1、Unit 8 When is your birthday?The Third Period (Section B, 1a2b)Teaching aims and language points:1. Learn these words and expressions, and be able to say, read and write them: test, trip, art, festival, time, English test, school trip, basketball game, School Day, English Day, art festival, Sports D
2、ay, book sale2. Learn these words and expressions, and be able to say and read them: calendar, event, notice, activity, can3. Be able to talk about calendars by using: When is Sallys birthday party? Its on October 5th.Teaching steps:1. Warm-up and revision (课 堂 热 身 和 复 习 ) (1) Daily greeting to the
3、students（ 日 常 问 候 ）(2) Review: Complete the sentences according to the Chinese.2. Presentation. Show the pictures of different activities and present the words and expressions.3. Work on 1a.(1) Match the pictures with the events.(2) Check the answers in pairs like this: A: Picture d is English test.
4、B: Yes, youre right. Picture c is party. 4. Listening practice. (1) Work on 1b. Listen and circle the events in the conversation. Then check the answers together.(2) Work on 1c. Listen again and fill in the calendar.(3) Check the answers in pairs like the example in 1d. 5. Work on 2a. (1) Read the e
5、xpressions in 2a.(2) Match the activities with the Chinese names.(3) Check the activities the Ss have at their school. (4) Talk about the calendar like the sample in 1d. Make a calendar like the one in 1c. 6. Reading.2. 用图片迅速展示各种活动引入本课时的单词、短语。教学设计说明 1. 通过练习复习上课时的重点：名词的所有格和介词 in，on 表示时间的用法。3. 1a 中的单词
6、短语已经通过图片引入，所以这一步就是对音、义加以练习巩固。4. 听力练习的重点仍然是活动和日期。先听，然后进行口头操练。4. 听力练习的重点仍然是活动和日期。先听，然后进行口头操练。4. 听力练习的重点仍然是活动和日期。先听，然后进行口头操练。5. 首先让学生将这些活动与中文一一对应，保证意义理解正确。然后让他们根据自己学校的安排模仿 1c 制作时间表, 并两人对话。从句型操练到实际运用，使语言学习变成交际活动。(1) Read the text in 2b and list the activities and the dates. Fill in the chart in 2b.(2) A
7、nswer the questions and check the Ss answers.What activities do they have at school this term?When is the school trip/ ?What can the students parents do on School Day?(Explain the words “term” and “can”.)7. Pronunciation.(1) Listen and repeat.(2) Read aloud. Check the Ss pronunciation.(3) Talk about the rules of pronunciation and spelling. 8. Homework（ 家 庭 作 业 ）(1) Read the text in Section B, 2b aloud.(2) List the activities you like and make a calendar like the chart in the 2b. 6. 本课时对 2b 的学习主要是完成泛读的要求，也就是以理解文章的主旨为主要任务。下一课时再进行语言知识的学习。
