Unit 9 Unit 9 When was he born?When was he born?

Section A 1a-2c

Language Goal:Language Goal:

Talk about famous people.Talk about famous people.

Tell your life experiences.Tell your life experiences.

What day is it today?

What day was it yesterday?

What’s today?

What is the date today?

What was the date yesterday?

What is the date tomorrow?

Warm up Warm up

When is your birthday?April 22,1980.

When were you born?I was born in 1980.

Sb. were/ was born in ____Sb. were/ was born in ____ 年年 (( 月月 ))Sb. were / was born on ____ Sb. were / was born on ____ 日期 日期

Liu Xiang runner

07,13,1983

He was born in July.

He was born in July,1983.

He was born on July 13th,1983.

A: When was he born?B: He was born in 1983.

1) 当我们说某人出生于某时或某地，只能用一般过去时 was born 或 were born ，不能用一般现在时。

2) be born 还可用于将来时。When and where were they born﹖

Another baby will be born next week ．

1 ． be born 的时态

2 ． be born 后的介词11 ）） be bornbe born 后接时间状语后接时间状语① 若表示出生于某一天或具体某天的上 ( 下 )

午 或晚上用介词 on 。 Jim was born on March 5, 1988 ．② 若表示出生于某年或某月，用介词 in 。 Were you born in 1989﹖ ③ 若表示出生于某具体时刻，用介词 at 。 She was born at 4 in the morning ．

When were they born?( 介词 )

(2)He was born ____6:00.

(3)They were born____1997.

(1)She was born_____October 5th ,1988.

(5)He was born ____the morning.

(4)She was born _____a cold morning.

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When were you born?I was born in September.

She was born on October first.

They were born …When were they born?

When was your mother born?

Name:Name: HebeHebe

Date of birthDate of birth ：：March 30March 30thth,1983,1983

Name:Name: SelinaSelinaDate of birthDate of birth ：：October 31, 1981October 31, 1981

Name:Name: EllaEllaDate of birthDate of birth ：：June 18June 18thth, 1981, 1981

Talk about their Talk about their birthdaysbirthdays

List some List some international sports stars.international sports stars.

Reading Reading biographiesbiographies ( ( 传记传记 ) is he) is helpful to lpful to

get to know more about famous peget to know more about famous people.ople.

learn from their lives and ideas.learn from their lives and ideas.

Deng Yaping

Ping-pong player

Born:_______

Michael Jordan

Basketball player

Born: _______

Martina Hingis

Tennis player

Born:_______

Listening

David Beckham

Football player

Born:_____1973 1963

1980

1975

1b

A: Who’s that?

B: That’s … He / She is a

great …

A: When was he / she born?

B: He / She was born in… ping-pong player / 1973

A: Who’s that?

B: That’s … He / She is a

great …

A: When was he / she born?

B: He / She was born in… basketball player / 1963

A: Who’s that?

B: That’s … He / She is a

great …

A: When was he / she born?

B: He / She was born in… tennis player / 1980

A: Who’s that?

B: That’s … He / She is a

great …

A: When was he / she born?

B: He / She was born in…

soccer player / 1975

A: Who’s that?

B: That’s … He / She is a

great …

A: When was he / she born?

B: He / She was born in…

actor / 1961

writer / 1904

A: Who’s that?

B: That’s … He / She is a

great …

A: When was he / she born?

B: He / She was born in…

professor / 1922

A: Who’s that?

B: That’s … He / She is a

great …

A: When was he / she born?

B: He / She was born in…

A: Who’s that?

B: That’s … He / She is a

great …

A: When was he / she born?

B: He / She was born on

January 18th, 1979.

singer / January 18th, 1979

sneezesneeze

2a & 2b

sneeze hiccupThe pig is

hiccupping.

The cow is sneezing.

hiccup 打嗝 sneeze 打喷嚏

2a & 2b

WhoWho Has world Has world record forrecord for

How longHow long Started Started StoppedStopped

Charles Charles SmithSmith

hiccuppinghiccupping 69 years 69 years and 5 and 5 monthsmonths

Donna Donna GreenGreen

sneezingsneezing

1922 1990

978 days

Jan.13, 1981

Spet.16, 1983

2a & 2b Listening practice

2c PairworkA: How long did Charles Smith hiccup?

B: He hiccupped for 69 years and

5 months.

A: When did he start hiccupping?

B: He started in 1922 .

A: When did he stop hiccupping?

B: He stopped in 1990 .

Key points:

1. --When was … born?

--He / She was born in … / on….

2. hiccupping record

　 = the record for hiccupping

3. start doing / to do

begin doing / to do

4. stop doing 停止做某事　 stop to do 　停下…… . 去做某事