Unit Three The present I.Teaching Aims 1.To understand the main idea of the text 2.To leam about the important birthdays in the West 3.To leam about the traditional birthday celebration in westem countries 4.To master the new active words and useful phrases 5.To get acquainted with some useful figures of speech,such as simile,irony etc II.Key and Difficult Points: 1.New Words rare,occasion,content,efficient,endure,spot,pang,disappoint,reluctantly, tremble 2.Phrases be ready for,on the rare occasions,even if.round the comer,arrange for,after all. entences (1)Two years ago that was. (2)After all,eighty was a special birthday;another decade lived or endured just as you chose to look at it. (3)I guess you'll get lots and lots of presents,I did last week when I was six. (4)Then clatter,clatter up the stairs. 4.BrE.与AmE.比较 III.Teaching Methods Discussion,explanation,ask and answer IV.Time:3 periods V.Teaching procedures: Step1.Introduction 1.Warm-up questions: (1).Do you often call your parents?What do you usually talk about with your parents on the phone? Unit Three The present I. Teaching Aims 1. To understand the main idea of the text 2. To learn about the important birthdays in the West 3. To learn about the traditional birthday celebration in western countries 4. To master the new active words and useful phrases 5. To get acquainted with some useful figures of speech, such as simile, irony etc. II. Key and Difficult Points: 1. New Words rare, occasion, content, efficient, endure, spot, pang, disappoint, reluctantly, tremble 2. Phrases be ready for, on the rare occasions, even if, round the corner, arrange for, after all, pick up 3. Sentences (1) Two years ago that was. (2) After all, eighty was a special birthday; another decade lived or endured just as you chose to look at it. (3) I guess you’ll get lots and lots of presents, I did last week when I was six. (4) Then clatter, clatter up the stairs. 4.BrE.与 AmE.比较 III. Teaching Methods Discussion, explanation, ask and answer IV. Time: 3 periods Ⅴ. Teaching procedures: Step1. Introduction 1. Warm-up questions: (1). Do you often call your parents? What do you usually talk about with your parents on the phone?