英语人教版七年级下册Unit 7 Section A 1a--2d.doc

The Weather Period 1 Listening and speaking Target language 目标语言 1. Words & phrases生词和短语 cloud, shower, degree, temperature, joke, wet, might, windy, probably, sunny, cool, dry, cloudy, centigrade, freezing, snowy2. Key sentences重点句子 It may not even be cold, just wet. And it might be windy.What will the weather be like?It may be quite cool, so itll probably be hot and sunny.Come on, better get going!Teaching important/difficult points 教学重难点 The usage of may, might and probably.Teaching 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. The Sun Clouds Rain Severe WeatherT: 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 flashing. 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: Spring Festival is coming. Do you want to see friends at Spring Festival? Of course we do. So it is very important to listen to the weather forecast during the Spring Festival. Tony is going to England during the Spring festival. What will be the weather like? Now listen and find out. Ask students to listen to the tape and then fill in the blanks in activity 5. Check the answers.Step III Reading In this procedure, ask students to read the dialogue and do activity 6 as a competition to see if the sentences are true or false.T: Read the dialogue again and do activity 6. Check if they are true or false. Lets have a competition between boys and girls. If you stand up and correct the question correctly first, you will get a star. Those who get more stars will be the winner.Sample:S1: Its always cold and wet in February in England.S2: True.S1: Its often freezing in February in England.S2: False. It may not be cold, just wet. And it might be windy in England.Step IV 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:Tomorrow may be sunny. It may be rainy next week. It might be very cold next month.Step V Homework1. Ask the students to learn and remember the new words and expressions of this unit.2. Ask the students to finish activities 13 on page 152. Period 2 Reading and writingTarget language 目标语言 1. Words & phrases生词和短语 camera, umbrella, pleasant, from time to time, fall, swimsuit, northwest, southeast, compared 2. Key sentences重点句子 The USA is a very big country to visit, so choose carefully the places to see and the time to go.Bring a good map because you may want to travel around.Its a good idea to bring your camera because you may want to take photos of the autumn leaves.Its pleasant to visit Alaska in July and August but it might be cool in the evening.So remember to wear some warm clothes.Any time you like!Teaching 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 Whens 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.Ask students to work in pairs to complete the table and report their answers. Then go through the answers with the students. Step III Careful readingIn this procedure, students will read the passage more carefully and slowly. Then they will do activities 2 and 3. 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 4 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 4. 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 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 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 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 town is!Step V HomeworkAsk students tofinish activities 47 on page 153.find information about Sydney and New York. Period 3 Language in useTarget language 目标语言 1. Words & phrases生词和短语 possible, shine, depend, stormy, best, railcard, truly2. Key sentences重点句子 Its freezing, isnt it?Yes, its really cold.Will it be snowy?It may not even be cold just now. And it might be windy.Itll probably be hot and sunny.Teaching 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 1 and 2. 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 Further practice Revise Itsto in this module: Ask students to do activities 3 and 4. Check the answers by doing chain work as follows. Sample:S1: Its a good idea to bring an umbrella.S2: The best time to visit New York is in October.S3: Its very important to wear warm clothes when its freezing.Then go on with activities 5 and 6. Revise the use of possible, probably and may. Give students a few minutes to complete the exercises. Do chain work to check the answers.Sample:S1: Its sunny now, but lets take an umbrella because it may rain later.S2: It isnt always warm in February, so it might be cool.S3: Were going to the mountain and we hope it may snow.After this, ask students to do activities 711. Check the answers with the class. 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 12:1. The best time to come is in October. 2. It might be warm but there may be some rain. And it might be cold. 3. She should bring a sweater. 4. She might stay in a small hotel - a bed-and-breakfast or B & B. 5. 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