11TheweatherUnit2Targetlanguage目标语言1.Words&phrases生词和短语camera,umbrella,pleasant,fromtimetotime,fall,swimsuit,northwest,southeast,compared2.Keysentences重点句子TheUSAisaverybigcountrytovisit,sochoosecarefullytheplacestoseeandthetimetogo.Bringagoodmapbecauseyoumaywanttotravelaround.It’sagoodideatobringyourcamerabecauseyoumaywanttotakephotosoftheautumnleaves.It’spleasanttovisitAlaskainJulyandAugustbutitmightbecoolintheevening.Soremembertowearsomewarmclothes.Anytimeyoulike!Abilitygoals能力目标EnablestudentstotalkabouttheweatherintheUSA.Teachingimportant/difficultpoints教学重难点HowtotalkabouttheweatherintheUSA.Teachingmethods教学方法Readingandwriting.Teachingaids教具准备Aprojectororsomepicturesandsomesmallpiecesofpaper,ataperecorderTeachingproceduresandways教学过程与方式StepIRevisionInthisprocedure,studentswillrevisesomenewwordsanddopairworktopracticethesentence:Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow?Showsomepicturestotheclassandasksomestudentstowritethefollowingwordsontheblackboard.sunny,cloudy,snow,freezing,temperature,cool,dry,shower,wet,snowyThenaskthemtoworkinpairs,andtalkabouttheweathertodayandtomorrow.Sampledialogue:S1:What’stheweatherliketoday?S2:It’scloudy.S1:Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow?S2:Itmayberainy./Itwillprobablyberainy.Asksomepairstoactinfrontoftheclass.Afterthis,presenttheReadingbypracticeWhen’sthebesttimeto…inpairs.T:It’ssunny/cloudy/rainy…today.Butwhenisthebesttimetovisitourtown/city?Why?(Writethequestionontheblackboard)Let’shaveadiscussioninpairs.Sampledialogue:S1:Whenisthebesttimetovisitourtown/city?S2:IthinkSeptemberisthebesttime.S1:Why?S2:Becauseit’snottoohotorcoldatthattime.Asksomepairstoactinfrontoftheclass.StepIIReadingInthisprocedure,askstudentstolistenandreadthepassage.Makesuretheycandescribethephotosaccordingtothepassage.T:LikeChina,therearemanybeautifulplacesintheUSA.Theweatherisdifferentintheseplaces.NowlistentoapassageintroducingtheweatherintheUSA.Booksclosed!Listentothetapeanddecidewhatyoucanseeinthephotos.Askthestudentstolistentothetape.Afterlistening,askthestudentstohaveadiscussionaboutthephotosingroups.Asksomestudentstohaveareport.Samplereports:S:ItmightbeautumninPicture1becausethetreesstarttochangecolour.Awhitehousestandsbehindthetrees.Itmaybepleasanttoliveinthehouse.S:ItmightbehotsummerinPicture2becausetherearemanypeopleswimminginthesea.AndIcanseeaballoon.S:ItiswinternowinPicture3.Therearealotofsnowinthestreet.Thenaskstudentstoreadthepassageandchecktheiranswers.T:YoushouldchoosetimetovisitsomegoodplacesintheUSA.Readthepassagecarefullyandfillinthetablebelow.PlacesTimeThereasonNewYorkandWashingtonDCMayandOctoberNewEnglandSeptemberCaliforniaDecemberThenorthwest(Alaska)JulyandAugustSoutheast(Texas)SpringandwinterAskstudentstoworkinpairstocompletethetableandreporttheiranswers.Thengothroughtheanswerswiththestudents.Sampleanswers:PlacesTimeThereasonNewYorkandWashingtonDCMayandOctoberBecauseit’snottoohotthen.Inwinterthere’salotofsnow,too.NewEnglandSeptemberTheweatherstartstogetcoolerandthetreesstarttochangecolor.Andyoucantakephotosoftheautumnleaves.CaliforniaDecemberTheweatherisfineallyear.Youcanswiminthesea.Thenorthwest(Alaska)JulyandAugustItisn’tverycoldandthere’salotofrain.Southeast(Texas)SpringandwinterBecauseit’susuallyverysunnyhere.StepIIICarefulreadingInthisprocedure,studentswillreadthepassagemorecarefullyandslowly.Thentheywilldoactivities2and3.Checktheanswerswiththeclass.T:Ifyouwanttogiveyourfriendsadvice,you’dbettergiveyourreasonsatthesametime.Nowreadthepassageagainandfindoutthesentencesofthistype.Samplesentences:1.Bringanumbrella.Bringanumbrellabecauseitmightrain.2.Wearwarmclothes.Wearwarmclothesbecauseitmightbecoolintheevening.Askstudentstoreporttheirwork.GameAskstudentstodoactivity4byplayingagame“Lookforyourfriends”.T:Whenwegiveourfriendsadvice,weshouldusebecauseorsotosayourreasons.Let’scometoactivity4.Pleasereadthesentencesfirst,andthenwe’llplayagame.Dividestudentsintotwogroupsandaskeachgrouptowritethesesentencesdownonsmallpiecesofpaper.Onegroupwritesdownthefirstpartnumbered1,2,3…andtheotherthepartwitha,b,c….Thenbeginthegameasfollows:S1groupdrawsonepiecefromSagroupandreadthesentence,theothergroupmustrespondquicklybymatchingthetwopartsofthesentenceandreadoutloudly.Onesample:S1:Youcancomeanytimeyoulike,but…Sa:ButthebesttimetovisitEnglandisinspring.StepIVWritingInthisprocedure,studentswilltrytowritesomeadviceandgivethereasonsusingso,but,because.T:We’velearnedthebesttimetovisittheUSAfromthepassage.What’sthebesttimetovisityourtown?Writeyouradviceanddon’tforgettogiveyourreasons.Givestudentsafewminutestowriteandasksomestudentstoreadwhattheywritebeforetheclass.Sampleversion:Thebesttimetovisitmytownisinsummerbecausethefamouscypressesallbecomegreen.Themountainsandriversareveryclearandcool.Anddon’tforgettobringyourumbrellasbecausetheremightberainsanytimethere.Guesswheremytownis!StepVHomeworkAskstudentsto1.finishactivities4—7onpage153.2.findinformationaboutSydneyandNewYork.
