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It’s raining!
Section A (2d-3c)
Unit 7
Learning objectives
To learn to describe what people are doing and greet people.
To learn to use the correct forms of verbs in different tenses.
To learn some new words and expressions:
message; take a message; him; could; back;
call (sb.) back; problem; take a message for sb.;
call back; right now; again.
People choose to do different activities under different weather.
She is flying the kite on windy days.
What’s she doing
They are playing soccer on cloudy days.
What are they doing
They are watching TV on rainy/snowy days.
What are they doing
They are running on sunny days.
What are they doing
Rick is boring at home. And he wants to ask people to play outside.
Look and predict
Read and answer
What’s he doing
How’s the weather
He is talking on the phone with others.
The weather is great today.
Steve Steve’s brother
activities
Read and fill in the blanks
playing basketball with some friends at the park
studying at his friend’s home
What does Steve want Rick to do
He wants Rick to tell his brother to call him back.
2d. Role-play the conversation.
Rick: Hello, Rick speaking.
Steve: Hi, Rick. It’s steve. How’s it going
Rick: Not bad, thanks. The weather’s great. What are you doing
Steve: I’m playing basketball with some friends at the park.
Rick: Sounds like you are having a good time.
Steve: Yeah. Is your brother at home
Rick: Oh, he’s not here. He’s studying at his friend’s home. Can I take a message for him
Steve: Yes. Could you just tell him to call me back
Rick: Sure, no problem.
打电话省略句,完整形式:Rick is speaking./ This is Rick speaking. Rick正在讲话。
问候用语“最近怎么样”
坏的;糟的
n. 公园
have a good time 玩得高兴
捎个口信;传话
pron. 他 (he的宾格)
call (sb.) back (给某人)回电话
没问题
Language points
1. —How’s it going 近来可好?
—Not bad, thanks. 不错,谢谢。
How’s it going
这是英语中进行问候时的用语, 用于询问对方的近况或事情进展的情况,可译作“最近怎么样?”“一切还好吗?”。其后可接介词短语with sb./sth., 其答语通常为:“Fine!/Pretty good!/ Not bad!/Just so-so. ”等 。
—How’s it going with your English 你的英语学习情况怎么样?
—Pretty good. 非常好。
Language points
Sounds like…
本句是省略句,补充完整应为“It sounds like you’re …”,表示“听起来/听上去……”, 后接名词(短语)或从句。这种省略的用法十分口语化。
2. Sounds like you’re having a good time.听起来你正玩得很开心。
—What about eating out 出去吃饭怎么样?
—Sounds like a good idea. 听起来像是个好主意。
It sounds like he’s all right now. 听上去他现在已经好了。
Language points
3. Can I take a message for him 要我给他捎个口信吗?
message n. 信息;消息
take a message for sb. 为某人捎个口信
send a message to sb./send sb. a message 给某人发信息
leave a message 留言/留口信
Could you take a message for me 你能为我捎个口信吗?
Don’t send long voice messages. 不要发长的语音信息。
Language points
4. Sure, no problem. 当然可以,没问题
problem n. 困难;难题
have no problem (in) doing sth. 做某事没问题
have problems (in) doing sth. 做某事有问题
The engineer has no problem in solving the problem.
这个工程师解决这个难题没有问题。
Language points
no problem 没问题
no problem常用于以下场合:
(1)用来表示乐于助人(本句用法)。
—Could you help me water the flowers 你能帮我浇花吗?
—No problem. 没问题。
(2)用来表达事情容易做,意为“没问题;不在话下”。
—Can you fix my bike 你会修我的自行车吗?
—No problem. 没问题。
5. Sure, no problem. 当然可以,没问题
Language points
(3)用来回应别人的感谢,意为“不用谢;别客气”。
—Thank you very much. 非常感谢你。
—No problem. 不用谢
(4)用来回应对方的道歉,意为“没关系;没什么”。
—I’m sorry I’m late. 对不起,我迟到了。
—No problem. 没关系。
5. Sure, no problem. 当然可以,没问题
Grammar Focus
How’s the weather It’s cloudy./It’s sunny./It’s raining.
What are you doing I’m cooking.
What are they doing They’re playing basketball in the park.
What’s he doing He’s studying at his friend’s home.
How’s it going Great!/Not bad./Terrible!
Grammar Focus
如何询问天气?
How’s the weather
=What’s the weather like
如何描述天气?
It’s + adj. it做不定代词指代天气
名词+后缀-y 构成描述天气的形容词
noun.
rain
cloud
snow
wind
sun
adj.
rainy
cloudy
snowy
windy
sunny
Grammar Focus
【注意】回答How’s the weather 可以是It’s raining, 也可以是It’s rainy, 但两者意义有区别:
A: How’s the weather 天气怎么样?
B: It’s raining. 下着雨呢。/It’s rainy. 是个阴雨天。
“It’s raining.”表示说话人说话的时候正在下雨,而 “It’s rainy.”表示某段时间是阴雨天气,说话的时候可能在下雨,也有可能没下雨。rainy的意思是“多雨的”,如: I don’t like rainy weather. 我不喜欢阴雨天气。
Grammar Focus
现在进行时和一般现在时的比较
3a. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. Then practice the conversations with a partner.
be play study talk do make
1. A: What are you doing
B: I _________ my homework. I always ______ my homework in the evening.
do
am doing
2. A: What’s John doing right now
B: He __________ soccer. He ______ soccer every Saturday.
is playing
plays
表示常态,用一般现在时
每周六,用一般现在时
此刻;马上
3a. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. Then practice the conversations with a partner.
be play study talk do make
4. A: What are Julie and Jane doing
B: They __________ soup. They can ______ very good soup.
5. A: _____ Lisa _________ on the phone again
B: Yes, she _____ on the phone for three hours every day!
are making
make
Is
talking
talks
每天三个小时
再一次;又一次
3. A: ______ Julie __________ English right now
B: No, she isn’t. She ____________ Chinese.
Is
studying
is studying
情态动词后跟动词原形
I’m Yuan Yuan. I’m going to interview people in 5 different places.
How’s the weather
What is he doing
It’s sunny.
He is playing the guitar.
How’s the weather
What are they doing
It’s windy.
They are hiking.
/ha k/
How’s the weather
What are they doing
It’s snowy.
They are cooking.
How’s the weather
What is he doing
It’s hot and wet.
He’s writing.
How’s the weather
What are they doing
It’s rainy.
They are playing soccer.
3b. Yuan Yuan from CCTV is interviewing people in five different places. Fill in the chart below.
How’s the weather What are they doing
a
b
c
d
e
It’s sunny and warm.
He’s playing the guitar.
It’s windy.
They’re hiking.
It’s snowing.
They’re cooking.
It’s hot and wet.
He’s writing.
It’s raining.
They’re playing soccer.
Hello, everyone. I am a reporter from CCTV. It’s Sunny in Beijing. Many boys are playing football in the park, and…
If you are a weather reporter from CCTV, please report the weather and their activities in different places.
Exercises
一、用所给词的适当形式填空。
1.—What’s she doing
—She _____________ (play) the guitar.
2.I usually _____ (do) my homework in the evening.
3.It is ______ (rain) hard now.
4.My sister ______ (walk) to school every day.
is playing
raining
do
walks
Exercises
二、单项选择。
1. —I can’t find Jimmy. Where is he
—He ______ in the garden at the moment.
works B. will work C. is working
2. —Where is Jim
—Look! He ____ under the tree.
is standing B. stood C. stands
3. Sam ______ with his friends every weekend.
skates B. is skating C. was skating
A
C
A
It’s raining!
Section A (2d-3c)
Unit 7