Unit 7 Days and Months

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 listening
t: 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 about 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 ______ and a birthday _____ that day.
suggested answers:
name; how old; years old; when; will; have; will; presents; cake.
period 4 speaking and reading
target language 目標語言
1. words and phrases 生詞和短語
  sun, wind, cloud, rain, snow, day, blow, leaf
2. key sentences 重點句子
what day is it today / tomorrow?