2. Unit 9 When was he born?

3. Messi football player Kobe Bryant basketball player Yi Jianlian basketball player Do you know them? 1a

4. Chen Fei Li Na gymnast gymnast diver tennis player Wu Minxia Do you know them?

5. Guo YueBolt Phelps ping-pong playerrunner swimmer Do you know them?

6. Listen and write the year the sports star was born under each photo. Deng Yaping ping-pong player Born: ______1973 Martina Hingis tennis player Michael Jordan basketball player Born: ______ Beckham soccer player 1963 1980 1975 1b

7. When were you born? I was born in 1980. sb. + were/was + born + in + year Sentence Pattern

8. A: Who’s that? B: That’s Deng Yaping. She’s a great Chinese ping-pong player. A: When was she born? B: She was born in 1973.

9. A: Who’s that? B: That’s... He’s … A: When was he born? B: He was born in … 1963 Michael Jordan

10. A: Who’s that? B: That’s … She’s … A: When was she born? B: She was born in … 1980 Martina Hingis

11. 1975 A: Who’s that? B: That’s... He’s … A: When was he born? B: He was born in … Beckham

12. Kobe Bryant Born: 1978 basketball player A: Who’s that? B: That’s... He’s … A: When was he born? B: He was born in …

13. Messi Born: 1987 football player A: Who’s that? B: That’s... He’s … A: When was he born? B: He was born in …

14. Liu Xiang Born: 1980 running player A: Who’s that? B: That’s... He’s … A: When was he born? B: He was born in …

15. Liu Xuan Born: 1979 the Chinese gymnast A: Who’s that? B: That’s... She’s … A: When was she born? B: She was born in …

16. Ronaldo Born: 1976 football player A: Who’s that? B: That’s... He’s … A: When was he born? B: He was born in …

17. When were you born? When was your mother born? I was born in September. She was born on October first. When were they born? They were born …

18. WhoHas world record for How long Charles Smith hiccupping69 years and 5 months Donna Green sneezing Listen and fill in the “How long” column in the chart. 978 days 2a

19. WhoHas world record for How longstartedstopped Charles Smith hiccupping69 years and 5 months Donna Green sneezing Listen again and fill in the “Started ” and “Stopped” column in the chart. 978 days 1922 January 13, 1981 1990 September 16, 1983 2b

20. A: How long did Charles Smith hiccup? B: He hiccupped for years and ____ months. A: When did he start hiccupping? B: He started in. A: When did he stop hiccupping? B: He stopped in. 69 1922 1990 2c 5

21. A: How long did Donna Green sneeze? B: She sneezed for ________. A: When did she start sneezing? B: She started __________________. A: When did she stop sneezing? B: She stopped _____________________. 978 days on January 13, 1981 on September 16, 1983

22. be born 出生 常用过去时 was / were born be born in 后面可接时间 ( 某年或某月 ), 意 为 “ 出生于什么时候 ” ；也可接地点, 意为 “ 出生于某地 ” 。 Language points

23. Examples —Where was Deng Yaping born? 邓亚萍是在哪里出生的？ —She was born in Henan. 她出生于河南。 —When was she born? 她什么时候出生的？ —She was born in 1973. 她生于 1973 年。

24. be born on 后接具体某一天 My father was born on March 3, 1965. 我父亲出生于 1965 年 3 月 3 日。 若对出生的时间进行提问, 用 When was / were... born? When were you born? I was born on February 12th, 1970.

25. 根据汉语意思填空。 1. — 你弟弟什么时候在哪里出生的？ _________ and _______ was your brother born? — 他于 1995 年在澳大利亚出生。 He was born ____ 1995 ____Australia. 2. 我妹妹出生于 2000 年 8 月 15 日。 My sister ____________ August 15, 2000. When in was born on in where

26. Homework Do the other exercises in this part.