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第四课时　Section B(1a～1d)
1．Know about how Yu Xiaoming and Judy Clark celebrate meaningful birthdays.
2．Talk about students' ideas about how to celebrate their birthdays.
Language AbilitiesGrasp the following important points as well as be able to read and write correctly.Key words and phrases：celebrate，plant a small tree，a symbol of，open birthday gifts，make a wish，take a photo，have a birthday cake，sing the “Happy Birthday” song，on that day，eat birthday noodles with eggsKey sentences：①How do you make your birthday meaningful？②My birthday is on 13th May.③Long noodles are a symbol of a long life.④I like taking photos because they help me remember fun times with my family.
Learning Abilities●Learn to obtain key information from the given materials and comprehend it.●Learn to talk about the ways students celebrate their birthdays.●Learn to clearly express one's own viewpoints and ideas using the learned language.
Thinking Qualities●Be able to find out the similarities and differences by comparing the ways Yu Xiaoming and Judy Clark celebrate birthdays.●Be able to introduce some common characteristics and rules through understanding others' celebration ways.
Cultural Awareness●Understand the ways different people celebrate birthdays and experience the influence of cultural differences on celebration activities.●Realize the diversity of birthday celebrations in different cultures and individuals.●Respect and appreciate the cultural values contained in various celebration ways.
重点：
1．Students are able to understand the specific ways and details of how Yu Xiaoming and Judy Clark celebrate meaningful birthdays.
2．Students are able to master the relevant vocabularies and expressions for describing birthday celebration methods.
3．Students are able to talk about the ways they celebrate their birthdays clearly.
难点：
1．Students are able to accurately obtain and integrate the key information about the birthday celebrations of Yu Xiaoming and Judy Clark.
2．Students are able to distinguish the characteristics of different birthday celebration methods and conduct comparison and summary.
3．Students are able to express the diverse ways they celebrate birthdays with appropriate and rich language.
Step 1　Lead in
Students brainstorm their experiences of celebrating a birthday.
【设计意图】通过头脑风暴让学生分享一次庆祝生日的经历，激发学生的兴趣，并直接引入主题。
Step 2　Before reading(1a)
Work on 1a
1．Show some pictures of birthday activities.
2．Ask students to talk about something about the birthday activities according to the pictures and share in class.
3．Ask students to read the birthday activities in 1a and ask them to tick the activities they do on their birthdays.
【设计意图】通过图片展示生日活动，复习有关生日活动的表达，并引入主题。
Step 3　While reading(1b～1d)
Work on 1b
1．Ask students to read the posts from an online forum and choose the main idea of the posts.
T：Judy Clark and Yu Xiaoming are talking about their ways to celebrate their birthdays in an online discussion forum.Read the two posts and choose the main idea.
2．Ask students to share the answer and speak out the reason.
Work on 1c
1．Ask students to read the posts again and complete the table.
T：When are Judy and Xiaoming's birthdays？What do they usually do to celebrate their birthdays.Read the text carefully and fill in the table.
2．Ask students to share the answers and the teacher helps to correct if necessary.
(Students must share in complete sentences with the sentence patterns：Judy's…is on…She usually enjoys the cake and opens the gifts…)
Work on 1d
1．Ask students to read the posts again and answer the questions.
2．Choose four or five students to share the answers in class.
3．The teacher summarizes other meaningful ways to celebrate birthdays.
【设计意图】通过完成阅读任务，引导学生逐步理解课文。
Step 4　After reading(Review and retell the passage )
1．Read the passage again and then finish the following mind map.
Name：Xiaoming
Birthday date：on (1)________
Birthday activities:
eats birthday noodles (2)________ eggs.
takes a photo together under the big tree
(3)________ a small tree for my 14th birthday
Reasons：
Long noodles：a symbol of (4)________
Taking photos：remember (5)________ with his family 　
Name：Judy
Birthday date：on (6)________
Birthday activities：
has a party with her friends
makes (7)________cake
sings the “Happy Birthday” song
makes a wish and (8)________ the candles
enjoys the cake
opens all her gifts
(9)________ her height on the door
Feeling：(10)________
答案：(1)13th May　(2)with　(3)plants　(4)long life　(5)fun times　(6)28th July　(7)chocolate　(8)blows out　(9)marks　(10)fun
2．Retell the passage using students' own words according to the mind map.
【设计意图】通过表格复习回顾课文内容；通过复述训练学生的表达能力。
Step 5　Summary
1．Ask students to find the corresponding English phrases in the text according to the Chinese meanings on the PPT.
2．Ask students to make a summary about what they have learned today.
【设计意图】通过查找短语总结本单元目标语言，学生能够明确本节课的重难点。
Step 6　Homework
1．Retell how Judy and Xiaoming celebrate their birthdays according to the table in 1c.
2．Do the exercises in students' workbooks.
Unit 7　Happy birthday!第四课时　Section B(1a～1d)Name：XiaomingBirthday date：on (1)13th__MayBirthday activities: eats birthday noodles (2)with eggs takes a photo together under the big tree (3)plants a small tree for my 14th birthdayReasons： Long noodles：a symbol of (4)long__life Taking photos：remember (5)fun__times with his family　Name：JudyBirthday date：on (6)28th__JulyBirthday activities： has a party with her friends makes (7)chocolate cake sings the “Happy Birthday” song makes a wish and (8)blows__out the candles enjoys the cake opens all her gifts (9)marks her height on the doorFeeling：(10)fun

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