广东省佛山市顺德区江义初级中学八年级英语上册 Module 10 The weather Unit 3 Language in use教案 （新版）外研版.doc

module 10 the weatheri. teaching objectives 教学目标技能目标 听listen for information in a weather forecast.说talk about weatherask questions to show surprise读read a passage about weather to match photos with description of the weather写write advice and give reasons using because, so and but语言目标功能句式talk about weatherwhat will the weather be like?and its cloudy too, so it might snow.itll probably be hot and sunny.come on, better get going!it probably sunny and hot there.bring a map because you may want to travel around.词汇1. 重点词汇cloud, shower, storm, temperature, joke, might, probably, cloudy, fall, shine, terrible, mile, northwest, southeast, skate短语from time to time, come on, as well,语法possibility: may, might, probably. teaching materials analyzing 教材分析本单元以weather为话题，设计了三个部分的内容。旨在通过单元教学使学生学会谈论天气和气象信息；了解美国各地区的气候情况；学会表述惊讶；能用关联词because, so 和 but写一篇短文，表达建议，并给出理由；能准备关于到中国来旅游的最佳时间的建议。unit 1谈论天气及其标志和气象信息，谈论不同国家和地区的天气状况，重点学习和天气有关的词汇以及情态动词may, might和副词probably表示可能性的用法。unit 2 学习关于美国各地区差别很大的气候状况的课文，学习一些外国地名的读法；能用because, so, but写短文，提供建议并给出理由。unit 3 在练习中复现本单元重点词汇、句型和语法；读关于the wettest place的文章；准备关于到中国来旅游的最佳时间的建议。around the world介绍了世界上最潮湿的地方。module task要求准备关于到中国来旅游的最佳时间的建议。iiiclass types and periods 课型设计与课时分配 period 1 listening and speaking (unit 1)period 2 reading and writing (unit 2)period 3 language in use (unit 3) . teaching plans for each period分课时教案 period 1 listening and speaking target language 目标语言1. words & phrases生词和短语cloud, shower, storm, temperature, joke, might, probably, cloudy, fall, shine, terrible, 2. key sentences重点句子 what will the weather be like?and its cloudy too, so it might snow.itll probably be hot and sunny.come on, better get going!ability goals 能力目标enable students to listen to and talk about weather.teaching important/difficult points 教学重难点the usage of may, might and probably.teaching methods教学方法task-based learning. teaching aids教具准备a projector, some pictures and a tape recorderteaching procedures and ways教学过程与方式 step i lead-inshow some pictures to help students learn some new words about weather. t: weather has an important effect on our lives. if we are planning a trip or just getting dressed in the morning, we always have to know what the weather will be like. weather changes with different seasons and times. look at the picture above. whats the weather like?s: its sunny.s: its cloudy. s: its raining. s: its windy. show the words about the weather. cloud, rain, showers, snow, storm, sun, windask students to read the new words. make sure they know the meaning of each word. then ask them to do activity 1. help students match the words with the symbols.step ii listening in this procedure, ask students to listen to the tape and check the correct information in the table. if the information is wrong, correct it. t: if we want to know weather information, we may listen to weather forecast. please listen to a forecast and check the correct information in the table. play the tape. then check the answers with students.ask students to listen to the dialogue in activity 4. t: betty is going to the park to skate. what will be the weather like? now listen and find out. ask students to listen to the tape and then check the true sentences in activity 4. check the answers.step iii reading in this procedure, ask students to read the dialogue and do activity 5.t: read the dialogue again and do activity 5. check the answers. lets have a competition between boys and girls. step iv language points1. jokejoke作动词, 意为开玩笑。常见用法如下:(1) youre joking! 意为“你一定是在开玩笑吧”, 表示对某人所说的话表示不相信或惊讶, 也可以说“you must be joking! ”。如:is it true? you must be joking!是真的吗？你是在开玩笑吧！(2)joke with sb. 意为“和某人开玩笑”。如：he often jokes with me. 他经常和我开玩笑。(3)joke about sth. 意为“就某事开玩笑”。如：peter often jokes about my mistakes. 彼得经常拿我的错误开玩笑。joke还可作名词, 意为“笑话；玩笑”, 为可数名词。常见搭配: tell jokes意为“讲笑话”；make jokes about意为“取笑”, 相当于laugh at。如：the teacher often tells jokes in class. 老师经常在课上讲笑话。the other children often make jokes about him. 其他的孩子经常取笑他。2. probablyprobably是副词, 意为“很可能地；大概”，它所表示的可能性比较大, 表示有充分的依据、合乎情理或有望实现。如： it will probably clear up this afternoon. 今天下午天气大概将晴朗。 were going on holiday soon, probably next month. 我们很快就要去度假了，可能是下个月。3. what like ?what like?表示“怎么样?”， 相当于how。如： whats the story like? （= hows the story?） 这个故事怎么样？ its very interesting. 很有意思。注意 询问天气用what和how来提问，how后面不能再接like。whats the weather like today? = how is the weather today? 今天天气怎么样？better get going! 好了，走吧。 better get going 相当于had better go, 意思是“最好现在去/ 走”。 wed better get going (= go now), or well be late. 我们最好现在就走吧，不然的话要迟到了。5. 单词辨析 rain，shower与storm 作名词时，都有“雨”之意，具体含义却不相同。rain意为“雨，雨水”，是一个总称，具体是什么样的雨，要有一定的修饰词。 after a heavy rain, the trees were getting greener. 一场大雨过后，树木更绿了。 i enjoy walking in light rains. 我喜欢在小雨中漫步。 there is often fine rain in spring here. 春天，这儿经常下细雨。shower意为“阵雨”，也有“阵雪”之意，特指下雨的时间短暂。 i got caught in a shower on my way here. 到这儿的路上我被阵雨淋了。storm意为“暴风雨”，特指天气环境的恶劣，经常带大风、冰雹、沙尘、雷电等修饰 the thunder storm caused a lot of trouble to the farmers. 这场暴风雨给农民带来许多麻烦。 because of a sand storm, the highways were closed for a day. 由于一场沙暴，公路被迫关闭了一天。step v pronunciation and speakingin this procedure, ask students to listen to the tape and help students find out the different connotation of different of intonation. after listening, ask students to read these sentences loudly and then decide if the speaker is asking a question or showing surprise. check the answers. speakingask students to work in pairs and give a forecast for china according to activity 2.t: in this lesson, we have learnt many different types of weather. we can use some words to describe the weather. lets report a weather forecast for china according to activity 2. now work in pairs and make a weather forecast. we can use may, might, probably to describe something we are not very certain of.ask some pairs to show their report before the class.one sample version:itll probably be cold tomorrow.step vi homeworkask the students to learn and remember the new words and expressions of this unit.recite the dialogue.period 2 reading and writingtarget language 目标语言1. words & phrases生词和短语camera, umbrella, from time to time, swimsuit, northwest, southeastkey sentences重点句子 when is the best time to so choose carefully the places to see and the time to go.bring a good map because you may want to travel around.bring your camera so you can take photos of the autumn trees.in alaska the day are long and warm in summer, but may be cool in the evening.do not forget to bring a warm sweater with you.any time you like!ability goals 能力目标enable students to talk about the weather in the usa. teaching important/difficult points 教学重难点how to talk about the weather in the usa.teaching methods教学方法reading and writing. teaching aids教具准备a projector or some pictures and some small pieces of paper, a tape recorderteaching procedures and ways教学过程与方式 step i revisionin this procedure, students will revise some new words and do pair work to practice the sentence: what will the weather be like tomorrow? show some pictures to the class and ask some students to write the following words on the blackboard.sunny, cloudy, snow, freezing, temperature, cool, dry, shower, wet, snowythen ask them to work in pairs, and talk about the weather today and tomorrow.sample dialogue:s1: whats the weather like today?s2: its cloudy.s1: what will the weather be like tomorrow?s2: it may be rainy./it will probably be rainy.ask some pairs to act in front of the class.after this, present the reading by practice when is the best time to in pairs.t: its sunny/cloudy/rainytoday. but when is the best time to visit our town/city? why? (write the question on the blackboard) lets have a discussion in pairs.sample dialogue: s1: when is the best time to visit our town/city?s2: i think september is the best time.s1: why?s2: because its not too hot or cold at that time.ask some pairs to act in front of the class.step ii readingin this procedure, ask students to listen and read the passage. make sure they can describe the photos according to the passage.t: like china, there are many beautiful places in the usa. the weather is different in these places. now listen to a passage introducing the weather in the usa. books closed! listen to the tape and decide what you can see in the photos.ask the students to listen to the tape. after listening, ask the students to have a discussion about the photos in groups.ask some students to have a report.sample reports:s: it might be autumn in picture 1 because the trees start to change colour. a white house stands behind the trees. it may be pleasant to live in the house.s: it might be hot summer in picture 2 because there are many people swimming in the sea. and i can see a balloon. s: it is winter now in picture 3. there are a lot of snow in the street. then ask students to read the passage and check their answers. t: you should choose time to visit some good places in the usa. read the passage carefully and fill in the table below.placesbest time to visitreason (why)advicenew york & washington dcnew englandcaliforniaall the year roundseattlealaskasummer texasask students to work in pairs to complete the table and report their answers. then go through the answers with the students.sample answers:placesbest time to visitreason (why)advicenew york & washington dcmay or octoberin winter theres a lot of snownew englandseptemberthe weather gets cooler and the green leaves start to go gold, then brown. bring camera and take photoscaliforniaall the year roundthe weather is fine all year.take swimming clothesseattleit isnt very cold but it rains a lot. take umbrellaalaskasummer the days are long and warm.bring a warm sweater. dont do in winter.texasspring & winterits usually very hot and sunny compared to other places. many storms in summer and autumn.step iii careful readingin this procedure, students will read the passage more carefully and slowly. then they will do activities 4. check the answers with the class. t: if you want to give your friends advice, youd better give your reasons at the same time. now read the passage again and find out the sentences of this type.sample sentences:1. bring an umbrella. bring an umbrella because it might rain.2. wear warm clothes. wear warm clothes because it might be cool in the evening.ask students to report their work. gameask students to do activity 5 by playing a game “look for your friends”. t: when we give our friends advice, we should use because or so to say our reasons. lets come to activity 5. please read the sentences first, and then well play a game. divide students into two groups and ask each group to write these sentences down on small pieces of paper. one group writes down the first part numbered 1, 2, 3 and the other the part with a, b, c. then begin the game as follows: s1 group draws one piece from sa group and read the sentence, the other group must respond quickly by matching the two parts of the sentence and read out loudly. one sample:s1: you can come any time you like, butsa: but the best time to visit england is in spring. step iv language points1. take photos oftake photos of 为拍摄/照像satellites are used more and more to take photos of the earth and to produce maps. 卫星越来越多地被用于给地球拍摄照片和绘制地图。2. from time to timefrom time to time为介词短语, 意为“有时”,相当于sometimes。 如：you should check your health from time to time. 你应该时常去做健康检查。i still think of her from time to time. 我偶尔会想起她。拓展类似的词组有:from house to house = from door to door挨家挨户from west to east 从西向东from day to day 一天天地from head to foot从头至脚,全身from beginning to end 从头至尾from morning to night 从早到晚step v writingin this procedure, students will try to write some advice and give the reasons using so, but, because.t: weve learned the best time to visit the usa from the passage. whats the best time to visit your home town? write your advice and dont forget to give your reasons.give students a few minutes to write and ask some students to read what they write before the class.sample version: the best time to visit my home town is in summer because the famous cypresses all become green. the mountains and rivers are very clear and cool. and dont forget to bring your umbrellas because there might be rains any time there. guess where my home town is!step vi homeworkask students toread the passage again and again. find information about sydney and new york. period 3 language in usetarget language 目标语言key sentences重点句子 it might snow.its probably sunny and hot there.bring a map because you may want to travel around.ability goals 能力目标enable students to use may, might and probably.teaching important/difficult points 教学重难点make sentences using itsto do sth and sentences with may, might, probably and because, but, so.teaching methods教学方法task-based learning. teaching aids教具准备some pictures and a tape recorderteaching procedures and ways教学过程与方式 step i revisionin this procedure, check the homework with students. ask students to talk about weather and give advice and reasons.one sample:s: whats the weather like in your town?s: in spring its very cool and theres little rain. s: whats the best time to visit your town?s: the best time to visit my town is in winter.s: why?s: because its not cold in winter and theres a lot of snow in the mountains and people usually ski there. s: it might of great fun. step ii listeningin this procedure, ask students to listen to a short passage and finish activities 5. t: do you know the city of sydney? where is it?s: its in australia. t: what do you know about the city?s: it is the oldest city in australia. t: what is the best time to visit the city?s: the best time to visit sydney is in autumn, especially around march and april, with clear, warm days and mild nights. in spring (september to november) theres more chance of rain, but it usually clears quickly. average temperatures are around 25c (77f), though it can get to over 40c (104f) in summer.talk about the new york city with students in the same way. then ask students to listen to the passage and do the exercises. go through the answers with students.step iii revise, may, might or probably. may / might 的用法情态动词may / might，没有人称和数的变化，在句子中不能单独作谓语。后面直接跟动词原形（即不带to 的不定式）构成合成谓语，常用于下列几种情况：1. may/ might表示请求许可时，译为“可以”。 might表示的语气更加委婉、客气。虽然may有自己的否定形式may not，但否定回答常用cannot、must not来表达否定意思。may i leave the book with you？ 我可以把这本书交给你吗？ yes, you may / can. （no, you cant / mustnt.） 可以。（不可以。） the manager told me i might have a vacation. 经理告诉我，我可以休假。might i use your pen for a while? 我能用用你的钢笔吗？2. may/ might表示推测，常译成“也许，可能”等, might 的可能性比may要小。否定形式常用may not/might not。如：she may / might go to shanghai next week. 下周她可能到上海去。 he may / might be writing a letter. 他可能正在写信。 he may（may not） come here tomorrow. 他明天也许会（不会）来这儿。3. 表示可能的方式有很多，除使用情态动词may / might以外，还可以使用表示可能的形容词和副词。maybe, perhaps和possibly都可以表示“大概, 也许”, 此时程度相似。但maybe和perhaps常位于句首, possibly常位于句中, maybe主要用于非正式场合, 较口语化。如：maybe i will go with them. 也许我会和他们一起去。perhaps they dont know. 可能他们不知道。theres possibly something wrong with the machine. 这台机器可能出问题了。 possible意为“可能的”, 常用于句型: it is possible to do sth. 意为“做某事是可能的”。如： it is possible to get to the airport before seven. 七点前可能到达机场。it is possible + that从句。如：it is possible that i tell him the wrong time. 可能我告诉了他错误的时间。probably 意为“很可能、大概”, 可能性在这几个词中最大。如：theres probably life on other planets, but we havent known yet. 也许其他星球上有生命, 只是我们尚不知道。ask students to do activities 1, 2 and 3. check the answers.step iv module taskin this procedure, students will read a passage and answer questions first, and then write a message to one of their friends. sample answers to activity 12:the best time to come is in october. it might be warm but there may be some rain. and it might be cold. she should bring a sweater. she might stay in a small hotel - a bed-and-breakfast or b & b. she might like to buy a railcard to travel around the rest of the country. sample answers to activity 13:sally marks starts the message by “dear ” and finish the message by “yours truly” and her name and working place.sample message:dear susan, its good to hear that you my want to visit china. the best time to visit china is during spring season (march to may) and autumn season (september to november).normally, the most comfortable season of the year is early autumn (september to early october). during that period, temperatures are reasonable throughout china (about 50-72f) with a limited amount of rain. september for example is the only month in the year when the ancient and valuable paintings of the beijing palace museum are displayed due to proper climate conditions (low humidity and proper temperature).spring can also be delightful with the average temperatures nearly the same as in autumn (about 50-72f). summer (from june to the end of august) can be very hot with temperatures well above 72f, especially in the famous four furnaces of china: wuhan, tianjing, chongqing and nanchang. summer is also the rainy season, so dont forget umbrellas, light raincoats and rubber shoes.winte