Unit 8 When is your birthday?Teaching goals:一、功能：Talk about the dates and activities.二、 词汇和常用表达: 1. Learn these words and expressions, and be able to say, read and write them: dear, student, thing, term, busy, time, there, next month2. Learn these words and expressions, and be able to say and read them:holiday, National Day, discuss, inviteto 三、文化知识: Learn about some activities. Be able to discuss activities and write a note by using the dates.【设计意图】 目标引领，采用尽量简单的语言表述本节课的学习目标。Teaching and learning steps :Step1 Preview1. Lets review the cardinal numbers together. Count from first to thirty-first.2. Play a number game: T: Your partner says a ordinal number and you say a cardinal number. Then exchange roles. S1: eleven S2: eleventh; twenty S1: twentieth; thirteen S2: thirteenth; sixteen 3.Look at P47 and choose the correct English meaning. 【设计意图】 学生通过预习重点短语，能够对本节课的内容有初步了解,为学习新内容降低难度;并能培养学生的自学能力。Step2 Warming up and leading in 1.Show the pictures and learn the names about the activities. 2.Lets look at 2a and check the activities you have at your school.T: How do you like these activities?S: Great!T: Do you want to take part in these activities? Today we will read the school note to learn about some interesting things. Lets come to 3a. 【设计意图】 利用图片，设置语境，呈现生词及短语，既复习了上节课所学内容，又引入了对本节课的学习，有利于学生准确地理解和记忆。Step3 While reading1. Fast reading Read fast and silently to find the general idea.The main idea of the text is about _ .A. Activities(活动) B. fruit C. sport【设计意图】 快速浏览全文，初步感知文本，引导学生运用略读技巧，初步了解文章的主要内容，培养学生阅读概括能力。2.Careful readingTASK 1 Read the article carefully and silently to answer questions. (1).When do they have a school trip?_(2). How many activities do they have in November?_(3).What do they do on December 3rd?_ TASK 2 Read the article carefully and silently to complete the chart.DatesActivities【设计意图】 让学生带着问题细读文章,获取细节信息, 通过阅读指导，让学生能准确完成表格，有利于学生逐渐提高阅读理解能力。Step 4 Post-reading activities TASK 1: Listen and repeat.1. Please listen to the tape and read after it.2. The teacher should give some help when necessary. 【设计意图】 让学生跟着录音仿读，可以纠正学生的语音和语调。TASK 2: Complete 3a without looking at the text.Dear students,We have some _things for you this term. On September 21st, we have a _ in the afternoon. _ is a great month. On the 12th and the 15th, we have two _, soccer and volleyball. _ is on October 22nd. Your parents can _ our school. _, we have an art festival. Its on November 3rd. We have an _ on November 30th . And on December 3rd, we have a book sale _.This is a _ term! Have a good time！【设计意图】 让学生进一步理解文章内容，对文章的具体内容和主旨大意都有一个清晰的了解，并为下一步的课文复述打好基础。TASK 3: Read the text and retell the passage according to the key words .T: Please read 3a first and try to retell the passage according to the key words. 【设计意图】 借助思维导图复述课文，让学生进一步理解、掌握文章内容，同时对学生进行口语表达能力的训练。TASK 4: DiscussingWork in groups to discuss the questions: 【设计意图】 通过听、说、交流、讨论和汇报等多种教学方式让学生体验学习英语的乐趣，并提高他们的综合语言的运用能力。Step 5 Teachers words T: There are many kinds of activities in the world. Look at the pictures. Do you want to have a try? T: Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.【设计意图】 通过教师寄语对学生进行情感教育。Step 6 Inquiry into knowledge by translation一、 We have some interesting and fun things for you this term.(见P 47)_1. interesting 意思是_ fun 既可以当，意思是“娱乐, 玩笑, 嬉笑, 有趣的人或事物 ”，又可以当，意思是“供娱乐用的” 。 have fun = _玩得高兴2. this term 意思是“_”，this是刚提及的或在空间、时间或观念上是当前的。类似的短语有this month _ this school year _ this morning _ this time _ 3. have 可以和很多_连用以代替某个具体的动词，描述某一动作或事件。例如 have some interesting and fun things have a school trip have two ball games, have an art festival. have an English party have a book sale Have a good time!【设计意图】 引导学生观察、发现、归纳和掌握语言规律，形成有效的学习策略。让学生通过合作学习来获取知识,教师在学生还不会的地方进行精讲，落实了以学定教。Step 7 The end-of-class test当堂检测一、 根据句意及汉语提示写单词1. Today is Lindas birthday. She wants to have a birthday _ (聚会) at home. 2. They have two _ (节日) this month. 3. Lets go on a _ (旅行) to the park. That sounds great! 4. Alice is very _ (忙碌) now, so she cant go with us.5. When do we have an English _ (测试), Bob? This afternoon. 二、根据汉语提示完成句子1. 下个月，我们进行廉价售书。 Next month we have a _ _. 2. 艺术节在九月九日举行。The _ _ is on September