1. T: When is my birthday? My birthday is on May 2nd. When is your birthday? This class, we'll learn how to express dates.

(Show the pictures of the twelve months on the screen, or show a big calendar to the Ss. Learn the names of the twelve months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December )

2. Work on 1a. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and repeat the new words. Ss read the new words and try to remember them.

　3. T: My birthday is in May. It's on May 2nd. When we talk about months, we use "in"; When we talk about dates, we use "on".

　e.g.

　in January/February/March/ April/May/June/July/August/September/October/

　November/December

　on January 1st. on February 2nd, on March 3rd ...

　讲解：first (1st), second (2nd), third (3rd)这些叫序数词，表示事物的顺序，在表达日期时用序数词。序数词的构成是有规律的，它们是由基数词变化而来，我们先记住下列口诀：

　4. Ss read and try to remember the phrases.

　5. T: When is your birthday, S1?

　 S1: My birthday is on March 4th.

　 T: OK, S2. When is his birthday?

　 S2: His birthday is on March 4th.

　6. Ss read the conversation after the teacher. Then practice the conversation with the partner.

Ⅲ. Listening

1. T: Listening to the conversations in 2b and number them [1-3].

(Play the recording for the Ss to listen and number.)

2. Check the answers.

Ⅳ. Pair work

1. T: Practice the conversations above with your partner.