When is your birthday?
Unit 8
The second period
Section A(2e-3c)
is the first month of the year.
second
third
fourth
fifth
sixth
Grammar
Focus
is the month of the year.
eleventh
eighth
ninth
tenth
twelfth
seventh
Grammar
Focus
Notes:
物主代词和名词所有格都可表示“某人的……”
表示“在某日”，用介词“on”; 表示“在某月”，用介词“in”
Grammar：
名词所有格形式-表示有生命的名词与后面名词的所有关系。（名词+’s ）
1）单数名词后直接加’s
如：Jim's coat 吉姆的外套
Jeff's mother 杰夫的妈妈
2）以s结尾的复数名词，只加“’”
如：Teachers' Day 教师节
the twins’ books 双胞胎的书
3）不以s结尾的不规则的名词复数，加“’s”
如：Children's Day 儿童节
men's shoes 男式鞋
Grammar：
4)表示两者共同拥有时，只在最后一个名词后加’s
表示两者各自拥有时，要在每个名词后加’s
比较：Lucy and Lily's mother 露茜和莉莉的妈妈
Lucy‘s and Kate’s rooms 露茜和凯特的房间

注：表示时间、距离、国家、城市等无生命的名词也可以使用名词+'s所有格。如：
a few years’ time 几年的时间
New Year’s Day 元旦节
today’s newspaper 今天的报纸
the city’s life 城市的生活
China’s population 中国的人口
Name:
Date of birth:
Age:
Liu Qian
June 25th, 1976
36
When is his birthday?
His birthday is on .
June 25th
A: How old is he?
B: He is (years old).
thirty-six
A. January 15th
B. April 27th
C. September 3rd
D. June 25th
×
×
A. 26
B. 36
C. 38
D. 30
×
×
×
Guess
Notes:
How old is he?
他多少岁？
“how old”用于提问“多少岁，多大年龄”。
又如：
How old are you?
I am 12 (years old).
How old is your father?
He is thirty-eight (years old).
Read the conversation and answer the questions.

1. What is it in the picture?
It’s a birthday cake.
2. Whose birthday cake is it?
It’s Alan’s.
3. How old is Alan?
He is twelve.
4. When is his birthday party?
It is at three this afternoon.
5. Who is older(年长)， Alan or Bill?
Bill is.
2e
2e
Role-play the conversation.
Bill: Hi, Alan. Happy birthday!
Alan:Thank you, Bill.
Bill: So, how old are you, Alan?
Alan:I'm twelve. How old are you?
Bill: I'm thirteen.
Alan:When is your birthday?
Bill: My birthday is in August.
Alan:Well, do you want to come to my birthday
party?
Bill: Oh, yes. When is it?
Alan:At three this afternoon.
Bill: OK, great. See you!
3a
Match the questions and answers.
a
b
d
e
c
3b
Complete the conversation and practice it with your partner.
A: How ________ are you, Grace?
B: __________ twelve.
A: And ________ is your birthday?
B: My ___________ is on March 12th. How about
you and Tom?
A: Well, my birthday is _______ July 5th, and
Tom’s birthday is _______ December.
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