1、Unit 7 Its raining! Learning Objectives 一、一、Topics（话题）（话题）: The weather 二、二、Functions (功能功能) Describe the weather Describe what you are doing 三、三、Structures (结构结构) 1. Present progressive tense 2. How questions 3. What questions 四、四、Target Language (目标语言目标语言) Hows the weather? Its raining./Its sunny.
2、 Hows it going? Its great. What are they doing? Theyre playing basketball in the park. 五、五、Vocabulary （词汇）（词汇） weather, rain, snow, winter, summer, vacation, message, sunny, cloudy, windy, snowing, hot, dry, cold, cool, warm, visit, skate have a good time, take a message, tell him to call me back 六、
3、六、Skills (技能技能) Listening for key information Scanning in reading 七、七、Recycling （复习巩固）（复习巩固） Whats John doing right now? Hes playing soccer. He plays soccer every day. 八、八、教材分析教材分析 本单元语言训练的重点是（1）谈论天气； （2）描述正在发生的动作。重点语言结构是 （1）How 引导的特殊疑问句； （2）Yes/No 问句及答语； （3）现在进行时的用法。Section A 主要是听读说和基础语言运用，为目标句型提供分
4、步示例和指导性练习；Section B 知识扩 展、新旧知识的运用，循序渐进的写作练习；运用所学的语言完成各种任务使学生能够对已 经学过的目标句型运用自如： Self Check 自我评价， 词汇知识的评价， 语言应用能力的评价。 九、教学目标九、教学目标 1、词汇 基础核心词汇：sunny, cloudy, snowing, raining, windy, cold, hot, cool, warm, dry 掌握： rain, snow, weather, cook, study, bad, pretty, beach, group, surprised, relaxed, winter,
5、 scarf, man, like 了解：Moscow, Boston, hows = how is, vacation, beach, volleyball 补充词汇：spring, summer, autumn, sandstorm, typhoon, tsunami(海啸) 2、语法 (1)现在进行时 (2) 有关天气的特殊问句及答语 3、日常交际用语 Hows the weather in Moscow? Its raining. Whats the weather like in Shanghai? Its sunny. What are you/they doing? We/The
6、y are watching TV. Whats he/she doing? Hes/shes cooking. Hows it going? Great! 4、语言技能 1）能用英语打招呼和描述并谈论不同的天气。 2）能用现在进行时互相交流。 3）能用现在进行时叙述在不同地方的和不同的天气背景下人们能做的事。 5、情感态度 1）通过课文教学引导学生关注天气情况，爱护环境，保护大气等自然资源的良好意识。 2）通过学习打招呼、谈论天气和所做的事时所用的交际用语，学会与人友好相处。 3）通过学习和对比不同天气背景下人的活动，激发学生的内在情感，进行爱的教育。 4）能在小组活动中积极与他人合作，相到
7、帮助，共同完成学习任务。 十十、教学重难点：教学重难点： 1. 熟练掌握现在进行时。 2. 能正确运用所学描述天气。 十一、课时安排十一、课时安排 第一课时：完成 Section A 1a2c 第二课时：完成 Section A 2d3b 第三课时：完成 Section B 1a1e 第四课时：完成 Section B 2aSelf Check 教 学 设 计 Unit 7 Its raining. The First Period (Section A, 1a2c) Teaching aims （教学目标）（教学目标） 1.复习地名 2.掌握表示天气情况的词语 3.能够谈论天气，表达自己的情
8、感 Language points (语言点语言点) 1. 词汇：windy cloudy raining snowing sunny winter weather 2. 句型：Hows the weather? Its raining/windy/cloudy/sunny/snowing. Difficulties （教学难点）（教学难点） 1. 描述天气。 2. 对天气提问。 3. 所学形容天气的词汇。 Teaching steps （教学步骤）（教学步骤） 1. Warm-up and revision（课堂热身和复习）（课堂热身和复习） （1）Daily greetings to Ss
9、. (2) Revision （复习） ：Review the places. 【教学设计说明】本单元主要话题是描述天气，因此从复习不同地点入手，并对 天气进行简单的描述。 进而自然的过渡到本单元的话题， 这样以旧带新能帮助学生 扩展思维。 2. Presentation （呈现新知识）（呈现新知识） (1) Present the new words. Present some pictures of different places. Help Ss to understand the new words. Then, show Ss pictures of different weath
10、er. Help them to understand the new words and how to use them to describe the weather. 【教学设计说明】图片教学法是呈现新知识最简单有效的方法之一，学生通过图 片，能更价值观的理解新单词的含义。 3. Work on 1a （完成（完成 1a） (1) Match the words with the pictures. (2) Talk about the pictures with Ss using the target language. 【教学设计说明】通过 1a 的练习，使学生进一步学会运用新单词。
11、和学生一起谈 论图片，目的在于引导学生学会使用描述天气的两个基本句型。 4. Work on 1b （完成（完成 1b） Listen and write the city names. 【教学设计说明】此环节着重是听力训练。让学生在听对话的过程中抓住关键词 汇，由于前面已做了一些训练，因此学生听起来比较容易，让他们都有一次成功的 喜悦和感受，这样可以增强他们的学习自信心。 5. Drill (练习练习) Ask some Ss to repeat the conversation and change the words used. (第一轮应提问成绩较好的学生，第二轮提问成绩较差的学生)
12、【教学设计说明】此环节为机械操练，使不同层次学生初步掌握目标语言。机械 操练是英语初始阶段教学必不可缺的部分， 学生要先从模仿到初步掌握， 最后才能 熟练应用。机械操练时应注意着重提问成绩较差的学生，由于机械操练比较简单， 因此是激发后进生兴趣，培养后进生自信的一个很好的途径。 6. Work on 1c （完成（完成 1c） （1）A: Hi! Hows the weather in Beijing? B: Its sunny. (2) Ask some pairs to present their conversation to the class. 【教学设计说明】此环节是让学生运用所学
13、句型来进行操练，有利于巩固所学句 型。 7. Work on 2a Playing basketball Eating, drinking Visiting my grandmother Watching TV Playing the guitar 2. 句型：What are you doing? Im playing basketball. Difficulties （教学难点）（教学难点） Describe the weather and activities using the present progressive tense. Teaching steps （教学步骤）（教学步骤）
14、 1. Warm-up and revision (课堂热身和复习课堂热身和复习) （1） Check Ss homework. 【教学设计说明】通过复习对话，达到复习与巩固的作用。同时增进同学之间的相 互了解。 2. Work on 2d （完成（完成 2d） （1）Role-play the conversation in 2d. (2) Follow the example in 2d and make up a conversation. (3) Read the conversation and answer the following questions. Q1. What is
15、Steve doing? Q2. Is Ricks brother at home? Q3. What is Ricks brother doing? 【教学设计说明】学生通过回答问题能理解对话的内容，通过角色扮演能在情境中 学会运用，通过自编对话能更好的让学生学以致用。 4. Grammar Focus (1) Read through the sentences. (2) Have Ss focus on the questions and the answers. 【教学设计说明】本部分为本单元的内容核心，不仅概括了本单元的重点，还将基 本句型一 一呈现。通过句子的罗列，使学生关注人称的
16、变化。因此不应小视， 但由于是总结性内容，故要求学生朗读。可在课后将本部分列入听写内容。 5. Work on 3a （完成 3a） (1) Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. Then practice the conversations with a partner. (2) Check the answers. 6. Work on 3b （完成（完成 3b） (1) Fill in the chart. (2) Have Ss check their answers in groups a
17、nd then report their answers to the class. 【教学设计说明】巩固 3a 内容。 7. Homework （课后作业）（课后作业） Describe the pictures in 3b. Copy each new word in Section A five times. Then recite them. The Third Period (Section B, 1a1e) Teaching aims （教学目标）（教学目标） 1. Knowledge Words: hot, cold, cool, warm, dry Additional wor
18、ds: spring, summer, autumn Sentence structures: Hows it going? What are you doing? Hows the weather? 2. Ability: Describe the different kinds of weather and different activities in different areas Important points: Review and use the words, expressions and sentence structures correctly. .Difficult p
19、oints: Describe the weather during the four different seasons and the kinds of activities people do in each season. Teaching steps （教学步骤）（教学步骤） 1. Warm-up and revision（课堂热身和复习）（课堂热身和复习） Read a chant and sing a song. 【教学设计说明】1.复习了天气单词。2. 将本课时重点句型呈现。3。充分达到热身 目的，提高了参与率。 2. Presentation （呈现新知识）（呈现新知识） S
20、how some pictures and talk about the weather. 【教学设计说明】通过对每幅图片的描述，引导学生由使用旧知识过渡到自主使 用新知识,达到了自然呈现的目的。 3. Pairwork Have Ss get into pairs and make conversations based on the pictures. Hows the weather in ? Whats the weather like in ? sunny (and warm 暖和的/hot 热的). cloudy (and cool 凉爽的). Its windy (and dry
21、). raining (and cool 潮湿的). snowing (and cold 寒冷的). 【教学设计说明】 通过对话练习使学生进一步掌握天气的单词，以及天气的提问 方法，并能够更直观的理解并记忆新单词。 4. Work on 1a （完成（完成 1a) (1) Have Ss look at 1a and match the words with the pictures. 5. Work on 1b （完成（完成 1b） （1）Have Ss get into pairs and ask and answer questions about the weather in 1a.
22、（2）Have some pairs present their conversations to the class. 【教学设计说明】培养学生的观察力，通过简单的造句提高课堂参与率。 5. Listening practice (听力练习听力练习) （1）Work on 1c. Complete the chart. (2) Work on 1d. Listen again. Write the answers to “What are you doing?” and “Hows the weather?” 【教学设计说明】本部分听力练习旨在锻炼学生提取细节信息的能力。角色扮 演的设置主要
23、是将孩子带入情境。 6. Pairwork. (1) Work on 1e. Have Ss role-play a conversation between Mary and Eric. (2) Have some pairs present their conversations to the class. 【教学设计说明】能谈论生活实际将激起学生学习英语的兴趣，当语言变成一 种需要时，学生们便能自然的张开嘴了。 7. Homework 根据所给的中文提示, 写一篇小短文, 60 词左右。 夏季的杭州, 天气炎热。街上的人很多, 他们 穿着 T 恤衫或裙子, 有的在购物, 有的在闲逛 (h
24、ang out), 老人们都在公园的树下打牌 (play cards)或聊天。看起来他们都很开心。 The Fourth Period (Section B, 2aSelf Check2c) Teaching aims （教学目标）（教学目标） 1. Knowledge Words: vacation, beach, volleyball, heat, relaxing,. winter, scarf, man Additional words: sandstorm, typhoon, tsunami (海啸) Sentence structures: Hows the weather? Wh
25、ats the weather like? What can we do with this? When is the best time to visit your town/city? 2. Ability: Learn about different activities in different weather. 3. Cultural awareness: Learn to love nature and protect the environment. Make donations if possible. . Important points: Use the words, ex
26、pressions and sentence structures correctly. .Difficult points: Describe the weather during the four different seasons and the kind of activities people do in each season. Teaching steps （教学步骤）（教学步骤） 1. Warm-up and revision（课堂热身和复习）（课堂热身和复习） T:Read the chantsLook at the pictures ,then answer the que
27、stions.“Hows the weather?”. 【教学设计说明】通过天气预报图片，激发学生学习兴趣。复习描述外貌的形容词。 为完成 2a 做好铺垫。 2. Work on 2a Talk about the pictures below with a partner. Hows the weather? What are the people doing? 【教学设计说明】通过谈论图片帮助学生更好的理解与记忆形容词，并能帮助学生 形成知识网络。 2. Presentation （呈现新知识）（呈现新知识） TASK 1 Listening T: They are on the vaca
28、tion,but two of them write letters to me,lets guess who write them? Ss；a,b ,c T;Now, lets listen it,and try to think about who write them. Listen to the tape. 【教学设计说明】 阅读文章应先略读在细读。 因此第一个问题的设置要求学生略读找到关键 词语进行推测。接下来的 4 个问题能够帮助学生对文章有整体理解。2c 的设计能够帮助学 生更好的理解文章，读懂细节。 T;Now lets do the TASK 2 Read the first
29、 postcard and fill in the blanks. Ask one pair come to the front,and try to answer the questions.Then check the answers. 【教学设计说明】 阅读文章应先略读在细读。 因此第一个问题的设置要求学生略读找到关键 词语进行推测。接下来的 4 个问题能够帮助学生对文章有整体理解。2c 的设计能够帮助学 生更好的理解文章，读懂细节。 T: Now i want you try to retell the two postcards. Su Lin is _ _ _ _ visiting
30、 her aunt in Canada. Her aunt is _ there and she is going to _ school. Shes studying English and shes learning a lot. Shes also _ some of her old friends. Shes so happy _ _ them again. Its afternoon right now, and she is sitting by the pool and drinking orange juice. Its _ and _, and its very _ ther
31、e. T: we have learned the Su Lins postcard, now ,I want youlook at this picture and try to retell the Daves postcard. T:Now, please look at the postcards,please think about it, hou to write a postcard? Ss:. T: Now, please write a postcard to your friend or family or me, tell them what you are doing
32、now. (1) Work on 2b. Match each postcard below with the correct picture in 2a. (2) Work on 2c. Read both postcards again and fill in the chart with information from the postcards in 2b. (3) Read the postcards again and answer the questions. Q1. Where is Su Lin? Q2. Hows the weather in Canada? Q3. Wh
33、ere is Dave? Q4. Hows the weather in Europe? 【教学设计说明】阅读文章应先略读在细读。因此第一个问题的设置要求学生略读 找到关键词语进行推测。接下来的 4 个问题能够帮助学生对文章有整体理解。2c 的 设计能够帮助学生更好的理解文章，读懂细节。 3. Work on 3a Fill in the blanks with the words in the box. 【教学设计说明】本部分旨在帮助学生学会用正确的语言进行写作，并帮助学生积 累语言。为完成本单元的写作部分进行铺垫。 Summary T:Today we have talk about th
34、e vacation, so how to write a postcard about vacation? Ss:. 4. Work on 3b & Self Check. Have Ss write about their vacation and help them to finish the composition. 【教学设计说明】在写作之前帮助学生建造文章结构，并积累语言。 45. Homework T:Todays homework is to design（设计）a postcard to your friend or family, tell them what you are doing now.(给你的朋友或家人写张明信片,告诉他们你现在的情况。) Recite the text in Section B, 3a. Write a postcard to a friend. Tell your friend about your vacation and what you are doing. Complete Self Check. 【教学设计说明】在写作之前帮助学生建造文章结构，并积累语言。
