Unit 7 Its 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： Hows the weather in Beijing? Its sunny. 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) Hows the weather? Its raining/ windy. 3) What are you doing? Im 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. 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 in 1a. Then read the new words on the right. Ask the Ss to match the words with pictures. 1a Match the words with the pictures a-e.raining _ windy _ cloudy _ sunny _ snowing _3. Check the answers. Keys: abecdII. Listening 1. Now lets look at the city names in the box in 1b. Please read after me. Ss read the cities after the teacher. 1b Listen and write these city names in the boxes above.Beijing Moscow Toronto Boston Shanghai 2. Now, Well 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. Keys: a Toronto b Boston c Beijing d Moscow e ShanghaiIII. 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. 1c Imagine you are in one of the places in 1a. Talk about the weather with your friend on the phone.2. Make a model with a student like this: T: Hi! Hows the weather in Beijing? S1: Its sunny. 3. Ss work in pairs. Ask and answer about the weather in the cities. Hows the weather in Shanghai? Its cloudy. Hows the weather in Moscow? Its snowy. Hows the weather in Toronto? Its raining. Hows the weather in Boston? Its windy. IV. Listening 1. Work on 2a. LetsseewhatJoesfamiliesaredoing. 2. AskSstelleachpersonisdoingineachpicture.MoreattentionsshouldbepaidtothecorrectuseofthePresentProgressiveTense. 3. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and number the pictures 1-4. 4.PlaythetapeforSstocheck the answers. Keys: 2 3 45. Withthewholepicture,getsomeSstotellthestoryofit.6. BrainstormingPlaythetapeforanothertime.Thendoamemorytest. AskSs:WhatsUncleJoe/Jeff/Mary/AuntSarahdoing?WhatreScottandLucydoing?IsJeffwatchingTV? etc. 7. Let Ss match the names with the activities in 2b. 2b Listen again. Match the names with the activities. c Uncle Joe a. is playing computer games._ Jeff b. is cooking._ Mary c. is playing basketball._ Aunt Sally d. is watching TV.Play the recording for the Ss to check the answers. Keys: a d bV. Pair work 1. Work on 2c. Look at the pictures and talk about the people in 2a with a partner. 2. Ask a student the questions as a model:T: Whats Uncle Joe doing? S1: Hes playing basketball.3. Ss work in pairs. Ask and answer about the pictures. Whats Aunt Sally doing? Shes cooking in the kitchen. Whats Mary doing? Shes watching TV. Whats Jeff doing? Hes playing computer games.VI. Reading 1. Work on 2d. Ask Ss to read the conversation and answer the questions: 1) Whats Steve doing?2) Whats Ricks brother doing?3) What does Steve want Ricks brother to do? Ss read the conversations and answer the questions. Then check the answers together. Keys: Hes playing basketball with some friends at the park.Hes studying at his friends home. He wants Ricks brother to call back. 2. Let Ss role-play the conversation in pairs. VII. Language points.1. Its raining. rain 做动词，意为“下雨”。 e.g. 现在天津在下雨。 Its raining in Tianjin now. 【拓展】rain 做名词，意为“雨水”。 e.g. There is a lot of rain in summer in our city. 我们这里夏天雨量很大。2. Its windy. windy 多风的 cloudy 多云的 sunny 晴朗的 构词法：名词 + y 形容词 e.g. 今天北京有风。 Its windy in Beijing today. 3. Hows the weather in Beijing? 用于询问天气情况，可与Whats the weather like?互换，答语通常为“Its +描述天气的形容词或动词-ing形式.” weather 是不可数名词，意为“天气；气候”。 其前面不能用不定冠词 a 修饰，但可以用定冠词 the 或 bad/fine 等修饰；通常可以用 it 来指代。e.g. 华北春天多风。 The weather is windy in spring in the north of China. 今天天气如何？ 今天下雨。 Hows the weather today? / Whats the weather like today?Its raining / rainy. 4. Shes cooking. cook 作动词，意为“烹调；煮” e.g. 通常妈妈给我们做晚饭。 My mother u