Unit 7 Its rainingSectionA (1a-1c)陈朝芬 一、教学背景这一单元的中心话题是Describe the weather。语法现象是Present Progressive Tense。继Unit6 Im watching TV第二次出现了现在进行时态，是上一单元的延续。比较上一单元，本单元增设了一个日常生活中重要的情景Talking about the weather 。学生不但要具备并熟练地掌握现在进行时态的意识和技巧，并且要会运用这一时态描述在各种天气背景下人的活动。Section A( 1a1c). Teaching aims1. KnowledgeWords:rain,windy,cloudy,sunny,snow,weather,Moscow,Boston,hows,bad,terrinle,pretty,cool, cold, humid, warm, hotSentence structures: Hows the weather? Whats the weather like? 2. Ability: Talk about the weather and greet each other with a new structure.3. Cultural awareness: A new way of greetings and asking about the weather is quite a common greeting in western countries.Important points: A new way of greetings and the description words about the weather.Difficult points: Hows the weather? Its raining/windy/cloudy/sunny/snowing/.Teaching procedures Step1Greeting and review unit 6Step2.Teaching of new lesson First lets enjoy an English song ,after listening to the song ,we know this class is about weather Step3 present some new words and teach them to read Then ask students read the words one by one and write them one by one on the blackboard . Next present the sentences: Hows the weather ? Its sunny/rainy/cloudy/snowy /windyStep4 Finish 1a ,then check the answers. Next you can practice like this :Hows the weather in picture 1? Its Then ask some students to act out Step 5 1b first present five places and teach them to read Play the tape and get Ss to write the city names in the boxes. Check the answers. Look at the 5 pictures in 1a. Encourage Ss to use the description words to describe the weather: Beijingsunny Shanghaicloudy Bostonwindy Moscowsnowing Torontoraining Practice with the structures: Hows the weather? and Whats the weather like? with the 5 pictures The exact weather on that day should not be missed. Step6. Weather reportShow a weather map of China. Get Ss to make a weather report as a CCTV reporter They may begin with asking the weather in each city, then make up a report about it.v Step7 Summary :v New words :sunny ,cloudy .windy, raining, rainy, snowy ,snowing v New sentences: Hows the weather?v Its v Whats the weather like?v Its. Homework1. Copy the new words 10 times 3. Watch a weather report on TV and take down some notes about the weather forecast for tomorrow, and then write a report about it.