Her type of blood is...

He/ She likes...(food)

He/ She likes...(color)

His/ Her mother's birthday is...

His/ Her father's birthday is...

What's his/her name?

His/ Her name's...

Is it (Ann/ Tom)?

Yes,it is./No,it isn't.

Task 4 班级日历

期中考试结束了，班级需要制定下半学期的活动安排。学生四人一组，为班级设计下半学期的活动安排，看一看哪一组设计的活动安排最合理，最受同学们欢迎。

Step 1  小组讨论，组员都喜欢哪一些活动。

所需用到的单词和句型结构：

basketball games,speech contest,birthday party,school trip,volleyball games,class meeting...

Do you like basketball?

Yes,I do. / No,I don't.

Step 2 把组员们都喜欢的活动，进行合理的安排。

所需用到的句型结构：

Let's have a basketball game.

When is the basketball game?

It's on October 30th.

Step 3 各组进行汇报，并评选出活动安排最合理，最受同学们欢迎的活动安排。

所需用到的句型结构：

We will have a school trip on October 30th.

English speech contest is on January 5th.

(We think Group 5's activities are the best.)

(I like group 5's plan.)

Task 5 个人日历

学生制作记录个人重要日期的日历，可记录自己和家人的日程安排，并作简短展示，回答问题。

所需用到的句型结构：

My birthday is...

I will take part in Ann's birthday party on December 21st.

When is the final exam?

It's...

Task 6 挑战性活动

课上统计在十二月份出生的学生名单，让他们在生日那天做一个值日报告，内容可包括自己的喜好、幸运号码、星座、出生时的天气，名字的由来，生日那天发生的有趣的事。其余的同学为他/她唱生日歌，并用英文写一句祝福的话。