初中英语人教版七年级下册Unit7 Its raining.docx

：Unit 7 Its raining! 一、教学背景这一单元的中心话题是Describe the weather。语法现象是Present Progressive Tense。继Unit6 Im watching TV第二次出现了现在进行时态，是上一单元的延续。比较上一单元，本单元增设了一个日常生活中重要的情景Talking about the weather 。学生不但要具备并熟练地掌握现在进行时态的意识和技巧，并且要会运用这一时态描述在各种天气背景下人的活动。二、 教材内容本单元语言训练的重点是（1）谈论天气；（2）描述正在发生的动作。重点语言结构是（1）How引导的特殊疑问句；（2）Yes/No问句及答语；（3）现在进行时的用法。Section A主要是听读说和基础语言运用，为目标句型提供分步示例和指导性练习；Section B知识扩展、新旧知识的运用，循序渐进的写作练习；运用所学的语言完成各种任务使学生能够对已经学过的目标句型运用自如：Self -Check自我评价，词汇知识的评价，语言应用能力的评价。 三、 单元总体学习目标1、词汇 基础核心词汇：sunny, cloudy, snowing, raining, windy, cold, hot, cool, warm, humid, terrible 掌握：rain, snow, weather, cook, study, bad, pretty, lying, beach, group, surprised, beat, relaxed, winter, scarf, everyone, man, like 了解：Moscow, Boston, hows=how is, vocation, beach, volleyball 补充词汇：spring, summer, autumn, sandstorm, typhoon, tsunami(海啸)2、语法 (1)现在进行时 (2) 有关天气的特殊问句及答语7、学习策略通过任务型的教学，让学生学会自主学习，归纳总结，培养主动学习的能力。尤其对所学内容能主动复习并加以整理和归纳的能力。四、分课时教学设计Period OneSection A 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a+ Section B 1a, 1b. Teaching aims1. KnowledgeTeaching procedures Step1. Warming up1. Ask the Ss randomly: Whats the date today? What day is it today? How are you?2. Give a new expression which has the same meaning as How are you? : Hows it going? But the new one has more answers.Step2. Presentation1. Show 4 faces on the screen and ask Ss to describe each face using whatever words they can. Help Ss identify each person is feeling.2. Then show 4 words. Say the words and ask Ss to repeat each one. Ask Ss to match each remembered phrase with a face. Encourage them to spell the phrases by How do you spell it?3. Practice with the new structure by the whole class: Choose one to the front and the others guess the description words through his/her facial expressions.Step3. PresentationStep4. Weather reportPeriod TwoSection A 2a, 2b, 2c, 3b+ Grammar Focus. Teaching aims1. KnowledgeWords: cook, studySentence structures: What are you/ they doing? We/ They are What is he/she doing? He/ She is Yes/No questions and short answers.2. Ability: Ask and answer the Present Progressive Tense, and describe the activities people are doing3. Cultural awareness: The inner feelings of the Ss are motivated by understanding and comparing different peoples lives in different areas.Important points: the correct use of the Present Progressive Tense.Difficult points: Describe the weather and activities with the Present Progressive TenseTeaching procedures Step1. Warming up and revision 3. Play the tape for Ss to have a check. One more time listening to finish 2a. Teach: What does your father do? He is a cook. Compare cook with cooker.4. With the whole picture, get some Ss to tell the story of it.Step3. Brainstorming1. Play the tape for another time. Then do a memory test. Ask Ss: Whats Uncle Joe/Jeff/Mary/Aunt Sarah doing? Whatre Scott and Lucy doing? Is Jeff watching TV? Etc.2. Guessing game. Guess the activities people are doing.Get Ss to describe the 2 pictures orally.Step5. Grammar Focu2. Write 2 paragraphs about the 2 pictures on P84 and P86.eriod ThreeSection B 2a, 2b, 2c. Teaching aimsStep1. Revision1. Show different weather signs to revise the description words in Section A. Draw an arrow to revise the 4 words: cold, cool, warm and hot. But dont forget humid. 2. Get Ss to look at Picture C .Tell them: Its Chengdu. How is the weather in it? Its sunny. Is it cool? No, its hot. Its hot and humid. 3. Make a survey by the whole class. Ask Ss: Who likes the cold weather? Have Ss raise their hands. Check out the most popular and the least popular weather. Get Ss to talk about the local weather in 4 seasons.Step3. Interview1. After visiting the 4 places, ask some Ss: Where do you want to go? When do you want to go there? Hows the weather? What do you want to do there? Let them describe the places they want to go most. 2. Ss make an interview in the class., and then give a report about.3. Lets find out. Find out what kinds of activities someone wants to do on certain days.Step4. Homework!. Copy the new words 4 times.2. Interview their family members about the place they want to go most and the situations there, and then write a report about it.Period FourSection B 3a, 3b, 3c, 4 +self check. Teaching aims1. Knowledgehand? Get answers like: From the radio/12