It’s raining! 7B Unit 7 Section A 1a-1c
Analysis of teaching material What: Through the learning of this lesson, students can master adjectives that describe weather conditions(rain/raining, windy, cloudy, sunny, snow/snowing, weather), and learn how to ask about the weather and answer(How's the weather in Beijing It's sunny. What’s the weather like It’ s sunny/rainy). Why: Through abundant classroom activities and creative tasks, combine the language learned with the actual life of students, cultivate students' ability to learn English independently, use English analysis, solve problems, and communicate and cooperate. How: Through the learning of this lesson and a wealth of classroom activities and creative tasks, students can master adjectives that represent the weather and sentence patterns that ask about the bine the language learned with the actual life of students to cultivate their ability to learn English independently, use English analysis, solve problems, and communicate and cooperate.
Teaching objectives By the end of the session, most students will be able to describe the weather and use it in daily life. This will be achieved by: 1. learn to describe the weather using adjectives like rainy, cloudy, windy, sunny… 2. learn to ask questions about the weather.
Teaching focus 1. Key vocabulary: rain, windy, cloudy, sunny, snow, weather. be snowy/ rainy. 2. Key sentences: a. How’s the weather b. What’s the weather like c. It’s cloudy. 3. Structures a. …be like…b. …be ra iny...
Anticipated difficulties Students may feel it difficult to learn to describe the weather properly.
Teaching procedure Step 1 Lead-in (5mins) 1. 1. Show the pictures and learn the weather words. 2. Learn the new weather words. raining, windy, cloudy, sunny, snowing. 3. Work in pairs. A: Hi! How’s the weather in Beijing B: It’s sunny. Step 2 Presentation (7mins) 1. Work on 1a. Match the words with the pictures (a-e). 2. Look at the pictures and read the weather words. 3. Ask and answer about the weather. -How’s the weather in... - It’s... Step 3 Listening (8mins) Work on 1b. 1. Play the tape of 1b. Listen and write these city names in the boxes above. 2. Check your answers again! Practice the sentences. Step 4 Practice (10mins) 1. Work on 1c. Imagine you are in one of the places in 1a. Talk about the weather with your friend on the phone. A: Hi! How’s the weather in Beijing B: It’s sunny. 2. Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and ask others about the weather in the other four cities. 3. Ask several pairs to present in class. Step 5 Summary (4mins) 1. Explain the usage of it, weather, How’s the weather windy, a wind, ..... 2. Practice the keywords. Step 6 Exercises (6mins) Show some exercises to practice the keywords and the target language. Introductions Step 1 Lead-in Show some pictures about the weather, learn new words, read and become familiar with these words, lead out the dialogue, and introduce 1a. Step 2 Presentation Look at picture 1a and mark the words with the letters corresponding to the picture. Read these words. Practice using question-and-answer methods: T——S S1——S2 Step 3 Listening Listen to 1b and write down the name of the city in the picture. Read these sentences. Step 4 Practice Use pictures to attract students' interest. Work in groups and ask about the weather conditions in the other four cities and provide corresponding answers. Step 5 Summary Explain the language points of this unit, focusing on the usage of it, weather, How's the weather windy, a wind, ...... Step 6 Exercises Practice the key points learned by filling in the blanks with the given words. These exercises are designed to enable students to skillfully use the key sentence patterns learned in class.
Homework 1. Write down the words about the weather. 2. Make conversations about the weather using “windy, raining, snowy...”
Blackboard Design Unit 7 It’s raining! Section A (1a-1c) 1. rain, windy, cloudy, sunny, snow, weather. be snowy/ rainy. 2. 1)How’s the weather 2)What’s the weather like 3) It’s cloudy. 3. 1)…be like… 2)…be rainy...
Reflection This listening and speaking class mainly involves questions and answers about the weather. During the exercise, students should be reminded to focus on the use of it to indicate weather.