Module 10 The weather Unit 2 The weather is fine all year round 教案

Module 10 The weather
Unit 2 The weather is fine all year round.
Ⅰ. 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.
5. Key vocabulary: mile, northwest, umbrella, southeast, from time to time
6. Keys structures:
from ... to ... , travel around , turn gold , take photos of ... , all year round
go swimming, had better, forget to do sth., bring ... with pared to ...
any time
Ⅱ. Teaching Steps
Step 1 Warming up
Work in pairs.
When’s the best time to visit your town or city Why
Step 2 Reading and vocabulary
1. Talk about what you can see in the pictures.
2. Learn the words and expressions.
3. Show the map of The United States of America.
4. Look and predict
Look at the title of the passage and guess when is the best time to visit the US.
Scan the passage and check whether your guesses were correct.
5. Learn to learn
When you read English in a magazine or a newspaper, you may find many names of people and places. Make a list of them and find out how to say them. Do they sound similar to their Chinese translations
6. Read the passage and complete the table.
Places Weather Best time to visit
New York Winter: 1. __________ 2.______________
New England 3. ________________ 4. ______________
California 5._________________ 6. ______________
Alaska Summer: 7. _________ Winter: 8.___________ 9. ______________
7. Read the passage and fill in the blanks.
1) New York and Washington DC are good places to visit in ____ or ________, but in winter there’s a lot of ______.
2) The best time to visit New England is in __________. The weather gets ______, and the green leaves start to turn _____, then ______. Bring your _______ so you can take photos of the autumn trees.
3) In California, the weather is ____ all year round. Take your swimming clothes because you might want to go __________ in the sea, even in _________.
4) In Seattle, in the northwest, it isn’t very ____ but it ____ a lot, so bring an ________.
5) In Alaska, the days are long and warm in _______, but may be ____ in the evening, so bring a warm _______. Don’t go in winter. It’ll be very cold.
6) In Texas and the southeast, it’s usually very ____ and ______ compared to other places. There are _______ from time to time in summer and autumn.
8. Read the advice and explain why.
Step 3 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。
【仿写】参观那座村庄的最佳时间是三月份。
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”。相当于take pictures of…。如：
我给琳达拍了一张照片。
I took a photo / picture of Linda.
她给孩子们拍了许多照片。
She took a lot of photos / pictures of the kids.
【语境应用】请将下面汉语句子翻译成英语。
我能给这些大型动物照相吗？
3. If you want to visit Alaska, you had better go in summer.
如果想去阿拉斯加游览，你最好夏季去。
had better do sth. 最好
had better not do sth. 最好不要……
用于表示建议或劝告，没有人称、数及时态的变化，其后接动词原形，可简写为 “’d better”。
e.g. You had better do your homework first.
你最好先做家庭作业。
You’d better not watch TV every day.
你最好不要每天看电视。
【语境应用】 根据汉语意思完成英语句子, 每空词数不限。
1) 你最好在8点以前到达那里。
__________________________________ before 8 o’clock.
2) 你最好不要吃太多的巧克力。
__________________________________ too much chocolate.
单项选择。
You’d better ______ hard from now on, ______ you will fail in the exam.
A. work; and B. working; for C. working; and D. work; or
4. New York and Washington DC are good places to visit in May or October, but in winter there is a lot of snow.
五月或十月是去纽约和华盛顿特区的好时候。但是冬天两地下雪较多。
In Seattle, in the northwest, it is not very cold but it rains a lot, so bring an umbrella.
位于美国西北部的西雅图不算太冷，但雨水充足，所以要带雨伞。
a lot of 与a lot意思相近，但用法不同。
a lot of / lots of后面接名词，而a lot跟在动词后起修饰作用，在句中作状语。
e.g. There’s lots of food in the fridge.
冰箱里有很多食物。
Your sister looks a lot like you.
你妹妹跟你长得很像。
5. 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。
【练习】翻译下列句子。
1）和我们的小房子相比，比尔的房子就像一座宫殿。
Compared to our small house, Bill’s house seemed like a palace.
2）和我们（附近）的马路相比，这条马路（交通）非常繁忙。
This road is quite busy compared to/ with ours.
6. 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“有时, 间或”, 常在句中作状语。如:
e.g. 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，但是我们会不时通通信。
They are now living in different cities, but they still talk on them phone from time to time.
他们现在生活在不同的城市，但是仍然间或通通电话。
【语境应用】 翻译句子。
有时，我还会想起她。
2) 我有时会去看他。
Step 4 Complete the sentences.
1. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 4.
brown mile storm sweater umbrella
2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words from the box.
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. Check the answers
Step 5 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 the answers.
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 …
时态：以一般现在时为主
人称：第二人称和第三人称
如果前后句之间有因果关系，可以用because或so来衔接；如果前后句之间有转折关系，可以用but来衔接。
Useful sentences
(1) The best time to visit … is in …
(2) It / The weather is …
(3) You don’t need to / needn’t … all the time
(4) It’s a good idea to wear…
(5) You can …
Step 6 Summary
Some important expressions in this unit.
1. 从……到……
2. 到处旅行
3. 变成金黄色
4. 给……拍照
5. 全年；一年到头
6. 去游泳
7. 最好
8. 忘记做某事
9. 某人随身带……
10. 与……相比
11. 任何时间
Step 7 Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据语境，从方框中选择恰当的短语填空，注意形式变化，每个短语限用一次。
turn gold, travel around, take photos of, all year round, go swimming, from time to time
1. _____________ is a good way to learn about a place.
2. These flowers look nice. I want to _____________ them.
3. It's so hot today. How about ______________ this afternoon
4. The hill _____________ every autumn and looks especially beautiful.
5. You should go over your notes _____________ so that you won't forget them.
6. The museum is open ______________ to visitors. You can go there any time you like.
Ⅱ. 根据括号内所给英文提示语，将下列句子翻译成英语。
1. Henry从1991年到2000年住在上海。(from ... to ...)
2. 植树的最佳时间在四月份。 (The best time to ...)
3. 在如此炎热的天气里我们最好喝足够的水。(had better)
4. 别忘了给花园里的花浇水。 (forget)
5. 你需要随身带着一支钢笔。 (bring ... with ...)
6. 和她姐姐相比，Liz很友好。 (compared to)
Step 9 Homework
Finish your passage about the best time to visit your home town.