Make your own events calendar of November Supporting

本单元主要任务： Make your own events calendar of November.

Supporting words and sentences • Sentences: When is the school trip /…? It’s September 21 st.

Pairwork — Warming up Review the months and dates. A: Which month is after January? B: February. A: Which month is before February? B: January.

January 1 st

in January or February

Women’s Day March 8 th

May 1 st

Mother’s Day the second Sunday in May

Children’s Day June 1 st

Father’s Day the third Sunday in June

Army Day August 1 st

Teachers’ Day September 10 th

Mid-Autumn Day In September or October

National Day October 1 st

Thanksgiving Day the fourth Thursday in November

Christmas Day December 25 th

Match the dates with the festivals. January 1 st Spring Festival January or February Labor Day May 1 st New Year The Second Sunday of May Children’s Day June 1 st Mother’s Day

The Third Sunday of June Thanksgiving September 10 th Father’s Day October 1 st Christmas Day The Fourth Thursday of November Teachers’ Day December 25 th National Day

Write the dates of these festivals. 1. Tree Planting Day (植树节)________ March 12 th September 10 th 2. Teachers’ Day (教师节) __________ 3. Christmas Day (圣诞节) __________ December 25 th 4. New Year’s Day (元旦) __________ January 1 st April 1 st 5. April Fool’s Day (愚人节)___________ July 1 st 6. Party’s Birthday (党的生日) ________ 7. Women’s Day (妇女节) __________ March 8 th May 1 st 8. Labor Day (劳动节)____________ August 1 st 9. Army Day (建军节)____________ 10. National Day (国庆节) __________ October 1 st

Learn new words. 1. Watch some pictures and learn new words. 2. Read the new words.

Listening • Listen and finish 2 a in the book, and check the answers.

September 24 25 26 school trip 27 28 29 30 speech contest October 1 2 3 basketball game 4 5 6 Sally’s birthday party 7

Listening • Listen for the third time, fill in the blanks.

• — Hey, Sally. Can you help me fill in my calendar? • — Sure, Joe. birthday ______? party • — When is your ____ • — My birthday party is October _______ 5 th. basketball _______? game • — OK, and when is the _____ • — The basketball game? Oh, it’s October 2 nd. school______? trip • — Good. And, um, how about the _____ September 26 th and 27 th. • — The school trip is ______ speech ____? contest • — And when’s the ______ September 29 th. Friday ______ • — Oh, that’s ____, • — Great.

Listen and repeat Joe: Hey, Sally. Can you help me fill in my calendar? Sally: Sure, Joe: When is your birthday party? Sally: My birthday party is October 5 th.

Jon: OK, and when is the basketball game? Sally: The basketball game? Oh, it’s October 2 nd. Joe: Good. And, um, how about the school trip?

Sally: The school trip is September 26 th and 27 th. Joe: And when’s the speech contest? Sally: Oh, that’s Friday, September 29 th. Joe: Great.

Practice I. Read the dialog and then tick in the form. A: Do you have a basketball game at your school? B: Yes, we do. A: When is it ? B: It’s March 25 th.

A: Do you have an English party? When is it? B: It’s December 28 th. A: Do you have a music festival? B: No, we don’t.

2 c Exercises • 1. Make up a conversation using the target language. — When is Sally’s birthday party? — It is October fifth. • 2. Some pairs present their conversations and others listen and try to remember all the new words.

December 1 st 6 th 7 th 8 th 2 nd 9 th 3 rd 4 th 5 th English speech contest 10 th 11 th 12 th mother’s birthday 13 th 14 th 15 th 16 th 17 th 18 th 19 th school trip 20 th 21 st 22 nd 23 rd 24 th 25 th 26 th English test 27 th 28 th 29 th 30 th 31 th party at Amy’s home

Target language My mother’s birthday is December 10 th. • I will have an English test on 23 rd. So I will study hard for it. • I will go to Amy’s home on December 27 th, because it is her birthday party. • — When is the English test? — It’s December 23 rd.

Reading • Complete the schedule following the instructions of 3 a. October : Events Basketball game English speech contest Dave’s birthday party School trip Volleyball game Dates October 3 October 7 October 19 October 26, 27 October 30

82页表格内容 October Basketball game October 3 English speech contest October 7 Dave’s birthday party October 19 School trip Volleyball game October 26, 27 October 30

3 b Pairwork — headmaster’s calendar. Ask and answer questions about each other’s school. A: Do you have a School Day at your school? B: Yes, we do. A: When is it? B: It’s April 19 th. A: Do you have an art festival? B: No, we don’t. A: When is the school trip / basketball game …? B: It is October fifth …

You are a school headmaster. Activities Yes School Day Art Festival Chinese Contest Music Festival English Party Flea Market Speech Contest School Trip Basketball Game No Month Day

Make your own events calendar of November, write down the reasons and give the reports. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

4. Writing • Write five things about yourself on a piece of paper. Another student will read it to the class. Can your classmates guess who the student is?

Sample passage • I’m fifteen years old. My birthday is January 1 st. My mother’s birthday is October 3 rd. I like baseball and volleyball very much. I like the Music Festival best. On that day, I can listen to many beautiful songs.

一、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. In the ______ third (three) row there is a new student. 2. Each of the students ______ has (have) an English book now. 3. When ____ is (be) your birthday? 4. Do you know your ____ mother’s (mother) birthday? 5. My grandpa likes ____ watching (watch) TV very much.

6. Is your birthday June ______ fourth (four)? 7. Is this _____ his (he) teacher? 8. There are nineteen ____ tomatoes (tomato) in the kitchen. 9. Mary’s hat _______ looks (look) like a cat. 10. November is the ____ eleventh (eleven) month of the year.

• 6. music festival ________ 音乐节 • 7. basketball game 篮球比赛 ________ • 8. my birthday party ________ 我的生日派对 • 9. in April 在 4月 ________ • 10. chorus competition 合唱比赛 ________