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Unit 7 Happy Birthday!
Section B Reading
Tick the activities you do on your birthday.
1a
birthday celebrations n. 庆祝
birthday celebrations n. 庆祝
Speak out:
I ________________ on my birthday.
On that day, my family/friends/father/mother ________________ .
□ eat birthday noodles
□ open birthday gifts
□ make a wish
□ take photos
□ have a birthday cake
□ hear the “Happy Birthday” song
□ blow out the candles
□ mark the height
POSTS
Birthday Celebrations
POSTS
Birthday Celebrations
What do they talk about?
Tip :
View the title and catch the key words.
1b
Choose the main idea of the posts.
A. How to celebrate birthdays
B. Who to celebrate birthdays with
C. Where to celebrate birthdays
birthday dates
plans 计划
celebrations
open questions (互动性问题)
1. Why does Xiaoming eat birthday noodles on his birthday?
2. Where do Xiaoming and his family take photos together every year?
Read the first post more carefully and answer the questions.
(1) Why does Xiaoming eat birthday noodles on his birthday?
Because long noodles are a symbol of long life.
(2) Where do Xiaoming and his family take photos together every year?
They take photos under the big tree in their village.
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13
13th June
long noodles
with eggs
takes photos
a symbol of
the tree.
remember fun times
new life
when
what
why
how
where
who
Read and think.
Why does Xiaoming mention (提及) “tree” twice in his post?
Answer: Maybe for Xiaoming, the tree in his village sees his growth.
A tree means new life, growth, and hope.
Planting trees is also good for the environment (环境).
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plant a small tree for his 14th birthday
It is great to watch the tree grow.
It is wonderful to watch the tree grow with him.
Birthday means new l___________
g___________.
ife
rowth
When is your birthday? How do you celebrate it?
3. What does Judy like about Xiaoming's 14th birthday?
4. Why does Judy's mother make a chocolate cake for her birthday?
Read the second post more carefully and answer the questions.
(1) What does Judy like about Xiaoming’s
14th birthday?
She thinks planting a tree is a good idea.
(2) Why does Judy’s mother make a chocolate
cake for her birthday?
Because it’s Judy’s favourite.
She likes the idea of planting a tree on his birthday.
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love from
friends
mother
father
Meaningful ?
a feeling of
happiness
who
what
when
who
Discuss and answer.
What does “different” mean in this sentence?
It means special and meaningful here.
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Read again and complete the table.
Name Birthday Activity
Yu Xiaoming
Judy Clark
eat birthday noodles with eggs
take family photos under the big tree in the village
plant a tree
13th June
have a birthday party
her mum makes her favourite chocolate cakes
sing the “Happy Birthday” song
make a wish and blow out the candles
enjoy the cake and open all the gifts
marks her height on the door
28th July
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What conclusions (结论) can you get from the table (表格) above?
• Although they celebrate birthdays in different ways, the meanings behind birthday
are the same.
• Birthday means growth and new life. It shows love and care between families,
friends, and so on.
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1. How do you make your birthday meaningful?
adj. 重要的、有意义的
You mean staying at home all day is meaningless.
I know your meaning.
And looking for a job is meaningful.
(蕴含)在生日庆祝背后的意义是相同的。
The meanings behind birthday celebrations are the same.
2. contact
n. 联系、接触
(不可数)
keep contact with sb. 和某人保持联系
Do you keep contact with your primary teachers?
Please contact me if you want to join us.
v. 联系、联络
3. Long noodles are a symbol of long life.
Roses are a symbol of love.
长面条是长寿的象征。
a symbol of
……的象征
汉服是中国文化的象征。
Hanfu is a symbol of Chinese culture.
The dove is a symbol of peace.
玫瑰花是爱的象征。
鸽子是和平的象征。
4. I'd like to watch it grow with me.
我想看着它和我一起成长。
would like常用于下列结构:
① would like sth. 想要某物
② would like to do sth. 想要做某事
③ would like sb. to do sth. 想要某人做某事
He'd like to have a good break.
他想要一些巧克力。
他想好好休息一下。
他们想让我分享我所想。
He would like some chocolate.
They'd like me to share what I think.
grow
v. 成长;长大;增长
① Children grow so quickly.
② Tomatoes grow best in the sunlight.
grow up
She wants to be a reporter when she grows up.
她长大了想做一名记者。
长大;成熟;成长
4. I'd like to watch it grow with me.
I like to watch her play. (P55)
watch … do sth.
看……做某事
5. Everyone sings the "Happy Birthday" song, and then I make a wish and blow out the candles.
大家唱“生日快乐”歌,然后我许愿吹蜡烛。
make a wish
许愿
blow
blow out
v. 吹;刮
吹灭
如果他(她)一口气把蜡烛全部吹灭的话,许的愿望便会成真。
If he or she blows out all the candles in one go (一口气), the wish will come true.
5. Everyone sings the "Happy Birthday" song, and then I make a wish and blow out the candles.
Is there anything special in today’s newspaper?
I want to do something different.
Everything is ready for Judy’s birthday party.
复合不定代词用法: 谓用单,形放后
每个人在聚会上都玩得开心。
Everyone has fun at the birthday party.
Everyone in our class likes her.(P55)
enjoy
We enjoy the delicious food and drinks at the party.
我们享受聚会上美味的食物和饮料。
Helen enjoys making a wish with her family.
6. Next, we enjoy the cake, and I open all my gifts.
接下来,我们享用蛋糕,我打开所有的礼物。
v. 享受……的乐趣;喜欢
Helen喜欢和家人一起许愿。
They really enjoy themselves.
enjoy oneself 玩得开心
enjoy doing sth. 喜欢做某事
enjoy sth 享受某物
7. My father marks my height on the door every year.
It's fun to look at the marks later.
It marks the birthday of Florence Nightingale, a famous nurse. (P71)
mark
v. 做记号;纪念;打分 n. 记号
v. 做记号
v. 纪念
n. 记号
② Let’s put a mark on important words.
① I'd like everyone to mark their progress (进程) on the table (表格) every week.
我希望每人每周将自己的进度标在图表上。
7. My father marks my height on the door every year.
It's fun to look at the marks later.
later
adv. 以后、后来 adj. 以后的
See you later.
You try first and I’ll join later.
These are the painter’s later works.
7. My father marks my height on the door every year.
It's fun to look at the marks later.
It's +形 + for sb. to do sth.
和家人一起庆祝生日是有意义的。
It's meaningful to celebrate birthdays with our family.
告诉你我的学校生活是有趣的。
It's interesting to tell you about my school life.
8. My father marks my height on the door every year.
It's fun to look at the marks later.
height
n. 身高;高度
爸爸每年都会在门上标记我的身高。随后看这些记号很有趣。
I’m of medium height.
= I’m not tall or short.
询问某人身高、某物高度:
What’s sb’s height?
= How tall +be+主?
What’s the height of …?
The height of Qomolangma is 8848.86 meters now.
Section A
How do we celebrate birthdays?
Section B
How do you make your
birthday meaningful?
Dates
January February March April
May June July August
September October
November December
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th ... 30th 31st
Wh-questions & Ordinal Numbers
how many/much/old what when who where why
first, second, third, fourth, twentieth ...
Expressions for shopping
- Can I help you?
- Yes, please.
- How much ... / How many ...
- We'll take it.
- What's the total?
Activities
*eat birthday noodles
*open birthday gifts
*make a wish
*take photos
*have a birthday cake
*hear the "Happy Birthday" song
Meaningful birthday
great idea, fun times, enjoy ...
Happy Birthday!
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