T: When is your birthday? S: April 22 T: When were you born? S: I was born on April 22, 1993. |
Now look at this on the board. sb. + was/ were + born + in + year 某人出生于xxxx年 |
I was born in 1975. She was born in 1996. —When were you born? I was born in 1997. —When was your brother born? He was born in 1999. Step 2。1a Thinking and listing T: Do you like sport? I think many of you like it. What sport do you like? S: football/ volleyball/ tennis/ table tennis/ basketball T: Ok! I know you are sports fans. You know a lot about the famous sports stars. Now tell the class about your favorite sportsmen and sportswomen. What sports do they do? What is his/ her nickname? Let’s make a list. International Sports Stars | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Step 3。1b Listening and writing Next we are going to listen to four dialogues. They are talking about famous sportsmen and sportswomen. I am going to play the recording twice. The first time you only listen and the second time you listen and write on page 53. Now go to page 88 to read the four conversations. While reading, try to find all the when questions and their answers. Alsocut/ the sentence into thought groups, students circle all the linking words and underline all the expressions. That’s grammar study, indeed. Copy the useful expressions into your notebook after class. Useful expressions from the conversation | a great Chinese ping-pong player, born in 1973, a great American basketball player, a great Swiss tennis player, a great British soccer player |
The when questions and their answers from the conversations | —When was she born? —She was born in 1973 —When was he born? —He was born in 1963. —When was she born? —She was born in 1980. —When was he born? —He was born in 1975. |
Now read the conversations again to make your own conversations. Step 4。1c Pairing and speaking First let’s look at the dialogue about Deng Yaping. Please read it after me. When you read, please pay attention to the pronunciations and intonations. A: Who’s that? B: That’s Deng Yaping. She is a great Chinese ping-pong player. A: When was she born? B: She was born in 1973. |
Now make a similar dialogue about other people with your partner. I’d like to ask some pair to act it out. For example(略) Step 5 Consolidation and homework Make your own conversations。 Blackboard Design |