新编实用英语教案unit5.doc

Unit 5 Our weather and ClimateI.Teaching objectives 1. Enlarge vocabulary related to weather and climate.2. Get some tips about the use of basic sentence structures.3. Practice writing: describe the weather in form of weather forecast.4. Appreciate passages and complete exercises well.5. Practice to understand easy weather forecast.6. Practice to talk about the weather.II. Key points1. Master the vocabulary about weather and climate.2. Understand the passages3. Practice writing: describe the weather in form of forecast.4. Practice to talk about the weather and understand easy weather forecast.III. Difficult points1. Get some tips about the use of basic sentence structures.2. Practice writing a short weather forecast.3. Appreciate passages and complete exercises well.IV. Teaching methodology 1. Task-based language teaching2. Direct methodV. Teaching proceduresSection I Talking Face to FaceImitating Mini-Talks1. Work in pairs. Practice the following mini-talks about greeting and introducing people.Acting out the Tasks2. Work in pairs and act out the tasks by following the above mini-talks.Key for reference:1. Task: Ask for Marks comments on the weather. 2. Task: Ask about and describe the weather at this time of year.3. Task: Ask Mr. Green about the weather condition tomorrow and plan an activity.4. Task: Talk about the change of the weather from long rainy days.5. Task: Complain about a cold day.Studying Weather Forecasts3. A weather forecast id a statement that tells the public what the weather condition is going to be. We need to watch weather forecasts on TV or hear them over the radio every day.It is part of our life.Read the following samples of weather forecasts carefully and try to use the information to practice short dialogues.Following Sample Dialogues 4. Read the following sample dialogues and try to perform your own tasks.Putting Language to Use5. Mr. Parks is talking about the weather of two places in the United States with her students.Read aloud the following dialogue with your partner by putting in the missing words. 6. There is going to be s sports meet tomorrow.Bob is worried about the weather and you are talking about it. Fill in the blanks according to the clues given in the brackets. Then act it out with your partner.1. Listen to 10 sentences for workplace communication cross-referenced with their Chinese translations. Script: (e.g) 1. It look likes rain. 2. Is it going to be fine this weekend? 3. There is a chance of snow this evening. 4. Today will be cool and partly cloudy, with a chance of rain this afternoon. 5. Whats the temperature today?2. Listen to the following sentences for workplace communication in Column A and match each one with its Chinese version in Column B. 3. Listen to 6 sentences for workplace communication and choose their right responses. Handling a Dialogue4. Listen to a dialogue and decode the message by finding out the correct choices in the brackets according to what you have heard.Understanding a Short Speech/Talk5. Now listen to a short speech/talk and fill up the blanks according to what you have heard.The words in brackets will give you some hints.6. Listen to the speech/talk again and complete the information in Column A with the right choices in Column B.Section III Trying Your HandPracticing Applied Writing1. Read the following two samples of weather report and learn to write your own.2. Translate the following weather forecast into Chinese, using the data bank in the Workbook for reference.3. Write an English weather report according to the information given in Chinese.Writing Sentences and Reviewing Grammar4. Analyze the following sentences to see what tense they belong to .5. Correct the errors in the following sentences.6. Translate the following sentences into English. Keys for the exercise:1) The weather was terrible yesterday. In fact, it has been awful.2) She has worked in this office for five years.3) I paid a visit to the Great Wall last year and had a very good time there.4) We have never spoken to each other since we quarreled last time.5) Turn down the TV a bit, the weather forecast hasnt begun yet.Write and Describe a PictureWrite a short passage of about 100 words to tell a story or about an event related to the picture given below. Some useful words and phrases have been provided to help you. Section IV Maintaining a Sharp EyePassage one1. Information Related to the Reading Passage2. Language Points:3. Explanation of Difficult Sentences1) (para.1) Climate change may be a big problem,but there are many little things we can do to make a difference.Analysis: May can be used to introduce concession in putting forward an argument.2) (para.1) As we have learned, these greenhouse gases trap energy in the atmosphere and make the Earth warmer.Analysis:As is often used to introduce an indicator of the information source, such as as we have learned. Similar structure are:as the saying goes,as everyone knows, as you know,as you put it,etc.3) (para.3)By turning off lights, the television,and the computer when you are through with them, you can help a lot.Analysis: By is followed by a gerund, introducing a prepositional phrase of manner.Note,by is not necessarily always translated as “通过”.4) (para.8)One of the ways to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that we put into the air is to buy products that dont use as much energy.Analysis:Two That-clauses are used to serve as post-modifiers of nouns:the first one is that we put into the air, modifying greenhouse gases;The second that-clause is that dont use as much energy, modifying products. Note: In translation, the noun phrase products that use as much energy can simply be translated into”节能产品”, instead of “不消耗那么多能量的产品”.B. Important Words1) trap:v store(energy, gas or water,etc.)so that it cannot escape.2) Stand-by:n. Readiness for duty.3) Absorb:v. Take in,sack up (liquid,heat,knowledge,etc.)4) Membership: n. Being a member of (an organization)5) Swell:v. (number or amounts) grow bigger; expand.4. Passage Translation5. Read and Think: Answer the following questions according to the passage.6. Read and Complete1) Complete each of the following statements with words or phrases from the passage.2) Fill in the blanks with the proper words or expressions given below, changing the form if necessary.7. Read and Translate8. Read and SimulatePassage twoInformation Related to the Reading Passage1. Language Points:A. Explanation of Difficult Sentences1) (para.1) The most important thing to remember about the weather in Britain is that it often changes.Analysis: To remember about .is the post modifier of the sentence subject the most important thing, and that introduces the complement clause.2) (para.1) As it is not very common in Britain to have long periods when the weather stays the same day after day, the kind of weather you get will depend not only on the time of year, but also on the luck.Analysis: Within the as-clause of reason, there is a relative clause introduced by when and modifying periods. And in its main clause, there is another relative clause you get modifying weather, with the relative that omitted.3) (para.2) For example, the opportunities for people to meet outside depend a lot on the weather, so you wont see people meeting or spending time together outdoors as much as you do in hotter countries.Analysis: for people to meet outside modifies opportunities.Both meeting or spending time together are the object complement of verb see, and do refers to see.4) (para.3) Foreigners are often amused that the British people spend so much time discussing the weather.Analysis: That is often used to introduce a clause which gives the cause or the effect of an adjective, just like amused in this case.5) (para.4) Another reason is that the British people are reluctant to converse about personal matters with people who are not friends.Analysis:Here that introduces a subject-complement clause, in which a relative who-clause modified people.6) (Para.4) A comment on a nice day or a personal complaint about the rain is an easy way to break the ice.Analysis:Note that when or is used to coordinate two subjects, the verb must agree with the subject after or. To break the ice is an infinitive clause modifying an easy way.B. Important Words1)depend: v. A.change according to(no passive) B. Need someone or something for help or to be able to live.2) opportunity:n. A favorable moment or occasion (for doing sth.)3) Outdoors:ad. In the open air4) Amuse:v. Make someone laugh;cause laughter in5) Climate: n. The average conditions at a particular place over a period of year.6) Discuss:v. Talk about7) Variable:a. Changeable, not steady8) Reluctant:a. Unwilling and therefore perhaps slow to act.9) Converse:v. Talk informally10) Personally:a. B