Unit 8 When is your birthday?

2019-09-03

时代英语·初中 2019年4期

关键词：介词短文句型

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Section A

1. When is your birthday， Linda？

琳达，你什么时候过生日？

“When is ones 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加具体时间。如：

—When do you go home？

你什么时候回家？

—I usually go home at six oclock.

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”。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：Its...。当日期具体到某一天时要用介词on，on在此句型中可以省略;若只是说在哪个月，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.

植树节在3月。

3. When is your fathers birthday？

你爸爸什么时候过生日？

fathers是名词father的所有格形式，意思是“爸爸的……”。名词所有格是由“名词 + s”构成的，译为“……的”。其具体用法如下：

（1）名词单数加s，若名词单数以s结尾，则所有格可加s，也可直接加。

This is my uncles bedroom.

这是我叔叔的卧室。

That is Dennis backpack.

那是丹尼斯的背包。

（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）如果事物或人是兩个名词共同所有，则在后一个名词上加 s。

This is Lucy and Lilys room.

这是露西和莉莉的房间。

Miss Green is Lin Tao and Lin Fans 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，则在每一个名词后分别加 s。

These are Lucys and Lilys desks.

这些是露西和莉莉的书桌。

4. How old are you？

你多大了？

how old对年龄提问，回答时常用句型：Im + 数词./Im... years old.如：

—How old is your brother？

你的弟弟多大了？

—Hes only five （years old）.

他只有5岁。

—How old are you？

你多大年龄了？

—Im eleven （years old）.

我11岁。

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

序数词

在英语中表示顺序、次序的词称为序数词。最基本的序数词如下表：

1.序数词的构成：

一般在基数词后加th，如：four→fourth，thirteen→thirteenth，多位数把个位变序数词。

2.基数词变序数词：

基数词变为序数词的规则（口诀）：

基变序，有规律，词尾加上 th;

一、二、三特殊记，结尾t、d、d。

八减t，九减e，f要把ve替;

ty把y改为i，记得th前有个e。

3.序数词的用法：

（1）the+序数词，表示“第几”。如：

John lives on the fifteenth floor.

约翰住在十五楼。

（2）年、月、日的表达。年用基数词表示，日用序数词表示。如：

May 1st， 2018 2018年5月1日

活学活用

按要求写出相对应的内容。

1. first（汉语） _________

2. second（基数词） _________

3. third（后面的序数词） _________

4. fifth（汉语） _________

5. eighth（基数词） _________

6. seventh（基数词） _________

7. 第十（英文） _________

8. 第六（英文） _________

9. tenth（前面的序数词） _________

10. fourth（汉语） _________

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 Sallys 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 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。

4. 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。

5. Have a good time！

過得愉快！

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

—What time is it？

几点钟了？

—8 oclock.

8点钟。

基础过关

英汉互译

1. English test

2. school trip

3. basketball game

4. book sale

5. art festival

6. 你多大了？

—______ ______ are you？

我13岁。

—______ thirteen.

7. 萨莉的生日聚会是在什么时候？

—______ is Sallys birthday ______？

在10月5日。

—Its ______ ______ ______ .

8. 这个学期我们为你们安排了一些有趣又好玩的活动。

We have some ______ ______ ______ things for you this

______ .

9. 你们的父母可以来我们学校。

Your parents can ______ ______ our school.

10. 这真是一个忙碌的学期！

（） 8. A. And B. Or C. But D. So

（） 9. A. parents B. teachers C. friends D. brothers

（） 10. A. with B. for C. to D. of

阅读理解

My name is Dale. It is the last day of May today. Its my birthday. I am 14. I always have a birthday party in the evening， but today， my birthday party is in the afternoon. I can get some presents （礼物）. My mother and father always buy some nice clothes for me. My aunt buys a schoolbag for me. My brother buys some CDs for me. My sister buys some books for me. My grandparents dont buy CDs or clothes for me. They always buy some birthday cards for me， but they buy a box of fruit for me to eat today.

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。

（） 1. Dales birthday is on May 31st.

（） 2. Dale has his 14th birthday party in the evening.

（） 3. Dales parents buy some nice clothes for him.

（） 4. Seven people in the family buy presents for Dale.

（） 5. Dales grandparents buy some CDs for him.

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

（） 6. How many children does Lindas mother have？

A. Two. B. Three.

C. Four. D. Five.

（） 7. Lindas mother teaches ___ .

A. English B. Chinese

C. art D. music

（） 8. What is the Chinese for the word “wife”？

A. 母親 B. 父亲

C. 丈夫 D. 妻子

（） 9. What is Lindas present？

A. A big cake. B. A ring.

C. A skirt. D. A shirt.

（） 10. When is Lindas mothers birthday？

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

C. November 8th. D. We dont know.

Tom is from America. His birthday is coming. Betty and her friends are talking about it. They usually send him a birthday card. They also make （制作） a cake for his birthday because Tom loves cakes. Tom often listens to music， so his friends will give him a CD this year. They will watch a football game on TV together because Tom also likes playing football. They will have a birthday party because Tom always likes parties.

Taotao is from China. On his birthday， he usually stays at home with his parents. He usually has noodles and eggs. In China， noodles mean “long life” and eggs keep children healthy and clever. His parents and grandparents usually give him some books as presents. Taotao likes his birthday a lot.

（） 11. The word “it” is “ ___ ”.

A. Tom B. Toms cake

C. Toms friend D. Toms birthday

（） 12. What do Toms friends do on his birthday？

A. They give him eggs.

B. They listen to nice music.

C. They make a cake for him.

D. They give him some books.

（） 13. Tom likes ___ .

A. playing football B. making cards

C. making a CD D. watching TV

（） 14. Taotao ___ on his birthday.

A. has eggs and noodles

B. eats a birthday cake

C. visits his grandparents

D. has a party with his family

（） 15. Both Tom and Taotao ___ .

A. listen to music a lot

B. have a happy birthday

C. get the birthday cards

D. like watching football games

选词填空

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空（每词限用一次）。

boy boring good birthday time

two with sell festival in

Eric is a middle school student. How old is he？ He is thirteen. His is coming. His classmates want to have a birthday party for him. When is it？ On February 3rd！ Its also the month of a year. And what is it？ Its at nine that morning. All his friends can have a good time him.

There are other （其他的） interesting and fun things at his school. September， students have a book sale in the school library. Students can books to other classmates. On October 1st， they have an art to celebrate （庆祝） the National Day. There is also a basketball game. Its on November 2nd. love this game. Eric plays basketball ， but he doesnt play volleyball. Its for him.

补全对话（有两项多余）

A： 1

B： Im fine， thanks.

A： 2

B： My birthday is on June 21th.

A： Really？ 3

B： Oh， whats 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 Ill go to your party this year.

A. How are you？

B. How old are you？