Unit 7 It's raining!
Section A
第一课时 (1a－2d)
Master the key words and sentences.
(1)Key words：
rain, windy, cloudy, sunny, weather, cook，bad, park, message, take a message, could, back，problem
(2)Sentences：
—How's the weather in Shanghai?
—It's cloudy.
—How's it going?
—Not bad，thanks.
Sounds like you're having a good time.
1．Master the key words and sentences.
2．Learn sentence structures: How's it going？How's the weather?
3．Consolidate the present progressive tense to talk about what people are doing.
4．Be able to describe the weather.
Step 1 Lead-in
The teacher asks the students like this：
T：What day is it today?
Ss：It's...
T：What's the date today?
Ss：...
T：How are you?
Ss：I'm fine. Thanks.
Give a new expression which has the same meaning as：How are you? How's it going with you?
Let one student ask：How's it going?
We may answer like this：Terrible! Because it's snowing and it's so cold.
Show a picture of snowy day and children are making a snowman, and pretend to be very cold.
T：How's the weather in the picture?
Ss：It' s snowing/snowy.
Go on with other kinds of weather：sunny, rainy，cloudy, windy.
Teach the other expression：How is the weather?
T：We can also say “What's the weather like？”Well, today we will learn how to talk about weather.Please open your books.
Step 2 Teach Activity 1a
Focus on the picture in 1a.
T：What is the weather like in the picture?
Ss：It's...
Point out the numbered list of words. Read each one and ask students to repeat.
Ask students to match each word with the picture.
T：Write the letter of the picture next to each word. Point out the sample answer.
Then check the answers.
Answers：
1．a 2.b 3.e 4.c 5.d
Step 3 Listening 1b
First go through the city names and the students read after the teacher.
Play the recording the first time. Students only listen.
T：You will hear several different conversations.Each one is about the weather in a different city.Point to each city in the picture as it comes up on the tape.
Play the recording a second time. Ask students to write the name of the city in the picture of its weather.
Then check the answers.
Answers：
a．Toronto b．Boston c．Beijing
d．Moscow e．Shanghai
Step 4 Teach Activity 1c
First, lead students to read the example conversation in the box.
Then put them into pairs to ask and answer like this：
S1：What's the weather like in Picture a？/How's the weather in Picture a?
S2：It's raining/rainy.
Give them several minutes to practice the sentence structure.
Step 5 Listening 2a & 2b
1．Point to the four pictures and ask “What is the person doing in the picture？”
Have students work in pairs to ask and answer.
2．Ask six pairs to act the conversation out.
①Picture 1：
A：What is the boy doing?
B：He is talking on the phone.
②Picture 2：
A：What is the woman doing?
B：She is cooking.
③Picture 3：
A：What is the girl doing?
B：She is making a phone call.
④Picture 4：
A：What is the girl doing?
B：She is watching the news on TV.
⑤Picture 5：
A：What is the boy doing?
B：He is playing the computer games.
⑥Picture 6：
A：What is the man doing?
B：He is playing basketball.
3．Play the recording and ask students to listen and number the pictures. Then check the answers.
4．Point out the list of names and the list of activities in 2b. Ask a student to read each list to the class.
T：Now I will play the recording again. This time, please match each name with an activity. Write the letter of an activity in front of each name.
Play the recording and have students fill in the rest of the answers.
Later check the answers.
Step 6 Teach Activity 2c
First, lead students to read through the example conversation in the speech bubble in 2c so that they can know what to do and how to do this activity.
Then put students into pairs to practice making conversations about the people in 2a.
Give them enough time to do it. As they work，move around the room checking the progress and offering language support as needed.
Finally invite several pairs to act out for the whole class.
Step 7 Teach Activity 2d
First, give students several minutes to read the conversation silently to get the main idea. Ask them to underline any difficult point at the same time. Then lead students to read sentence by sentence together.Explain some language points at the same time.
Step 8 重点句子
1．How's the weather in Shanghai?
上海的天气怎么样？
weather，天气情况。询问某地天气情况用“How＋be动词＋the weather＋介词＋地点？”如：
How's the weather in New York?
纽约的天气怎么样？
询问天气还可以用what引导的特殊疑问句。如：
What's the weather like today?
今天天气怎么样？
回答用“It's＋形容词”或“It's going to＋动词”。
It's sunny/rainy/snowy/windy...
天气晴朗/有雨/有雪/多风……
It's raining/snowing.
天正在下雨/下雪。
It's going to rain/snow.
天将要下雨/下雪。
2．—How's it going？——一切都好吗？/情况怎么样？
—Not bad, thanks.——不坏，谢谢！
这里的how与“How's the weather？”中的how一样，都是用来询问状况或情况的。动词go在这里的含义是“(事情)进展，进行”。如：
Everything goes well.
一切顺利。
3．Sounds like you're having a good time.听起来你好像玩得很开心。
have a good time玩得开心，同义短语有have a nice time，enjoy oneself。如：
Today，we have a nice time at the party.
＝Today，we enjoy ourselves at the party.
今天，在聚会上我们玩得很开心。
4．Can I take a message for him？我能给他捎个口信吗？
take a message意为“帮某人留言，留信息(给打电话的人留信息)”。如：
When you go back，would you take a message for me?
你回去的时候，能给我带个口信吗？
leave a message留口信，给某人留条
send message发送消息
5．Sure，no problem.当然，没问题。
no problem的用法：
①用来回答感谢(主要用于美国英语中)，意为“不用谢；别客气；没什么”。如：
—Thank you very much.——非常感谢你。
—No problem.——没什么。
②用来回答道歉(主要用于美国英语中)，意为“没关系；没什么。”如：
—Excuse me for smoking here.——请原谅我在这儿抽烟了。
—No problem.——没关系。
③用来表示同意或愉快地回答请求，意为“没问题；小事一桩”。如：
—Could you post the letter for me？——能帮我寄这封信吗？
—No problem.——没问题。
④用来表示有能力做某事，意为“没问题；不在话下”。如：
—Can you make a kite？——你会做风筝吗？
—No problem.——没问题。
⑤用来表示安慰(也说That's no problem)，意为“没问题；那不成问题”。如：
—I left my money at home.——我把钱忘在家里了。
—That's no problem.I can lend you what you need.——那没问题，你要多少我可以借给你。
⑥有时直接用来回答用problem提的问题。如：
—What' s the problem？——有什么问题吗？
—No problem.I can do it.——没问题，我能做到。
Step 9 课堂小结
In this period，we've learnt some new words about the weather and the names of some cities to describe the different weather in different cities.And we've also developed our listening and speaking skills.
Unit 7 It's raining!
Section A
第一课时 (1a－2d)
(1)Key words：
rain, windy, cloudy, sunny, weather, cook, bad, park, message, take a message, could, back, problem
(2)Sentences：
—How's the weather in Shanghai?
—It's cloudy.
—How's it going?
—Not bad, thanks.
Sounds like you're having a good time.
Can I take a message for him?
Sure, no problem.
完成《红对勾·45分钟作业与单元评估》或《红对勾·练吧》的相关练习。
第二课时 (Grammar Focus－3b)
1．Master the key words.
2．Consolidate the use of present progressive tense.
3．Be able to talk about the weather in different places and what people are doing in these places.
1．Master the key words.
2．Consolidate the use of present progressive tense.
3．Be able to talk about the weather in different places and what people are doing in these places.
Step 1 Lead-in
Pair work
Show some pictures and ask the students to ask and answer in pairs.
A：How's the weather?
B：It's sunny.
A：What's the boy doing?
B：He's playing the guitar.
Step 2 Grammar Focus
Lead students to read the sentences in the box and explain their meanings.
Then conclude the use of present progressive tense together.
They may make sentences using present progressive tense in pairs, take the ones in the box as a model.
Later invite some students to read their sentences.
Step 3 Teach Activity 3a
首先引导学生选择正确的动词，然后再确定用动词的哪种时态完成句子。
观察与思考
1．3a中出现的句子中一共出现了两种时态，分别为________和________。
2．仔细观察3a中出现的句子，填写下表。
时态
主语为第三人称单数
主语为其他人称
常用时间状语、频率副词
一般现在时
every day, in the morning, usually...
现在进行时
Step 4 Teach Activity 3b
1．根据课本中提供的图片，完成3b中的表格，以熟悉图中表示天气状况的词汇和人们即时活动的动词短语。
2．Interview with each other in groups and act out the conversation.
3．Write a short passage about the interview and report it to the whole class.
Step 5 课堂小结
本节课我们主要学习了在“闲聊”中如何就“天气”这一话题进行交谈以及现在进行时与一般现在时的区别，提高了学生的语言交际能力和生活交往能力，丰富了朋友之间的问候方式，学会了如何用英语打电话。
Unit 7 It's raining!
第二课时 (Grammar Focus－3b)
时态
动词形式
常用时间状语、频率副词
一般现在时
do/does
every day, in the morning, usually...
现在进行时
be(am/is/are)＋动词-ing
now, right now
完成《红对勾·45分钟作业与单元评估》或《红对勾·练吧》的相关练习。
课件41张PPT。Unit 7 It's raining！
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Thanks! Section B
第三课时 (1a－1e)
1．Master the key words：
dry，cold，hot，warm
2．Learn how to express one's feelings.
3．Master the sentence structure：
How's the weather...？It's...
1．Learn how to express one's feelings.
2．Master the sentence structure：How's the weather...？It's...
Step 1 Lead-in
1．Play the song “Thunder”；write down the words you remember.
2．Revision：What do they mean？教师出示图片，与学生一起复习描述天气状况的形容词：sunny，cloudy，windy，rainy/raining，snowy/snowing。
Step 2 Presentation
1．Teach the new words：dry，cold，hot，cool，warm.教师出示图片教新单词并板书音标，反复领读纠正学生的发音。
2．Game：Consolidate the new words.用多种方式巩固所学的单词。如：听单词说汉语，听汉语说单词，看首字母快速说出单词等。
3．Match the words with the pictures in 1a.
4．Look at the pictures in 1a；ask and answer questions about the weather in the pictures.
T：How's the weather in picture d?
S：It's dry.
5．Chant：
How's the weather in spring?
It's warm，warm，warm.
How's the weather in summer?
It's sunny，hot，hot，hot.
What's the weather like in autumn?
It's cool，cool，cool.
What's the weather like in winter?
It's snowy，cold，cold，cold.
Step 3 Teach Activity 1b
First ask a pair of students to read the conversation in 1b.
Then ask students to work in pairs to ask and answer questions about the weather in the pictures in Activity 1a.
(1)Picture a
A：What's the weather like in Picture a?
B：It's cold.
(2)Picture b
A：What's the weather like in Picture b?
B：It's warm.
(3)Picture c
A：What's the weather like in Picture c?
B：It's hot.
(4)Picture d
A：What's the weather like in Picture d?
B：It's dry.
(5)Picture e
A：What's the weather like in Picture e?
B：It's cool.
Step 4 Listening 1c&1d
Listen and fill in the chart.
1．Listen and write what Mary and Eric answer to “How's it going？”．
2．Listen again. Write the answers to “What are you doing？”．
3．Listen for a third time and write the answers to “How's the weather？”．
4．Listen and repeat.
Ask the students to listen to the conversation and imitate the tape.
Step 5 Teach Activity 1e
Look at the chart in 1c.Student A is Mary and Student B is Eric.Role-play the conversations about the things in the chart.Then change roles.
Step 6 课堂小结
本节课我们学习了“询问天气状况”的核心句型，还学习了一些描述天气状况的形容词以及巩固的方法。
Unit 7 It's raining!
Section B
第三课时 (1a－1e)
完成《红对勾·45分钟作业与单元评估》或《红对勾·练吧》的相关练习。
第四课时 (2a－Self Check)
Master the key words and sentences.
(1)Key words：
visit, Canada, summer, sit, juice, soon, vacation, hard, Europe, mountain, country, skate, snowy, winter
(2)Sentences：
I'm having a great time visiting my aunt in Canada.
She's working here and I'm going to summer school.
It's hot in your country now, isn't it?
1．Master the key words and sentences.
2．Learn how to describe the weather and what people are doing.
3．Be able to get information from reading materials.
4．Develop students' comprehensive skill.
Step 1 Lead-in
1．Greetings.
T：Good morning, class.
Ss：Good morning, teacher.
T：Nice to meet you.
Ss：Nice to meet you, too.
2．Revision.
Check the homework.
Step 2 Teach Activity 2a
First，lead students to have a look at the pictures and say what they are about.
Put students into pairs to talk about the three pictures.They may take turns to ask and answer.
Give them two minutes to do it.
Later invite three pairs to act out for the whole class.
Step 3 Teach Activities 2b & 2c
T：The following are two postcards. One is from Su Lin to Jane，and the other is from Dave to Jane.You need to read through them silently to get the main idea first. Then match each postcard with the correct picture in 2a. Do it individually, later I'll check if you can match them correctly.
After the reading, lead students to read the passage together sentence by sentence: explain some language points at the same time.
Give students three minutes to fill in the chart in 2c to check if they have understood the two passages well.
Check the answers later.
Step 4 Practice
1．Teach Activity 3a.
First，lead students to read the words in the box and say their meanings.
Then give students four minutes to read through the letter and fill in the blanks with the given words.
As they work，move around the room checking the progress and offering language support as needed.
Finally，invite a student to read his or her complete passage to check the answers.
Lead students to read together；focus on the pronunciation and intonation.
2．Writing.(Activities 3b & 3c)
First，lead students to read through the instructions so that they can know what to do and how to do these two activities.
Then give them enough time to do this task.
As they work，move around the room offering language support as needed.
Later，collect the work and choose the best written ones to present to the whole class.Correct mistakes if any.
Step 5 Consolidation
1．Conclusion.
Lead students to conclude the important and difficult language points in this unit.
2．Self Check.
First，invite some students to add more words in Activity 1.Encourage them to speak loudly.The more, the better.
Then give them several minutes to do the last two activities.
As they work，move around the room checking the progress.
Finally invite some students to present their answers.Correct mistakes if any.
Put students into pairs to role-play the conversation in Activity 3.
Step 6 重点句子
1．She's working here and I'm going to summer school.她在这里上班，我打算在这里上暑期班。
句中的“I'm going to summer school”是用现在进行时表示将来的用法。现在进行时表示将来，常有“意图，安排，打算”的含义，这种用法的句子主语通常为人。如：
Gina and Cindy are meeting tonight.
吉娜和辛迪今晚要会面。
They are going to Shanghai next week.他们下个星期要去上海。
2．It's hot in your country now，isn't it？现在你的国家比较热，不是吗？
本句是一个反意疑问句。反意疑问句表示提问人对自己的看法没有把握，需要对方证实。反意疑问句由两部分组成：前一部分是一个陈述句，后一部分是一个简短的疑问句。两部分的人称时态应保持一致。其句型如下：
“陈述部分肯定式＋疑问部分否定式”可记为“前肯后否定”。
“陈述部分否定式＋疑问部分肯定式”可记为“前否后肯定”。
句子类型：一种是反意的附加疑问句，一种是非反意的附加疑问句。如：
—They work hard, don't they?
——他们工作努力，不是吗？
—Yes, they do./No, they don't.
——对，他们工作努力。/不，他们工作不努力。
—They don't work hard, do they?
——他们工作不努力，是吗？
—Yes, they do. /No, they don't.
——不，他们工作努力。/是的，他们工作不努力。
Step 7 课堂小结
In this period，we've mainly learned how to describe the weather and what people are doing through some reading materials.And we've also done some writing practice to consolidate the knowledge.In the end，we reviewed the language points and did self check to check the teaching efficiency in this class.
Unit 7 It's raining!
第四课时 (2a－Self Check)
(1)Key words：
visit, Canada, summer, sit, juice, soon, vacation, hard, Europe,
mountain, country, skate, snowy, winter
(2)Sentences：
I'm having a great time visiting my aunt in Canada.
She's working here and I'm going to summer school.
It's hot in your country now, isn't it?
完成《红对勾·45分钟作业与单元评估》或《红对勾·练吧》的相关练习。
课件29张PPT。Unit 7 It's raining！
Section B撷取百家精妙·荟萃时代品牌 谢谢观赏！
Thanks!
