Unit 3 Weather优质课一等奖

Lesson Plan Oxford English 4A Module 4 Unit 3

Topic: Weather Period: 2nd period Task: To talk about the weather in China and Australia. Background study and material analyses: My children have learnt some adjectives to describe the weather, such as sunny, cloudy, etc. They have been able to use the sentence pattern “How’s the weather in…?” to ask for the weather. In this period, the students are going to learn the weather in different seasons. Objectives: 1. To use wh-questions to inquire about the weather e.g., How’s the weather in spring/…? 2. To use modelled sentences to give specific information e.g., I like autumn. It’s… We can…

Difficulty: To talk about the weather in different seasons. Aids: 1. Blackboard, Flash cards, Multi-media (ppt),

PROCEDURES I. Pre-task

preparations

CONTENTS 1. T: There are four seasons in a year. What are they? S1: They are spring, summer, autumn and winter. T: How’s the weather in spring/ summer/ autumn/ winter? Sn: It’s sunny, rainy, warm and wet in spring. METHODS 1. Talk about the weather in different seasons in pairs.

PURPOSES Review the adjective words about weather to have a warming up and get ready for the following study.

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II. While-task

procedures It’s sunny, rainy, hot and wet in summer. It’s sunny, cloudy, cool and dry in autumn. It’s cloudy, windy, cold and dry in winter.

2. T: Do you like spring/…? What can you do in spring/…?

I like _________. In _______, it’s _____, _____, _____ and ______. I can _______.

Months in a year.

T: How’s the weather in spring? Ss: It’s warm. It’s not cold. The plants grow and grow. The leaves and the grass are green.

T: How’s the weather in autumn? Ss: It’s cool and dry. The leaves fall and fall. We can fly kites in the park and play football in the park.

2. Read after the tape sentence by sentence then role-play it.

2. Encourage Ss to describe the season they like best.

1. T: How is the Ss will be able to weather in say the (month)? continuous 2. Ss: It’s …

sentences to

Have Ss look at the describe the pictures for ‘Say and seasons. act’

on P59 and listen

to the recording. Then

them some questions

about the pictures.

The plants grow and

grow.

The sun shines and

shines.

The leaves fall and fall.

Ss will be able to

The wind blows and say something blows.

about the

weather in 2. Read and role-play different the dialogue. seasons.

3. Have Ss do Part F

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III. Post-task

activities

3. Workbook P84.

1. Do a survey. e.g., S1: Do you like spring? S2: Yes, I do. I like spring. S1: How’s the weather in spring? S2: It’s sunny and warm. S1: Is it dry? S2: It’s wet. S1: What can you see in spring? S2: I can see the green grass. S1: What can you do in spring? S2: I can have a picnic.

2. Sn: He/She likes _______. In ______, it’s ______. He/She can see ________. He/She can ______.

3. Assignment:

1) Read and recite the dialogue on P59. on P84 of the

Workbook. Then check the answers with them.

1. Ss will do a survey in pairs. Then ask them to complete the following table. T may list the questions if necessary. Name S2’s name Favorite Spring season Weather Sunny, windy, warm, wet Things Green we see grass Things Have a we do picnic

2. Have Ss give a report according to the table they have completed.

To lead the Ss to make a new dialogue and use those sentences which have learnt.

To help the Ss to get a further consolidation. Blackboard Writing:

M4 Unit 3

How’s the weather in spring/ summer/ autumn/ winter? It’s sunny/ cloudy/ rainy/ windy/ warm/ hot/ wet/ dry/…

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The plants grow and grow.

The sun shines and shines. The leaves fall and fall.

The wind blows and blows.

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