Period 2 Section A (2a～3c)
Teaching important points 【教学重点】
1.Key words & phrases：
happy，old，party，first，second，third，fifth，eighth，ninth，twelfth，twentieth，happy birthday
2.Key sentences：
When is Alice's birthday?
Her birthday is on September 5th.
Teaching difficult points 【教学难点】
Be able to speak and write the dates correctly.
Teaching aids 【教具】
CAI，a tape player，pictures
Teaching procedures and ways 【教学过程及方法】
★Step Ⅰ Revision and lead－in 复习导入
Free talk
T：Hello，everyone.Nice to meet you again.
Ss：Nice to meet you，too.
T：Who can tell me when your birthday is?
S1：My birthday is on June 2nd.
T：Great，and what about you?
S2：My birthday is on October 28th.
T：OK，when is S2's birthday?
S3：His birthday is on October 28th.
T：Yes，you are smart.
T：Today，we will learn how to ask others' birthday.
★Step Ⅱ Self－studying and guiding 自学指导
Self－study 1：
Self－study the new words：happy，old，party，first，second，third，fifth，eighth，ninth，twelfth，twentieth.Learn to pronounce them to the phonetic symbols.You can listen to the tapes to help you pronounce them correctly or ask others for help.Then try to memorize the new words.
Self－study 2：
Read the conversation in Part 2e and underline the useful expressions.
Self－study 3：
Finish the exercises in Part 3a and 3b.
Questions for thinking：
Can you find out some rules of ordinal numbers?
When is Bill's birthday?
How old is Alan？And when is Alan's birthday?
The teacher walks around the classroom to watch and help the students study while the students are self－studying.Encourage students to find out their problems in self－studying both in pronunciation and understanding.
Time for questions：
