TEACHINGPLANContent:Unit8Whenisyourbirthday?/SectionB(3a-4)Teachingaims:Bytheendofthelesson,studentsshouldbeableto:Knowledgegoals:learntheeventswellandknowhowtoaskthedateofthem.Abilitygoals:Askothersthedateofsomrthingandalsocanresponsetoit;talkaboutthebirthdayofhimselfandothers;arrangetheirschedules.Emotiongoals:bemorecommunicativeandwanttoknowmoreabouttheirfriends.Teachingfocusesanddifficulties:Keypoints:a.Howtomakestudentstousetheinquiriesandresponsesofdateindailylife.b.Words:speech/contest/party/tripDifficultpoint:a.HowtomakestudentsusetheSpecialQuestionofwhenandhow.b.Howtoimprovestudents’abilityoflisteningandspeaking.Teachingaid:PPT,blackboardandchalkTeachingprocedures:Step1.Greetings…(1min)Step2.Review(5mins)ShowanIDcardofJimonthePPT;makeaconversationwithastudenttoreviewthesentence“Whenisyourbirthday?”.Writethesentencepatternontheblackboard.ShowanotherIDcardofMini;makeaconversationwithanotherstudenttoreviewthesentence“Whenissomeone’sbirthday?”Writethesentencepatternontheblackboard.Step3.Presentation(8mins)Showstudentssixpicturesofabirthdayparty,amusicparty,avolleyballgame,abasketballgame,aspeechcontestandaschooltrip,introducetheseeventsonebyoneandpracticehowtoaskandanswerthedateoftheseevents.(6mins)Letstudentsdoamatchingworkinthetextbooktocheckoutwhethertheyhavelearnedtheeventswell.(2mins)Step4.Listening(11mins)Letstudentslistentoatapeandfinishtheexerciseinthetextbook.(2mins)Listenagain,askstudentstorecallthecontentswiththeirpartners,andthentellmewhatevertheyhaveheard.Writesomeinformationontheblackboard.(5mins)PlaythetapethelasttimeandaskstudentstofillinJoe’scalendarinthetextbook.(3mins)Showthetypescripttostudents.(1min)Step5.Pairwork(6mins)Askstudentstodiscusswiththeirpartnerstomakeanowncalendarofthismonth.AndIwillshowthemasample.(6mins)Forexample:theLabor'sDayBirthdayPartySpeechContestBasketballgameSchooltripStep6.Groupwork(5mins)Letstudentstomakeagrouptoaskotherssomeone’schedulesaccordingtotheirowncalenda