Unit2Ben’sbirthday教材简析本单元围绕Ben的生日这一主题，从谈论生日的具体日期出发，到邀请朋友参加生日聚会,小客人来访、祝贺、送礼等情节，把有关“询问日期、邀请、征求意见”等日常交际机用语与词汇、句型有机结合起来，体现在对话和课文中。本单元既呈现了十分丰富的语言材料，又展示了英语国家过生日的文化风俗和习惯教师可开展丰富多彩的活动，让学生体会，培养跨文化交际的能力。Teachingaimsanddemands:1.Words:Fourskills:birthday,date,when,second,March,third,April,fourth,May,JuneThreeskills:October,When’s=Whenis,August,as,present,VCD,Aladdin,Let’swaitandsee.January,February,fifth,Sixth,July,twelfth,twentieth,September,twenty-first,November,December,doorbell,takeoff,costume,Happybirthdaytoyou!blowout,candle2.Usefulexpressions:Threeskills:Whatdateisittoday?It’sthe16thofOctober.Mybirthdayiscomingsoon.WouldyoulikeaVCDofJapanesecartoons,too?Let’swaitandsee.Happybirthdaytoyou!3.Drills:Fourskills:When’syourbirthday?Mybirthdayison…Whatwouldyoulikeasabirthdaypresent?I’dlike…4.Asong:TodayismybirthdayImportantanddifficultpoints:1.KnowhowtosayordinalnumbersTeachingaids:1.Ataperecorder,somecalendars,somepictures,apersonalcomputer,somerealobjectsTeachingperiods:fivenewlessonsandthreereviewlessonsPeriod1PartBLook,readandlearnTeachingaimsanddemands:1.Getthestudentstosayoutthetwelvemonths.2.Getthemtoknowandremembertheordinalnumbers:first,second,third.Teachingmainpointsanddifficultpoints:1.ThenumeralnumbersandtheordinalnumbersTeachingsteps:Step1.WarmingupSingthesong:thesignsintheparkWhatsignsarementionedinthesong?Step2.Freetalkandreview.We’vetalkedaboutmanypublicsignsinUnit1andtheymeandifferentthings.Wouldyoupleasetellussome?(Nolittering.Noparking.Noeatingordrinking.Nosmoking.Donottouch.Danger.Bequiet.Keepoffthegrass.)Showacalendarandask:Whatisit?It’sacalendar.Step3.PresentationandpracticeLookatthecalendarandtalkaboutthedayoftheweek:1)Whatdayisittoday?It’sMonday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday.2)Chantthesevendaysoftheweek.2.Lookatthecalendarandlearnthenewwordsofthemonths:1)January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December.2)Readindifferentways:together,individually,ingroups