Period 1 （Section A 1a-1c）
设计说明
本课时的中心话题是谈论天气。学会运用“How’s the weather ”及描述天气情况的形容词来谈论不同城市的天气状况；1b采用“打电话”的情景模拟，人们就各自城市的天气进行问答，同时也为1c的练习提供了素材。
教学目标
1. 知识目标：
（1）掌握单词：rain，windy，cloudy，sunny，snow，weather。
（2）掌握句型：
—How’s the weather in Beijing
—It’s sunny.
2. 能力目标：
（1）能用所学的知识描述天气状况。
（2）能描述正在发生的事情。
3. 情感目标：
引导学生学会观察天气，学会调整自己的情绪；了解世界各地的天气状况；知道大自然的力量是神奇而伟大的。鼓励学生好好学习，为长大后探索神奇的大自然打好基础。
重点难点
1. 重点：
本课时词汇及天气的表达法。
2. 难点：
学会使用how引导的特殊疑问句。
教学准备
多媒体课件，有关天气情况的视频，1b的音频文件。
教学过程
Step 1 Warming up & Leading in
1. Greet the students and check the homework.
2. Watch a video program about the weather.
e. g.
T：What’s the date today
Ss：It’s...
T：Right. So it’s late spring/early summer/late autumn/early winter now. The weather is good/bad today.
Step 2 Presentation
1. Show some pictures of the weather.
Let the students look at the pictures and ask them how the weather is.
T：Look at the sun/cloud/rain/wind/snow! How is the weather today
Ss：It’s sunny/cloudy/rainy/windy/snowy. （板书新单词）
2. Read the new words and remember them.
3. Translate the new words into Chinese.
（1）rain 下雨；雨水 （2）windy 多风的 （3）cloudy 多云的 （4）sunny 晴朗的 （5）snow 下雪；雪 （6）weather 天气
（Show the pictures on the screen.） Ask the students to use “How’s the weather ”“It’s...” to practice the structures.
e. g.
S1：How’s the weather in picture 1
S2：It’s sunny. How’s the weather in picture 2
S1：It’s cloudy.
4. Write the words about weather according to the pictures above.
Answers：（1）sunny （2）cloudy （3）windy （4）raining/ rainy （5）snowing/snowy
5. Look at the pictures in 1a. Then read the words on the left. Ask the students to match the words with the pictures.
Answers：1. a 2. b 3. e 4. c 5. d
Step 3 Practice
Beijing Moscow Boston
Shanghai Toronto
1. Show some pictures to the students，and ask them to ask and answer in pairs about the weather.
e.g.
T：How’s the weather in Beijing
Ss：It’s sunny.
T：How’s the weather in Moscow
Ss：It’s snowing.
...
2.（Show some pictures on the screen.）
Ask the students “How’s the weather ”.
The students guess and answer the question.
e. g.
T：How’s the weather in picture 1
S1：Is it rainy
T：No，it isn’t. It’s windy.
Step 4 Listening
T：Now let’s look at the city names in the box in 1b. Please read after me.
（The students read the city names after the teacher.）
T：Now，we’ll hear four conversations. Listen carefully， and point out each city in the picture when you hear it on the recording.
Play the recording a second time. Ask the students to write the name of the city in the picture.
Check the answers.
Answers：a. Toronto b. Boston c. Beijing d. Moscow e. Shanghai
Step 5 Pair work
1. Tell the students：If you are in one of the places in the pictures above，talk about the weather with your friend in another city 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. The students work in groups.
（1）由对应的名词构成的描述天气的形容词：
sun→sunny cloud→cloudy wind→windy
rain→rainy snow→snowy
（2）谈论某一个地方的天气的句型：
A. 询问某地天气状况的句型为：
How is the weather+in+地点名词？
How is可以缩写为How’s。
How’s the weather in Moscow
莫斯科的天气怎么样？
B. It’s+描述天气的形容词+in+地点名词.
It’s sunny in Beijing. 北京天气晴朗。
C. 地点名词+be+描述天气的形容词.
Beijing is sunny. 北京天气晴朗。
Step 6 Task（The best weather forecaster）
上海 沈 阳 南 京 成 都 长 春
Work in groups to give the weather report.
Report like this：
Here’s the weather report for some big cities in China. It’s sunny in Shanghai. It’s...in Shenyang...
Here’s the weather report for today. Thank you for listening.
Step 7 Summary
In this lesson，we have learned：
Words：rain，windy，cloudy，sunny，snow，weather
Sentence structures：—How’s the weather in Beijing
—It’s sunny.
Grammar：运用how 句型来谈论天气。
当堂达标（见导学案“当堂达标”）
答案与解析：
Ⅰ. 1. cloudy cloudy为形容词，意为“多云的”。
2. raining 此处表示“正在下雨”，故应填raining，与空格前的be动词构成现在进行时结构。
3. windy windy为形容词，意为“有风的”。
4. weather；sunny weather为不可数名词，意为“天气”；sunny为形容词，意为“晴朗的”。
5. snowing 此处表示“正在下雪”，故应填snowing，与空格前的be动词构成现在进行时结构。
Ⅱ. 1. cloudy “It is+adj. ”来描述天气状况。
2. windy
3. raining 根据上文“穿上雨衣”可知，正在下雨，应用现在进行时，故用动词rain的现在分词形式raining。
4. snows 本句在陈述事实，应用一般现在时，it为第三人称单数，作主语时，谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。
5. sunny
Ⅲ. One possible version：
Here’s the weather report for some big cities in China. Shanghai is sunny today. It’s snowy in Shenyang. Nanjing is windy and Chengdu is rainy. It’s rainy in Nanning and it’s cloudy in Lhasa. The weather is snowy in Urumqi and sunny in Hong Kong.
Here’s the weather report for today. Thank you for listening.
Ⅳ. 1~5 BGDFE
Ⅴ. 1. F 由第一封信中的“It’s snowing again in Japan. ”可知题干表述错误。
2. T 由第一封信中的“But we’re having a great time here...”可知题干表述正确。
3. F 由第二封信中的“But it isn’t windy...”可知题干表述错误。
4. T 由第二封信中的“I’m sitting by the pool and reading a fantastic book. ”可知题干表述正确。
5. T 由第二封信中的“I often go swimming. ”可知题干表述正确。
Step 8 Homework
1. According to the chart，write a weather report.
City Beijing Shanghai Shenyang Chengdu Guangzhou
Weather
2. Remember the useful expressions in this class and preview the new words on P38-39.
板书设计
UNIT 7 It’s raining! Period 1 （Section A 1a-1c）
rain—rainy/raining wind—windy cloud—cloudy sun—sunny snow—snowy/snowing weather —How’s the weather in Beijing —It’s sunny.Period 3 （Section B 1a-1e）
设计说明
本节课主要练习听说能力和巩固本单元所学语言项目，强调学生在课堂中的主体地位，注重对信息的处理，如对本地天气情况的认识和对图表信息的处理；在匹配单词、填表格等课堂活动中，让不同层次的学生都有表现的机会，从而激发学生学习英语的兴趣；使用图片、多媒体辅助教学，可以增加课堂容量，给学生更多的练习机会，鼓励大家发挥想象力，开拓思维，大胆创新。
教学目标
1. 知识目标：
（1）掌握单词：dry，cold，hot，warm。
（2）掌握句型：
—How’s it going with you —Not bad.
—How’s the weather in... —It’s...
—What are you doing —I’m having a party.
2. 能力目标：
（1）能用所学的知识描述天气情况。
（2）能描述正在进行的动作。
3. 情感目标：
善于与人沟通，根据天气情况合理安排自己的假期生活。
重点难点
1. 重点：
描述天气的形容词。
2. 难点：
how和what引导的特殊疑问句。
教学准备
多媒体课件，1c/1d的音频文件。
教学过程
Step 1 Warming up & Free talk
1. Ask and answer about the weather.
2. Ask and answer questions about what sb. is doing.
For example：
T：How’s the weather
S1：It’s sunny.
T：What are you doing
S2：I’m reading a book.
Step 2 Presentation
1. Show some pictures to the students. What seasons are they How is the weather
（spring）warm （summer）hot
（autumn）cool （winter）cold
e. g.
T：What season is it in picture 1
Ss：It’s spring.
T：How’s the weather
Ss：It’s warm.
（Teach the other new words in the same way.）
2. Read the new words.
3. Write the Chinese meanings of the following words.
（1）spring 春天 （2）summer 夏天 （3）autumn 秋天
（4）winter 冬天 （5）warm 温暖的 （6）hot 热的
（7）cool 凉爽的 （8）cold 寒冷的 （9）dry 干燥的
Step 3 Practice
1. Read the words in the box in 1a. Then look at the pictures. Match the words with the pictures.
2. Check the answers.
Answers：1. d 2. a 3. e 4. b 5. c
3. Describe the weather in the pictures after the model.
Model：The weather is cold in picture a.
4. Look at the pictures in 1a. Ask and answer questions about the weather in the pictures like that in 1b.
5. Now work in pairs. Ask some pairs to ask and answer the questions.
Step 4 Listening
1. Work on 1c.
（1）Revise “How’s it going ”and its answers“Pretty good. /Great. /Not bad. /Terrible./...”.
（2）Play the recording for the students to listen and write what Mary and Eric answer to How’s it going.
Play the recording twice. The first time the students only listen. For the second time the students listen and write down the answers.
Answers：Mary：not bad Eric：great
2. Work on 1d.
（1）Listen again. Write the answers to What are you doing and How’s the weather.
Play the recording twice. The first time the students only listen. For the second time the students listen and write down the answers.
（2）Check the answers.
Answers：Mary：I’m visiting my grandmother. ；hot，dry，sunny Eric：I’m having a party. ；terrible，cold，raining
Step 5 Role-play
1. Role-play a conversation between Mary and Eric.
2. The students work in pairs or groups，make similar conversations about the weather，and role-play them in class.
3. Write a short passage about Mary or Eric according to the conversation.
For example：Mary is in Mexico now. Everything is not bad. She is visiting her grandmother. The weather there is hot，dry and sunny.
4. Work in groups.
“How’s it going with you ”意为“你近况如何？”，其常见答语有“Pretty good. /Great. /Not bad. /Terrible. ”。
Step 6 Summary
In this lesson，we have learned：
1. Words：dry，cold，hot，warm
2. Sentence structures：—How’s it going with you
—Not bad.
—How’s the weather in... —It’s...
—What are you doing —I’m having a party.
—How’s the weather is Jinan
—It’s hot and dry.
当堂达标（见导学案“当堂达标”）
答案与解析：
Ⅰ. 1. cold 2. warm 3. hot，dry 4. cool
Ⅱ. 1. B “How’s...going ”用来询问“……怎么样？”。根据后面的回答“I didn’t pass the math test.” 可推断“很糟糕”，故选B。
2. B “How’s it going with sb.？”为固定句式，意为“某人近况如何？”。
3. B 由答语“Sunny but cold.（晴朗但寒冷）”可知此处询问的是天气状况，故选B。
4. C 上文用现在进行时提问，下文也应用现在进行时回答，故选C。
Ⅲ. 1. sunny；is reading morning为名词，应用形容词修饰；由句末的时间状语now可知应用现在进行时。
2. cloudy，going 第一处应用形容词作表语；for为介词，其后的动词应用v.-ing形式。
3. is raining，am writing 分析情境可知，此处表达的是“外面正在下大雨，我正在给叔叔写信”，时态为现在进行时，两个空格处都应用v.-ing形式。
4. going “How’s...going ”为固定句式，意为“……进展如何？”。
Ⅳ. 1. What，like 2. Where are，swimming 3. What’s，like
4. is playing basketball
Step 7 Homework
1. Recite the new words.
2. Complete the chart. And write a passage to describe your hometown and people’s activities.
Seasons Weather Activities
spring warm，windy fly kites...
The weather is warm and windy in spring. Children like to fly kites in this season...
板书设计
UNIT 7 It’s raining! Period 3 （Section B 1a-1e）
dry cold hot warm —How’s it going with you —Not bad. —How’s the weather in... —It’s... —What are you doing —I’m having a party.Period 2 （Section A 2a-3b）
设计说明
本课时用谈论天气的方式继续学习现在进行时的用法，侧重于听、说的练习，目的是不断巩固和加强学生的听说能力；在活动的选取方面结合目标语言的模仿操练及任务型的情景练习，使学生多方位地理解现在进行时的用法。通过本节课的学习，学生可以熟练地运用有关谈论天气和现在进行时的句型，自如地与他人进行交流，活学活用所学的知识。在个人展示、小组合作与竞赛等活动中充分调动学生的积极性，激发学生学习的热情，体现教师的主导地位和学生的主体地位。
教学目标
1. 知识目标：
（1）掌握单词和短语：cook，bad，park，message，him，could，back，problem，again；take a message，call （sb.） back，right now。
（2）掌握句型：
—How’s it going
—Great! /Not bad. /Terrible!
—Can I take a message for him
—Yes. Could you just tell him to call me back
—Sure，no problem.
2. 能力目标：
（1）能用所学的知识描述天气状况。
（2）能描述正在进行的动作。
3. 情感目标：了解天气变化，注意身体健康。
重点难点
1. 重点：
（1）how引导的询问天气状况的特殊疑问句。
（2）描述天气状况的形容词。
（3）与天气相关的人们相应的即时活动。
2. 难点：
综合运用现在进行时和一般现在时谈论人们的活动。
教学准备
多媒体课件，2a/2b和2d的音频文件。
教学过程
Step 1 Warming up & Free talk
Daily greeting：How are you today How’s it going
How is the weather Ask these questions randomly to revise what the students learned yesterday.
Step 2 Presentation
1. Show some pictures of the weather.
e. g.
T：Look at picture 1. How is the weather
S1：It’s raining.
T：What are the children doing
S2：They are going to school，I think.
S3：I think they are going home.
（Practice the structures in the same way.）
2. Practice the Present Progressive Tense.
Complete the sentences with the right forms of the given words.
（1）I am doing （do） my homework now.
（2）Is he having （have） dinner now
（3）Look! What are they doing （do）
（4）They are running （run） in the park now.
（5）Are they swimming （swim） in the pool now
Step 3 Listening
1. Work on 2a.
Let’s see what Joe’s family are doing. Point to the four pictures.
（1）Ask the students to tell what each person is doing in each picture. Remind them to pay attention to the correct use of the Present Progressive Tense.
（2）Ask the students to listen and number the pictures ［1-4］.
（3）Play the recording for the students to check the answers.
Answers：2 3 4 1
2. Work on 2b.
（1）Listen again. Match the names with the activities.
（2）Check the answers.
Answers：1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b
（3）Report according to the information you got in 2b.
Model：Uncle Joe is playing basketball.
Step 4 Pair work
1. Look at the pictures and talk about the people in 2a with a partner like that in 2c.
2. Brainstorming.
Ask the students to close their books and then do a memory test.
e. g.
T：What’s Uncle Joe doing
S1：He is playing basketball.
T：What is Jeff doing
S2：He is playing computer games.
Step 5 Role-play
1. Ask the students to read the conversation after the recording in 2d and answer the questions：
（1）What’s Steve doing
（2）What’s Rick’s brother doing
Answers：（1）He is playing basketball （with some friends at the park）.
（2）He’s studying （at his friend’s home）.
2. Read the conversation again. Find out the following phrases and translate them into Chinese.
（1）not bad 不错
（2）play basketball 打篮球
（3）at the park 在公园
（4）have a good time 玩得高兴
（5）take a message for... 给……捎口信
（6）tell him to call me back 告诉他给我回电话
（7）no problem 没问题
（8）sound like 听起来好像
3. Let the students role-play the conversation in pairs.
4. Work in pairs.
（1）“How’s it going ”是日常用语，表示问候对方近来的情况，意为“近况如何？/一切还好吗？”，也可用“How’s everything ”。
常用回答有：Not bad!（不错！） Great!（很好！） Pretty good!（相当好！） Terrible!（太糟糕了！）
（2）Can I take a message for him
要我给他捎个口信吗？
Could you just tell him to call me back
你能否叫他给我回个电话？
以上两句中的情态动词can和could相当于汉语中的“可以”“能否”，用于表达请求，只是could在语气上更加委婉、客气。
（3）tell sb. to do sth.意为“告诉某人做某事”，其否定结构为tell sb. not to do sth.。
（4）“No problem.（没问题）”表示很爽快地答应别人的请求。
Step 6 Grammar Focus
1. Ask the students to read the sentences in Grammar Focus，and then ask them to close their books and translate the sentences.
（1）“天气怎么样？”How’s the weather
“天气多云。/天气晴朗。/天在下雨。”It’s cloudy. / It’s sunny. /It’s raining.
（2）“你在做什么？”What are you doing
“我在做饭。”I’m cooking.
（3）“他们在做什么？”What are they doing
“他们正在公园里打篮球。”They’re playing basketball in the park.
（4）“他在做什么？”What is he doing
“他在他朋友家里学习。”He’s studying at his friend’s home.
（5）“近来怎么样？”How’s it going
“很好！/不错。/很糟糕！”Great! /Not bad. /Terrible!
2. Check the answers and correct the mistakes by themselves.
3. Give the students some minutes to remember the sentences.
Step 7 Practice
1. Work on 3a. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in the box.
2. Check the answers with the class.
Answers：1. am doing；do 2. is playing；plays 3. Is，studying；is studying 4. are making；make 5. Is，talking；talks
3. The students practice the conversations in pairs.
4. Look at the pictures in 3b and fill in the chart. Then work in pairs after the model.
Model：
S1：How’s the weather
S2：It’s sunny.
S1：What’s the boy doing
S2：He’s playing the guitar.
Step 8 Summary
In this lesson，we have learned：
Words：cook，bad，park，message，him，could，back，problem，again
Phrases：take a message，call （sb.） back，right now
Sentence structures：—How’s it going
—Great! /Not bad. /Terrible!
—Can I take a message for him
—Yes. Could you just tell him to call me back
—Sure，no problem.
当堂达标（见导学案“当堂达标”）
答案与解析：
Ⅰ. 1. D 由空后的名词days可知，前后两处要用形容词修饰名词，故选D。
2. B 询问某地天气情况的句型有“What’s the weather like in... ”或“How’s the weather in... ”。故选B。
3. C “How’s it going ”意为“近来怎样？”，是常用的问候语。
4. B 句意：你好！你是鲍勃吗？该句为打电话用 语，常用speaking。
5. D tell sb. （not） to do sth. 为固定用法，意为“告诉某人（不要）做某事”。句意：我的妈妈经常告诉我在学校不要打架。故选D。
6. A take a message“捎个口信”；take one’s order“点菜”；take a ride“骑自行车”；take a shower“洗澡”。根据本题语境可知，此处含义是“我能（给她）捎个口信吗？”，故选A。
Ⅱ. 1. How’s it going
2. What are you doing
3. Sounds like you’re having a good time/having fun.
4. Can I take a message for him
5. Sure，no problem.
Ⅲ. 1. A Thank you for doing sth.“感谢你（们）做某事”，为固定用法，故选A。
2. B 应使用形容词修饰名词day，故可排除A、C两项，由下文“这儿有许多人在度假”可知“是晴朗的一天”，故选B。
3. C on vacation意为“度假”，为固定短语。
4. C 由is可知后面应接现在分词构成现在进行时，故选C。
5. A take photos of...“拍摄……的照片”，为固定短语，故选A。
6. C other后常跟复数名词，other前不能加an，故排除B、D两项；the other指“另一个”；others相当于“other+复数名词”，表示复数意义。故选C。
7. B 由主语a musician“一名音乐家”可知，所填动词应与音乐有关，故选B。
8. D 句意为“一名音乐家在唱歌，一些男孩在听”。由前面的are可知填现在分词形式。故选D。
9. B look cool意为“看起来酷酷的”，符合语境，故选B。
10. B 本段讲述了人们在巴黎的度假活动，可推断本句句意为“我喜欢这座城市”。
Ⅳ. 1—5 DCCAC
Step 9 Homework
1. Remember all the useful expressions we learned.
2. Suppose you are Yuan Yuan，write down your interviewing report.
板书设计
UNIT 7 It’s raining! Period 2 （Section A 2a-3b）
cook bad park message take a message him could back call （sb.） back problem again right now —How’s it going —Great! /Not bad. /Terrible! —Can I take a message for him —Yes. Could you just tell him to call me back —Sure，no problem.Period 4 （Section B 2a-Self Check）
设计说明
本课时的阅读将本单元的互致问候、谈论天气、询问正在进行的活动等单元重点功能结构以明信片的形式呈现；指导学生进行阅读和思考，帮助学生逐步形成快速准确阅读的能力；在教学过程中注意句子结构和成分的把握，分析重点、难点，帮助学生写出能表达一定内容又符合英语逻辑习惯的短文。
教学目标
1. 知识目标：
（1）掌握单词和短语：visit，Canada，summer，sit，juice，soon，vacation，hard，Europe，mountain，country，skate，snowy，winter，Russian，snowman，rainy；on （a） vacation。
（2）学习课文2b。
（3）学习用英语写明信片。
2. 能力目标：
学会阅读相关文章，分析并获取有用信息，应用于自己的表达。
3. 情感目标：
引导学生关注天气情况，培养学生爱护环境、保护自然资源的良好意识。
重点难点
1. 重点：
（1）本课时所学生词及短语。
（2）学习课文2b。
2. 难点：
学会用英语写明信片；运用描述天气情况的词汇和现在进行时进行写作训练。
教学准备
多媒体课件，2b的音频文件。
教学过程
Step 1 Warming up & Revision
Show the picture to the students. Ask and answer the questions in pairs.
e. g.
S1：How’s the weather
S2：It’s sunny and windy.
S1：How’s it going with Tom
S2：I think it’s pretty good.
S1：What’s he doing
S2：He’s flying a kite.
Step 2 Presentation
1. Talk about the pictures in 2a with a partner. How’s the weather What are the people doing
e. g.
S1：How is the weather in picture a
S2：It’s warm and sunny.
S1：What’s she doing
S2：She is sitting by the pool and drinking orange juice.
Ask the students to ask and answer the questions in pairs. Then make their own conversations.
2. Circle the following words in the two postcards and translate them into Chinese.
（1）visit v. 拜访；参观
（2）Canada n. 加拿大
（3）summer n. 夏天；夏季
（4）sit v. 坐
（5）juice n. 果汁；饮料
（6）soon adv. 不久；很快
（7）vacation n. 假期
（8）hard adv. 努力地 adj. 困难的
（9）Europe n. 欧洲
（10）mountain n. 高山
（11）country n. 国；国家
3. Teach the students the new words. Then let the students read the new words.
Step 3 Reading
1. Fast reading.
Read the postcards after the recording in 2b and match each postcard with the correct picture in 2a. The students read the postcards quickly and then check the answers.
Answers：a b
2. Careful reading.
（1）Read the first postcard again and find the answers to these questions.
①Where is Su Lin now She is in Canada.
②What is Su Lin studying there English.
③Is she visiting any of her old friends there Yes，she is.
④What’s she doing right now She is sitting by the pool and drinking orange juice.
⑤How’s the weather there It’s warm and sunny.
（2）Read the second postcard again and find the answers to these questions.
①Where is Dave now He is in Europe.
②What are Dave and his family doing there They are on a vacation in the mountains.
③Is Dave having a great time Yes，he is.
④How’s the weather there Cool and cloudy.
⑤How’s Dave’s summer vacation It’s fun and he is having a great time.
3. Work on 2c.
（1）Fill in the chart with information from the postcards in 2b.
Name Where are they How’s the weather What are they doing
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
（2）Then check the answers.
Answers：1. Su Lin 2. Canada 3. warm and sunny 4. visiting her aunt，studying English，visiting old friends，sitting by the pool，drinking orange juice 5. Dave 6. Europe 7. cool and cloudy 8. walking in the mountains，writing to Jane
4. Read the two postcards and find out the phrases below. Then translate them into Chinese.
（1）have a great time doing sth. 愉快地做某事
（2）summer school 暑假班；暑期学校
（3）learn a lot 学会很多
（4）some of... ……中的一些
（5）right now 此刻，现在，马上
（6）sit by the pool 坐在游泳池边
（7）drink orange juice 喝橙汁
（8）summer vacation 暑假
（9）study hard 努力学习
（10）have fun 过得愉快
（11）on a vacation 度假
（12）write to sb. 给某人写信
（13）just right for doing sth. 正适合做某事
Step 4 Writing
1. Work on 3a.
（1）Show some pictures on the screen and present some new words and expressions in this period.
（skate，snowy，winter，Russian，snowman，rainy）
（2）The students read the new words and try to remem- ber them.
（3）Translate the new words into Chinese.
①skate v. 滑冰
②snowy adj. 下雪的
③winter n. 冬天；冬季
④Russian adj. 俄罗斯的 n. 俄罗斯人；俄语
⑤snowman n. 雪人
⑥rainy adj. 阴雨的；多雨的
（4）Fill in the blanks with the words in the box in 3a.
（5）Check the answers.
Answers：snowy/windy，windy/snowy；buying；playing；skating，taking
2. Work on 3b.
（1）Imagine you are on vacation. Write notes about your vacation.
（2）Let some students read the questions in 3b aloud. Make sure the students know the meaning of the questions.
3. The students write down some notes about their vacation and read out their own vacation notes.
4. Let the students write a postcard to a friend to tell him/her about their vacations，and read their postcards to the class.
Step 5 Self Check
1. Add more words in each box.
Answers will vary.
2. Match the sentences on the left with the responses on the right. Then ask the students to read the sentences in pairs.
Answers：
A：Hello Jenny speaking.
B：Hi，Jenny. It’s Steve here. May I speak to Laura，please
A：Sorry，she’s not at home. Can I take a message
B：Yes. Could you ask her to call me at 8765-4321
A：Sure，no problem.
B：Thank you. Bye.
3. Put these sentences in order to make a conversation. Then write your own conversation.
Answers： 4 It’s raining and very cool.
5 What are you doing in the rainy weather
2 Not too bad.
3 How’s the weather in Nanjing
6 I’m reading a book in my room.
1 Hi，Jill! How’s it going
4. Work in groups. First read and then fill in the blanks.
（1）have a great time doing sth.意为“享受做某事，喜欢做某事，做某事很开心”，相当于have fun doing sth. 。
We have a great time playing（play） tennis.
我们打网球打得很开心。
（2）be happy to do sth. 意为“很高兴做某事”。
“主语+be+表示情感、情绪的形容词+to do sth. ”为固定句式，意为“某人因做某事而感到……”。
He is happy to visit（visit） his grandparents.
他很高兴去看望他的爷爷奶奶。
I’m glad to help（help） you. 我很乐意帮助你。
（3）sit by...意为“坐在……旁边”。sit为不及物动词，意为“坐，坐下”，其现在分词为sitting；by介词，意为“在……旁边”。
She is sitting（sit） by the river and watching the fish swimming around. 她正坐在河边看鱼儿游来游去。
（4）study hard意为“努力学习”，hard为副词，意为“努力地”。
Work hard，and you will get more.
努力工作，你会收获更多。
（5）write to sb. 意为“给某人写信”。
My friend，Tom，often writes to me. Now I’m writing to him. 我的朋友汤姆经常给我写信。现在我正在给他写信。
（6）It’s hot in your country now，isn’t it
你们国家现在很热，对吧？
此句是陈述内容之后附加了一个简短的疑问部分，来对陈述的内容进行确认。在语法上把这样的疑问结构称为“反意疑问句”。陈述部分为肯定时，疑问部分用否定；陈述部分为否定时，疑问部分用肯定。
It is very cold there，isn’t it 那儿很冷，是吧？
（7）“May I speak to Laura，please ”意为“请找劳拉接电话好吗？”。speak to sb. 意为“和某人讲话”，常用在打电话用语中，表示“找某人接电话”。
May I speak to your father 可以让你爸爸接电话吗？
（8）ask sb. to do sth.意为“要求/请求某人做某事”。
He asks his mother to help（help） him.
他请求他的妈妈帮助他。
Step 6 Summary
In this lesson，we have learned：
1. Words：visit，Canada，summer，sit，juice，soon，vacation，hard，Europe，mountain，country，skate，snowy，winter，Russian，snowman，rainy
2. A phrase：on（a）vacation
3. Sentence structures：I’m having a great time visiting my aunt in Canada.
I’m so happy to see them again.
How’s your summer vacation going
当堂达标（见导学案“当堂达标”）
答案与解析：
Ⅰ. 1. visiting have a good time doing sth. 意为“做某事很开心”。
2. is sitting 根据时间状语now判断，该句为现在进行时，故谓语形式为“be（am/is/are）+v. -ing”，主语Joe为第三人称单数，因此答案为is sitting。
3. to see 句意为“我很高兴又见到我的朋友”。be happy to do sth. 意为“很高兴做某事”。
4. （is） speaking；speak 在电话用语中，表示“我是……”。可用“...（is） speaking. ”或“This is... speaking. ”；may为情态动词，其后动词用原形，故第二个空填speak。
5. to help ask sb. to do sth. 为固定搭配，意为“要求/请求某人做某事”。
6. sunny，taking 第一个空作表语，应用sun的形容词形式；just right for doing sth. 为固定搭配，意为“正适合做某事”。
7. countries 句意：中国和日本是两个亚洲国家。根据句意可知此处用country的复数形式countries。
8. visitors visit的名词形式为visitor，意为“游客”，再根据空格前的a lot of可知，此处要填它的复数形式visitors。
Ⅱ. 1. What are people doing 该句为现在进行时结构，提问事物应用疑问词what，后跟一般疑问句，故用“What are people doing right now ”进行提问。
2. How’s your，going 对great提问，应该用“How’s... going ”，表示“……怎么样？”。“How’s your summer vacation going ”意为“你的暑假过得怎么样？”。
3. Are，having a，time have fun意为“过得高兴，玩得愉快”，同义短语为have a good time，该句是一般疑问句，根据答题空可知，应为“Are you having a good time ”。
4. How’s the weather 该句的画线部分为描述天气的形容词，根据答题空可知，应用“How’s the weather... ”来提问。
5. What’s，like “How’s the weather... ”与“What’s the weather like... ”同义。
6. isn’t it 陈述部分为肯定形式时，疑问部分用否定形式；疑问部分主语应与陈述部分主语一致。
Ⅲ. 1. cold 在黑龙江，冬天总是很“寒冷”，故填cold。
2. But 根据设空前后的转折关系可知，此处填But。
3. summer 根据所给的汉语提示可知，此处填summer。
4. all 昆明一直都很暖和。all the time为固定短语，意为“一直；总是”。
5. changes 句意：在伦敦，天气经常变化。本句是一般现在时，主语weather是第三人称单数，故此处填change的第三人称单数形式changes。
6. sunny/fine 根据汉语提示，表示“晴朗的”用sunny或fine。
7. rainy or（或者）连接并列的句子成分，故此处要填的是形容词，故用rain的形容词形式rainy。
8. hours 根据空前two可知，此处要填复数形式，即hours。
9. about talk about为固定短语，意为“谈论”。
10. minute 该句含义是“一分钟之后它就变了”，根据汉语提示可知，此处填minute。
Ⅳ. 1. A 由第一段中的第二句“If you are on a bus or on a train，you can always see some people sitting and looking out of the window...”可知，在火车上一些人常常坐着向窗外看。故选A。
2. D 由第一段内容可知，在英格兰，当人们出行时他们不会经常互相交谈，他们在车上经常读书或看报纸，故选D。
3. A 由第二段中的第一句“English people often start a conversation by talking about the weather. ”可知，当见到英格兰人的时候，人们可以从谈论天气开始谈话，故选A。
4. A 由最后一段可知，如果和英格兰人谈论天气，他们会认为你很友好，故选A。
5. B A项意为“英格兰人喜欢乘公共汽车旅行”，文中未提到，故排除；B项意为“英格兰人乘坐公共交通工具时谈话不多”，与短文内容相符；C项意为 “英格兰人不友好”，D项意为“英格兰人不喜欢好天气”，均与文意不符。故选B。
Step 7 Homework
1. Recite the words and phrases in this unit.
2. Write an article. The title is “The weather in my hometown”.
板书设计
UNIT 7 It’s raining! Period 4 （Section B 2a-Self Check）
visit Canada summer sit juice soon vacation on（a）vacation hard Europe mountain country skate snowy winter Russian snowman rainy have a great time doing sth. I’m so happy to do sth. Are you having fun How’s your summer vacation going
