Module 10 The weather 教案

Module 10 The weather
一、学习目标:
A. 单词和短语：
cloud, shower, snow, storm, cloudy, rainy, snowy, sunny, windy, skate, thick, ice, joke, might, temperature, minus, degree, although, wet, terrible, wish, probably, come on, mile, northwest, umbrella, southeast, from time to time
B. 交际用语：
1. You’re joking!
2. Sounds great!
3. Come on!
4. When is the best time to visit your country
5. What clothes should she bring
6. What’s the temperature
7. Where are you going
8. It’ll probably be cold tomorrow.
9. It might be rainy.
10. It’s probably sunny and hot there.
11. Bring a map because you may want to travel around.
二、教学目标
1. Function: Describing the weather.
2. Structure: may, might, probably (for possibility)
3. Skills:
1) Listening and understanding familiar topics (weather).
2) Giving weather forecast based on clues; predicting about future weather using probably.
3) Reading and finding specific information.
4) Writing a short passage about the best time to visit your town, using because, so and but.
4. Around the world: The wettest place
5. Task: Preparing some advice on the best time to visit China
三、重点及难点:
1. Describing the weather.
2. Grammar: The using of may, might, probably (for possibility)
四、教学设计:
Unit 1 It might snow.
ⅠTeaching model
Listening and speaking
ⅡTeaching method
Interactive approach
Ⅲ Teaching aims
1. To understand conversations about the weather;
2. To get specific information from the listening material;
3. To talk about possibilities
Ⅳ Teaching Objectives
1. Key vocabulary: cloud, shower, snow, storm, cloudy, rainy, snowy, sunny, windy, skate, thick, ice, joke, might, temperature, minus, degree, although, wet, terrible, wish, probably, come on
2. Key structures: may, might, probably (for possibility)
3. Key sentences:
1) — What’s the temperature
— It’s between minus five and minus two degrees!
2) — What’s the weather like in … = How is the weather in …
— It’s snowy (cloudy, rainy, sunny, windy ...).
3) … although this year it snowed a lot.
4) Come on, better get going!
5) It’s probably sunny and hot there.
It’ll probably be cold tomorrow.
ⅤTeaching aids
Tape recorder, OHP, video
Ⅵ Teaching Steps
Step 1 Warming up
Weather report:
1) Show some pictures of the weather.
2) Ask and answer: What's the weather like in …
Step 2 Work in pairs.
1. Show some pictures of the weather. Ask the students to talk about the weather.
2. Introduce the new words.
1) sun n. 太阳 → sunny adj. 晴朗的
2) rain n. 雨 → rainy adj. 多雨的；下雨的
3) cloud n.云 → cloudy adj. 多云的
4) snow n.雪； v. 下雪 → snowy adj.多雪的；下雪的
5) wind n.风 → windy adj.多风的；刮大风的
6) storm n. 暴风雨 → stormy adj.有暴风雨的
7) shower n. 阵雨； → showery adj.有雷阵雨的
3. Learn the new words.
4. Read the new words.
5. Exercises:
边学边练：根据句子意思，用适当的词填空：
1) It rains a lot in summer in Beijing. It’s often ________.
2) There’re a lot of clouds. It’s _________.
3) The weather is snowy and there’s a lot of __________ in the park.
4) The sun is out. It’s very ____________ and hot today.
5) The wind is very strong. It’s so __________ that it’s difficult to walk.
6. Ask the students to check with a partner.
7. Check the answers:
Keys: 1. rainy 2. cloudy 3. snow 4. sunny 5. windy
8. Learn the new words.
Step 3 Listening
1. Listen and check ( √ ) the correct information in the box.
2. Ask and answer like this:
What’s the weather like in Beijing / Shanghai …
3. Play the recording and ask the students to listen to the recording carefully.
4. Listen and check ( √ ) the correct information in the box.
5. Ask the students to check their answers with a partner.
6. Call back the answer from the whole class and check the answer.
7. Work in pairs. Correct the wrong information in the table.
Step 4 Listen and read.
1. Show some pictures, and ask the students to talk about them.
2. Ask the students to read the conversation silently.
3. Play the recording and ask the students to listen and read the conversation.
4. Read the conversation.
Step 5 Check ( √ ) the true sentences.
1. Ask the students to read the conversation again.
2. Now check ( √ ) the true sentences.
1) Tony and Daming are going to skate.
2) Winter is colder in Beijing than in England.
3) It sometimes snows in England in winter.
4) It usually snows in New York in winter.
5) It is not hot in the US in summer.
6) Tony doesn’t like windy weather.
3. Ask the students to check with a partner.
4. Check the answers:
Keys:
1. × 2. √ 3. √ 4. √ 5. × 6.√
Step 6 Complete the passage.
1. Ask the students to complete the passage with the words in the box.
dangerous degree joke may minus skate temperature
When it’s very cold, it might be safe to (1) ____________ on lakes, but be very careful! Although it (2) ___________ feel cold, it might not be safe. The (3) ___________ has to be at least (4) ___________ one or two (5) ___________ or even lower for several weeks, and the ice will be thick enough. Falling through the ice is (6) _____________. I’m not (7) ____________!
2. Check with a partner.
Keys: 1. skate 2. may 3. temperature 4. minus 5. degree 6. dangerous 7. joking
5. Read the passage by yourself.
Step 7 Listen and repeat.
1. Play the recording once without stopping.
2. Play the recording again and ask the whole class to repeat.
3. Listen to the speaker asking a question.
What’s the weather like
4. Now listen to the speaker showing surprise.
What’s the weather like
5 Listen and write ＊ if the speaker is asking a question or ＊＊ if he is showing surprise.
1) When is the best time to visit your country
2) What clothes should she bring
3) What’s the temperature
4) Where are you going
6. Now listen again and repeat.
Step 8 Language points
1. 问气温：
— What’s the temperature 气温怎么？
— It’s between minus five and minus two degrees! 零下5度到零下2度之间。
2. 问天气：
— What’s the weather like in …？天气怎样？
= How is the weather in …
— It’s snowy (cloudy, rainy, sunny, windy...). 下雪(多云、下雨、晴、有风……)
3. … although this year it snowed a lot. 虽然今年下了很多雪。
although conj. 然而；尽管，引导的从句不能与but, however连用，但可与yet, still连用。例如：
1) 虽然他很累，但他继续工作。
Although he was tired, he went on working.
= He was tired, but he went on working.
2) 尽管他相当忙，但是还常常帮我学英语。
He often helps me with my English although he is quite busy.
He is quite busy, but he often helps me with my English although.
4. Come on, better get going! 好了，走吧！
Better get going 相当于had better go now, 意思是“最好现在去/ 走”。例如：
We’d better get going (= We’d better go now ) , or we’ll be late. 我们最好现在就走，不然要迟到了。
5. It’s probably sunny and hot there. 那里的天气可能晴朗、热。
It’ll probably be cold tomorrow. 明天可能冷。
probably adv. 大概；或许；很可能英语中表示可能的方式有许多，除使用情态动词may / might 以外，还可以通过will 以及表示“可能”的形容词和副词表达。常用的有：It is possible to do sth. .., It is possible that …, 主语 + will probably / possibly + v.等。例如：
Is it possible to visit Alaska in December 十二月去阿拉斯加游览有可能吗？
It is possible that it’ll be snowy in the night. 晚上有可能会下雪。
It’ll probably be cold and wet天气很可能会又湿又冷。
probably 表示“很可能”，所以表示的可能性要比possible 大。
Step 9 Exercises:
中考链接
( ) 1.— I have read the film introduction of Ye Wen. It tells the Kung Fu master's story in Foshan.
— ___________. Why not go to see it tonight (2010年广东佛山)
A. I am afraid not B. Sounds exciting C. That is boring
( ) 2. — Do you have any plans for this weekend (2012河南)
— I’m not sure. I _______ go climbing Mount Yuntai.
A. must B. need C. may D. can
( ) 3. In Britain, you ____ be 18 if you want to drive a car. (2012辽宁大连)
A. can B. must C. may D. might
( ) 4. — _____ I go to play basketball now
— Yes, since you have finished your homework. (2012辽宁铁岭)
A. Must B. Should C. Need D. May
( ) 5. — Mum, how do you like my handwriting (2012辽宁丹东)
— _______! It’s the best one you have ever written.
A. How terrible B. What an interesting one
C. How wonderful D. What a terrible one
( ) 6. — The weather has been dry for a month. (2012辽宁丹东)
— Yes. If it still _____, the plants will die.
A. doesn’t rain B. rains C. won’t rain D. is raining
( )7. — How do you like the story (2011聊城)
— Interesting, _____ end of it is not perfect.
A. so B. though C. or D. because
( ) 8. _______ our football team failed in the match, we did our best. (2011济南)
A. Though B. But C. Because D. As
Keys: 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. C 6.A 7. B 8. A
Step 10 Work in pairs.
1. Talk about the weather.
2. Look at the correct information in the table in Activity 2. Give the correct weather forecast for China.
3. Now say what the weather might or might not be like.
Tomorrow next week next month
It’ll probably be cold tomorrow.
Unit 2 The weather is fine all year round.
ⅠTeaching model
Reading and writing.
ⅡTeaching method
Bottom-up approach
Ⅲ Teaching aims
1. Listening and understanding familiar topics (weather).
2. Giving weather forecast based on clues; predicting about future weather using probably.
3. Reading and finding specific information.
4. Writing a short passage about the best time to visit your town, using because, so and but.
Ⅳ Teaching Objectives
1. Key vocabulary: mile, northwest, umbrella, southeast, from time to time
2. Keys sentences:
1) When’s the best time to visit the US
2) The US is a very big country to visit.
3) So choose carefully the places to see and the time to go.
4) Bring a map because you may want to travel around.
5) New York and Washington DC are good places to visit in May or October.
6) The best time to visit New England is in September.
7) The weather gets cooler and the green leaves start to go gold, then brown.
8) It’s a good idea to bring your camera so you can take photos of autumn trees.
9) Take your swimming clothes because you might want to go swimming in the sea, even in December.
10) So when’s the best time to visit the US
ⅤTeaching aids
Recorder, OHP, video
Ⅵ Teaching Steps
Step 1 Revision
Talk about the weather.
1) Show a China weather map.
2) Ask and answer:
What will the weather be like in …
Step 2 Warming up
Work in pairs.
When’s the best time to visit your town or country Why
Step 3 Reading
1. Show some pictures about the weather of the cities and states in America.
2. Talk about what you can see in the pictures.
3. Talk something about the weather of the cities and states.
4. Introduce the new words.
5. Read the new words.
6. Play the recording and listen to the tape carefully.
7. Ask the students to read through the passage.
Step 4 Complete the table.
1. Read the passage again.
2. Complete the table in Activity 3.
Places Weather Best time to visit
New York Winter: 1. __________ 2.______________
New England 3. ________________ 4. ______________
California 5._________________ 6. ______________
Alaska Summer: 7. _________Winter: 9.___________ 8. ______________
3. Check with a partner.
4. Call back the answers from the whole class.
Keys:
1. Snowy 2. In May or October 3. Cool 4. In September 5. Fine
6. Any time you like 7. Warm and cool 8. Cold 9. In summer
Step 5 Complete the sentences.
1. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 4.
brown mile storm sweater umbrella
2. Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 4.
1) In autumn the leaves turn gold and then _____________.
2) It’s about 3,000 _____________ from the east coast to the west coast.
3) You might need a(n) _____________ in the evening.
4) Sometimes there are ____________ in summer and autumn on the southeast coast.
5) You will need a( n) ______________ in Seattle because it rains a lot.
3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words from the box.
4. Check with a partner.
5. Call back the answers from the whole class.
Keys:
1. brown 2. miles 3. sweater 4. storm 5. umbrella
Step 6 Language points
1. The best time to visit New England is in September.
九月是去新英格兰游览的最佳时间。
这里的New England (新英格兰) 指的是美国东北部的一个地区，他包括六个州：缅因州（Maine）、新罕布什尔州（New Hampshire）、佛蒙特州(Vermont )、马萨诸塞州(Massachusetts)、罗得岛州(Rhode Island) 和康涅狄格州(Connecticut) 。这里的小镇非常美丽，每年秋天都会有大批游客来此游玩。1614年英国探险家约翰 史密斯 ( John Smith ) 给这个地方起名为新英格兰。
2. Bring your camera so you can take photos of the autumn trees.
带上你的照相机以便可以拍摄秋天的树木。
take photos of …的意思是“给……拍照”。例如：
I took a photo of Linda.
我给琳达拍了一张照片。
She took a lot of photos of the kids.
她给孩子们拍了许多照片。
3. In Texas and the southeast, it’s usually very hot and sunny compared to other places. 和其他地方对比，得克萨斯州和东南部地区通常天气很热，阳光灿烂。
compared to 意为“和……比较”， 表示此意也可以用compared with。例如：
Compared to our small house, Bill’s house seemed like a palace.
和我们的小房子相比，比尔的房子就像一座宫殿。
This road is quite busy compared to/ with ours.
和我们（附近）的马路相比，这条马路（交通）非常繁忙。
4. There are storms from time to time in summer and autumn.
但是夏秋季节时常有暴风雨。
from time to time 表示“时常，有时”。例如：
He has moved to another city, but we write to each other from time to time.
他移居到了另外一座城市，但是我们会时不时通通信。
They are now living in different cities, but they still talk on the phone from time to time. 他们现在生活在不同的城市里，但是仍然偶尔通通电话。
Step 7 Exercises:
请根据句意及括号内所给汉语提示写出所缺单词。
1. My father bought a _______ (照相机) for me on my birthday.
2. It’s raining and you should take an ________ (雨伞) with you.
3. It will get cooler and cooler when ___________ (秋天) comes.
4. Bring your _______________ (游泳衣) because you might go swimming in the sea.
请根据所给汉语及括号内的提示词语翻译下列句子。
1. 每天用英语写日记是个好主意。 (it’s a good idea to ...)
______________________________________________________
2. 与其他城市相比，海南的冬天很温暖。(compared to ...)
______________________________________________________
3. 我昨天在动物园拍了几张猴子的照片。(take photos of ...)
_____________________________________________________
4. 在昆明，一年到头都很温暖。(all year)
______________________________________________________
5. 海上不时有风暴，所以你一定要小心。(from time to time)
_______________________________________________________
Step 8 Writing.
1. Match the two parts of the sentences.
1) You can come any time you like, but …
2) It often rains in spring, so …
3) Bring a coat because …
4) Our plan is to walk in the countryside, so …
5) Sydney is a big city, but …
6) Let’s stay for a long time because …
a) … it will soon become cool.
b) …there are lots of things to see.
c) … the best time to visit England is in spring.
d) … it’s a good idea to bring an umbrella.
e) … wear comfortable shoes.
f) … we will find our way with a good map.
2. Check with a partner.
3. Call back the answers from the whole class.
Keys: 1. c 2. d 3. a 4. e 5. f 6. b
4. Read the sentences together.
5 Write some advice for visiting your home town and give reasons. Use because, so and but.
The best time to visit my home town is in… because the weather is…
Unit 3 Language in use
ⅠTeaching model
Revision and application
ⅡTeaching method
Formal and interactive practice, task-based activities.
ⅢTeaching aims
1. Function: Describing the weather.
2. Structure: May, might, probably (for possibility)
3. Around the world: The wettest place
4. Task: Preparing some advice on the best time to visit China
ⅣTeaching aids
Tape recorder, OHP, handouts
ⅤTeaching Steps
Step 1 Revision
Weather report
Step 2 Language practice
1. Read through the example sentences in the box with the whole class.
It might snow.
It’s probably sunny and hot there.
Bring a map because you may want to travel around.
2. Ask the students to repeat the sentences in the box.
Step 3 Grammar
情态动词本身有一定的词义，为谓语动词增添情态色彩，表示说话人对有关行为或事物的态度和看法，认为其可能、应该或必要等。我们学习过的can 和may 都属于这类词。情态动词无人称和数的变化，情态动词后面接的动词需要原形，否定式是在情态动词后面加not,当我们想表达可能发生某事以及可能做某事时，可以用may / might 表示。例如：
It’s cloudy too, so it might snow.
也是阴天，所以有可能会下雪。
Bring a map because you may want to travel around.
带张地图，因为你可能想四处走走。
There may be a few showers, so bring an umbrella with you.
可能会有阵雨，所以随身带把伞吧。
might 与may 没有太大的区别，形式上might 是may 的过去式，但在表示将来的可能情况时，might 表示的可能性比may 表示的可能性还要小。例如：
Take your swimwear because you might want to go swimming in the sea.
带上游泳衣吧，说不定你想要到海里游泳呢。
英语中表示可能的方式有许多，除使用情态动词may / might 以外，还可以通过will 以及表示“可能” 的形容词和副词表达。常用的有：It is possible to do sth. .., It is possible that …, 主语+will probably / possibly + v.等。例如：
Is it possible to visit Alaska in December
十二月去阿拉斯加游览有可能吗？
It is possible that it’ll be snowy in the night.
晚上有可能会下雪.
It’ll probably be cold and wet
天气很可能会又湿又冷。
probably 表示“很可能”，所以表示的可能性要比possible 大。
Step 4 Exercises.
1. Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 1.
2. Complete the sentences with may or probably in Activity 1.
1) It __________ be cold and wet in Hong Kong in January.
2) Mary will__________ go to New York in the autumn.
3) It will ___________ rain tomorrow, so I’ll stay at home and read a book.
4) You ____________ need to take a scarf with you. It’s cold.
5) It ___________ rain later, so take an umbrella with you.
6) It will __________ be sunny in Haikou now.
3. Ask the students to check with a partner.
4. Check the answers:
Keys:
1. may 2. probably 3. probably 4. may 5. may 6. probably
Step 5 Work in pairs.
1. Ask the students to say what you usually do, then say what you might do:
1) in the evening 2) at the weekend 3) during the summer holidays
2. Ask the students to read through the example with the class.
— I usually do my homework in the evening, but I might watch a TV programme this evening.
— …
3. Work in pairs.
Step 6 Complete the sentences.
1. Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 3.
1) It is sunny now, but let’s take an umbrella … (rain later)
2) It isn’t always warm in February, and … (cool)
3) We’re going to the mountains, and we hope … (snow)
4) It’s usually hot and sunny, so we … (swim in the sea)
5) Buy a good map because we … (visit the city)
2. Ask the students to read through the example with the class.
The weather is usually warm during the day, but bring a sweater …
(cold in the evening)
The weather is usually warm during the day, but bring a sweater because it may be cold in the evening.
3 Complete the sentences. Use may, might or probably where necessary.
4. Ask the students to check with a partner.
5. Check the answers:
Keys:
1 It’s sunny now, but let’s take an umbrella because it will probably rain later.
2 It isn’t always warm in February, and it may be cool.
3. We’re going to the mountains, and we hope it will probably snow.
4. It’s usually hot and sunny, so we might swim in the sea.
5. Buy a good map because we might visit the city.
Step 7 Complete the sentences.
1. Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 4.
1) There’re a lot of __________. It’s cloudy.
2) The weather is snowy and there’s a lot of ____________ in the park.
3) The sun is out. It’s very ____________ and hot today.
4) The wind is very strong. It’s so __________ that it’s difficult to walk.
2. Ask the students to read through the example with the class.
It rains a lot in summer in Beijing. It’s often rainy.
3 Complete the sentences.
4. Ask the students to check with a partner.
5. Check the answers:
Keys: 1. cloud 2. snow 3. sunny 4. windy
Step 8 Listening practice.
Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 5 individually.
1) In December, it often _____________ in New York.
2) My grandparents wear warm clothes because it is very ____________.
3) The summers are very ____________.
4) In July the temperature is often over ____________ degrees.
5) December is the middle of _____________ in Sydney.
6) In December, we go to the ____________ because it’s very hot and sunny.
7) In April, May and June, it often ____________.
8) The temperature in winter is about ______________ degrees.
2. Play the tape.
3. Listen and choose the correct answer.
4. Ask the students to check with a partner.
5. Check the answers:
Step 9 Work in pairs.
1. Ask the students to look at the world weather map in Activity 6 carefully.
2. Work in pairs.
3. Ask and answer the questions.
1) What’s the weather like in Beijing
2) What’s the temperature in London
3) Is it raining in Cape Town
4) Which city has the coldest weather
5) What’s the weather like in New York
6) Which city has the highest temperature
4. Ask the students to check with a partner.
5. Check the answers:
Keys: 1. It’s rainy. 2. It’s between five and eight degrees.
3. No, it isn’t. It’s sunny. 4. Moscow has coldest weather.
5. It’s windy. 6. Sydney has the highest temperature.
Step 10 Complete the passage.
1. Ask the students to look at the weather table in Activity 7.
2. Ask the students to read through the passage in Activity 7.
This morning in the north, it will be windy and there may be some (1)_________ in the mountains in the afternoon. In the south, it will be (2)_________ and in the afternoon it will become (3)_________. In the east, it will be (4)_________ and hot in the morning but there might be some (5)_________ in the afternoon. In the west, it will be (6)_________ in the morning, but the sun will come out in the afternoon.
3. Ask the students to check with a partner.
4. Check the answers:
Keys: 1. snow 2. cloudy 3. windy 4. sunny 5. rain 6. cloud
Step 11 Around the world: The Amazon Rainforest
1. Ask the students to look at the picture and discuss what they can see.
2. Read through the information with the whole class.
3. Talk something about “The Amazon Rainforest”.
4. Read and fill in the blanks.
Step 12 Module task: Preparing some advice on the best time to visit China.
1. Ask the students to read the email in Activity 8.
2. Ask the students to read through Ms Wang’s questions
1) When is the best time to come
2) What might the weather be like
3) What clothes should I bring
4) Where can I stay
5) What can I do
3. Find answers to Ms Wang’s questions.
4. Ask the students to check with a partner.
5. Check the answers:
Keys:
1. The best time to come is in October.
2. It’s usually warm but there may be some rain. It might be cold too.
3. You should bring a sweater.
4. You may like to stay in a small hotel.
5. You can buy a weekly travel card to travel around the city.
Step 13 达标练习
A. 单词拼写
1. — What’s the t__________ today
— It’s very warm. It’s 10～15℃.
2. — Have you seen Li Lei
— Yes, I have. He is p__________ in the library.
3. The ground is very wet. It must have r_______ last night.
4. There are often s_______ in summer in Guangdong.
5. There are many c_______ in the sky. It’s going to rain.
6. The weather here is t_________! It often snows heavily in winter.
7. Remember take an u_________, it might rain.
8. Sanya is usually very hot and sunny c__________ to other cities.
Keys: 1. temperature 2. probably 3. rained 4. showers
5. clouds 6. terrible 7. umbrella 8. compared
B. 完成句子
1. 南方时不时下大雨。
There is much rain in the south ____________________.
2. 什么时候是放风筝的最佳时候？
When ______________________ to fly kites
3. 深圳是个旅游的好地方。
Shenzhen is ___________________________.
4. 海南终年不下雪。
It ______________ in Hainan _____________.
5. 我想买些穿上去可以保暖的东西。
I want to buy ______________________________.
6. 快点！马上就要下雨了。
________________! It will rain at once.
Keys: 1. from time to time. 2. is the best time 3. a good place to visit
4. doesn’t snow, all year 5. something warm to wear 6. Come on
Step 14 Writing task
Write an email to a friend who wants to visit China.
Use your notes in Activity 8 and write an email.
Dear…
It’s good to hear that you may want to visit China. I think the best time to come is …