Section A第二课时 公开课

Unit 7

It’s raining.

Section A

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. 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: abecd II. 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.

1b

Listen and write these city names in the boxes above. Beijing

Moscow

Toronto

Boston

Shanghai

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.

Keys: a Toronto

b Boston

c

Beijing

d Moscow

e Shanghai

III. 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! How's the weather in Beijing? S1: It's sunny.

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

—

How’s the weather in Shanghai?

—

It’s cloudy.

—

How’s the weather in Moscow? —

It’s snowy.

—

How’s the weather in Toronto? —

It’s raining.

—

How’s the weather in Boston? —

It’s windy.

IV. Listening

1. Work on 2a.

Let's see what Joe's families are doing.

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.

Keys: 2 3 4 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.

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 b V. 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: What's Uncle Joe doing?

S1: He's playing basketball. 3. Ss work in pairs. Ask and answer about the pictures.

—

What’s Aunt Sally doing?

—

She’s cooking in the kitchen.

—

What’s Mary doing?

—

She’s watching TV.

—

What’s Jeff doing?

—

He’s playing computer games.

VI. Reading

1. Work on 2d.

Ask Ss to read the conversation and answer the questions:

1) What’s Steve doing?

2) What’s Rick’s brother doing?

3) What does Steve want Rick’s brother to do?

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

Keys: He’s playing basketball with some friends at the park.

He’s studying at his friend’s home.

He wants Rick’s brother to call back.

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

Rick: Hello, Rick speaking. Steve: Hi, Rick. It’s Steve. How’s it going?

Rick: Not bad, thanks. The weather’s great. What are you doing?

Steve: I’m playing basketball with some friends at the park.

Rick: Sounds like you’re having a good time.

Steve: Yeah. Is your brother at home? Rick: Oh, he’s not here. He’s studying at his friend’s home. Can I take a message for him? Steve: Yes. Could you just tell him to call me back? Rick: Sure. No problem.

VII. Language points. 1. It’s raining.

rain 做动词，意为“下雨”。

e.g. 现在天津在下雨。

It’s 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. It’s windy.

windy 多风的

cloudy 多云的

构词法：名词

+ y →

形容词

e.g. 今天北京有风。

It’s windy in Beijing today.

3. How’s the weather in Beijing?

用于询问天气情况，可与What’s the weather like?互换，答语通常为“It’s +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。

—

How’s the

weather today? / What’s the weather like today? —It’s raining / rainy.

4. She’s cooking.

cook 作动词，意为“烹调；煮”

e.g. 通常妈妈给我们做晚饭。

My mother usually cooks for us.

【拓展】作名词，意为“厨师”。

e.g. 我叔叔是一位很棒的厨师。

My uncle is a great cook.

5. How’s it going?

情况怎么样？

How’s …? 句型在问候语中用来询问对方的情况。

答语常为：Great. / Pretty good. /Not bad.等。

e.g. 你的学习情况如何？

How’s it going with your study?

sunny 晴朗的

【拓展】

表达问候还可以用

How are you? 进行询问，答语常为“Fine, thank you.”。

这两句话的重点不在于询问，而在于问候或打招呼。

6. Sounds like you’re having a good time.

这是一个省略句，相当于It sounds like you’re …。英语It sounds like …与

It sounds …句型近似，都表示“听起来……；听上去……”。

这种省略的用法十分口语化，在日常英语会话中经常听到。

e.g. (It) Sounds like he’s all right now.

听上去他现在病已经好了。

(It) Sounds like you had a good time on your trip.

听起来你旅行玩得很开心。

7. Could you just tell him to call me back?

tell sb. to do sth.

让某人做某事

e.g. He tells me to drive slowly.

他让我开车慢点。

其否定结构为

tell sb. not to do sth., “让某人不要做某事”。

e.g. The teacher tells them not to run in the classroom.

老师让他们不要在教室里跑。

VIII. Exercises I. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。

1. It’s a ______ day today (sun).

2. The weather is bad now. It’s _______ (wind).

3. Sounds like you __________ (have) a good time now.

4. It’s ______ (cloud) now. Is it going to rain?

5. —

How’s the weather now?

— It _________ (rain) now.

6. It’s ______ (snow) in winter in Harbin now.

Keys: sunny

windy

are having

cloudy

is raining

snowy II. 根据汉语提示完成句子。

1. 多伦多的天气如何？

2. —

你那里情况怎么样？

—

不错。

3. 我奶奶正在给我们做饭。

4. 你能给杰克捎个信吗？

5. —

你能告诉她给我回个电话吗？

—

没问题。

6. 我爸爸经常让我帮助别人。

7. 老师让他们不要在课堂上吃东西。

Keys: 1. How’s the weather in Toronto?

2. --How’s it going?

-- Not bad. 3. My grandma is cooking for us, 4. Can you take a message for Jack? 5.

-- Can you tell her to call me back?

-- No problem. 6. My father often tells me to help other people. 7. The teacher tells them not to eat in class. IX. Homework I. 总结有关天气的词汇。

II. 编写三个有关天气问答的对话。

1. windy

2. raining

3. snowy