Dates, months and seasons Lesson 41

教學目標 

學會12個月份、四季和順數(shù)詞的說法。學會表達日期。

教學用具

投影儀、錄影機以及掛歷和媒體設備等。

教學步驟 

Step 1 Revision

老師可先做Duty Report， 除規(guī)定的內容外，必須讓值日生回答以下幾個問題： What day is it today / tomorrow？What day was it yesterday? What is the date today / tomorrow? What was the date yesterday? 然后將答案（完全形式和縮略形式）寫在黑板上，并讓學生視聽，初步了解英文日期的表達與中文順序的不同。然后全班問學生幾個問題：What day is our National Day? October 1st. / Oct.1st. Which month is the Spring Festival in? Usually in February. Who / Whose mother / Whose father was born in February / April / May / September / October? 最好先找?guī)讉�學生是在已學過的這幾個月份出生的，或他們的父母是在這幾個月份出生的，這樣可先復習學過的幾個月份。按季節(jié)做以下表格。先填出學過的季節(jié)和月份。學完生詞后填滿表格。

Step 2 Presentation

Learn and practise

Today we’ll study the first month, the third month, the sixth month, the seventh month, the eighth month, and the eleventh month of the year.

以下單詞符合發(fā)音規(guī)律，請同學們自己拼讀, 應該不會有太大的困難。

March June July

以下單詞可遷移

autumn August February January September November, December

past last sing spring sea season 先讓學生根據(jù)舊單詞讀出劃線部分，然后再讀整個單詞。

這些單詞大多數(shù)拼讀較復雜，可讓學生把這些單詞先在本上抄一遍。

然后讓學生練習自己的生日，每個人說出自己的生日�？蓛扇嘶ハ鄦柎�，練習說自己的生日，父母的生日，朋友的生日等。

最后教師問學生：

T: How many months are there in a year?

Students: There are twelve months in a year.

T: What are they? Can you say them in English?

Ss: They are January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December.

讓學生填滿表格。

Ask and answer

T: There are four seasons in a year. They are spring, slimmer, autumn and winter. Do you know when spring/summer/autumn/winter is in China?

讓學生根據(jù)上面填寫的表格進行對話練習：

S1: When is spring in China?

S2: It’s from March to May.

S1: When is summer in China?

S2: It’s form June to August.

… …

Notes:

1. We say “autumn” in Britain, and say “fall” in American English.

2. When we say four seasons, we should use preposition “in”——in spring, in summer, in autumn/fall, in winter.

3. Preposition “on”

On Monday, On Tuesday, On Wednesday, On Thursday, On Friday, On Saturday, On Sunday

4. Preposition “at”

at 6 o clock, at 120 clock, at this time of year.

5. Preposition “in”

in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening.

然后讓學生自己完成課本上第2部分的練習。

Learn and practise

T: Do you remember the cardinal numbers that we have learnt before?

Let’s count them from one to thirty - one. OK! Could you please write them down in your note - books? Who wants to write the cardinal numbers on due blackboard?

要一個學生來寫下以前所學的數(shù)詞：

one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve … twenty-one … thirty thirty-one

然后問這個學生是否能把這些數(shù)詞變成序數(shù)詞：

first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, … twenty-first … thirtieth, thirty-first

讓學生注意黑體字顯示的特殊變化。

Step 3 Practice

T: Which is the first month of the year?

Ss: January is the first month of the year.

T: Show them the answers

1. January is the first month of the year.

2. February is the second month of the year.

3. March is the third month of the year.

4. April is the fourth month of the year.

5. May is the fifth month of the year.

6. June is the sixth month of the year.

7 .July is the seventh month of the year.

8. August is the eighth month of the year.

9. September is the ninth month of the year.

10. October is the tenth month of the year.

11. November is the eleventh month of the year.

12. December is the twelfth month of the year.

用投影片練習以下日期：

兩千零三年一月一日 New Year’s Day 日期January the first, two thousand and three / Jan. 1st, 2003, 星期 Wednesday

二月 Spring Festival 日期 星期

三月八日 Women’s Day 日期 星期

五月一日 Labour Day 日期 星期

六月一日 Children’s Day 日期 星期

七月一日 Birthday of the Party 日期 星期

八月一日 建軍節(jié) 日期 星期

九月十日 Teachers’ Day 日期 星期

十二月二十五日 Christmas Day 日期 星期

然后讓學生練習關于詢問最近幾天的日期 (pair work)，

S1: What day is it today?

S2: It’s November the third, two thousand and two.

S1: What day was it yesterday？

… …

運用下面句型進行練習：

What day is it today / tomorrow? What day was it yesterday？ What the date today / tomorrow? What was the date yesterday? When is your birthday? When is your father’s birthday / your mother’s birthday / your friend’s birthday?

讓學生統(tǒng)計本組的，生日，看看那一個月份過生日的最多。

Step 4 Consolidation

編一段小短文，假定我們班一月份有五個同學過生日，說出這五個同學的生日，我們準備給他們集體過生日，要開一個生日Party, 定一個日期。并向全班宣布時間、地點。

Step 5 Exercises in class

Filling in the blanks:

1. New Year is on January, _________(the first)

2 .May the first is _________(Labor Day)

3. We love our teachers, we say Happy Teachers day on _________ (September, the tenth)

4. Flowers come out in________(spring)

5. Our second school - term lasts from ____ to ____. (February to July).

6. June the first is _________. (Children’s Day).

7. ______ is our National Day. (October, the first)

8. We can make a snow man in _________(winter)

9. September is the _________ month of year. (ninth)

10. ________, the twenty - fifth is Christmas Day. (December).

Step 6 Homework

1. Recite the numbers, seasons and months.

2. Make five English sentences according to this lesson.

3. Do workbook.

Step 7 The design of the blackboard