Unit7HappyBirthday!Openingpage+SectionA1a-1dLet’sguess:Whatisit?Everyonehasit.It’simportanttousall.Wedosomethingspecialoniteveryyear.Butasmallnumberofpeoplehaveitoncefouryears.birthday1.Whodoyouthinktheyare?2.Whataretheydoing?3.Whosebirthdayisit?Howdoyouknowthat?4.Howdoyoucelebrateyourbirthday?Theyareafamily.Theyarehavingabirthdayparty.It’sthegirl’sbirthday.Becausesheisinabirthdayhatandblowingoutthecandles.candlesWhenwecelebrateit,wedosomethingspecialtoshowitisimportant./?sel?bre?t/Whenisone’sbirthday?What’sthis?It’sacalendar.Whatcanyoufindinthecalendar?monthsdays/?k?l?nd?/Howmanymonthsarethereinayear?Whatarethey?MonthsoftheYearJanuaryJan.FebruaryFeb.MarchMar.AprilApr./?d??nju?r?//?febru?r?//mɑ?t?//?e?pr?l//me?//d?u?n//d?u?la?//???ɡ?st//sep?temb?(r)//?k?t??b?(r)//n???vemb?(r)//d??semb?(r)/MayMayJuneJun.JulyJul.AugustAug.SeptemberSept.OctoberOct.NovemberNov.DecemberDec.TwelveMonthsoftheYearLet’splayagame:Quickresponse1.InwhichmonthisChildren’sDay?3.Whichmonthhas28daysintotal(總共)?5.Whichisthefirstmonthofayear?JuneEachmonth2.Whichmonthhas28days?FebruaryJanuary4.Inwhichmonthdoesthistermbegin?Septemberfirst1stJanuaryFebruaryJanuaryisthe1stmonthofayear.second2ndMarch…isthe…monthofayear.third3rdAprilfourth4thMayfifth5thJunesixth6thJulyseventh7thAugusteighth8thSeptemberninth9thOctobertenth10thNovembereleventh11thDecembertwelfth12thWhichnumberisafter12th?SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30th31st1st2nd3rd21st22nd23rd31stCanyoufindanythingspecial?Canyousaythedate?DecemberDecember5th/December55th

December/5December（thefifthofDecember)December31st/December3131st

December/31December(thethirty-firstofDecember)Competition:Whocansaythedatesquicklyandcorrectly.Mybirthdayison5thMarchMarch5th

/5March(thefifthofMarch)

/March5A:Mybirthdayison5thMay.B:Herbirthdayison5thMay.Mybirthdayison2ndJune.C:Herbirthdayison5thMay.Hisbirthdayison2ndJune.Mybirthdayison…D:…E:…ChallengeyourselfListenagainandwritedownquestionsandanswersabouttheageandbirthdays.—________________areyou?—___________________.—_______________yourbirthday?—_____________22ndAugust.—______________birthday?—_____________9thJanuary.—_________________birthday?—_______________12thJune.WhenisOnWhenishisOnWhenisMsGao’sHerbirthdayisonHowoldI’m15Tip:Focusonthekeywords.namesBirthdays(dates)Checklikethis:A:WhenisHelen’sbirthday?B:It’son...Whatotherquestionsdoyouhearintheconversations?1.Sheis15(yearsold).2.Hecangivehisfatherabirthdaycard.3.HewantseveryonetosingasongforMsGao’sbirthdayandhewantstoplayhisguitar.Pairwork:checktheanswers.HowdoesHelencelebrateherbirthday?Shehasabirthdayparty.Howmanycelebratingwaysarethere?Whoiseachwayfor?Fora15-year-oldgirl.Foraparent.Forateacher.Tip:Writedownshortanswers(keywords)whilelistening.GiveabirthdaycardSingasongPlayhisguitarHaveabirthdaypartyFora15-year-oldgirlForaparentForateacherFortheelders(長(zhǎng)輩)

Withfriendsorelders,thebirthdaygiftmaynotbesoexpensive,butmaybesomethingfunnyandspecialorsomethingthatthebirthdaypersonlikes.CulturenoteWaysofcelebratingbirthdaysGivingactiveresponses(積極回應(yīng))canhelpspeakerswiththeirconversation.It’salsoapoliteway.CulturenoteWhydospeakersusetheseexpressions?Andyou?Sure!I’dlovetocome!Oh,that’ssweet!That’ssoon!That’sagoodidea!Soundsfun!Greatidea!It’snotpolitetoaskfortheelder’sage.CulturenoteCanyoufindTengFei’sfather’sage?CanyoufindMsGao’sage?A:Howoldareyou?B:…