高中英語選修七教案
發(fā)表時(shí)間：2020-11-26七下英語It’s raining學(xué)案。
It’sraining學(xué)案單元基本知識(shí)語言結(jié)構(gòu)How引導(dǎo)的特殊疑問句Yes/No問句及簡(jiǎn)短回答現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)的用法重點(diǎn)詞匯Raining,sunny,cloudy,snowing,windy,cold,hot,cool,warm,humid,cooking,playing,watching,studying重點(diǎn)句型How’stheweather?It’sraining.How’sitgoing?It’sgreat.ThankyoufourjoiningCCTV’sAroundTheWorldnow.Everyoneishavingagoodtime.知識(shí)點(diǎn)撥1.How’stheweatherin!--?xml:namespaceprefix=st1ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"/--Shanghai?對(duì)天氣情況進(jìn)行提問時(shí)，常用How’stheweather…?句型，意思是“……的天氣如何/怎樣？”相當(dāng)于What’stheweatherlike…?例如How’stheweathertoday?=What’stheweatherliketoday?今天天氣怎么樣？2.How’sitgoing?動(dòng)詞go在此處不表示“去；走”，而表示“進(jìn)行；進(jìn)展”的意思，常用于begoing的結(jié)構(gòu)。例如：Everythingisgoingwell.一切進(jìn)展順利。相關(guān)資料Englishpeopleliketotalkaboutweather.Theydon’tliketotalkaboutpersonalaffairssuchasmoney,wage,buttheyliketotalkaboutweather.Sometimes,theyevenargueheatedlyoverwhattheweatherisgoingtobelike.Perhapsitisnothingmorecustom.ButthecustomhassomethingtodowithvariabilityoftheBritishweather.第六單元測(cè)試題（100分）一、詞匯（10分）A）用所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。1.Therearemany_____(country)inAfrica.2.Ourgreatcountry_____(have)alonghistory.3.Ifitis_____(rain),pleaseclosethewindows.4.Whynot_____(go)andhavealookatthepyramids?5.!--?xml:namespaceprefix=st2ns="urn:schemas:contacts"/--Jack’sfatherisafamous_____(music)inAmerica.B)根據(jù)句意及首字母提示填詞。6.Itoftensnowsinw_____here.Thewhitesnowisverybeautiful.7.Whataninterestingp_____Egyptis!8.P_____isfamousfortheEiffelTower.9.Whatdoyoudow_____it’ssnowing?10.Thatkindofmusics_____prettygood.二、單項(xiàng)選擇（20分）()1.—_____istheweatherinyourhometown?—It’scloudy.Sometimesit’swindy.A.WhatB.HowC.WhenD.Where()2.—Thanksforyour_____.—It’sapleasure.A.helpB.helpsC.helpingD.helpings()3.—Hisfatherlikes_____.Look!He_____now.—Oh.Howinterestingheis!A.Tocook…cooksB.cooking…iscookingC.be…arewatchingD.tobe…watched()4.—it’sseveno’clockintheevening.Theymust_____athome.—Ithinkso.Perhapsthey_____CCTVNews.A.is…watchingB.be…watchedC.be…arewatchingD.tobe…watched()5.—Mostofthechildrenenjoycomputergames.—ButIthinkit’sharmfultodosuchthings.A.toplayB.playingC.playsD.played()6.—HowisitgoinginIraq(伊拉克)？—_____youcanheartheboomofthegunseverywhere.—oh,I’msorrytohearthat.A.Great!B.Notbad!C.Terrible!D.Prettygood!()7.—look!Someofthechildren_____intheriver.—Oh,it’sdangeroustodothat.Wemust_____them.A.isswimming…stopB.areswimming…stopC.areboating…tostopD.swimming…stopping()8.—howmanystudentsarethereinyourschool?—thereare__________________studentsinourschool.A.twothousandsfivehundredseighty-oneB.twothousand,fivehundredandeighty-oneC.twothousandandfivehundreds,eighty-oneD.twothousands,fivehundreds,eighty-one()9.—_____aretheywearingakindofscarfontheirhead?—_____it’ssohotinthedesert.A.Because…SoB.Why…BecauseC.When…BecauseD.How…When10.—Where_____you_____hisnewcar?—We_____itbehindthattallbuilding.A.do…find…finedB.did…find…foundC.are…finding…foundD.have…find…find三、補(bǔ)全對(duì)話（10分）A.thatsoundsreallyboring!B.itwaswarmandsunny.C.howwasyourvacation?D.they’rereallygenerousandoutgoing.E.helookskingoffunny.A:Hey,Armando!Howareyou?__(1)__B:Itwasgreat!WewenttoBrazil.A:Cool!Howwastheweather?B:__(2)__Howaboutyou?Howwasyourvacation?A:Itwasok.WewenttoEngland.B:Whydidyougothere?A:Well,mymotherisEnglish,somygrandparentsliveinEngland.Wevisitedthem.Mygrandparentsarenice.__(3)__Look!Hereisaphotoofthem.B:Isthatyourgrandfather—thebaldmanwiththewhitebeardandsunglasses?A:Yeah,that’shim.__(4)__B:Whatdidyoudoatyourgrandparents’home?A:Well,theweatherwasterrible.Itrainedallthetime.SowewatchedTV.B:__(5)__四、完型填空（10分，每小題1分）Manyyearsagotherewasapoorman.Hehad__1__hisgardenanorangetree.Onthetreethereweremanyfineoranges.__2__hefoundone__3__hisorangeswasmuchbigger__4__theothers.Itwasas__5__asafootball.Nobodyhadeverseen__6__orange.Thepoormantooktheorangetotheking(國王)。Thekingwassohappy__7__hegavethemanalotofmoneyforit.Whenarichmanheardofit,hesaidtohimself,“it’sonlyanorange.Whyhasthekinggivensomuchmoney__8__it?I’lltakemygold(金子)cuptotheking.He’llgiveme__9__money.”Thenextdaywhenthekingreceivedthegoldcup,hesaidtotherichman,“whatabeautifulcup!I’llshowyou__10__.pleasetakethisgreatorange.”()1.A.onB.inC.overD.with()2.A.onedayB.dayC.whenD.morning()3.A.forB.inC.ofD.among()4.A.ofB.thanC.likeD.as()5.A.bigB.biggerC.smallerD.smallest()6.A.sobigB.suchbigC.suchabigD.suchanbig()7.A.whenB.thatC.asD.while()8.A.toB.buyC.getD.for()9.A.manyB.lotsofC.alittleD.more()10.A.thecupbeautifulthingC.somethingmorebeautifulD.nicesomething五、閱讀理解（10分，每小題2分）It’sacoldspringmorninginLondon.Manypeopleareill.Sotherearemanypeopleinthedoctor’swaitingroom.Anoldwomanisfirstinthequeue(隊(duì)伍).Shewantstoseethedoctorbecauseshehasaveryhadcold.Shelivesinasmalltown.Nowsheisinthecitytoseeherson.Shegetsupearlyandcomestothehospitalquickly.Amancomesintothewaitingroomandquicklywalkstothedoctor’sdoor.Theoldwomanthinksheisaqueuejumper(不排隊(duì)等候的人).Shestandsupandtakeshisarm.Shesays,“Weareallherebeforeyou.Youmustwaitforyourturn.Do…you…know?”Shesaysslowly.Themansays“No,Madam,Youdon’tknow.Youareallafterme!I’mthedoctor!”()1.Theoldwomanlives_____.A.inthecityB.inLondonC.inavillageD.inasmalltown()2.Itiscold,_____.A.andmanypeopleareillB.andallthepeopleareillC.butnobodyisillD.butafewpeopleareill()3.Theoldwomanwantstoseethedoctorbecause_____.A.hersonisillB.sheknowshimC.shehasabadcoldD.sheisold()4.Whenthemanwalksquicklytothedoctor’sdoor,thewomanthinks_____.A.heisateacherB.heisaqueuejumperC.heisherson’sfriendD.heisadoctor()5.Themansaystheyareallafterhimbecause_____.A.heisfirstinthequeueB.heisveryillC.heisthedoctorD.heisold六、書面表達(dá)（10分）用現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)寫幾句話，描述課堂上的情景。必要時(shí)，用一些現(xiàn)在時(shí)的過渡句。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________延伸閱讀
七下Unit 6《 It’s raining!》知識(shí)點(diǎn)匯總
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七下Unit6《It’sraining!》知識(shí)點(diǎn)匯總一.短語：
1takephotos/pictures照像2takephotos/picturesofsb/sth給某人或某物照相
3haveagoodtimehavefunhaveagreattame玩得愉快4workforsb/sth為某人工作
Eg：YuanYuanworksforCCTV’sAroundTheWorldshow
5onvacation度假Eg：Therearemanypeoplehereonvacation.
6some…others…一些…另外一些…one…theothers…一個(gè)…另一個(gè)…(兩者之間)
Eg：Therearemanystudentsintheclassroom.Somearewriting，othersarereading.
7puton穿上(動(dòng)作)wear穿著(狀態(tài))Eg：Tomisputtingonhiscoatnow.
8onthebeach在沙灘上Eg：Tomandhisfamilyareplayingonthebeachatthismoment.
9thisgroupofpeople這一群人10.inthisheat
二.重點(diǎn)句型
1.Howistheweather?天氣怎么樣?Intheraining.在下雨。
2.Whatareyoudoing?你正在做什么?ImwatchingTV.我在看電視。
3.Whataretheydoing?他們?cè)谧鍪裁?Theyarestudying.他們?cè)趯W(xué)習(xí)。
4.Whatishedoing?他在做什么?Heisplayingbasketball.他在打籃球。
5.Whatisshedoing?她在做什么?Sheiscooking.她在做飯。
三.重難點(diǎn)解析
1、詢問天氣情況的句式：(橫線內(nèi)容可替換)
①HowistheweatherinBeijing?(Howistheweathertoday?)
②What’stheweatherlikeinBeijing?(What’stheweatherliketoday?)
2、回答上面問題的句式：
①It’s+adj.(形容詞)Eg：It’swindy.
3、How’sitgoing(withyou)?①Notbad.②Great!③Terrible!④Prettygood.
4、ThankyouforjoiningCCTV’sAroundTheWordshow.
5、Iamsurprisedtheycanplayinthisheat.
6、Everyoneishavingagoodtime.
7、Peoplearewearinghatsandscarfs.
①wear指穿衣服的狀態(tài)。②puton指穿衣服的動(dòng)作。Pleaseputonyouroldclothes
四.談?wù)撎鞖獾娜粘Ｓ谜Z
1.It’ssunny/rainy/cloudy.今天是晴天/雨天/陰天。2.Lovelyweather，isn’tit?天氣真好，是嗎?
3.Itlookslikerain.看起來要下雨。4.It’srainingcatsanddogs.正是瓢潑大雨。
5.Itseemstobecleaningup.天似乎要轉(zhuǎn)晴。6.It’sblowinghard.風(fēng)刮得很大。
7.It’ssnowingheavily.正在下大雪。8.Thesnowwon’tlastlong.雪不會(huì)持續(xù)太久。
9.It’sveryfoggy.霧很大。10.Thefogisbeginningtolift.正在收霧。
11.It’sthunderingandlightening.雷電交加。12.What’stheweatherliketoday?今天天氣怎么樣?
13.What’stheweatherreportfortomorrow?天氣預(yù)報(bào)明天怎么樣?
14.It’squitedifferentfromtheweatherreport.這和天氣預(yù)報(bào)相差很大。
15.It’sratherchangeable.天氣變化無常。16.What’sthetemperature?溫度是多少?
17.It’stwobelowzero.零下二度。18.Thetemperaturehasdroppedalottoday.今天溫度低多了。
Its raining(新目標(biāo)七下)
Unit6:Itsraining!
Languagegoals
Inthisunitstudentslearntotalkabouttheweatherandtalkaboutwhatpeoplearedoing.
Newlanguage
Whatareyoudoing?ImwatchingTV
Whatshedoing?Hesplayingbasketball.
Whatsshedoing?Shescooking.
Whataretheydoing?Theyrestudying.
Howstheweather?Itsraining.
SectionA
Writethequestion.Whatareyoudoing?ontheboard.Readthequestionandasktheclasstorepeatit.Thenactoutanactivitystudentsarealreadyfamiliarwith,pointtothequestionandhavestudentsrepeatit.Answerthequestionusingthetargetlanguage.
Forexample,youmightpretendtobereadingabook,playingsoccer,playingtheguitarorwritingyourname.Whentheclassasks,Whatareyoudoing?,youanswer,Imreadingabook,andsoforth.
!--?xml:namespaceprefix=st1ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"/--1aThisactivityintroducesthekeyvocabulary.
Focusattentiononthecitiesinthepicture.Ask,Whatstheweatherlikehere?Iftheycantanswer,supplythewordandasktheclasstorepeatit.Sayasentenceortwoabouteachkindofweather.Forexample,Itsraining.Isitrainingheretoday?
Pointoutthenumberedlistofwords.Sayeachoneandaskstudentstorepeatthewordsagain.
Thenaskstudentstomatcheachwordwithoneofthecitiesinthepicture.Say,Writetheletterofeachcitynexttooneoftheivords.Pointoutthesampleanswer.
Checktheanswers.
1bThisactivitygivesstudentspracticeinunderstandingthetargetlanguageinspokenconversation.
Playtherecordingthefirsttime.Studentsonlylisten.Say,Youwillhearfourdifferentconversations.Eachoneisabouttheweatherinadifferentcity.Pointtoeachcityinthepictureasitcomesuponthetape.
Playtherecordingasecondtime.Askstudentstowritethenameofthecityinthepictureofitsweather.Say,Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyou.Beijingiswritteninthepictureofsunnyweather.ItissunnyinBeijing.
Correcttheanswers.
1cThisactivityprovidesguidedoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Pointouttheexampleconversation.Asktwostudentstoreadthedialoguetotheclass.
Say,Nowworkwithapartner.Makeyourownconversationsabouttheweatherinthesefiveplaces.
Asthepairstalk,movearoundtheroommonitoringtheirwork.Offerlanguageorpronunciationsupportasneeded.
Askseveralpairstopresenttheirconversationstotheclass.
2aThisactivitygivesstudentspracticeinunderstandingthetargetlanguageinspokenconversation.
Pointtothefourpictures.Askstudentstotellwhateachpersonisdoingineachpicture.Forexample,Thisboyistalkingonthephone.Thismanisplayingbasketball.Supplyvocabularywordsasneeded.
Playtherecordingthefirsttime.Studentsonlylisten.
Playtherecordingasecondtime.Thistime,askstudentstolistentotherecordingandnumberthepictures1through4toshowwhateachpersonisdoing.
Correcttheanswers.
2bThisactivityprovideslisteningpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Pointoutthelistofnamesandthelistofactivities.Askadifferentstudenttoreadeachlisttotheclass.
Say,NowIwillplaytherecordingagain.Thistime,pleasematcheachnamewithanactivity.Writetheletterofanactivityinfrontofeachname.Pointoutthesampleanswerfornumber1.
Playtherecordingandhavestudentsfillintherestoftheanswers.,
Correcttheanswers.
2cThisactivityprovidesguidedoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Callattentiontothefourpeopleinthepictureinactivity2a.Askstudentstosaysomethingabouteachperson.Guidestudentstousethewordsandphrasesplayingbasketball,cooking,ivatchingTV,andplayingcomputergames.
Pointoutthesampleconversationinthespeechbubblesandhaveapairofstudentsreadittotheclass.
Say,Nowpleaseworkwithapartner.Makeconversationslikethisone.TalkaboutthepeopleintheIpictures.Asstudentsworkinpairs,movearoundtheroommonitoringprogressandofferingassistance,ifneeded.
Asksomepairstopresenttheirconversationstotheclass.
3aThisactivityintroducesmorekeyvocabulary.
Callattentiontothefaces.Askstudentstopointtoanddescribeeachfaceusingwhatevervocabularytheycan.Helpstudentstoidentifyhoweachpersonisfeeling.Forexample,askastudent.Lookatthisface.Isithappy?Isitunhappy?
Thenpointtothefourwords.Saythewordsandaskstudentstorepeateachone.Useyourtoneofvoiceandfacialexpressionstoreinforcethemeaningofeach.Addyourownsimpleexplanationsofwhateachonemeans.Forexample:Notbad.Thismeanssomethingisnotverygood,butitsalsonotverybad.Itsinthemiddle.
Afterthat,askstudentstomatcheachnumberedphrasewithafacebywritingtheletterofeachfaceintheblankinfrontofthecorrectphrase.Asstudentswork,movearoundtheroomanswering
questionsasneeded.
Checktheanswers.
3bThisactivityprovidesoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Pointouttheconversationinthelargepictureandasktwostudentstoreadittotheclass.AskstudentstoexplainwhatHowsitgoing?means.(ItissimilartoHowareyou?orHowiseverything?)
Askstudentstopracticetheconversationinpairs.Movearoundtheroommonitoringtheirprogress.
Thencallattentiontotheexampleinthesmallspeechbubbles.Havetwostudentsreadittotheclass.
Say,Nowwellchangesomeofthewordsandmakeourownconversations.Wecanuseourownnames.Wecangivetrueanswersorwecanmakeupanswers.
Askpairsofstudentstomakeuptheirownconversations.Movearoundtheroomofferinglanguagesupportasneeded.
Asksomepairstopresenttheirconversationstotheclass.
4.Thisgameprovidesoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Say,Nowletsworkinpairsagain.Onestudentlooksatthepictureonpage85andtheotherlooksatthepictureonpage87.Pleasedontlookatyourpartnerspicture.
Say,Eachpicturehasthesamepeopleinit,buttheyaredoingdifferentthings.Taketurnstalkingaboutwhatthepeoplearedoinginyourpicture.IfIamstudentA,Iwillsay.Inmypictureitissunny.GuideoneofthestudentsBstorespond.Inmypictureitisraining.
Asstudentswork,movearoundtheroom,monitoringprogressandofferingassistanceasneeded.
SectionB
Newlanguage
Morewordsusedtodescribeweather:cold,hot,cool,warm,humid
Additionalmaterialstobringtoclass:
weathermapfromanEnglishlanguagenewspaper
1aThisactivityintroducesmorekeyvocabulary.
Focusattentiononthefivepictures.Askstudentstotellwhattheweatherislikeineachplace,iftheycan.Ifnot,supplythewordandasktheclasstorepeatit.Sayasentenceortwoabouteachkindofweather.Itscoldinthispicture.Isitcoldheretoday?
Pointoutthenumberedlistofwords.Sayeachoneandaskstudentstorepeatthewordsagain.
Thenaskstudentstomatcheachwordwithoneofthepictures.Say,Writetheletterofeachpicturenexttooneofthewords.Pointoutthesampleanswer.
Checktheanswers.
1bThisactivityprovidesoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Callattentiontotheexampleinthespeechbubbles.Readtheconversationwithastudent.
Askstudentstoworkinpairs.Havestudentsaskandanswerquestionsabouttheweatherinthepicturesinactivityla.
2aThisactivityprovideslisteningandwritingpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Readtheheadingsonthecharttotheclass.Pointouttheanswerblanks.
Say,ListentothisconversationbetweenSamandMaria.Listencarefullytotheirquestionsandanswers.
Playthetapethefirsttime.Studentsonlylisten.Playthetapeagainandhavestudentswritetheiranswers.
Playthetapeagainandhavestudentswritetheiranswers.Say,Thistime,pleasewritetheanswersMariaandSamgivetothequestion"Howsitgoing?"Youmaywishtoplaythetapemorethanonceatthispoint.
Correcttheanswers.
2bThisactivityprovidesmorelisteningandwritingpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Pointtoandreadthesecondtwoheadingsonthechart:Whatareyoudoing?Howstheweather?
Askstudentstolistentotherecordingagainandwritetheanswerstothesetwoquestionsintheblanksinthechart.
Playtherecording.Studentsfillintheblanks.
Correcttheanswers.
2cThisactivityprovidesguidedlisteningandspeakingIpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Pointouttheexampleinthespeechbubbles.Asktwostudentstoreadittotheclass.
Pointoutthethreequestionsin2a.Askindividualstudentseachquestionandrepeattheiranswers.Acceptanyreasonableanswers.
Say,Nowworkwithapartner.Makeyourownconversations.StudentAisMaria.StudentBisSam.Atheytalk,movearoundtheroommonitoringtheirwork.Offerlanguagesupportasneeded.
3aThisactivityprovidesreadingpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Callattentiontothespeechbubbleandthepicture.Askstudentstosaywherethereporteris.AskthemtotellwhattheyknowaboutEgypt.
Readthespeechbubbletotheclass,oraskastudenttodoso.Answeranyquestionsstudentsmayhave.Usedrawingsontheboardand/ortranslationtoclarifythemeaningsofanynewvocabularywords.
Askstudentstoworkalone.Say,Underlinethewordsinthespeechbubblethatsaywhatpeoplearedoing.Thencirclethewordsthatdescribetheweather.Twoexamplesaredoneforyou.
3bThisactivityprovidesreadingandwritingpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
DrawattentiontothepicturesofFranceandthedescriptionbelow.Readthedescriptiontotheclassoraskastudenttodoso.Saythewordblankeachtimeyoucometoablankline.
Answeranyquestionsstudentsmayhaveaboutthenewwords.Usedrawingsontheboardand/ortranslationtoclarifythemeaningsofanynewvocabularywords.
Askstudentstoworkalone.Havestudentsfillintheblanks.Pointoutthesampleanswerandreadthatsentence.
Correcttheanswers.
3cThisactivityprovideswritingpracticeusingthetarget
language.
Askoneortwostudentstodescribetheweatherintheirhometown,andtosaywhatoutdooractivitiespeoplethereliketodo(e.g.playingfootball,flyingkites,fishing).
Askstudentstoworkalone.Astheywork,movearoundtheclassmonitoringprogressandofferinghelpasnecessary.Providethestudentswithanynewvocabularytheyneed(e.g.fordescribingactivities),orencouragethemtouseadictionary.
Askseveralstudentstoreadtheirreportstotheclass.
4Thissurveyprovideslistening,speaking,andwritingpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Callattentiontothedialogueinthespeechbubbles.Asktwostudentstoreadittotheclass.Askotherstudents,Whatdoyoudowhenitsraining?
Substituteanothertypeofweatherfor"raining"andaskotherstudentswhattheydo.Acceptallreasonableanswersandwriteeachoneontheboard.
Introducetheuseofpresenttenseinbothhalvesofanswerssuchas,Whenitssunny,Igotothebeach.(Seegrammarnote.)
Nowaskstudentstointerviewtheirclassmates.Askeachstudenttochooseonetypeofweatherandaskasmanyclassmatesaspossiblewhattheydointhatkindofweather.Remindstudentstowritedowntheanswers.
Askseveralstudentstoreadtheirquestionsandanswerstotheclass.Writeanynewvocabularyitemsontheboardanddiscussthesewords.Studentsmaywishtocopysomeofthewordsontotheirnotebooks.
Alternative:Ifyoudonotwantstudentstogetupandwalkaroundtheclassroom,thenaskthemtodothisactivityingroupsoffour.
Its raining!(新目標(biāo)七下英文教案)
Unit9:Itsraining!
Languagegoals
Inthisunitstudentslearntotalkabouttheweatherandtalkaboutwhatpeoplearedoing.
Newlanguage
Whatareyoudoing?ImwatchingTV
Whatshedoing?Hesplayingbasketball.
Whatsshedoing?Shescooking.
Whataretheydoing?Theyrestudying.
Howstheweather?Itsraining.
SectionA
Writethequestion.Whatareyoudoing?ontheboard.Readthequestionandasktheclasstorepeatit.Thenactoutanactivitystudentsarealreadyfamiliarwith,pointtothequestionandhavestudentsrepeatit.Answerthequestionusingthetargetlanguage.
Forexample,youmightpretendtobereadingabook,playingsoccer,playingtheguitarorwritingyourname.Whentheclassasks,Whatareyoudoing?,youanswer,Imreadingabook,andsoforth.
!--?xml:namespaceprefix=st1ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"/--1aThisactivityintroducesthekeyvocabulary.
Focusattentiononthecitiesinthepicture.Ask,Whatstheweatherlikehere?Iftheycantanswer,supplythewordandasktheclasstorepeatit.Sayasentenceortwoabouteachkindofweather.Forexample,Itsraining.Isitrainingheretoday?
Pointoutthenumberedlistofwords.Sayeachoneandaskstudentstorepeatthewordsagain.
Thenaskstudentstomatcheachwordwithoneofthecitiesinthepicture.Say,Writetheletterofeachcitynexttooneoftheivords.Pointoutthesampleanswer.
Checktheanswers.
1bThisactivitygivesstudentspracticeinunderstandingthetargetlanguageinspokenconversation.
Playtherecordingthefirsttime.Studentsonlylisten.Say,Youwillhearfourdifferentconversations.Eachoneisabouttheweatherinadifferentcity.Pointtoeachcityinthepictureasitcomesuponthetape.
Playtherecordingasecondtime.Askstudentstowritethenameofthecityinthepictureofitsweather.Say,Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyou.Beijingiswritteninthepictureofsunnyweather.ItissunnyinBeijing.
Correcttheanswers.
1cThisactivityprovidesguidedoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Pointouttheexampleconversation.Asktwostudentstoreadthedialoguetotheclass.
Say,Nowworkwithapartner.Makeyourownconversationsabouttheweatherinthesefiveplaces.
Asthepairstalk,movearoundtheroommonitoringtheirwork.Offerlanguageorpronunciationsupportasneeded.
Askseveralpairstopresenttheirconversationstotheclass.
2aThisactivitygivesstudentspracticeinunderstandingthetargetlanguageinspokenconversation.
Pointtothefourpictures.Askstudentstotellwhateachpersonisdoingineachpicture.Forexample,Thisboyistalkingonthephone.Thismanisplayingbasketball.Supplyvocabularywordsasneeded.
Playtherecordingthefirsttime.Studentsonlylisten.
Playtherecordingasecondtime.Thistime,askstudentstolistentotherecordingandnumberthepictures1through4toshowwhateachpersonisdoing.
Correcttheanswers.
2bThisactivityprovideslisteningpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Pointoutthelistofnamesandthelistofactivities.Askadifferentstudenttoreadeachlisttotheclass.
Say,NowIwillplaytherecordingagain.Thistime,pleasematcheachnamewithanactivity.Writetheletterofanactivityinfrontofeachname.Pointoutthesampleanswerfornumber1.
Playtherecordingandhavestudentsfillintherestoftheanswers.,
Correcttheanswers.
2cThisactivityprovidesguidedoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Callattentiontothefourpeopleinthepictureinactivity2a.Askstudentstosaysomethingabouteachperson.Guidestudentstousethewordsandphrasesplayingbasketball,cooking,ivatchingTV,andplayingcomputergames.
Pointoutthesampleconversationinthespeechbubblesandhaveapairofstudentsreadittotheclass.
Say,Nowpleaseworkwithapartner.Makeconversationslikethisone.TalkaboutthepeopleintheIpictures.Asstudentsworkinpairs,movearoundtheroommonitoringprogressandofferingassistance,ifneeded.
Asksomepairstopresenttheirconversationstotheclass.
3aThisactivityintroducesmorekeyvocabulary.
Callattentiontothefaces.Askstudentstopointtoanddescribeeachfaceusingwhatevervocabularytheycan.Helpstudentstoidentifyhoweachpersonisfeeling.Forexample,askastudent.Lookatthisface.Isithappy?Isitunhappy?
Thenpointtothefourwords.Saythewordsandaskstudentstorepeateachone.Useyourtoneofvoiceandfacialexpressionstoreinforcethemeaningofeach.Addyourownsimpleexplanationsofwhateachonemeans.Forexample:Notbad.Thismeanssomethingisnotverygood,butitsalsonotverybad.Itsinthemiddle.
Afterthat,askstudentstomatcheachnumberedphrasewithafacebywritingtheletterofeachfaceintheblankinfrontofthecorrectphrase.Asstudentswork,movearoundtheroomanswering
questionsasneeded.
Checktheanswers.
3bThisactivityprovidesoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Pointouttheconversationinthelargepictureandasktwostudentstoreadittotheclass.AskstudentstoexplainwhatHowsitgoing?means.(ItissimilartoHowareyou?orHowiseverything?)
Askstudentstopracticetheconversationinpairs.Movearoundtheroommonitoringtheirprogress.
Thencallattentiontotheexampleinthesmallspeechbubbles.Havetwostudentsreadittotheclass.
Say,Nowwellchangesomeofthewordsandmakeourownconversations.Wecanuseourownnames.Wecangivetrueanswersorwecanmakeupanswers.
Askpairsofstudentstomakeuptheirownconversations.Movearoundtheroomofferinglanguagesupportasneeded.
Asksomepairstopresenttheirconversationstotheclass.
4.Thisgameprovidesoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Say,Nowletsworkinpairsagain.Onestudentlooksatthepictureonpage85andtheotherlooksatthepictureonpage87.Pleasedontlookatyourpartnerspicture.
Say,Eachpicturehasthesamepeopleinit,buttheyaredoingdifferentthings.Taketurnstalkingaboutwhatthepeoplearedoinginyourpicture.IfIamstudentA,Iwillsay.Inmypictureitissunny.GuideoneofthestudentsBstorespond.Inmypictureitisraining.
Asstudentswork,movearoundtheroom,monitoringprogressandofferingassistanceasneeded.
SectionB
Newlanguage
Morewordsusedtodescribeweather:cold,hot,cool,warm,humid
Additionalmaterialstobringtoclass:
weathermapfromanEnglishlanguagenewspaper
1aThisactivityintroducesmorekeyvocabulary.
Focusattentiononthefivepictures.Askstudentstotellwhattheweatherislikeineachplace,iftheycan.Ifnot,supplythewordandasktheclasstorepeatit.Sayasentenceortwoabouteachkindofweather.Itscoldinthispicture.Isitcoldheretoday?
Pointoutthenumberedlistofwords.Sayeachoneandaskstudentstorepeatthewordsagain.
Thenaskstudentstomatcheachwordwithoneofthepictures.Say,Writetheletterofeachpicturenexttooneofthewords.Pointoutthesampleanswer.
Checktheanswers.
1bThisactivityprovidesoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Callattentiontotheexampleinthespeechbubbles.Readtheconversationwithastudent.
Askstudentstoworkinpairs.Havestudentsaskandanswerquestionsabouttheweatherinthepicturesinactivityla.
2aThisactivityprovideslisteningandwritingpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Readtheheadingsonthecharttotheclass.Pointouttheanswerblanks.
Say,ListentothisconversationbetweenSamandMaria.Listencarefullytotheirquestionsandanswers.
Playthetapethefirsttime.Studentsonlylisten.Playthetapeagainandhavestudentswritetheiranswers.
Playthetapeagainandhavestudentswritetheiranswers.Say,Thistime,pleasewritetheanswersMariaandSamgivetothequestion"Howsitgoing?"Youmaywishtoplaythetapemorethanonceatthispoint.
Correcttheanswers.
2bThisactivityprovidesmorelisteningandwritingpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Pointtoandreadthesecondtwoheadingsonthechart:Whatareyoudoing?Howstheweather?
Askstudentstolistentotherecordingagainandwritetheanswerstothesetwoquestionsintheblanksinthechart.
Playtherecording.Studentsfillintheblanks.
Correcttheanswers.
2cThisactivityprovidesguidedlisteningandspeakingIpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Pointouttheexampleinthespeechbubbles.Asktwostudentstoreadittotheclass.
Pointoutthethreequestionsin2a.Askindividualstudentseachquestionandrepeattheiranswers.Acceptanyreasonableanswers.
Say,Nowworkwithapartner.Makeyourownconversations.StudentAisMaria.StudentBisSam.Atheytalk,movearoundtheroommonitoringtheirwork.Offerlanguagesupportasneeded.
3aThisactivityprovidesreadingpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Callattentiontothespeechbubbleandthepicture.Askstudentstosaywherethereporteris.AskthemtotellwhattheyknowaboutEgypt.
Readthespeechbubbletotheclass,oraskastudenttodoso.Answeranyquestionsstudentsmayhave.Usedrawingsontheboardand/ortranslationtoclarifythemeaningsofanynewvocabularywords.
Askstudentstoworkalone.Say,Underlinethewordsinthespeechbubblethatsaywhatpeoplearedoing.Thencirclethewordsthatdescribetheweather.Twoexamplesaredoneforyou.
3bThisactivityprovidesreadingandwritingpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
DrawattentiontothepicturesofFranceandthedescriptionbelow.Readthedescriptiontotheclassoraskastudenttodoso.Saythewordblankeachtimeyoucometoablankline.
Answeranyquestionsstudentsmayhaveaboutthenewwords.Usedrawingsontheboardand/ortranslationtoclarifythemeaningsofanynewvocabularywords.
Askstudentstoworkalone.Havestudentsfillintheblanks.Pointoutthesampleanswerandreadthatsentence.
Correcttheanswers.
3cThisactivityprovideswritingpracticeusingthetarget
language.
Askoneortwostudentstodescribetheweatherintheirhometown,andtosaywhatoutdooractivitiespeoplethereliketodo(e.g.playingfootball,flyingkites,fishing).
Askstudentstoworkalone.Astheywork,movearoundtheclassmonitoringprogressandofferinghelpasnecessary.Providethestudentswithanynewvocabularytheyneed(e.g.fordescribingactivities),orencouragethemtouseadictionary.
Askseveralstudentstoreadtheirreportstotheclass.
4Thissurveyprovideslistening,speaking,andwritingpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.
Callattentiontothedialogueinthespeechbubbles.Asktwostudentstoreadittotheclass.Askotherstudents,Whatdoyoudowhenitsraining?
Substituteanothertypeofweatherfor"raining"andaskotherstudentswhattheydo.Acceptallreasonableanswersandwriteeachoneontheboard.
Introducetheuseofpresenttenseinbothhalvesofanswerssuchas,Whenitssunny,Igotothebeach.(Seegrammarnote.)
Nowaskstudentstointerviewtheirclassmates.Askeachstudenttochooseonetypeofweatherandaskasmanyclassmatesaspossiblewhattheydointhatkindofweather.Remindstudentstowritedowntheanswers.
Askseveralstudentstoreadtheirquestionsandanswerstotheclass.Writeanynewvocabularyitemsontheboardanddiscussthesewords.Studentsmaywishtocopysomeofthewordsontotheirnotebooks.
Alternative:Ifyoudonotwantstudentstogetupandwalkaroundtheclassroom,thenaskthemtodothisactivityingroupsoffour.
