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Unit 7 Happy Birthday!
Section 1 Opening page, Section A 1a-1e
Overview
The theme of this unit is “Celebrating Birthdays”, which falls under the “Man and Self” and “Man and Society” categories. It specifically aligns with the sub-themes of “Living an enriched life”, “Self-awareness”, “Responsible consumption”, and “Good interpersonal relationships”. Centered on the theme of “Birthdays”, this unit conducts in-depth discussions around the core question “Why do we celebrate birthdays ” through various teaching formats, such as four daily dialogues, two posts, and a project-based learning task titled “Celebrate your birthdays together”. The unit aims to help students talk about people’s birthdays, express dates in English, learn English expressions for shopping, and explore how and why people celebrate birthdays. Additionally, it seeks to enhance students’ language proficiency and teamwork skills through specially designed activities.
Teaching Aims
By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
1. ask and talk about birthdays, using the months of the year and ordinal numbers to express dates;
2. learn how to plan a birthday party and shop for party items;
3. revise question words and the structure of wh-questions;
4. explore birthday customs in different countries, discuss how to make birthdays meaningful, and organize joint birthday events through group collaboration.
Framework Diagram of Unit Theme Content
Content Analysis
This period covers the listening and speaking section of Section A. This part comprises three conversations. In the first conversation, Fu Xing sends birthday wishes to Helen. Helen then takes the opportunity to ask Fu Xing about her birthday and age, and invites her to her birthday party. In the second conversation, Teng Fei doesn’t know what birthday gift to give his father, so he asks Ella for advice. In the third conversation, Peter asks Meimei about Ms Gao’s birthday, as he wants to perform for her on her special day.
Through the three conversations, students will be able to master English expressions related to birthdays and improve their listening and speaking skills. On this once-a-year special occasion, they will learn to express their wishes, ask about ages and dates, and master other daily communication skills. At the same time, by learning these birthday-related English expressions, students can develop a sense of caring for others, cultivate a positive emotional attitude, and learn to cherish the time spent with friends and family. In the process of preparing a birthday surprise for Ms. Gao, students need to unleash their creativity, come up with unique celebration ideas, and develop innovative thinking skills.
The dialogue is structured in the form of simple questions and answers, incorporating the core target language of this unit: wh-questions introduced by “when” for asking about dates and times, as well as date expressions. Meanwhile, it reviews wh-questions introduced by “how old” for asking about age and those introduced by “why” for asking about reasons. The dialogue also presents three ways to celebrate a birthday, namely holding a party, giving a birthday card, and singing songs and playing the guitar for the birthday person. The progression of conversational turns also reflects the speakers’ good communication and interpersonal skills. In addition, the three dialogues embody the “Politeness Principle” that conversations should follow.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this section, students will be able to:
1. identify and recite new words and expressions related to birthday dates;
2. apply the skill of predicting content based on key information and questions before listening;
3. participate in viewing, listening and speaking activities, and use wh-questions to talk about birthdays;
4. invite friends to a birthday party and exchange ideas about preparing birthday gifts and ways to celebrate others’ birthdays.
Focal and Difficult Points
Focal Points
1. Read and write the English words for the twelve months and the ordinal numbers from 1st to 31st accurately.
2. Understand and correctly use wh-questions to ask about and talk about people’s birthdays.
Difficult Points
1. Master the correct pronunciation of /l/ and / / in words, especially the pronunciation of word-final /l/.
2. Flexibly use birthday-related language structures in both oral and written expressions.
3. Understand the importance of caring for others and internalize this awareness as a voluntary behavior.
Procedures
Teaching Activities Learning Activities Purposes
Step 1. Opening page 1. Display the theme picture and the title of this unit to the students. Ask them to observe the picture and answer the following questions: 1) What are the people doing in the photo 2) Whose birthday is it 3) How does she celebrate her birthday 4) How do you celebrate your birthday 2. Have students read through the learning objectives of the unit. Observe the unit’s theme picture and title, then try to describe the scene depicted in the picture. Sa: They are having a birthday party. Sb: It’s the girl’s birthday. Sc: She celebrates it by eating a birthday cake. Read through the unit’s learning objectives and underline the key words. To introduce the unit theme of birthdays by brainstorming questions related to students’ daily lives.
Step 2. Before listening 1. Play the English song Happy Birthday to You. Then ask students some questions: 1) Do you know the name of this song 2) Do you know what kind of party this song is usually sung at 3) When is your birthday Can you say it in English 2. Present pictures or flashcards of different festivals and guide students to learn the English words for the 12 months and 31 dates. 3. Create a WeChat chat scenario about talking about birthdays, then ask students to complete Activity 1a. Invite some students to share the dates of their birthdays in English. Follow along with the song and answer the teacher’s questions. Pay special attention to the pronunciation of the words “May” and “ninth”. Practice pronouncing the names of the 12 months correctly, and state the dates of the festivals presented in class. Listen to the recording, repeat the months and days after it, and then circle the month and day corresponding to their own birthdays. To attract students’ attention with a familiar song, arouse their participation and connect English learning with their daily life. To help students memorize month and date words easily and build a solid vocabulary base. To provide a real English context, help students practice new knowledge and build communication confidence.
Step 3. While listening 1. Present listening tips to students first, then play the recording and ask them to complete Activity 1b. 2. Play the recording a second time and have students finish Activity 1c. Listen to the conversations and match the people with their birthdays. Listen again and answer the questions. To help students practice listening strategies by focusing on key and specific information during the listening tasks.
Step 4. After listening 1. Guide students to analyze the content of the conversations and discuss the following questions: 1) How can we be polite when communicating with others 2) Why does Fu Xing come to Helen’s birthday party 2. Pair students up and ask them to role-play the conversation in 1c. 3. Encourage students to ask their partners about their ages and birthdays, provide clear evaluation criteria for this activity, and guide them to deliver a group report in class with a reference example. Use correct sentence patterns to talk about birthdays.☆☆☆Explain the meaning behind birthdays.☆☆☆Use some body language.☆☆☆
Summarize polite responses in the conversations, and analyze the functional uses of typical sentences (e.g., the function of expressing thanks). Practice role-playing the conversations in pairs. Work in groups to find out each member’s age and birthday. Then line up the group members in order from the youngest to the oldest, and deliver a group report in class with a reference example as follows: Sa: There are ten students in my group. Li Ming is the youngest. He is 13 years old and his birthday is on ... To help students master polite responses and understand the functional uses of conversational sentences. To deepen students’ understanding of the conversation content through role-play, and enhance their oral reporting skills via group interaction.
Step 6. Homework Must do: Write the report down and polish it. Choose-to-do: Make a class birthday record to help us know more about each other. To help students consolidate and apply what they've learned, improve writing skills, and strengthen class bonding.
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