1. 冀教版　七年级上册
Lesson 29 A Birthday Card

2. New words paper n. poem n. rose n. riddle n. present n. soft adj.
inside prep.

3. Listen and write true (T) or false (F).
Jenny is having a birthday party at her house. ( )
Jenny is using paper and crayons to make a card. ( )
Jenny is putting a picture of her family on the front. ( )
Jenny’s sister is writing something inside the card. ( ) F T T F

4. Read the lesson and answer the questions.
What is Jenny’s grandma doing?
Who is the birthday card for?
3.What is inside the card?
4. What is Mrs. Smith’s gift?
She is having a birthday party at her house.
It is for Jenny’s grandma.
There is something that Jenny’s family wrote for Grandma.
It’s a little dog.

5. Language Points

6. Jenny’s grandma is having a birthday party at her house.
have a birthday party
Mary is having a birthday party at home.
Danny’s grandpa is having a birthday party at his house.

7. 2. Jenny is making a birthday card for her.
make sth. for sb.
My mother is making a birthday cake for me.
His father is making a kite for him.
make sb. do sth.
Our teacher makes us sweep the floor.
Her mother makes her get up early every morning.

8. 3.She is using paper and crayons to make the card.
use sth. to do sth.
Jenny’s mother is using the knife to cut the meat.
We use scissors to cut paper.

9. 4.She is putting a picture of her family on the front.
a picture of a tiger
a picture of me
a picture of my friend
on the front

10. 5. And inside the card her family will write something for Grandma.
will + do
She will go to Beijing tomorrow.
He will play football tomorrow afternoon.

11. 6. Have a wonderful birthday!
Thank you!
A: Have a nice day!
B: Thank you !
A: Happy new year!
B: The same to you.

12. Exercises: Fill in the blanks with prepositions.
Jenny’s grandma is having a birthday party _____ her house.
Jenny is making a birthday card ____ her grandma.
She is putting a picture _____ her family ___ the front of the card.
Inside the card her family will write something ____ Grandma. at
for of on
for

13. Fill in the blanks using the present continuous tense.
is making
It’s 7:00 a.m. Mum __________ (make) breakfast.
Look! The children _____________ (have) fun together.
I can’t go shopping with you now. I ___________ (write) a story.
Lily ___________ (put) the books into her schoolbag.
are having
am writing
is putting

14. 5. Now her mother __________ (watch) TV.
6. His father ____________ (read) the newspaper at this moment.
7. We ______________ (listen) to music now.
8. Jenny and Danny ______________ (play) table tennis.
is watching
is reading
are listening
are playing