Unit 7 Days and months

Lesson 40 When is your birthday?

Teaching aims ：

New words:

August, September, November, July, October, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth

New sentences:

When is your birthday?

My birthday is (on)…

I can read!

July 七月 seventh 　第七

August 八月 eighth 第八 September 九月 ninth 　　第九

October 十月 tenth 　第十

November 十一月 eleventh 　第十一

leap 跳；跳跃 twelfth 　第十二

What is this?

January Feburary March April

May June July August

September NovemberOctober December

I can do!Cardinal Ordinal Months

one

two

three

four

five

six

seven

eight

nine

ten

eleven

twelve

first

second

thirdfourth

fifth

sixth

eighth

seventh

ninth

tenth

eleventh

twelfth

February

January

March

April

May

JuneJuly

August

September

October

November

December

Listen and tick the correct answers:

1.Li Ming is making a ______ .

A. book B. calendar C. cake

2. ______ birthday is on December 28.

A. Li Ming’s B. Jack’s mum’s

C. Li Ming’s grandfather’s

3.Jack’s birthday is on ______ .

A. December 28 B. August 11 C. August 23

B

C

C

Read the Part 1 then answer the questions:

• What is Li Ming doing?

• When is Li Ming’s grandfather’s birthday?

• What is Li Ming making?

• Why is Li Ming making this present for his grandfather’s birthday ?

• When is Jack’s birthday?

He is making a birthday present for his grandfather?

His birthday is on Wednesday, December 28.

He is making a calendar.

His birthday is on August 23.

Because his grandfather forgets his birthday every year.

Key points:

make sth. for sb. make sb. sth.

为某人做某物

eg: I will make a cake for my mother.

I will make my mother a cake.

When is your birthday?1. 询问某人的生日时用 : When is your / his / her birthday? My /his /her birthday is (on) + 出生月日年 . 　 It’s (on) + 出生月日年 .

eg: When is your mother’s birthday?

My mother’s birthday is on September 6.

2.when 是特殊疑问词，意为“什么时候”，用来对时间进行提问。

eg: When is Teachers’ Day?

It’s on September 10.

Read Part 2 of the lesson and write true (T) or false (F)

1.May has thirty days. ( )

2.June has thirty-one days. ( )

3.February has twenty-nine days in a leap year. ( )

4.November has thirty days. ( )

5.September has twenty-eight days. ( )

F

F

T

T

F

Read the dialogue then find out the phrases:

制做一个生日礼物

忘记他的生日

每一年

一个好的礼物

需要做某事

制做一个日历

在一个月里

闰年

make a birthday present

forget his birthday

every year

a good birthday present

need to do sth.

make a calendar

in a month

leap year

I can do!1. ______ ? His birthday is on August 23. A. What’s the date today? B. When is your birthday? C. What day is it today? D. When is his birthday?2. What is the twelfth month of the year? ______ . A. October B. November C. December D. January3.There are ______ months in a year. A. twelve B. twelfth C. twenty4.There are twenty-eight days in ______ . A. July B. March C. February D. October 5. I am ______ a card for my mother. A. make B. makeing C. making D. makes

D

C

A

C

C

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given words:

1.Today is February 1.It’s the ______ (one) day of February.

2.A:what is the ______ (eight) month of the year?

B: It’s August.

3.We will have a birthday party on the ______ (nine) day of this

month.

4. Today is the ______ (twelve) of July.

5. I think eight glasses of water every day. This is my ______ (seven) glass.

first

eighth

ninth

twelfth

seventh

1.Finish off the exercises on book.

2.Do some exercises.