Unit 7 Seasons
Teaching aims:
1 To master the vocabulary about the weather and describe the weather
2To develop their abilities of listening.speaking about weather
3To develop their ability of communication by using the new sentence patterns about weather
4To love and enjoy the nature
Teaching focus:
To master the vocabulary about the weather and describe the weather
Teaching difficult points:
To talk about their favourite season and reason
Teaching contents:
Words: rainy, snowy, bet ,foggy
Phrases: look cool, withing nothing on
Sentences:Which season do you like best
It’s the best time to play football outside
Which is your favourite your season
Teaching aids:
Some cards, chalk, blackboard, multimedia
Teaching procedure :
Step1 presentation
1 Enjoy the weather song
2 Show some pictures about the weather to the students and talk about the weather
3 Fill in the blanks with the right words
4 Have a free talk with students with the following questions
a) What’s the weather like today
b) What season is it now
c) How do you feel in this winter
3 Now it’s winter, Eddie feels very cold too. Let’s listen to the conversation between Eddie and Hobo,and then find out the answers to the following questions
a)What does Eddie want to do
b)Is it cold today
c)Does Eddie look cool in the clothes
Step 2 Practice
1 Listen to the tape and repeat after it one by one. pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation
2 Read the conversation in different roles
3 Ask some students to act out the dialogue with suitable body language
Step 3 Presentation
1 Show some pictures about the weather and seasons.Ask the students to look them and say the names of them.
2 Read the new words after the teacher
Spring(warm,windy)Summer(sunny,hot)Autumn(sunny,cool)
3 Read the words together
4 Finish part A o f page 81
Step 4Talk
1Now let’s listen to the converstion of partB and then answer some questions
a)Which season does Simon like best
b)What’s the weather like in summer
c)What can Amy do in summer
2Read after the tape and read loudly
3Workin pairs and make a similar conversation(the following sentnce structure may help them)
A:Which season do you like best
B:I like...best.
A:Why
B:Because ...what about you
A:My favourite season is ...
4 Invite some students to act the conversation in front of the blackboard
Step5 Home work
1. Recite the new words.
2. Read the two dialogues.
3. Talk about different seasons with your classmates.
Blackboard design:
Unit 7 Seasons
Comic strip & Welcome to the unit
Words: rainy, snowy, bet ,foggy
Phrases: look cool, withing nothing on
Sentences:Which season do you like best
It’s the best time to play football outside