初中英语人教版七年级下册Unit 7 Its raining !.doc

Teaching DesignUnit 7 Its raining. Section A (1a-2d)Teaching Aims1. Knowledge Objects1) Function: Know new words of weather description. Learn the new pattern: How question. Review the usage of present continuous tense. Review how to make a telephone call.2) Key Vocabulary: rain, windy, cloudy, sunny, snow, weather, cook, bad, park, message, take a message, could, back, problem3) Target Language: -Hows the weather?-Its cloudy. / Its sunny. / Its raining.-Whats Uncle Joe doing? -Hes playing basketball. 4) Structure: present continuous tense “How” questions “What” questions2. Ability ObjectsTo train students listening and speaking skills.3. Moral ObjectsPeople in western countries prefer talking about weather instead of asking.Teaching Key Points1) The vocabulary and useful expressions. 2) -Hows the weather? -Its raining/ windy. 3) -Whats Uncle Joe doing? -Hes playing basketball. -Whats Aunt Sally doing? -Shes cooking.Teaching Difficult Points1) How to improve students listening ability.2) Make conversations using the key structures.3) How to remember words well.Teaching MethodsMake conversations freely using the target language.Teaching Aids1). A tape recorder 2). A computer for multimedia use.Teaching Procedures. Warming-up and Lead in 1. Greet the students and check the homework. 2. Watch a video program about the weather. . Presentation 1. (Show some pictures of the weather) Let students look at the pictures and ask them how the weather is. Students learn the new words and expressions with the help of the pictures. 2. Look at the pictures in 1a. Then read the new words on the right. Ask the students to match the words with pictures. 3. Check the answers. . Game (Hows the weather?)1. (Showing some pictures on the big screen.) Ask students Hows the weather?2. Students guess and answer the question. . Listening 1. Now lets look at the city names in the box in 1b. Please read after me. Students read the cities after the teacher. 2. Now, Well hear four conversations. Listen carefully, point out each city in the picture as it comes upon the tape. Play the recording for the second time. Ask students to write the name of the city in the picture of its weather. 3. Check the answers. . Pair work 1. Tell the students: If you are in one of the places in the picture above. Talk about the weather with your friends in another city on the phone. 2. Make a model with a student like this:T: Hi! Hows the weather in Beijing?S1: Its sunny. 3. Students work in pairs. Ask and answer about the weather in the cities. . Listening 1. Work on 2a. LetsseewhatJoesfamiliesaredoing.Pointtothe4pictures. 2. Askstudents totelleachpersonisdoingineachpicture.Pay attention tothecorrectuseofthePresentContinuousTense. 3. Play the recording for the students to listen and number the pictures 1-4. 4.Playthetapeforstudentstocheck the answers. 5.Withthewholepicture,getsomestudentstotellthestoryofit.6. BrainstormingPlaythetapeforanothertime.Thenhaveamemorytest. Askstudents:WhatsUncleJoe/Jeff/Mary/AuntSarahdoing?WhatreScottandLucydoing?IsJeffwatchingTV?7. Let students match the names with the activities in 2b. Play the recording for the students to check the answers. . Pair work 1. Look at the pictures and talk about the people in 2a with a partner. 2. Ask a student the questions as a model:T: Whats Uncle Joe doing? S1: Hes playing basketball.3. Students work in pairs. Ask and answer about the pictures. . Role-play 1. Ask students to read the conversation and answer the questions: Whats Steve doing? Whats Ricks brother doing? Students read the conversations and answer the questions. Then check the answers together. 2. Let students role-play the conversation in pairs. IX. ExercisesHomework:1. Copy the new words.2. Make conversations about asking for the weather. Blackboard DesignSection A (1a-2d)Key Vocabulary: rain, windy, cloudy, sunny, snow, weather, cook, bad, park, message, take a message, could, back, problemTarget Language：1. Hows the weather in Beijing? Its sunny. 2. Whats Uncle Joe doing? He is playing basketball. 3. Whats Aunt Sally doing? Shes cooking. Whats Mary doing? Shes watching TV. What Jeff doing? Hes talking on the phone. 2d: Whats Steve doing? Wh