冀教英語七年級上Unit 7 Days and Months單元教案

step i lead-in

t: this class we’ll talk about birthdays. look at the picture! this is my lovely daughter. she is th ree years old. when is her birthday? (write it on the bb and explain it to the class.) try to guess.

ss: … (maybe different months.)

t: her birthday is november 30th. now let me learn about yours. how old are you?

s1: i’m thirteen years old.

t: when is your birthday?

s1: my birthday is july 16th.

t: what about you, s2?

s2: …

ask more ss about it.

step ii survey

call attention to the survey chart. divide the class into groups of ten ss. let them fill in the chart by asking several ss for each question “how old are you?” and “when is your birthday?”

  names

how old are you?

when is your birthday?

  s1

  s2

  s3

  s4

  s5

  s6

  s7

  s8

  s9

  s10

  result (%)

at last, they report the result of the survey: find out in which month most of them were born. for example: most students’ birthdays are september (30%) or most students (30%) were born in september.

step iii presentation

pair work

let ss make up conversations orally, using the information in the chart above.

a sample conversation:

s1: how old are you?

s2: i’m twelve years old.

s1: when is your birthday?

s2: my birthday is february.

s1: how old is s5?

s2: he is thirteen years old.

s1: when is his birthday?

s2: his birthday is june 3rd.

step iv listeningt: now you will hear a short dialogue with the target language. you’ll listen to it twice. please listen carefully and then answer my qs: 1. how old is danny? 2. when is danny’s birthday? 3. how old is bob? 4. when is bob’s birthday? play the audiotape. after listening, check ss’ answers. suggested answers:1. he is thirteen years old.2. his birthday is july 25th.3. he is sixteen years old.4. his birthday is december 17th.

step v song

ss sing a song. (p64).

divide the class into six groups.

each group thinks abou t actions for each part of the song.

step vi homework

exercise:

complete the dialogue.

a: hello! what’s your ______?

b: hello! my name is bob.

a: my name is ann. ______ ______ are you, bob?

b: i’m thirteen ______ ______.

a: ______ is your birthday?

b: my birthday is october thirteenth.

a: ______ you ______ a birthday party?

b: yes, i will. my father and mother ______ give me many ______ an d a birthday _____ that day.suggested answers:

name; how old; years old; when; will; have; will; presents; cake.