Unit 8 When is your birthday?
Task 1 班级生日册
以小组为单位，互相询问对方的生日，做好小组记录，汇总成班级生日册，并做简单统计。如同一个月生日的人数，同一日期生日的人数。
Step 1.让学生观察序数词1--31的规律，发现并找到其中的规律，一般的以-th结尾，1，21，31都以-st结尾，2，22以-nd结尾，3，23以-rd结尾。
(Ordinal number 1 st-31st.)
Step 2.互相询问对方的生日，做好小组记录。
Name
Birthday
Step 3. 汇总成班级生日册，并做简单统计。如：同一个月生日的人数，同一日期生日的人数。
所需用到的句型结构：
When is your birthday?
It's April 10th.
My birthday is December 2nd.
Her/his birthday is December 2nd.
Five students were born in October.
Three students were born on the 2nd.
Task 2 寻找同学们共同喜欢的日子
Step 1.课前，将全班分成四人一个小组，以小组为单位制作一个2002年的英文小日历，要求学生用英文标上各个月份的名称，并在日历上标出本组成员喜欢的日子。
Step 2. 展出各个小组的英文日历，并说出在2002年中本组成员最感兴趣的日子，为什么？
Step 3.各小组汇报本组的情况，寻找同学们共同喜欢的日子。
所需用到的单词和句型结构：
Months of the year,Ordinal number lst---3lst.
(Which day do you like best?)
I like November 26th.
Alice likes December 25th,because it is Christmas Day.
Jack likes March 14th,because it is his birthday.
Steve likes October 1st,because it is National Day.
I like February 12th,because it will be Spring Festival.
We like...,because...
Task 3 个人档案
Step 1 Fill in the form
First Name
Last Name
Birthday
Age
Telephone number
Type of Blood
Favourite Food
Favourite Color
Favourite Numbers
Mother's birthday
Father's birthday
Step 2 四人的小组活动，让学生记录本组同学的档案
所需用到的句型结构：
My telephone number is...
I am 13 years old.
My type of blood is...
I like...(food)
I like...(color)
My mother's birthday is...
My father's birthday is...
Step 3 推选出一名代表上台把本组认为写得最有意思的念出来，但不许说出该同学的姓名，让全班同学来猜，他/她是谁？
所需用到的句型结构：
His/ Her telephone number is...
He/ She is 13 years old.
His/ Her type of blood is...
He/ She likes...(food)
He/ She likes...(color)
His/ Her mother's birthday is...
His/ Her father's birthday is...
What's his/her name?
His/ Her name's...
Is it (Ann/ Tom)?
Yes,it is./No,it isn't.
Task 4 班级日历
期中考试结束了，班级需要制定下半学期的活动安排。学生四人一组，为班级设计下半学期的活动安排，看一看哪一组设计的活动安排最合理，最受同学们欢迎。
Step 1 小组讨论，组员都喜欢哪一些活动。
所需用到的单词和句型结构：
basketball games,speech contest,birthday party,school trip,volleyball games,class meeting...
Do you like basketball?
Yes,I do. / No,I don't.
Activities
Dates
Step 2 把组员们都喜欢的活动，进行合理的安排。
所需用到的句型结构：
Let's have a basketball game.
When is the basketball game?
It's on October 30th.
Step 3 各组进行汇报，并评选出活动安排最合理，最受同学们欢迎的活动安排。
所需用到的句型结构：
We will have a school trip on October 30th.
English speech contest is on January 5th.
(We think Group 5's activities are the best.)
(I like group 5's plan.)
Task 5 个人日历
学生制作记录个人重要日期的日历，可记录自己和家人的日程安排，并作简短展示，回答问题。
所需用到的句型结构：
My birthday is...
I will take part in Ann's birthday party on December 21st.
When is the final exam?
It's...
Task 6 挑战性活动
课上统计在十二月份出生的学生名单，让他们在生日那天做一个值日报告，内容可包括自己的喜好、幸运号码、星座、出生时的天气，名字的由来，生日那天发生的有趣的事。其余的同学为他/她唱生日歌，并用英文写一句祝福的话。
