Introduction (6 minutes)

1.The whole class work.

2.Individual work.

3.Group   work.

4.The whole class work.

1.Do Grammar. Greet with   the teacher and  answer the questions:

T:What’s the date today?

Ss:It’s ...

T:When were you born?

Ss:I was born on/in...

T:Where were you born?When was   Kangkang born? Where was Kangkang born?

Ss:He was born on/in...

2.Do it by yourselves and   check the answers together.

3.Play the game in order.

4.Read the numbers together.

1.Greet students and help   the students review the expression in this topic.

2.Point out Past Simple in   Grammar on the screen and let students fill in the blanks quickly. Check the   answers together.

3.Play a game—Say out the ordinal   numbers in order but say “stop” instead of saying  third, sixth, ninth ...

4.Point out the ordinal   numbers on the screen again and let students read it together.

Presentation

(15 minutes)

1.Pair work.

2.Individual work.

3.Individual  work and

pair work.

4.Pair work and individual work.

1.Do task 1. Answer the   questions.

2.Do Functions. Fill in   the blanks.

3.Listen and fill in the   table. Then check the answers. Finally, describe the computer and pencil box   in pairs:

A: What shape is it?

B: It is ...

4.Talk and answer the   questions:

When is your mother’s birthday?   When is your father’s birthday? Do you know? How do you plan to celebrate the   birthday?  Then report the result to the class.

1.Show some objects and ask some   students to answer the questions. What shape is ...? How long/wide is it?   What do we use it for?

2.Show the sentences on the screen   and let students fill in the blanks.

3.Show the table on the screen and   play the tape. Let students complete the table. Help check the answers in the   table.

4.Point out some questions: Let   students talk about the question and give a report. Prepare for the task 2.

Consolidation (8 minutes)

1.Individual work.

2.Individual work and group work.

1.Do task 2. Read the passage by yourselves;   Then ask the teacher some questions：e.g. 介词on 的用法；That would be a wonderful day for Mrs. Brown. 的意思是什么？

2.Check the answers and talk about   the passage.

Retell the passage.

1.Give students 2mins to read the   passage and predict the main idea of the passage. Ask students if they have   some questions, then give the answers.

2.Point out the sentences in 2 and   let students make T/F first. Then let students talk about the passage.   Finally, give students 1min to retell the passage in their own words.

Practice

(10 minutes)

1.Individual work.

2.Pair work.

1.Do task 3. Talk about   how to set a birthday plan. Check the things in 3 by yourselves and write the   passage.

2.Check the passages in pairs and read   their passages.

1.Give students some time to  check   what they do to celebrate their fathers’ or mothers’ birthdays in 3. Ask   students to write a passage about how to celebrate their fathers’ or mothers’   birthdays.

2.Let some students check their   passages each other first and some of them read their passages.

Production

(6 minutes)

Group work.

Survey and complete the table of   project in groups. Then report their    information to the class.

1.Let students survey their   classmates about their personal information and fill in the table in groups.   Then choose some students to give a report about their information.

2.Assign the homework:

Review the key words and sentences   in this topic;

Preview the words and expressions   in Topic 2 Section A.

Teaching reflection:

本节课通过游戏、结对活动、小组活动、听力及短文阅读等对本话题的主要语言点和重要的表达方式进行了全面的复习。学生们在日常课堂学习中，由于教学时间和教学进度的关系，利用课堂时间分析理解文段的机会较少，因此，要引导学生在课后多做阅读理解，掌握做此类题的方法，不断提高其阅读能力。