Teaching plan
Lesson: 7B Unit7 It’s raining! Secction A 1a-2d
Teaching aims:
1. Learn to describe the weather.
E.g. How’s the weather? It’s sunny/raining/cloudy/windy/snowing.
Review the present progressive tense to describe what people are doing.
E.g. What is he/she doing? What are you/they doing?
He/She is .... They are ...
3. Learn to greet people by using how’s it going?
E.g. How’s it going? It’s great/not bad/ terrible.
Teaching procedures:
I. Lead-in
Enjoy a song ‘How’s the weather today?’
T: How’s the weather today?
Ss: It’s sunny/raining/....
T: What do you like to do on a _____ day?
Ss: I like to _______.
3. T: Today is sunny. I like to play games on sunny days. Do you like to play games with me?
Ss: Yes, we do.
T: Have you watched the TV show, running man? Do you like it? Today we’ll be the
running man. Let’s compete with each other and see who will be the best running man.
We’ll fly to four countries. What are they? Do you know the country names?
Ss: China, America,Canada, Russia.
4.Match the city names with the countries.
T: Actually, we’ll fly to four cities to play games. They are Shanghai, Moscow, Boston
and Toronro. Do you know which countries are they in?
Ss: Shanghai is in China. Moscow is in Russia. Boston is in the US. Toronto is in Canada.
II. The first stop
1. Guessing games
T: Now let’s fly to our first stop. Where is it?
Ss: Shanghai.
T: Look at the picture.This is the Oriental Pearl Tower. How’s the weather in Shanghai.
Ss: It’s cloudy.
T: Let’s play the first guessing game ‘what are the people doing?’ Are you ready?
(Show pictures and Ss guess.)
2. 1a&1b
T: The boy is Peter. He is talking on the phone to his friends. They are in different cities.
Let’s first look at the picture in 1a and match the weather with the pictures in 1a.
How’s the weather in Picture a/b/c/d/e?
Ss: It’s raining/windy/sunny/snowing/cloudy.
T: Now let’s listen and write these city names in the boxes.
We know picture c is Beijing. Which city is Peter in?
Ss: He’s in Shanghai.
T: Which city is it in Picture a/b/d?
Ss: It’s Toronto/Boston/Moscow.
3. Pairwork
T: look at the map of China.Imagine you are watching a weather report on TV. Talk
about the weather with your friend on the phone like this:
A: Hi! How’s the weather in Beijing?
B: It’s sunny.
III. The second stop
1.2a&2b
T: We’ve finished the game in the first stop. Do you still remember how the weather is
in Boston?
Ss: It’s windy.
T: Yes. Now we’ll fly to Boston. Look at the picture. This is Old South Church in
Boston. We’ll do a family show in this stop. This is Linda’s family. Jim is talking on
the phone to Linda. Let’s listen and number the pictures in 2a.(check the answers)
Listen again. Match the names with the activities in 2b.(check the answers)
Can you fill in the blanks on the paper.
Linda’s family
Hello! I’m Linda. The weather isn’t cold. It’s _______ and really warm.
My father Joe is _______ outside. My mother Sally is busy. She is ________.
How about Mary? She is only _________. And Jeff is just _________ .
2. Family show
T: Work in a family of five. Each one shows us what you are doing on a
sunny/cloudy/windy/…day. One of the family members reports.
Ss act.
IV. The third stop
1. Listening test
T: You did a good job. Let’s fly to the third stop, Toronto. Look at the picture. This is
CN Tower in Toronto. We’ll do a listening test in this stop.
Listen carefully and answer questions.
Q1.Who’s Rick talking to? ______________________
Q2.How’s it going with Rick? ___________________
Q3.What's Steve doing? ________________________
Q4.What's Rick's brother doing? _________________
2. Role play
Read the conversation by yourself and make your own conversation with your partner.
A: Hello, (This is) ______ speaking .
B: Hi, _____. It’s ______ (speaking). How’s it going?
A: Great/Not bad/Terrible. The weather’s _____. What are you doing?
B: I’m ___________. Is your brother/sister/… at home?
A: Oh, he/she’s not here. He/she is _______. Can I take a message for him/her?
B: Yes. Could you just tell him/her to call me back?
A: Sure, no problem
B: Thanks. Bye.
A: ....
V. The last stop
T: We’ve finished three games. The last stop is Moscow. Let’s fly to it quickly. This is
St.Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow. How’s the weather?
Ss: It’s snowing.
T: Let’s make telephone interviews in this stop.
Look at the pictures. Suppose one is the reporter, the others are the children.
Make short telephone interviews in your group like this:
Reporter : Hello, (This is)… speaking.
S1: Hi, …. It’s …(speaking).
Reporter: How’s the weather in …?
S1: It’s....
Reporter: How’s it going?
S1: Not bad./ Great!/ Terrible!
Reporter： What are you doing?
S1: ....
Reporter:
S2: ….
Reporter:
S3: ….
Reporter:
S4: ….
VI. Summary
1. Who is the best running man?
2. T: At last I want to tell you wheather it is sunny or rainy, we should always keep
Happy.
VII. Homework
1.Watch a weather report and report it to your classmates in English.
2. May day is coming. Will you visit your friend? Make a phone call to your friend
using what we learn.
课件30张PPT。 Unit 7 It’s raining!Section A 1a-2dHow’s the weather today?sunny cloudy windyraining rainysnowingsnowyWhat do you like to do on a ___ day?
I like to _____.WeatherGame Time： Running man Match the cities with the countries.Shanghai
MoscowTorontoBostonChinaThe United StatesCanadaRussia_____ is in _____.Running man: The First Stop The First StopShanghai (China)
Oriental Pearl Tower
东方明珠塔Guessing Game
What are the people doing?
How’s the weather?What is he doing?He is washing the dishes.What is she doing?She is cooking.What are they doing?They are exercising.What are they doing?They’re talking on the phone.Petern.雨 Match the words with the pictures.1. raining ____
2. windy ____
3. cloudy____
4. sunny ____
5. snowing____ aedbc1aBeijing Moscow Toronto Boston ShanghaiMoscowShanghaiTorontoBoston1b Listen and write these city names in the boxes above.Beijing
Moscow
Toronto
Boston
Shanghai1c Imagine you are watching a weather report （天气预报） on TV .
Talk about the weather with your friend. A: Hi! How’s the weather in Beijing?
B: It’s sunny.Pairwork How’s the weather in Boston？Boston (the US)
Old South Church
老南教堂
The Second StopFamily show n.雨n.雨v.下雨Listen and number the pictures [1-4].2342aJimLindan.雨Listen again.
Match the names with the activities.1. _____ Uncle Joe a. is playing computer games .
2. _____ Jeff b. is cooking
3. _____ Mary c. is playing basketball
4. _____ Aunt Sally d. is watching TV
cadbWhat is … doing?
He/She is … .2c2b342n.雨 Linda’s family
Hello! I’m Linda. The weather isn’t cold. It’s _______ and really warm.
My father Joe is _______ _________ outside. My mother Sally is busy . She is ________. How about Mary? She is only _________ ____. And Jeff is just _______ _________ ______. sunnycookingwatching TVplaying computer gamesplaying basketballFill in the blanks Work in a family of five. Each one shows us what you are doing on a sunny/cloudy/windy/…day. One of the family members reports.Family show Hello! I’m ______. It’s ______ today. My family is ______. We are ______.Look！My father is _________. My mother is ________.
My sister/brother is _______. My grandfather/grandmother is _______.
….Running man: The Third StopToronto ( Canada )Canada's National Tower加拿大国家电视塔The Third StopListening test
听力大考验Listen carefully and
answer questions.1.Who’s Rick talking to?
2.How’s it going with Rick?
3.What's Steve doing?
4.What's Rick's brother doing?
Steve.RickNot bad.He's playing basketball with some friends.2dHe’s studying at his friend’s home.近来怎样?/一切可好A: Hello, (This is) ______ speaking .
B: Hi, _____. It’s ______ (speaking). How’s it going?
A: Great/Not bad/Terrible. The weather’s _____.
What are you doing?
B: I’m ___________. Is your brother/sister/… at home?
A: Oh, he/she’s not here. He/she is _______. Can I take a message for him/her?
B: Yes. Could you just tell him/her to call me back?
A: Sure, no problem
B: Thanks. Bye.
A: ….Make a telephone conversation .Role play Running man： The Last StopMoscow ( Russia )St.Basil’s Cathedral
圣巴西尔大教堂The Last StopTelephone Interviews
（电话采访）Groupwork: Look at the pictures. Suppose (假设) one is
the reporter, the others are the children. Let’s make short
telephone interviews（电话采访）in your group.Reporter: Hello,…speaking.
S1: Hi,…. It’s…(speaking).
Reporter : How’s the weather in ...?
S1: It’s....
Reporter: How’s it going?
S1: Not bad./ Great!/ Terrible!
Reporter: What are you doing?
S1: ....Reporter: Hello,…speaking.
S1: Hi,…. It’s…(speaking).
Reporter : How’s the weather in ...?
S1: It’s....
Reporter: How’s it going?
S1: Not bad./ Great!/ Terrible!
Reporter: What are you doing?
S1: ....
Reporter: How's the weather in ...?
S2: It's ....
...
S3: ....
...
S4: ...
Whether it is sunny or rainy,
we should always keep happy!
无论晴雨，我们都要保持快乐！Who is the best running man?Watch a weather report and report it to your classmates in English.
May day is coming. Will you visit your friend?
Make a phone call to your friend using what
we learn.
Homework Thank you!The Second Stop: Family show
1. Fill in the blanks.
Linda’s family
Hello! I’m Linda. The weather isn’t cold. It’s _______ and really warm. My father Joe is _______________ outside. My mother Sally is busy . She is ________. How about Mary? She is only ______________. And Jeff is just ___________________.
2. Work in a family of five. Each one shows us what you are doing on a sunny/cloudy/windy/…day. One of the family members reports. (五人一小组扮演一家人，一家人在不同的天气表演不同的动作，其中一人汇报。)
Hello! I’m ______. It’s ______（sunny/windy/cloudy/rainy/snowy）today. My family is ______（busy/relaxing/happy/...）. We are _________ (at home/ at the park/…). Look！My father is _______. My mother is _________. My sister/brother is _______. My grandfather/grandmother is _______. …
The Third Stop: Listening test
Listen carefully and answer questions.
Q1.Who’s Rick talking to? ______________________
Q2.How’s it going with Rick? ___________________
Q3.What's Steve doing? ________________________
Q4.What's Rick's brother doing? _________________
2. Role play
A: Hello, (This is) ______ speaking .
B: Hi, _____. It’s ______ (speaking). How’s it going?
A: Great/Not bad/Terrible. The weather’s _____. What are you doing?
B: I’m ___________. Is your brother/sister/… at home?
A: Oh, he/she’s not here. He/she is _______. Can I take a message for him/her?
B: Yes. Could you just tell him/her to call me back?
A: Sure, no problem
B: Thanks. Bye.
A: ….
The Last Stop: Telephone interviews
Look at the pictures. Suppose (假设) one is the reporter, the others are the children. Let’s make short telephone interviews（电话采访）in your group.(假设一人是记者，其他人任选一幅图并扮演图中人，记者分别采访组内的其他人，编对话。)
Reporter : Hello, (This is)… speaking.
S1: Hi, …. It’s …(speaking).
Reporter: How’s the weather in …?
S1: It’s....
Reporter: How’s it going?
S1: Not bad./ Great!/ Terrible!
Reporter： What are you doing?
S1: ....
Reporter:
S2: ….
Reporter:
S3: ….
Reporter:
S4: ….
Shanghai
Shenyang
Guangzhou
Chengdu
