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Yuying Middle School

Wen Yuemei

Twelve months:

January 一月

February 二月

March 三月

April 四月

May 五月

June 六月

July 七月

August 八月

September 九月

October 十月

November 十一月

December 十二月

four seasons: twelve months:

spring

summer

autumn

winter

3March; 4April; 5May

6June; 7July; 8August

9September;

10 October; 11November

12December; 1 January;

2 February

the festivals:

1.Teachers’ Day 2.Women’s Day

3.Christmas 4.National Day

5.Children’s Day 6.New Year’s Day

7.Labour Day 8.Spring Festival

Other festivals:

Tree Planting Day

---When is Labour Day/ May Day?

---It’s in May.

---When is Spring Festival?

---It is in January or February.

DecembeDecemberr

Match the festivals with the months:JanuaryJanuary

FebruarFebruaryyMarcMarchhAprilApril

MayMay

JuneJune

JulyJuly

August August

SeptembeSeptemberrOctobeOctoberrNovembNovemb

erer

1Teachers’ Day

2Women’s Day

3Christmas

4National Day

5Children’s Day

6New Year’s Day

7Labour Day

8Spring Festival

Date October

1999March

2002

January

2003

August

2003

When

did

Tony

……?

come to China?

start school in Beijing?

meet Lingling and Daming?visit his grandparents?

Listen and check(Listen and check(√ √ )the dates.)the dates.

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Answer:1. When was Betty’s grandfather born?

2. When did the grandfather visit his aunt?

He was born in November 1935.

In July and August, he and his brother visited his aunt near the sea.

Listen and check the things Betty’s grandfather had:

bicycle car chess computer movie telephone train TV

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---Did you ride a bike when you were five?

---Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

do any sport; walk to school;

watch films; play computer games;

listen to music; play the piano;

---What did they do last month?

---They had a picnic.

have---had

---How did I come to work two years ago?

---I rode a bike.

(I went to work by bike.)

ride---rode

---When did I come to Beijing?

---I came to Beijing in 2002.

come---came

2002

GROUP WORK

Talk about your life and your grandparents’ life . Then Compare your life with their life. Can you tell us which life do you like better? Why?

Make a surveyAsk your classmates like this: Did you …

when you were a child?

Answer: Yes, I did./No, I didn’t.

Name Questions Answers

Sally Did you watch films when you were a child?

Yes, I did.

Did you …when you were a child?

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Language point:

• THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE:

• Sentence pattern:

• Did you do …?

• Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

Old days

NOW

Now we live more happily than before, I believe that our life will be better and better.

1.Use your own words to retell the conversation after class.

2.Write a passage about your life story by using Past Tense.