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Unit 7 Happy Birthday!Section B
How do you make your birthday meaningful ?
Period 4 (1a-2b)
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, we are able to:
master how to talk about birthday activities.
know how to have a meaningful birthday.
understand the meaning of birthdays and differences between China and other countries.
How do you celebrate your birthday?
What do you do on that day ?
Do you do anything special ?
When is your birthday ?
Where do you spend your birthday ?
Who do you spend your birthday with?
1a Tick (√ ) the activities you do on your birthday.
重要的;重大的
有意义的
Check: On my birthday, I ....
How do you make your birthday meaningful ?
A. How to celebrate birthdays
B. Who to celebrate birthdays with
C. Where to celebrate birthdays
An online forum 网络论坛
1b Read the posts and choose the main idea of the posts.
帖子
Reading tip:The title and the first or the last sentence can help us find out the main idea of a passage.
Read quickly to get the specific idea.
Reading tip:Focus on months , days and verbs.
13th May
28th July
1c Read again and complete the table.
Name
Birthday
Activity
Yu Xiaoming
On 13th May
eat birthday noodles with eggs
take a photo
plant a small tree
Check:
Yu Xiaoming’s birthday is on....
On that day, he...
person & verb forms
Name
Birthday
Activity
Judy Clark
On 28th July
make a chocolate cake
sing the ... song
make a wish
blow out the candles
open gifts
mark height on the door
Check:
Judy’s birthday is on....
On that day, she...
Her mother... ... Her father...
have a party with friends
person & verb forms
1. Why does Xiaoming eat birthday noodles on his birthday?
2. Where does Xiaoming and his family take photos together every year? Why?
They take photos under the big tree.They help him remember all the times with family.
★ What will Xiaoming do on his 14th birthday? Why?
He will plant a tree to watch it grow with him.
1d Read again and answer the questions.
meaningful birthday activities:
spend time with family
do something good for the society
3. What does Judy like about Xiaoming’s 14th birthday?
4.Why does Judy’s mother make chocolate cake for her birthday?
She thinks it’s a great idea... for Xiaoming’s birthday.
Because it is Judy’s favorite. Mom wants the best for her.
Judy’s mother loves her very much.
meaningful birthday activities:
spend less money get more love
do something to record (记录) growth
★ What does Judy’s father do ? Why?
★ Think and compare
Which activities do you like? Why?
The activities are different but their birthdays are both big events in their families.
People do what they can to make them feel happy and being loved.
Every birthday is a gift of life.
Every birthday is the symbol of love.
What are the similarities(相似之处) and differences ?
★ How do people in different countries celebrate their birthdays?
2a Complete the mind map about how you celebrate your birthday.
Groupwork Share with your group partners.
Check:
My birthday is on....
On that day, I usually ... ...
great good can be better
Express English dates correctly.
Full information about birthday.
Right Pronunciation.
Express bravely and confidently.
Evaluate your partner!
2b Write a reply to the post in 1b to talk about your birthday.
2b Write a reply to the post in 1b to talk about your birthday.
great good can be better
Write English dates correctly.
Full information.
Good hand writing.
By:_____________ on___________ # 3▼
I think it’s a good idea to___________________on your birthday. My birthday is on_________________. I usually
_________________________to celebrate it. I do this because__________________________. But this year, I want to______________________.
For example:
travel with friends
May 6th
have a family dinner
it’s meaningful to spend time with family
volunteer (当志愿者) with my friends at the Old People’s home.
Alice
10/06
Homework
Required (必做):
Ask more classmates about what they will do on their next birthdays.
Optional (选做):
Search more information about how people in other countries celebrate a birthday.
Thanks! Bye!
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$$Birthdays around the world, children around the world have different birthday parties. What do they do? Hi, I am from argentina. At my birthday party, my family and friends pull on my year times because I am seven years old. Hi, I am from china. At my birthday party, my family and friends eat noodles together and wish me a long life. Hi, I am from danmark. At my birthday party, my cake is decorated with the danish flag. Hi. I am from england. For my birthday party, my mother makes a cake with coins in IT. If I find the coin in my piece, I will grow up to be rich. Hi, I am from india. On my birthday, I wear a colorful dress to school. My best friend gives out chocolates to my friends. Hi, i'm from miserie. At my birthday party, the grown ups lift me up into the air and put me back down again. Hi, I am from korea. At my birthday party, my mother serves seaweed soup and rice cakes. My family and friends all eat together. Hi. I am from mexico. At my birthday party, I wear a blind fold and hit a pin yeta until a breaks open. Then we all share the Candy inside. Hi, I am from the Philippines. Before my birthday party, I go to church with my family to pray. Hi, I am from the united states. At my birthday party, I make a wish and blow out the candles on birthday cake of my wish will come true.