Unit 5 When was he born?
Section A
Deng Yaping
David Beckham
贝克汉姆
Tian Liang
ping-pong player
football player
diver
Do you know them?
What does she/ he do?
Who is she/ he?
情境导入
Liu Xuan
Yao Ming
Martina Hingis
 gymnast
basketball player
tennis player
情境导入
Ronaldo Brazilian
— football player
A: Who is he ?
B: He is Ronaldo .
A: What does he do ?
B: He is a  football player .
情境导入
A: Who is he ?
B: He is Yao Ming .
A: What does he do?
B: He is a  basketball player.
Yao Ming 
       —basketball player
情境导入
Liu Xiang
            —runner
          July. 13th, 1983
A:Who is he ?
B:He is Liu Xiang.
A:What does he do?
B:He is a runner.
A:When was he born?
B:He was born in 1983.
Presentation（呈现）
A:Who is she?
B:She is Du Li.
A:What does she do?
B:She is a shooter.
A:When was she born?
B:She was born in 1982.
Presentation（呈现）
Tiger Woods — golf  player
Dec. 30th,1975
Liu Xuan — gymnast
Aug. 12th, 1929
Practice in pairs.
A: Who’s she/he?
B: That’s... She/He  is a/an great/famous...
A: When was she /he born?
B: She/He was born in/on...
PAIRWORK
（注意：介词 in 和 on 的区别）
关于提问某人是何时出生的用法
When were you born?
   你是什么时候出生的？
    I  was born in   1992.
    I  was born on  Oct.11th,1992.
   
When was  he/she  born?
    他/她是什么时候出生的？
sneeze
2a  Listen and fill in the “How long”column in the chart.
in 1922
in 1990
978 days
Jan.13,
1981
Sept.16,
1983
A: How long did Charles Smith hiccup?
B: He hiccupped for    69    years
     and_______________ months.
A: When did he start hiccupping?
B: He started in______________.
A: When did he stop hiccupping?
B: He stopped in_______________.
2c  Fill in the blanks with information from the chart in 2a. Practice the conversation with a partner. Then have the same kind of conversation about Donna Green.
5
1922
1990
     
         You are never too young to start doing things . For example ,  Tiger Woods started golfing when he was only ten months old . Mozart started writing music when he was four years old . And Ronaldo , the great Brazilian soccer player, played for his national team when he was seventeen . 
3a
PAIRWORK
 Student A , read this article and fill in as many
 blanks as you can in the chart . Student B , go
 to page 69 . 
golfing
10 months old
movie star
3 years old
writing music
4 years old
performing Beijing Opera
10 years old
played for national team
17 years old
World Championships gold medal
17 years old
A: Who is …?
B: He’s/she’s   a /an…
A: When did he /she become a /an… ?
B: When he /she was … years old.
Pairwork
Liu Xuan
gymnast
—Who’s Liu Xuan?
—She’s a Chinese gymnast.
—When did she win a gold medal?
—She won a gold medal when she was 17.
Mei Lanfang
dramatist（戏剧家）
1894
A: Who’s Mei Lanfang ?
B: He’s a famous Chinese dramatist.
A: When did he start performing Beijing Opera?
B: When he was ten.
Perform Beijing Opera
4a   Interview  How old were you when …?
How old were you when you started doing the things below ? Interview your classmates and fill in the chart.
A:     1   that?
B: That’s Liu Xiang.
   He is a great Chinese      2     .                 
A:   3       4    he born?
B: He was     5         6      July13th,1983.
Liu Xiang
            —runner
          July. 13th,1983
Complete  the conversation with correct words.
答案: 1.Who’s     2.runner      3.When
 4.was     5.born      6.on
达标检测，挑战自我
对画线部分提问
1.She sneezed for 978 days.
___  ___ ___  she  sneeze?
2.He stopped  hiccupping in 1990.
_____  _____ he ____ hiccupping?
答案：1.How long  did 
2.When did ; stop
达标检测，挑战自我
完成句子
1.何时开始做事情你都不要嫌早。

2.泰格·伍兹只有十个月大时就开始打高尔夫球。

3.你什么时候开始学英语的？

4.她三岁时成了一名电影演员。
She became a movie star when she was three years old.
You are never too young to start doing things.
Tiger Woods started golfing when he was only ten months old.
When did you start learning English?
达标检测，挑战自我
Name:Yao Ming
Born:1980
1989:started playing basketball
1997:   joined China National Team
2002:came to the U.S.
played for NBA
 Homework
Write a short passage about a famous person you know.
For example: Yao Ming
Unit 5When was he born?
Section  B
Who is he?
He is a talented singer.
He is famous.
He was born on January 18.
His English name is Jay.
课前热身
Guessing Game
This is ___________.
He is a great Chinese  __________
________.
 When was he born?
He was born in ______.
Who is this?
姚明
生日：1980年09月12日
身高：2.26米
体重：125公斤
籍贯：中国上海
职业： 篮球运动员（中锋）
Yao Ming
basketball
1980
player
Who’s this?
刘翔
籍贯：上海
生日：1983.7.13
身高：1.88米
体重：74公斤
项目：110米栏
Liu Xiang
Chinese
runner
  1983
This is __________.
He is a great __________ ________.
When was he born?
He was born in  _______.
talented
loving
outstanding
unusual
beautiful
creative 
kind
famous 
有天赋的
慈爱的
杰出的，出色的
不寻常的
漂亮的
有创造力的
和蔼的
著名的
Translate.
1a   Look at these people. Under each picture, write one or two words to describe the person.
loving
kind
creative
unusual
outstanding
beautiful
talented
famous
talented        loving         outstanding         unusual
beautiful      creative       kind                     famous
Students learn new words: talented, loving, outstanding,
                                               unusual, creative
A: Arthur is a loving grandfather. He spends all his free time with his grandson.
Imagine you know the people in the pictures above. Tell your group about the people.
1b GROUPWORK
Chant
Kind, kind, she is a kind grandmother.
Loving, loving, she is a loving girl.
Creative, creative, he is a creative man.
Unusual, unusual, he is an unusual scientist.
Outstanding, outstanding, he is an outstanding player.
talented    loving    outstanding   unusual

beautiful    creative   kind     famous 
2a  Listen. Two people are talking about people they admire. Circle  the words in the list in 1a that you hear.
M
M
L
M
L
L
L
M
1. ____  She is a famous violinist.
2. ____ She was born in 1971.
3. ____ She started ice skating when she was four.
4. ____ I saw her play when I was eight.
5. ____ She’s a kind and loving grandmother.
6. ____ She was born in 1932.
7. ____ She became a skating champion when she was ten.
8. ____ She toured the U.S. when she was fourteen.
2b  Listen again. Are these sentences about Midori or Laura?
Write “M”(for Midori) or “L”(for Laura) on the lines.
a well-known Chinese pianist
情境导入
3a  Read the article and fill in the chart.
1982
could hum songs and difficult pieces of music
at the age of four
in October 2000
started to learn the piano
Why do people admire Li Yundi?
could play both the piano and the accordion when he was a small boy
took part in the 14th Chopin International Piano Competition in Poland
was the first Chinese pianist to win first prize in the 70-year history of the competition
3b  Look at the information in 2b. Write an article   about Laura.
Laura was born in 1932. She started ice skating when she was four.And she became a skating champion when she was ten. Now she’s a kind and loving grandmother.
Guessing the name of  a person like this:
A: Is the person a man or a woman?
B: He is a man.
C: Is he alive?
B: No, he isn’t.
D: Was he an athlete?
B: No, he wasn’t.
GROUPWORK
Your classmates have to guess the name of a person you
admire. They can ask you ten questions.
tour      start      stop        win       become
1. How old were you when you_________ learning English?
2. What can I do to_________ famous?
3. He_________ playing football because of his sore back.
4. The Chinese football team_______ Asia last year.
5. John_______ first prize in the speech competition.
Fill in each blank with the correct word given. Change the form of the word if necessary. Then make your own sentence with each word.
started
become
stopped
toured
won
Homework
Suppose you are a famous person, please write down your achievement.
Write a person you admire.
Name: Yao Ming
Born:1980
1989:started playing basketball
1997:   joined China National Team
2002:came to the U.S.
played for NBA
Homework
B
A
A
Ⅰ. 单项选择
1. I saw a boy _____ on the street when I passed the street.
A. playing                    B. play with                
C. to play                    D. playing with
2.His uncle is ____ outstanding violinist.
A. a       B. an        C. the       D. /
3. He spends much time _____ football.
A. playing            B. play with                
C. to play            D. playing with
达标检测，挑战自我
4. Bill Gates is an _____ person.
A. famous　　                B. talented　　
C. outstanding　            D. kind
5. We spent three hours ______ our homework.   
A. do          B. in doing         C. to do
6. He ______ all his free time in playing the piano.   
A. spends        B. takes        C. costs
C
B
A
Ⅱ. 完成句子
1.他常和家人一起度过空闲时间。
He often spends his free time with his family.
2. 肖邦（Chopin ）是世界有名的钢琴家。
Chopin was a well-known/famous pianist in the world.
3.在钢琴比赛中，他获得了一等奖。
He won first prize in the piano competition.
4.她两岁时开始学画画。
She started learning drawing when she was two years old/at the age of two.