Lesson 1: Whats the Weather Like? Teaching Content: Mastery words and expressions: rather, shower, rise, rose, risen, set Oral words and expressions: thunder, storm, sunrise, sunset Teaching Aims: Talking about weather Teaching Important Points: 1. Describe the weather in spring; 2. Talk about the temperature. Teaching Difficult Points: Describe the nature phenomenon. Teaching preparation: the pictures of spring Teaching Aids: audiotape; flashcards; pictures Type of lesson: new lesson Teaching Procedure: Step1. Sing a song and free talk 1. Sing the song: How is the weather?2. Discuss the following questions below:(1).What weather do you like? Why or why not? (2).What sports can you do in this season? Step2. Come to “THINK ABOUT IT” Let the students work in groups and answer the following questions: 1. Look outside. Whats the weather like today? 2. How does this weather make you feel? Step3. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions: 1. Whats the weather like today? 2. It is snowing, isnt it? 3. whats the temperature? 4. is it going to rain today, isnt it? Step4. Read the text and check the answers.Then work in pairs.A :Whats the weather like?B : Its sunny /rainy/cloudy/.A: Whats the temperature?B: Its degree(s).Step 5. Practice Make up a dialogue between two or three students in class. It is about the weather in spring. Let some students act it out before the class. Step6. ReportWork in three students. Suppose you are a weather reporter. Now report todays weather to the others in your group. Then report it to the class.You can begin like this: Good evening. Here is the weather report for some big cities in China. Beijing is sunny and cloudy. The temperature is 2 to 4 degrees. Its a little cold . So wear warm clothes when you go out.Step7.Summary and Homework 1. Listen to the weather report on CCTV-1 AT 7:30 and report it to your class in English tomorrow.2.Finish off the workbook and search some information about spring.