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课件网) Unit 7 Happy Birthday 第4课时 Section B 1a-1d Learning objectives To know different ways to celebrate birthdays and talk about the activities on your birthday. To know the meaning of celebrating birthdays. Section B How do you make your birthday meaningful Lead in Brainstorm Can you think of some birthday activities eat birthday noodles take a photo open birthday gifts have a birthday cake make a wish sing the “Happy Birthday” song What other meaningful activities do you do on your birthday Add more and share. Free talk □ eat out with the family □ hang out with friends □ get together with friends and have a meal □ go to the cinema and see a film □ buy many delicious food/ clothes/… Tick ( ) the activities you do on your birthday. Speak out: I _____ on my birthday. □ eat birthday noodles □ open birthday gifts □ make a wish □ take photos □ have a birthday cake □ hear the “Happy Birthday” song □ blow out the candles □ mark the height 1a a. Look and guess. (1) What type of text are they A. Online posts B. News reports (2) How do you know that signs of websites (网站标识) Pre-reading (1) Are they from the same country No, they aren’t. (2) How do you know that We know that from their names. Tip 1: Make proper guess through typical signs (典型标识) and details. b. Look and answer. Pre-reading A. How to celebrate birthdays B. Who to celebrate birthdays with C. Where to celebrate birthdays key sentence c. Read quickly and choose the main idea of the posts. 1b Tip 3: Get the main idea by finding out the key sentence. Tip 2: Pay attention to the wh- words. Pre-reading Read again and complete the table. name birthday activities Yu Xiaoming 13th June eat birthday noodles with eggs take a photo under the big tree plant a small tree this year While-reading 1c name birthday activities Judy 28th July have a party her mother makes a chocolate cake sing the “ Happy Birthday” song make a wish/ blow out the candles enjoy the cake/ open gifts/ mark height Read again and complete the table. While-reading 1c Read the first post more carefully and answer the questions. (1) Why does Xiaoming eat birthday noodles on his birthday (2) Where do Xiaoming and his family take photos together every year 1d Because long noodles are a symbol of long life. They take a photo under the big tree in their village. While-reading Many people like to take pictures in the same place every year to record(记录) their growth or keep as a memory. Do you have the same habit (1) Why does Judy write this post (2) What does Judy like about Xiaoming’s 14th birthday (3) Why does Judy’s mother make a chocolate cake for her birthday Read the second post more carefully and answer the questions. She thinks planting a tree is a good idea. Because chocolate cake is her favourite. While-reading 1. Do they celebrate birthdays in the same way Why 2. Why do we celebrate birthday Think and answer. They celebrate birthdays in ... ...
