Unit 7 It’s raining.

Section A 1 (1a-2d)

一、教学目标：

1. 语言知识目标：

1) 能掌握以下单词： rain, windy, cloudy, sunny, snow, weather, cook, bad, park, message, take a message, could, back, problem

能掌握以下句型：

①  —How's the weather in Beijing?

—It's sunny.

②  —Can I take a message for him?

—Yes. Could you just tell him to call me back?  

—Sure, no problem.   

2) 能用所学的知识描述天气情况。

3）描述正在发生的动作。

2. 情感态度价值观目标：

教育学生善于观察天气，善于调整自己的情绪；了解世界各地的天气情况，增加世界观念。知道大自然的力量是神奇而伟大的，我们应当好好学习，立志学好科学知识，为长大后探索神奇的大自然，打好基础。

二、教学重难点

1. 教学重点：

1) The vocabulary and useful expressions.

2)  —How’s the weather?

—It's raining/ windy.

3)  —What are you doing?   

—I'm playing basketball.

2. 教学难点：

运用目标语言来对天气进行问答，并且会问答其他人正在进行的活动。

三、教学过程

Ⅰ. Warming up

1. Greet the Ss and check the homework. 

2. Watch a video program about the weather.

Ⅱ. Presentation

1. (Show some pictures of the weather)

     Let Ss look at the pictures and ask them how the weather is.

     Ss learn the new words and expressions with the help of the pictures.

2. Look at the pictures in1a. Then read the new words on the right. Ask the Ss to match the words with pictures.

3. Check the answers. 

Ⅲ. Game (How's the weather?)

1. (Showing some pictures on the big screen.) Ask Ss "How's the weather?"

2. Ss guess and answer the question. 

Ⅳ. Listening

1. Now let's look at the city names in the box in 1b. Please read after me.

 Ss read the cities after the teacher.

2. Now, We’ll hear four conversations. Listen carefully, point out each city in the picture as it comes upon the tape. Play the recording a second time. Ask Ss to write the name of the city in the picture of its weather.  

3. Check the answers.

Ⅴ. Pair work

1. Tell the Ss: If you are in one of the places in the picture above. Talk about the weather with your friends in another city on the phone.

2. Make a model with a student like this:

T: Hi! How's the weather inBeijing?

S1: It's sunny.

3. Ss work in pairs. Ask and answer about the weather in the cities.

Ⅵ. Listening

1. Work on2a.

Let's see what Joe's families are doing. Point to the 4 pictures.

2. Ask Ss tell each person is doing in each picture. More attentions should be paid

  to the correct use of the Present Progressive Tense. 

3. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and number the pictures [1-4]. 

4. Play the tape for Ss to check the answers. 

5. With the whole picture, get some Ss to tell the story of it.

6. Brainstorming

  Play the tape for another time. Then do a memory test. 

Ask Ss: What's Uncle Joe/Jeff/Mary/Aunt Sarah doing? 

What're Scott and Lucy doing? 

Is Jeff watching TV?       etc.

7. Let Ss match the names with the activities in 2b.

      Play the recording for the Ss to check the answers.

Ⅶ. Pair work

1. Look at the pictures and talk about the people in2awith a partner.

2. Ask a student the questions as a model:

T: What's Uncle Joe doing?

S1: He's playing basketball.

3. Ss work in pairs. Ask and answer about the pictures.

Ⅷ. Role-play

   1. Ask Ss to read the conversation and answer the questions:

     ① What's Steve doing?

     ② What's Rick's brother doing?

     Ss read the conversations and answer the questions. Then check the answers together.

   2. Let Ss role-play the conversation in pairs.

IX. Language points.

X. Exercises

Homework:

一、总结有关天气的词汇。

二、编写三个有关天气问答的对话。

板书设计：

Section A 1 (1a-2d) Drills： 1. —How's the weather in Beijing?  —It's sunny. 2. —What's Uncle Joe doing? —He is playing basketball. 2c: —What's Uncle Joe doing? —He's playing basketball.    —What's Aunt Sally doing? —She's cooking.    —What's Mary doing? —She's watching TV. —What' Jeff doing?  —He's talking on the phone. 2d: ① What's Steve doing?    ② What's Rick's brother doing?