Dates, months and seasons Lesson 41
　　Lesson 41

　　　　教学目标

　　　　学会12个月份、四季和顺数词的说法。学会表达日期。

　　　　教学用具

　　　　投影仪、录影机以及挂历和媒体设备等。

　　　　教学步骤

　　　　Step 1 Revision

　　　　老师可先做Duty Report， 除规定的内容外，必须让值日生回答以下几个问题： What day is it today / tomorrow？What day was it yesterday? What is the date today / tomorrow? What was the date yesterday? 然后将答案（完全形式和缩略形式）写在黑板上，并让学生视听，初步了解英文日期的表达与中文顺序的不同。然后全班问学生几个问题：What day is our National Day? October 1st. / Oct.1st. Which month is the Spring Festival in? Usually in February. Who / Whose mother / Whose father was born in February / April / May / September / October? 最好先找几个学生是在已学过的这几个月份出生的，或他们的父母是在这几个月份出生的，这样可先复习学过的几个月份。按季节做以下表格。先填出学过的季节和月份。学完生词后填满表格。

　　　　Step 2 Presentation

　　Learn and practise

　　　　Today we'll study the first month, the third month, the sixth month, the seventh month, the eighth month, and the eleventh month of the year.

　　　　以下单词符合发音规律，请同学们自己拼读, 应该不会有太大的困难。

　　　　March June July

　　　　以下单词可迁移

　　　　 autumn August February January September November, December

　　　　 past last sing spring sea season 先让学生根据旧单词读出划线部分，然后再读整个单词。

　　　　这些单词大多数拼读较复杂，可让学生把这些单词先在本上抄一遍。

　　　　然后让学生练习自己的生日，每个人说出自己的生日。可两人互相问答，练习说自己的生日，父母的生日，朋友的生日等。

　　　　最后教师问学生：

　　　　T: How many months are there in a year?

　　　　Students: There are twelve months in a year.

　　　　T: What are they? Can you say them in English?

　　　　Ss: They are January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December.

　　　　让学生填满表格。

　　Ask and answer

　　　　T: There are four seasons in a year. They are spring, slimmer, autumn and winter. Do you know when spring/summer/autumn/winter is in China?

　　　　让学生根据上面填写的表格进行对话练习：

　　　　S1: When is spring in China?

　　　　S2: It's from March to May.

　　　　S1: When is summer in China?

　　　　S2: It's form June to August.

　　　　...　　...

　　　　Notes:

　　　　1. We say "autumn" in Britain, and say "fall" in American English.

　　　　2. When we say four seasons, we should use preposition "in"--in spring, in summer, in autumn/fall, in winter.

　　　　3. Preposition "on"

　　　　On Monday, On Tuesday, On Wednesday, On Thursday, On Friday, On Saturday, On Sunday

　　　　4. Preposition "at"

　　　　at 6 o clock, at 120 clock, at this time of year.

　　　　5. Preposition "in"

　　　　in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening.

　　　　然后让学生自己完成课本上第2部分的练习。

　　Learn and practise

　　　　T: Do you remember the cardinal numbers that we have learnt before?

　　　　Let's count them from one to thirty - one. OK! Could you please write them down in your note - books? Who wants to write the cardinal numbers on due blackboard?

　　　　要一个学生来写下以前所学的数词：

　　　　one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve ... twenty-one ... thirty thirty-one

　　　　然后问这个学生是否能把这些数词变成序数词：

　　　　first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, ... twenty-first ... thirtieth, thirty-first

　　　　让学生注意黑体字显示的特殊变化。

　　　　Step 3 Practice

　　　　T: Which is the first month of the year?

　　　　Ss: January is the first month of the year.

　　　　T: Show them the answers

　　　　1. January　　is　　the　　first　　month　　of　　the　　year.

　　　　2. February　　is　　the　　second　month　　of　　the　　year.

　　　　3. March　　　is　　the　　third　　month　　of　　the　　year.

　　　　4. April　　　is　　the　　fourth　　month　　of　　the　　year.

　　　　5. May　　　is　　the　　fifth　　month　　of　　the　　year.

　　　　6. June　　　is　　the　　sixth　　month　　of　　the　　year.

　　　　7 .July　　　is　　the　　seventh　　month　　of　　the　　year.

　　　　8. August　　is　　the　　eighth　month　　of　　the　　year.

　　　　9. September　　is　　the　　ninth　　month　　of　　the　　year.

　　　　10. October　　is　　the　　tenth　　month　　of　　the　　year.

　　　　11. November　is　　the　　eleventh　month　　of　　the　　year.

　　　　12. December　is　　the　　twelfth　　month　　of　　the　　year.

　　　　用投影片练习以下日期：

　　　　两千零三年一月一日 New Year's Day　日期January the first, two thousand and three / Jan. 1st, 2003,　　星期 Wednesday

　　　　二月　　　Spring Festival　　　　日期　　　　　　星期

　　　　三月八日　Women's Day　　　　日期　　　　　　星期

　　　　五月一日　Labour Day　　　　　日期　　　　　　星期

　　　　六月一日　Children's Day　　　　日期　　　　　　星期

　　　　七月一日　Birthday of the Party　日期　　　　　　星期

　　　　八月一日　建军节　　　　　　日期　　　　　　星期

　　　　九月十日　Teachers' Day　　　　日期　　　　　　星期

　　　　十二月二十五日 Christmas Day　日期　　　　　　星期

　　　　然后让学生练习关于询问最近几天的日期 (pair work)，

　　　　S1: What day is it today?

　　　　S2: It's November the third, two thousand and two.

　　　　S1: What day was it yesterday？

　　　　　　... 　　...

　　　　运用下面句型进行练习：

　　　　What day is it today / tomorrow?　What day was it yesterday？ What the date today / tomorrow? What was the date yesterday? When is your birthday?　When is your father's birthday / your mother's birthday / your friend's birthday?

　　　　让学生统计本组的，生日，看看那一个月份过生日的最多。

　　　　Step 4 Consolidation

　　　　编一段小短文，假定我们班一月份有五个同学过生日，说出这五个同学的生日，我们准备给他们集体过生日，要开一个生日Party, 定一个日期。并向全班宣布时间、地点。

　　　　Step 5 Exercises in class

　　　　Filling in the blanks:

　　　　1. New Year is on January, _________(the first)

　　　　2 .May the first is _________(Labor Day)

　　　　3. We love our teachers, we say Happy Teachers day on _________ (September, the tenth)

　　　　4. Flowers come out in________(spring)

　　　　5. Our second school - term lasts from ____ to ____. (February to July).

　　　　6. June the first is _________. (Children's Day).

　　　　7. ______ is our National Day. (October, the first)

　　　　8. We can make a snow man in _________(winter)

　　　　9. September is the _________ month of year. (ninth)

　　　　10. ________, the twenty - fifth is Christmas Day. (December).

　　　　Step 6 Homework

　　　　1. Recite the numbers, seasons and months.

　　　　2. Make five English sentences according to this lesson.

　　　　3. Do workbook.

　　　　Step 7 The design of the blackboard