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初中英语人教版七年级下册
Unit 7
It's raining.
Section A (1a-1c)
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
rain; windy; cloudy; sunny; snow; weather; right now; as usual.
Key sentences:
1. —How's the weather in Shanghai
—It's cloudy.
2. —How's the weather in Moscow
—It's snowing right now.
To learn to describe the weather .
Warming up
Let's enioy a song !
Let's talk about weather.
How’s the weather =What’s the weather like
Look at the sun.
—How is the weather today
—It’s ______.
sunny
Look and say
—How is the weather today
—It’s ______.
cloudy
Look at the cloud.
Look and say
Look and say
—How is the weather today
—It’s ______.
windy
Look at the wind.
Look and say
—How is the weather today
—It’s ______.
rainy
Look at the rain.
Look and say
—How is the weather today
—It’s ______.
snowy
Look at the snow.
cloud
rain
cloudy
rainy
windy
n.+ y
adj.
snow
wind
snowy
sunny
n.
adj.
sun
Do you find the rules
Let's practice !
Pair work
—How’s the weather in...
/What's the weather like in...
—It’s...
Beijing
Shanghai
Toronto
Moscow
Boston
Pre-listening
1a
Match the words with the pictures [a-e].
1. raining ____
2. windy____
3. cloudy____
4. sunny ____
5. snowing____
a
b
c
d
e
a
e
d
b
c
While-listening
1b
Listen and write these city names in the boxes above.
Beijing
Moscow
Toronto
Boston
Shanghai
Boston
Shanghai
Moscow
Toronto
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
City Beijing Moscow Toronto Boston
Shanghai
Weather
sunny
snowing/snowy
raining/rainy
windy
cloudy
Listen and read.
Conversation 1
Tom: Hey, Peter.
Peter: Hi, Tom.
Tom: How’s the weather down there in Shanghai
Peter: It’s cloudy. How’s the weather in Moscow
Tom: It’s snowing right now.
在此处意为“向南方”
Conversation 2
Peter: Hi, Aunt Sally.
Aunt Sally: Hello, Peter.
Peter: How’s the weather in Boston
Aunt Sally: Oh, it’s windy.
Conversation 3
Peter: So, how’s the weather in Beijing
Julie: It’s sunny.
Conversation 4
Peter: Hi, Uncle Bill.
Uncle Bill: Hello, Peter.
Peter: How’s the weather in Toronto
Uncle Bill: It’s raining, as usual!
像往常一样
Post-listening
1c
Imagine you are in one of the places in 1a. Talk about the weather with your friend on the phone.
Hi! How’s the weather
in Beijing
It’s sunny.
Pair work
A: Hi, … ! Where are you
B: Hello, … ! I’m in ….
A: How's the weather there
B: It's …. How about you
A: Well, I'm in …. and it's … here.
B: So what are you doing now
A: I'm …ing… And you
B: Not much, I'm just …ing…
Beijing
Moscow
Shanghai
Toronto
Boston
Language points
1. How’s the weather in Shanghai 上海的天气怎么样？
weather是不可数名词，前面可加定冠词the。
weather n. 天气
“How’s the weather ”意为“天气怎么样？”，该句型用来询问天气，其后可接时间或地点状语，同义句为“What’s the weather like ”。答语常为“(It’s+)表示天气状况的形容词.”或“It’s + v-ing.”。
询问天气的句型
—How’s the weather in Beijing 北京的天气怎么样？
—Sunny./It’s sunny. 天气晴朗。
—What’s the weather like in Shanghai 上海的天气怎么样？
— It's windy today. 今天刮风。
it可用来指代天气，在句中可不译为中文。要根据上下文理解。
e.g. It is windy. (天气)在刮风。
e.g. It’s cold today. 今天很冷
（1）rain在此作动词，意为“下雨”。
（2）rain还可作不可数名词，意为“雨水”。
It often rains in summer. 夏天经常下雨。
It’s raining in Guangzhou. 广州正在下雨。
There is a lot of rain here every year。这里每年雨水都很多。
2. It's raining 正在下雨。
rain v. 下雨 n. 雨水
【拓展延伸】
rain的形容词为rainy（多雨的），可作定语和表语。
It was rainy yesterday. 昨天下雨了。（作表语）
I love rainy weather. 我喜欢雨天。 （作定语）
How's the weather in +城市
=What’s the weather like in +城市
sunny.
cloudy.
windy.
raining/rainy.
snowing/snowy.
—It's
Summary
初中英语人教版七年级下册
Unit 7
It's raining.
Section A (2a-2d)
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
cook; bad; park; message; take a message; him; could; back; call (sb.) back; problem; take a message for sb.; call back.
Key sentences:
1. —How's it going
— Not bad, thanks. The weather's great. What are you doing
2. Sounds like you're having a good time.
3. Can I take a message for him
To learn to describe what people are doing and greet people.
Warming up
Let's play
sunny and hot
Sanya
snowing and cold
Harbin
raining and cool
Wuzhen
sunny
Boston
snowy Moscow
rainy
Shanghai
windy
Beijing
cloudy
Toronto
—How’s the weather in...？
—It’s ...
—What’s the weather like in...？
—It’s ...
What is he doing
It’s sunny.
How’s the weather
He is swimming.
Look and say
They are watching TV.
It’s snowing.
How’s the weather
What are they doing
Look and say
She is cooking.
It’s raining.
How’s the weather
What is she doing
Look and say
While-listening
2a
What are they doing
Listen and number the pictures[1-4].
2
3
4
1
2b
Listen again. Match the names with the activities.
_____ Uncle Joe
_____ Jeff
_____ Mary
_____ Aunt Sally
is playing computer games.
is cooking.
is playing basketball.
is watching TV.
c
a
d
b
Listen again, and then complete the conversation.
Jim: Hello, Linda. This is Jim.
Linda: Hello, Jim!
Jim: Is Uncle Joe there
Linda: No, he isn’t. He’s outside.
Jim: Outside It’s ____, isn’t it
Linda: No, it’s ______ and ______ ______.
Jim: What’s Uncle Joe doing
Linda: He’s _______ basketball.
cold
sunny
playing
really warm
Jim: Is Aunt Sally there
Linda: Yes, she is, but she’s busy _________.
Jim: ________________
Linda: She’s cooking.
Jim: How about Mary What’s she doing
Linda: _________. She’s only watching TV.
You want to ____ to her, don’t you
Jim: Yes, thanks. And can I say “hi” to Jeff, too
Linda: Sure. He’s just _______ computer games.
What’s she doing
Not much
playing
right now
talk
2c
Post-listening
Talk about the people in 2a with a partner.
What’s Jeff doing
He’s playing computer games.
What’s Mary doing
She’s watching TV.
Can you tell me what Uncle Joe's family are doing
This is Uncle Joe’s family. It’s 6:00 p.m. Uncle Joe’s family are doing different things.
Uncle Joe is..., but Aunt Sally is .... Jim and Linda are ..., and Mary is .... Look! Jeff is .... However, where is Uncle Joe Oh, he is ....
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.
打电话省略句，完整形式：Rick is speaking./ This is Rick speaking. Rick正在讲话。
坏的；糟的
n. 公园
have a good time 玩得高兴
问候用语“最近怎么样”
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.
捎个口信;传话
pron. 他 （he的宾格）
call (sb.) back （给某人）回电话
情态动词 能；可以（表示委婉的请求）
没问题
Read the conversation in 2d and answer the questions below.
1. How is the weather
2. What is Steve doing
3. What is Rick’s brother doing
4. What does Steve want Rick to do
The weather’s great.
He is playing basketball with some friends at the park.
He’s studying at his friend’s home.
He wants Rick to tell his brother to call him back.
Language points
1. Aunt Sally is cooking. 萨莉婶婶在做饭。
【拓展延伸】
（1）cook还可作及物动词，意为“烹饪”，
cook sb. sth. =cook sth.for sb. 意为“为某人做……（饭）”。
cook v.做饭
（2）cook也可作名词，意为“厨师”。
（3）cooker作可数名词，意为“厨灶；炉具”。
cook在此作不及物动词，意为“做饭”。
2. —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。
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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
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。
（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。
初中英语人教版七年级下册
Unit 7
It's raining.
Section A (GF-3b)
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
right now; again.
Key sentences:
1. —What are you/they doing
—I'm/They're watching TV.
2.—How's the weather/What's the weather like
—It's cloudy/rainy/sunny/raining/windy...
To learn to use the correct forms of verbs in different tenses.
Look and say
Revision
How’s the weather /What's the weather like
Look and say
—How is the weather
—It’s sunny.
—What is the boy doing
—He is flying a kite.
—What’s the weather like
—It’s raining/rainy.
—What is she doing
—She is listening to music.
Look and say
—How is the weather
—It’s cloudy.
—What are they doing
—They are playing soccer.
Look and say
—How is the weather
—It’s snowing/snowy.
—What are they doing
—They are making a snowman.
Look and say
Presentation
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
How’s the weather
What’s the weather like
如何询问天气？
描述天气的形容词
名词+后缀-y 构成描述天气的形容词
名词 形容词
cloud（云） cloudy（多云的）
wind（风） windy（多风的）
rain（雨） rainy（多雨的）
snow（雪） snowy（下雪的）
sun（太阳） sunny（晴朗的）
【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。
现在进行时和一般现在时的比较
现在进行时 一般现在时
概念
构成
时间状语或标志词
表示现在或现阶段正在进行的动作。
表示经常性或习惯性的动作或存在的状态，也表示主语具备的性格和能力，或陈述客观真理。
主语+be(am/is/are)+现在分词+其他.
主语+be(am/is/are)+其他.
主语+行为动词+其他.
now, right now等。
every day, often, usually, always, sometimes, in the morning等。
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.
2. A: What’s John doing right now
B: He __________ soccer. He ______ soccer every Saturday.
表示常态，用一般现在时
每周六，用一般现在时
此刻；马上
do
is playing
plays
am doing
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
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.
Ask and answer.
a
—How’s the weather
—It’s sunny.
—What’s the boy doing
—He’s playing the guitar.
Ask and answer.
b
—How’s the weather
—It’s windy.
—What are they doing
—They’re hiking.
Ask and answer.
c
—How’s the weather
—It’s snowing.
—What are they doing
—They’re cooking.
d
—How’s the weather
—It’s hot and wet.
—What is he doing
—He’s writing.
Ask and answer.
Ask and answer.
e
—How’s the weather
—It’s raining.
—What are they doing
—They’re playing soccer.
If you are a weather reporter from CCTV, please report the weather and their activities in different places.
Hello, everyone. I am a reporter from CCTV. It’s Sunny in Beijing. Many boys are playing football in the park, and…,
However, …
Thank you!
