Lesson 40 When is your birthday? 冀教版　七年级上册 When is your birthday?

Ask and Answer What day is today? What's the date today? How 's the weather today? How do you feel about the weather? What month comes after December/May/June...?

Homework check! Divide the class into six groups. Show the class the calendar that you made and talk about all the circled days. Choose the best calendar and the best talker! Show it to all the class!

Let’s learn the new words!

Learn the new words! 其他名词： leap 名词 月份名称：July, August, September, October, November, December 序数词： seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfthth 其他名词： leap

Vocabulary Hunt!

leap, “跳，跳跃”， leap year “闰年"，例如： Look before you leap. 三思而后行 (看清楚才好跳过去) There are 365 days in a normal year. But in a leap year, there are 366. 平年365天，闰年366天。

Read and Remember Cardinal ordinal month seven seventh June eight eighth August nine ninth September ten tenth October eleven eleventh November twelve twelfth December

Can you fill in this chart? Cardinal ordinal month

Listen and Tick Listen to the first part and do No. 1 on Page 105.

Listen and Follow Listen to the first part and read aloud with it!

Read and act it out! Read in pairs and act it out in the class!

Read and Write Read the second part and do No.2 on Page 105.

Do it by yourself! Can you fill in the form? Name Birthday Age your mather your faher your grandmother yourgrandfathr If you can't complete the whole form, don't forget to ask them and write them down!

Group work Interview four of your friends and fill in the form. Name Birthday Age 1 2 3 4

Work in Pairs Do No.4 on Page 105. Suppose your mother's birthday is coming.What would you like to give her？Why?

Homework: Complete No.4 on Page 101 in pairs; write down your dialogues, practise with your partner and be prepared to share your dialogues to the class. 2. Do No.3 on Page 105. 3. Read and recite the the first part of the text.