Lesson1 How's the weather?
Teaching
aims
Knowledge aim
New Words: rise, thunderstorm, thunder, sunrise, sunset
Phrases: weather report, be scared of
Ability aim
Talk about the weather with some expressions
Emotional aim
Cultivate students' abilities of self-expression, and further improve their listening ability
Key points
1.Master the new words and phrases
2.Master the following sentences:(1)What's the weather like today? (2)There will be a shower this afternoon (3)I'm scared of thunder (4)What strange weather!
Difficult points
Using Simple Future tense
Exclamatory sentences
Teaching method
(Learning method)
Student-centered teaching method, audio-visual method
Teaching props
English book, blackboard, PPT
Lead-in
-How is the weather in your hometown in spring?
-Have you ever heard a weather report? What expressions do they often use?
Teaching procedures
Step1: Words
shower [??a??]阵雨;淋浴
a shower-showers
E.g. 今天下午将会有一场阵雨。
There will be a shower this afternoon.
thunderstorm /?θ?nd?st??m/ n.雷雨;雷暴=thunder+storm
sunrise日出=sun+rise/ra?z/ (rose/risen) 升起;上升
sunset日落=sun+set/set/ (set/set) (日、月)落沉
exact/?ɡ?z?kt/ adj. 精确的;准确的-exactly adv. 精确地;确切地
Step2: Warm-up:
Have ss look at the ppt, and answer the question “What's the weather like?” according to the conditions of weather(GIF.)
-What's the weather like today?
-It's sunny/rainy/cloudy/stormy/lightning...
Step3: Listening
Have ss listen to the audio and fill in the blanks.
Hello, everyone. Here is my weather report. Today is Friday, 28. It is . The will reach 10℃during the day. It's quite warm today. There will be a this afternoon. Maybe there will be a . Today, the sun rose at 7:25 a.m., and it will set at 6:09 p.m.
Step4: Reading-Fast reading
Have ss read the passage quickly and answer some questions.
What's the date today?
Today is Friday, February 28.
What's the temperature?
It will reach 10℃ during the day.
How will the weather be this afternoon?
There will be a shower.
Language points
What's the date today? 今天几月几日?
回答一般是Today is+日期/It is+日期
注意区别与What day is it today? 今天周几?
回答同样用Today is+周几或It's+周几
e.g. –What's the date today?
–Today is March 16. / It's March 16.
–What day is it today?
–Today is Friday. / It's Friday.
What's the temperature? 温度是多少?
回答用具体的温度。It's ... ℃ .(读作degrees )
e.g. –What's the temperature?
–It's 16℃.
What's the weather like today? 今天天气怎么样?
以上是用来询问天气的常用句子:
还可以表达为:How is the weather?
回答时常用句型 “It's + 表示天气的形容词”
e.g. –What's the weather like?/How is the weather?
–It's sunny/rainy/lightning/foggy.
注意be动词时态变化
-What was the weather like yesterday? -It was sunny but cold.
There will be a shower this afternoon.今天下午将有一场阵雨。
There be句型有各种时态:
(1)一般现在时:There is/are.....
There is a new computer on the desk.书桌上有一台新电脑。
(2)一般将来时:There will be.../ There is/are going to be....
There will be a football match in our school next week.
下周,我们学校将有一场足球比赛。
(3)一般过去时:There was/were....
There was no building here last year.去年这儿没有楼房。
Step4: Reading-Careful reading
Danny isn't scared of thunder. (F )
The sun rose at 7:15 this morning. ( F )
The sun will set at 6:09 this evening. ( T )
The weather in the afternoon is very strange. ( T )
Language points
be scared of “害怕…”后+n./pron./v-ing,相当于 be afraid of
E.g. : I'm scared of wild animals. 我害怕野生动物。
Don't be scared of snakes. 不要害怕蛇!
What strange weather! 多么奇怪的天气啊!
感叹句结构:
① What + a/an + adj.+可数名词单数+(主+谓)!
② What + adj. + 不可数名词/可数名词的复数+(主+谓)!
③ How+ adj./adv. +(主语+谓语)!
E.g. : What a clever boy he is!
What beautiful flowers they are!
What heavy rain it is!
How big the apple is!
Step5: Speaking
Listen and fill in the table. Then try to retell it with the following sentences. (P3 let's do it-2)
Date
Weather
Temperature
Time
Day time
Sunrise
Night
Sunset
Step6: Writing
Work in pairs. Talk about the weather in your hometown. The write a short weather report and share it with the class.
It's time for the weather report.
Today is… The temperature is…
The weather will be…
If you go out, please remember to…
Today, the sun…, and it will…
Thank you.
Summary
Words: shower; thunder; thunderstorm; rise; sunrise; set; sunset; exact
Phrases: weather report; be scared of
Sentences:
1.What’s the weather like today?=How’s the weather today?
2.There will be a shower this afternoon.
3.I'm scared of thunder!
4.What strange weather!
Homework
Copy the words, phrases and sentences on the exercise book.
Finish workbook 《轻松学英语》
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