Unit 7 Happy Birthday! Section A 1a-1d 教学设计 2025-2026学年人教版（2024）七年级英语上册

Unit 7 Happy Birthday! Section A 1a-1d 教学设计 The listening materials in 1b and 1c involve conversations among different people. Students need to listen carefully to match the people with their birthdays and answer other related questions, such as how old someone is. These conversations are not only about birthday information but also include expressions of birthday wishes and discussions about birthday celebrations, like planning a birthday party or choosing a birthday gift. Through these activities, students can practice their listening skills and understand how to use the learned knowledge in real - life communication scenarios. In 1d, students engage in group work, asking each other's ages and birthdays, which further promotes their speaking ability and interaction in English. 教学目标 0. Students should be able to accurately read and write the English words for the twelve months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. 0. They need to master the ordinal numbers from 1st to 31st for expressing dates, and be able to use them correctly in sentences. 0. Students are expected to learn and use key sentence patterns related to birthdays, such as "When is your birthday?", "My birthday is on...", "How old are you?", "I'm... years old." 教学重难点 0. The correct pronunciation, reading, and writing of the twelve months and ordinal numbers for dates. 0. Mastering the key sentence patterns for asking and answering about birthdays and ages, and being able to use them in real - life situations. 0. Training students' listening and speaking skills related to the birthday theme. 0. Helping students distinguish and correctly use the ordinal numbers, especially those with irregular forms (e.g., 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 8th, 9th, 12th). 0. Teaching students how to use the learned language flexibly and naturally in conversations, not just reciting sentences mechanically. 0. Overcoming students' shyness and language barriers to actively participate in speaking activities and communicate with their peers in English. 1. Vocabulary 0. Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 0. Ordinal Numbers (1 - 31): 1st (first), 2nd (second), 3rd (third), 4th (fourth), 5th (fifth), 6th (sixth), 7th (seventh), 8th (eighth), 9th (ninth), 10th (tenth), 11th (eleventh), 12th (twelfth), 13th (thirteenth), 14th (fourteenth), 15th (fifteenth), 16th (sixteenth), 17th (seventeenth), 18th (eighteenth), 19th (nineteenth), 20th (twentieth), 21st (twenty - first), 22nd (twenty - second), 23rd (twenty - third), 24th (twenty - fourth), 25th (twenty - fifth), 26th (twenty - sixth), 27th (twenty - seventh), 28th (twenty - eighth), 29th (twenty - ninth), 30th (thirtieth), 31st (thirty - first) 0. Birthday - related Words: birthday, birthday party, birthday gift, age 1. Sentence Patterns 0. Asking about Birthday: When is your birthday? When is his/her birthday? When is + someone's name + birthday? 0. Answering about Birthday: My birthday is on + date. His/Her birthday is on + date. It's on + date. 0. Asking about Age: How old are you? How old is he/she? 0. Answering about Age: I'm... years old. He/She is... years old. 2. Date Expressions 0. In English, dates are usually expressed in the order of month - day - year. For example, "May 1st, 2025". In British English, it can also be expressed as "1st May, 2025". 0. When using ordinal numbers to express the day, we usually add "st", "nd", "rd", or "th" after the number. For example, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th. 教学过程 I. Lead - in (3 - 5 minutes) 1. Begin the class by playing a short and lively video about birthday celebrations. After the video, ask students some questions like "What did you see in the video? What are people usually doing on birthdays?" This will quickly draw students' attention and arouse their interest in the topic. 1. Then, show a picture of a birthday cake with candles on the blackboard or through a projector. Point to the picture and ask, "Whose birthday do you think it is? And when is your birthday?" Encourage several students to share their birthdays briefly in Chinese. This helps to connect the topic to students' personal experiences and smoothly leads into the following learning content. II. Vocabulary Learning (5 - 7 minutes) 1. Present the words of the twelve months on the blackboard or using flashcards. Read each month aloud slowly and clearly, asking students to repeat after you. Pay attention to the correct pronunciation, especially for some months with difficult pronunciations like "February" and "September". 2. After that, introduce the ordinal numbers from 1st to 31st which are used to express dates. Write some examples on the blackboard, such as "1st", "2nd", "3rd", "10th", "21st", etc. Explain the formation rules of ordinal numbers. For example, most ordinal numbers are formed by adding "-th" to the corresponding cardinal number, but there are some irregular ones like "1st (first)", "2nd (second)", "3rd (third)". Let students read and repeat these ordinal numbers several times. 3. To reinforce the learning, play a simple game. Say a month in English, and then a number. Students need to quickly combine them to form a date and say it out. For example, if you say "May" and "15", students should respond with "May 15th". This game can make the vocabulary learning more interesting and engaging. III. 1a Activity (3 - 5 minutes) 1. Instruct students to open their textbooks to page 68, 1a. Let them listen carefully as you read the months and dates on the list again. After that, ask them to circle the month and day of their own birthdays. 2. Then, ask students to work in pairs. Each pair should take turns to share their birthdays with their partners, using the sentence pattern "My birthday is on...". Walk around the classroom to listen to their conversations and offer help if necessary. This activity not only helps students practice using the new vocabulary but also promotes communication and interaction among them. IV. Listening (1b - 1c) (10 - 12 minutes) 1. 1b (5 - 6 minutes) a. Before playing the recording, ask students to look at the pictures in 1b and the names of the people. Let them predict who might have which birthday. For example, ask "Look at these people. Who do you think has a birthday in January? Why do you think so?" This can activate their prior knowledge and make them more focused during the listening. b. Play the recording for the first time. Students just listen and get a general idea of the conversations. Then, play the recording again. This time, they need to listen carefully and match the people with their birthdays. c. After they finish, check the answers with the whole class. Write the correct answers on the blackboard and ask students to correct their mistakes if any. Encourage students to ask questions if they don't understand any part of the listening content. 2. 1c (5 - 6 minutes) a. Tell students that they will listen to the conversations in 1b again, but this time they need to answer the questions in 1c. Play the recording for the third time. Students listen and write down their answers. b. After the listening, let students work in pairs to compare their answers. Then, check the answers as a class. For each question, ask a student to read out their answer and explain how they got it. This helps students better understand the listening material and also trains their ability to extract key information. V. Speaking (1d) (5 - 7 minutes) 1. Divide students into groups of four or five. In each group, students should take turns to ask each other two questions: "How old are you?" and "When is your birthday?". They should record the answers in a small notebook. 2. After they finish asking and answering, each group needs to line up from the youngest to the oldest according to the ages they collected. Encourage students to use the information they got to make simple conversations. For example, "You are older than me. My birthday is in March. When is yours?" 3. Select one or two groups to come to the front of the class and show their line - up and share their conversations with the rest of the students. Give them positive feedback and praise for their good performance. This activity can fully mobilize students' enthusiasm for speaking and improve their oral English communication skills. VI. Summary (2 - 3 minutes) 1. Summarize the key points of this class, including the vocabulary of months and ordinal numbers for dates, the sentence patterns for asking and answering about birthdays and ages, and the important information from the listening materials. Write the key words and sentences on the blackboard again for students to review. 2. Briefly ask students if they have any questions or if there is anything they are still confused about. Answer their questions and clarify any misunderstandings. Encourage students to use these English expressions to talk about birthdays and ages in their daily lives. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$