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Yuying Middle School Wen Yuemei

Twelve months: January 一月 February 二月 March 三月 April 四月 May 五月 June 六月 July 七月 August 八月 September 九月 October 十月 November 十一月 December 十二月

four seasons:twelve months: spring summer autumn winter 3March; 4April; 5May 6June; 7July; 8August 9September; 10 October; 11November 12December; 1 January; 2 February

the festivals: 1.Teachers’ Day 2.Women’s Day 3.Christmas 4.National Day 5.Children’s Day 6.New Year’s Day 7.Labour Day 8.Spring Festival Other festivals: Tree Planting Day

---When is Labour Day/ May Day? ---It’s in May. ---When is Spring Festival? ---It is in January or February.

December Match the festivals with the months:January February March April May June July August September October November 1Teachers’ Day 2Women’s Day 3Christmas 4National Day 5Children’s Day 6New Year’s Day 7Labour Day 8Spring Festival

Date October 1999 March 2002 January 2003 August 2003 When did Tony ……? come to China? start school in Beijing? meet Lingling and Daming? visit his grandparents? Listen and check(√ )the dates. √ √ √ √

Answer: 1. When was Betty’s grandfather born? 2. When did the grandfather visit his aunt? He was born in November In July and August, he and his brother visited his aunt near the sea.

Listen and check the things Betty’s grandfather had: bicycle car chess computer movie telephone train TV √ √ √ √ √

---Did you ride a bike when you were five? ---Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t. do any sport; walk to school; watch films; play computer games; listen to music; play the piano;

---What did they do last month? ---They had a picnic. have---had

---How did I come to work two years ago? ---I rode a bike. (I went to work by bike.) ride---rode

---When did I come to Beijing? ---I came to Beijing in come---came 2002

GROUP WORK Talk about your life and your grandparents’ life. Then Compare your life with their life. Can you tell us which life do you like better? Why?

Make a survey Ask your classmates like this: Did you … when you were a child? Answer: Yes, I did./No, I didn’t. NameQuestionsAnswers SallyDid you watch films when you were a child? Yes, I did. Did you …when you were a child?...

Language point: THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: Sentence pattern: Did you do …? Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

Old days

NOW

Now we live more happily than before, I believe that our life will be better and better.

1.Use your own words to retell the conversation after class. 2.Write a passage about your life story by using Past Tense.