七年级下
Unit 7
It’s raining!
How’s the weather?
1. To learn to describe the weather
It’s raining /windy/cloudy/sunny/snowing.
2. To learn to describe what people are doing
1)--What’s she/he doing?
--He/She’s cooking.
2)--What are they doing?
--They are reading.
3)--What are you doing?
--I am watching TV.
1. raining __
2. windy __
3. cloudy__
4. sunny __
5. snowing__
a
e
d
c
Match the words with the pictures [a-e].
b
1a
/rainy/
/snowy/
Please read the sentences below.
It’s ________.
How’s the weather?
raining
It’s _________.
cloudy
How’s the weather?
It’s _________.
windy
How’s the weather?
It’s _________.
snowing
How’s the weather?
It’s _________.
sunny
How’s the weather?
Toronto
Boston
Shanghai
Moscow
Listen and write these city names
in the boxes.
Beijing
1b
There are some remarkable buildings(地标性建筑) or historical places(文物古迹) in the picture. What are they?
CN Tower in Toronto (Canada)加拿大国家电视塔
Do you know these places?
Old South Church in Boston (US)波士顿的老南方教堂(美国)
Do you know these places?
Temple of Heaven in Beijing (China)北京天坛
Do you know these places?
St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow (Russia)莫斯科的圣·巴兹尔大教堂(俄罗斯)
Do you know these places?
Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai (China) 上海的东方明珠塔
Do you know these places?
cloudy
windy
snowing
sunny
raining
Listen again and fill in the chart.
place weather
Shanghai
Boston
Moscow
Beijing
Toronto
听力原文
How is the weather in …?
=What is the weather like in …?
sunny.
cloudy.
It’s windy.
raining.
snowing.
sunny
cloudy
windy
raining
snowing
What do they mean?
1c
Pair work
raining
snowing
Talk about the weather.
--How’s the weather in Sydney?/ What’s the weather like in Sydney?
--It’s cloudy.
What’s she/he doing?
She’s/He’s....
--What’s she doing?
--She’s cooking.
is calling
is talking on the phone
is watching TV
is playing computer games
is playing basketball
Look and say
Listen and number the pictures[1-4].
2a
2
4
3
1
1. __ Uncle Joe
2. __ Jeff
3. __ Mary
4. __ Aunt Sally
Listen again. Match the names
with the activities.
c
b
a
d
a. is playing computer
games.
b. is cooking.
c. is playing basketball.
d. is watching TV.
2b
听力原文
For example:
What’s Uncle Joe doing?
He’s playing basketball.
Talk about the people in 2a with a partner.
2c
Aunt Sally
Luke
Mary
Jeff
Uncle Joe
Uncle Joe’s family
Story telling:
This is Uncle Joe’s family. It is a sunny day. Uncle Joe’s family are doing different things. Uncle Joe is… but Aunt Sally is …
How’s it going with Rick?
Read the dialogue in 2d, then answer the questions below.
Not bad.
He’s playing basketball with some friends at the park.
He’s studying at his friend’s home.
2.What’s Steve doing?
3.What’s Rick’s brother doing?
Look at the picture on page 38 in 2d and guess what the conversation is about.
Read and try to learn the conversations by your heart in 5-10 minutes.
1. Read the dialogue aloud for a few minutes by yourself;
2. Role play in groups;
3. Role play in front of the class.
We’ll see which group does the best.
2d
Rick: Hello, ________________.
Steve: Hi, Rick. ___________. How ____________?
Rick: _________, thanks. The weather’s great. What _______________?
Steve: I’m _________________ with some friends at the park.
Rick: Sounds like you ______________________.
Steve: Yeah. ______________at home?
Rick: Oh, he’s not here. He’s _________________ ____________. Can I _____________ for him?
Steve: Yes. Could you just tell him to ___________?
Rick: Sure, ___________.
Rick speaking
It’s Steve
is it going
Not bad
are you doing
playing basketball
are having a good time
Is your brother
studying at his
friend’s home
take a message
call me back
no problem
Read the dialogue in 2d, then fill in the blanks below.
Fill in the blanks according to the conversation.
The weather is _____. Steve __________ basketball with some friends at the park. At this time, Steve ________ Rick’s brother on the phone. But he is not at home. He __________ at his friend’s home. Then Steve asks Rick to tell his brother to ____________.
great
is playing
is studying
call him back
is calling
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Translate and write them down.
1. - 多伦多天气怎么样？
- 是晴天。
2. - 他们正在干什么？
- 他们正在打篮球。
- How is the weather in Toronto?
- It’s sunny.
- What are they doing?
- They’re playing basketball.
- What’s the weather like in Toronto?
- It’s sunny.
3. - 过得怎么样？
- 很好。
4. - 那里天气怎么样？
- 很糟糕，在刮风。
- How’s it going?
- Great.
- How’s the weather there?
- Terrible. It’s windy.
- What’s the weather like there?
- Terrible. It’s windy.
5. - 那儿正在下雪吗？
- 不，在下雨。
- Is it snowing there?
- No, it’s raining.
6. - 你情况怎么样，丹尼？
-还行。
- How’s it going with you, Danny?
- Not bad.
1.-How’s the weather?
-It’s raining./It’s cloudy./It’s sunny.
2.-What are you doing?
-I’m watching TV./I’m cooking.
3.-What’s he doing?
-He’s studying at his friend’s home.
4.-What are they doing?
-They’re playing basketball in the park.
5.-How’s it going?
-Great./Not bad./Terrible!
课时重点回顾
Now 2 minutes to test your spelling.
1. English-Chinese
cloudy cook sunny bad
2. Chinese-English
天气，公园，信息，能，回电话，困难
When finishing, exchange your papers to see who does the best.
1.Preview the new words and expressions.
2.Preview Grammar Focus on page 39.
1. It’s cloudy.
it: 指代天气, 翻译时可不译出中文, 根据上下文理解其含义
It’s windy.
(天气) 在刮风。
It’s cold today.
今天很冷。
2. How is the weather down there in Shanghai?
up
down
*地理上，由南往北，用up
由北向南，用down
*问话人的所在地一定是在上海以北的地区，所以问话中插入“down there”
*一个在北京的人，可以问“How is the weather up there in Changchun?”
3. --How is the weather in Toronto?
--It’s raining, as usual.
--… --It’s snowing right now.
*is raining: 在下雨； is snowing: 在下雪
*as usual：像往常一样；照例
* right now: 现在，此刻
It’s raining cats and dogs.
正下倾盆大雨。
You’re late,?as usual.
你像平常一样又迟到了。
We’re very?busy right now.
我们现在很忙。
4. 表“风、云、雨、雪”等天气的名词都是不可数名词。但有时可在前面加上“a”，表示“一团、阵”等，这时就变为可数。如:
a wind 一阵风
a cloud 一团云
a rain 一阵雨
The sun went behind a cloud.
太阳躲在了一朵云后面。
Rick speaking 是省略句。完整句子为：
Rick is speaking./This is Rick speaking.
当打电话要求与Rick通话时，可说：
May I speak to Rick, please?
我找里克。
Is that Rick (speaking)?
(你)是里克吗？
5. Rick: Hello, Rick speaking.
Steve: Hi, Rick. It’s Steve.
当接听电话，说“我是Rick”时，英语常用：
Rick speaking.
This is Rick (speaking).
It’s Rick (speaking).
*Sounds like: 省略句，相当于It sounds like you’re…
* 英语It sounds like…与It sounds…句型近似, 表示“听起来……；听上去……”
6. Sounds like you’re having a good time! 听起来你玩得好开心！
(It) Sounds like he’s all right now.
听上去他现在病已经好了。
(It) Sounds like you had a good time on your trip.
听起来你旅行玩得蛮开心的。
study
① 作动词：“学习、研究”，后面可直接跟宾语。
study for an exam 为考试而用功准备
② 作名词：“书房”“功课”
Bob is studying Chinese these days.
鲍勃这几天正在学中文。
Amy is reading a book in the study.
艾米正在书房看书。
My parents often talk about my study.
我父母经常谈论我的学习。
7. He’s studying at his friend’s home.
*can和could:情态动词, “可以”、“能不能”
*都用于表达请求
但could在语气上比can更加委婉、客气
8. Can I take a message for him?
要我给(他)捎个话吗？
Could you just tell him to call me back?
你能否叫他给我回个电话？
rain
windy
cloudy
sunny
snow
weather
cook
v. 下雨
n. 雨水
adj. 多风的
adj. 多云的
adj. 晴朗的
v. 下雪
n. 雪
n. 天气
v. 做饭
bad
park
message
take a message
him
could
back
call (sb) back
problem
adj. 坏的; 糟的
n. 公园
n. 信息；消息
捎个口信；传话
pron. 他(he的宾格)
modal v. 能；可以
adv. 回来；回原处
(给某人)回电话
n. 困难；难题
rain
windy
cloudy
sunny
snow
weather
cook
v. 下雨
n. 雨水
adj. 多风的
adj. 多云的
adj. 晴朗的
v. 下雪
n. 雪
n. 天气
v. 做饭
Read after the tape and speak out the Chinese immediately.
bad
park
message
take a message
him
could
back
call (sb.) back
problem
adj. 坏的; 糟的
n. 公园
n. 信息；消息
捎个口信；传话
pron. 他(he的宾格)
modal v. 能；可以
adv. 回来；回原处
(给某人)回电话
n. 困难；难题
2019春人教英语七下Unit 7Section A第1课时：小测试（无答案）
翻译下列句子。
1. -- 多伦多天气怎么样？
-- 是晴天。
2. -- 他们正在干什么？
-- 他们正在打篮球。
3. – 过得怎么样？
-- 很好。
4. -- 那里天气怎么样？
-- 很糟糕，在刮风。
5. -- 那儿正在下雪吗？
-- 不， 在下雨。
6. -- 你情况怎么样，丹尼？
-- 还行。
