Unit 8 When is your birthday？

Section A

1. When is your birthday， Linda？

琳达，你什么时候过生日？

“When is one’s birthday？”是询问某人生日是何时的句型。如：

When is your birthday， John？

约翰，你什么时候过生日？

when 可以用来对年、月、日等时间提问。回答时用介词in，on，at等加具体时间。如：

— When do you go home？

你什么时候回家？

— I usually go home at six o’clock.

我通常6点钟回家。

— When do the tourists go to Hainan Island？

游客一般什么时候到海南岛游玩？

— They often go there in summer.

他们经常夏天去那里。

2. My birthday is on May 2nd.

我的生日是5月2日。

（1）birthday意思是“生日”，它是一个合成词，是由名词birth和名词day组成的。当祝贺别人的生日时，我们常说：“Happy birthday to you！”，意为“祝你生日快乐！”外国人在过生日时经常会举行一个“birthday party”（生日聚会）来进行祝贺。

— Today is my birthday.

今天是我的生日。

— Happy birthday to you！

祝你生日快乐！

（2）当别人问“When is your birthday”时，我们可以回答“My birthday is ...”，也可以用“It’s on ...”。當日期具体到某一天时要用介词on，on在此句中可以省略。如果只是说在哪个月，或哪一年时，介词用in。如：

My birthday is （on） October tenth.

我的生日在10月10号。

Tree Planting Day is in March.

植树节是在3月。

3. When is your father’s birthday？

你爸爸什么时候过生日？

father’s叫作“名词所有格”，意思是“爸爸的……”。名词所有格，它是由名词 + ’s构成的，翻译为“……的”。

（1）名词单数+ ’s

This is my uncle’s bedroom.

这是我叔叔的卧室。

That is Nick’s backpack.

那是尼克的背包。

（2）以s或es结尾的名词复数只加 ’

These are students’ textbooks.

这些是学生的课本。

These two sweaters are the twins’.

这两件毛衣是双胞胎的。

（3）如果事物或人是两个名词共同所有，则在后一个名词上加 ’s。

This is Lucy and Lily’s room.

这是露西和莉莉的房间。

Miss Green is Lin Tao and Lin Fan’s teacher.

格林小姐是林涛和林帆的老师。

（4）如果事物或人是两个名词分别所有，则在每一个名词后加 ’s。

These are Lucy’s and Lily’s desks.

这是露西和莉莉的书桌。

4. How old are you？

你多大了？

此句的意思是“你多大了？/ 你多大年龄？”，how old对年龄提问，回答时常用句型“I’m + 数词”或“I’m ... years old.”。如：

— How old is your brother？

你的弟弟多大了？

— He’s only five （years old）.

他只有5岁。

— How old are you？

你多大年龄了？

— Oh， this is a secret.

呃，这是个秘密。

注意：在讲英语的国家，可以询问孩子的年龄，但对于成年人一般不直接问及年龄，尤其是女士。问女士的年龄被认为是不礼貌的，而且对方也不予回答。

Grammar Focus

活学活用

根据答语写出问句。

1._____________________________________？

She’s thirteen years old.

2._____________________________________？

His birthday is on November eleventh.

3._____________________________________？

She is fine.

4._____________________________________？

Your football is under the bed.

5._____________________________________？

It’s $20.

Section B

1. English test

英语测验

test n. 检测；检查

Please be quiet. I have to study for an English test tomorrow.

请保持安静，明天有英语测试，我得学习。

test v. 检测；考查

I asked my doctor to test my eyesight.

我要求医生检查我的视力。

2. When is Sally’s birthday party？

萨莉的生日晚会是什么时候呢？

birthday party 生日晚会；生日聚会

有关生日的其他短语：

birthday card 生日卡片

birthday cake 生日蛋糕

birthday present 生日礼物

3. ...we have a school trip in the afternoon.

……今天下午我们有一个（学校的）郊游活

动。

school trip（学校的）郊游。trip名词，意思是“旅行；旅游”，通常指短程的旅行。如：

We have a school trip on March 4th.

我们在3月4日进行郊游。

有关“旅行”的说法有很多，我们来学习一下吧：

长途陆路用journey，短途短期用trip；

观光游玩用tour，海上航行用voyage；

travel用法最普遍，特别用于指游记。

4. ...we have an art festival.

……我们有一个艺术会演。

festival n. （音乐、戏剧等的）会演节；节日

Spring Festival 春节

Mid-autumn Festival 中秋节

The Spring Festival is an important festival.

春节是一个重要的节日。

Our city holds a music festival every year.

我们市每年都会举办音乐节。

5. This is a really busy term！

这真是一个忙碌的学期！

busy adj. 忙碌的；无暇的

a busy Sunday 忙碌的星期天

My mom is always busy in the morning.

我妈妈在早晨时常常很忙。

6. Have a good time！

过得愉快！

They have a good time together.

他们一起过得很愉快。

Do you have a good time last week？

你上周过得愉快吗？

time n. 时间；时刻

As time goes on， the visits are more and more.

随着时间的流逝，来访变得越来越频繁。

— What time is it？

几点钟了？

— 8 o’clock.

8点钟。

Self Check

活学活用

节日与日期配对。

A B

（ ） 6. Children’s DayA. March 12

（ ） 7. Christmas DayB. January 1

（ ） 8. Women’s DayC. June 1

（ ） 9. New Year’s DayD. December 25

（ ） 10. National DayE. July 1

（ ） 11. Teachers’ DayF. March 8

（ ） 12. Labor DayG. April 1

（ ） 13. Planting Tree DayH. October 1

（ ） 14. April Fool’s DayI. September 10

（ ） 15. Party’s birthdayJ. May 1

英漢互译

1. 多大年纪______________________

2. 汤姆的生日______________________

3. December 15th ______________________

4. 篮球比赛 ______________________

5. school trip ______________________

6. 學校庆祝日 ______________________

7. 艺术节 ______________________

8. English test ______________________

9. October tenth ______________________

10. 生日聚会 ______________________

连词成句

1. birthday， your， is， when

____________________________________________？

2. birthday， my， June， in， is

____________________________________________.

3. birthday， July， Uncle， in， Bill’s， is

____________________________________________.

4. May’s， old， how， is， sister

____________________________________________？

5. you， a， music， do， have， festival

____________________________________________？

首字母填空

1. December is the t _____ month of the year.

2. Do you have a music f _____at your school？

3. These boys all like the school t _____ .

4. We have an English evening p _____ on May 5th.

5. When is the English t _____ ？

6. My uncle is thirty-one. Today is his t _____ birthday.

7. January is the first m _____ of a year.

8. My friend’s b _____ is in October.

9. Teachers’ Day is on S _____ 10th.

10. We have an a _____ festival each year.

用所给词的适当形式填空

1. Let’s ____ （have） a School Day.

2. Jane and Mary ____ （be） 21 years old.

3. Do ____ （them） have a soccer ball game？

4. Do you know your ____ （mother） birthday？

5. February is the ____ （two） month of the year.

6. How many ____ （China） are there in the room？

7. The baby is five ____ （month） old.

8. What events ____ （do） he have at his school？

9. Does Peter like ____ （strawberry）？

10. When is your ____ （parent） birthday？

单项选择

（ ） 1. — Happy birthday to you， Gina！

— ___ .

A. Thank youB. All right

C. That’s all rightD. You’re welcome

（ ） 2. Our school has ___ art festival every year.

A. aB. an

C. theD. /

（ ） 3. Anne’s birthday party is ___ April 14th.

A. atB. in

C. ofD. on

（ ） 4. — ___ is your cousin？

— She is 15.

A. HowB. How age

C. How oldD. How many

（ ） 5. Each of them ___ me a birthday gift on my birthday every year.

A. giveB. gives

C. gaveD. will give

（ ） 6. Their summer holidays are ___ July.

A. inB. on

C. atD. of

（ ） 7. This is ___ room.

A. Lucy and LilyB. Lucy’s and Lily’s

C. Lucy’s and LilyD. Lucy and Lily’s

（ ） 8. Mary is ___ years old， and she is the ___ kid in her

family.

A. ten； secondB. ten； two

C. tenth； secondD. tenth； two

（ ） 9. — What’s the date today？

— It’s ___ ， Women’s Day.

A. on March 8thB. March 8th

C. March the 8D. eight of March

（ ） 10. — What ___ is it today？

— It’s Sunday.

A. dateB. day

C. timeD. the day

句型转换

1. My birthday is on October 11th.（对画线部分提问）

____ ____ your birthday？

2. Peter is 18 this year.（对画线部分提问）

____ ____ is Peter this year？

3. Tom likes baseball.（改为否定句）

Tom ____ ____ baseball.

4. Jack’s birthday is on April 6th.（改为一般疑问句）

____ Jack’s birthday on April 6th？

5. The store sells many nice clothes.（对画线部分提问）

____ ____ the store ____ ？

6. We have an English test.（改为一般疑问句）

____ ____ have an English test？

7. He likes doing sports on weekends.（改为否定句）

He ____ ____ doing sports on weekends.

8. What’s Lisa’s age？（改为同义句）

____ ____ ____ Lisa？

9. Tina likes soccer ball.（对画线部分提问）

____ ____ Tina ____ ？

10. The Chinese test is on May 4th.（对画线部分提问）

____ ____ is on May 4th？

完形填空

My younger sister is Cindy. Today is 1 birthday. My mother 2 her a big cake. She is eight years old now. She likes cakes. 3 the table in her bedroom， you can 4 the nice cake. Her 5 is on the cake. There 6 other things for her birthday， too. 7 are some apples， salad， ice-cream， strawberries and oranges. 8 she likes to have something to drink now. Her 9 ， Kate， Barry， Bill， and Frank are coming to her birthday party now. She likes to eat these things 10 her friends.

（ ） 1. A. heB. hersC. herD. his

（ ） 2. A .buysB. wantsC. findsD. meets

（ ） 3. A. AtB. OnC. UnderD. With

（ ） 4. A. lookB. seeC. eatD. have

（ ） 5. A. nameB. bookC. backpackD. thing

（ ） 6. A. isB. hasC. haveD. are

（ ） 7. A. TheyB. TheseC. ThoseD. It’s

（ ） 8. A. AndB. OrC. ButD. So

（ ） 9. A. parentsB. teachersC. friendsD. brothers

（ ） 10. A. withB. forC. toD. of

閱读理解

A

Today is Linda’s mother’s birthday. It is also Teachers’ Day. It happens（碰巧）that Linda’s mother is a math teacher. So today is her birthday and also her festival. Linda and her brothers buy presents（礼物）for their mother. Linda buys a good skirt for mother. Her two brothers buy mother a big birthday cake. Linda’s father also has a present. He prepares（准备）a ring for his wife. Linda’s mother is very happy. The family love her so much. It is a great birthday for her.

（ ） 1. How many children does Linda’s mother have？

A. Two. B. Three.

C. Four. D. Five.

（ ） 2. Linda’s mother teaches ________.

A. EnglishB. Chinese

C. artD. math

（ ） 3. What does the word “wife” mean？

A. 母亲B. 父亲

C. 丈夫D. 妻子

（ ） 4. What is Linda’s present？

A. A big cake. B. A ring.

C. A skirt.D. A shirt.

（ ） 5. When is Linda’s mother’s birthday？

A. October 1st.B. September 10th.

C. November 8th.D. We don’t know.

B

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。

In England， it is a tradition （传统） for a child to have a cake on his or her birthday. The cake has the number of candles （蜡烛） as the child’s age. During the party， the candles will be lit （被点燃） and the birthday boy or girl blows the candles out with one blow （一口气吹灭）. He or she can make a birthday wish. Then friends and family members sing the famous song Happy Birthday and eat birthday cakes. They give gifts to the birthday child. It is really nice to have a birthday party.

（ ） 6. It’s a tradition for a child to have ice cream on birthday.

（ ） 7. The number of candles is the same as the child’s age.

（ ） 8. The child makes a wish after eating the cake.

（ ） 9. Friends and family members sing the birthday song during the party.

（ ） 10. The birthday child gives gifts to friends and family members.

选词填空

从方框中选出恰当的词，并用其适当形式填空。

when， twelve， be， we， music，who， do， like， March， year

1. The ____ month is December.

2. ____ your class go on school trip？

3. Dad， let ____ have a party.

4. ____ is the girl in a red sweater？

5. ____ are Tom and Martin going to the football game？

6. He ____ volleyball very much.

7. How old ____ your sister？

8. ____ 12th is Tree Planting Day.

9. Lisa is fourteen and her brother is ten ____ old.

10. My sister doesn’t like sports， but she likes ____ .

补全对话（有两项为多余选项）

A： 1

B： I’m fine， thanks.

A： 2

B： My birthday is June 21th.

A： Really？ 3

B： Oh， what’s the date？

A： June 28th. 4

B： Yes， On my birthday， all my friends come to my home and we have a big dinner.

A： 5 I’ll go to your party this year.

A. How are you？

B. How old are you？

C. That sounds good.

D. When is your birthday？

E. Happy birthday to you！

F. My birthday is in June， too.

G. Do you have a party on your birthday？

1._______ 2._______ 3._______ 4._______ 5._______

书面表达

假如你是李琳，是第五中学的一名学生。请你根据表格用英语写一篇50词左右的短文，簡单介绍你的学校活动的情况。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

I’m Li Lin. I’m a student in No. 5 Middle School._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________