Unit6It’sraining!PeriodOneNewwords:rain,windy,cloudy,sunny,snow,weather,cook,study,how’s=howisStructures:How’stheweather?It’sraining.Whatareyoudoing?I’mwatchingTV.How’sitgoing?Great!Teachingsteps:Step1:RevisionT:Writethequestion:Whatareyoudoing?Ontheboard.Readthequestionandasktheclasstorepeatit.Thenyoumightpretendtotobereadingabook,playingsoccer,Whentheclassasks,Whatareyoudoing?Youanswer,I’mreadingabook,andsoforth.Step2PresentationThisactivityintroducesthekeyvocabulary.Focusattentiononthecitiesinthepicture.Ask,whatistheweatherlikehere?Supplythewordandasktheclasstorepeatit.Sayasentenceortwoabouteachkindofweather.Eg:It’sraining.Isitrainingheretoday?ThenaskSstomatcheachwordwithoneofthecitiesinthepicture.Step3Listening1bPlaytherecordingthefirsttime.Ssonlylisten.PointtoeachcityinthepictureasitcomesuponthetapePlaytherecordingasecondtime.AskSstowritethenameofthecityinthepictureofitsweather.Step4PairworkThisactivityprovidesguidedoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.Pointouttheexampleconversation.AsktwoSstoreadthedialoguetotheclass.Askseveralpairstopresenttheirconversationstotheclass.Step5Listening2aPointtothefourpictures.AskSstotellwhateachpersonisdoingineachpicture.Supplyvocabularywordsasneeded.2bPointoutthelistofnamesandthelistofactivities.PlaytherecordingandhaveSsfillintherestoftheanswers.Step6PairworkAskandanswerquestions.Talkaboutthepeopleinactivity2a.UsingWhat’sUncleJoedoing?He’splayingbasketball.Step7GrammarfocusReviewthegrammarbox.AskSstosaythequestionsandanswers.Sept8HomeworkReciteandcopythenewwords.CopythesentencesinGrammarFocus.PeriodTwoNewwords:bad,terribleStructure:How’sitgoing?Great!How’stheweatherthere?It’ssnowing.Step1.Revision1.Dictatethewordsandsentenceswelearntyesterday.Step2PresentationCallattentiontothefaces.HelpSstoidentifyhoweachpersonisfeeling.eg.askastudent,Lookatthisface.Isithappy?Isitunhappy?Thenpointtothefourwords.SaythewordsandaskSstorepeateachone.Afterthat,askSstomatcheachnumberedphrasebywritingtheletterofeachfaceintheblankinfrontofthecorrectphrase.Step3PairworkPointouttheconversationinthelargepictureandasktwoSstoreadittotheclass.AskSstoexplainwhatHow’sitgoing?(ItissimilartoHowareyou?OrHowiseverything?)AsktheSstoworkinpairstopracticetheconversation.Thencallattentiontotheexampleinthesmallspeechbubbles.HavetwoSsreadittotheclass.Thenchangesomeofthewordsandmakesomeconversationsbythemselves.AskpairsofSstomakeuptheirownconversations.Step4GameThisgameprovidesoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.Nowlet’sworkinpairs.Onestudentlooksatthepictureonpage85andtheotherlooksatthepictureonpage87.Pleasedon’tlookatyourPartner’spicture.StudentAsays,inmypictureitissunny.StudentBsays,Inmypictureitisraining.PeriodThreeNewwords:pretty,hot,cold,cool,warm,humidStructure:Howistheweatherinpictured?It’shot.Step1:RevisionDictatethewordsanddrillsinthelastperiod.Step2PresentationThisactivityintroducesmorekeyvocabulary.Focusattentiononthefivepicture.AskSstotellwhattheweatherislikeineachplace,iftheycan.Sayasentenceortwoabouteachkindofweather.It’scoldinthispicture.Isitcoldheretoday?Pointoutthenumberedlistofwords.ThenaskSstomatcheachwordwithoneofthepicture.Step3Pairwork1b:Callattentiontotheexampleinthespeechbubbles.Readtheconversationwithastudent.AskSstoworkinpairs.HaveSsaskandanswerquestionsabouttheweatherinthepicturesinactivity1a.UsingthestructureHow’stheweatherinpictured?It’scold.Step4Listing2a:Thisactivityprovideslisteningandwritingpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.Readtheheadingsonthecharttotheclass.Pointouttheanswerblanks.Playthetapethefirsttime.Ssonlylisten.PlayitagainandhaveSswritetheiranswers.2b:Pointoutandreadthesecondtwoheadingsonthechart:Whatareyoudoing?How’stheweather?AsktheSstolistenandfillintheblanks.Step5Pairwork2c:Pointouttheexampleinthespeechbubbles.AskSstoreadittotheclass.Pointoutthethreequestionsin2a.How’sitgoing?Whatareyoudoing?How’sitgoing?Askindividualstudenttorepeattheiranswers.Step6HomeworkCopythewordswelearnedinthisclass.PeriodFourStep1RevisionDictatethewordswelearnedyesterday.Step2ReadingFirstlearnthenewwordsof3a,thenaskastudenttoreadthepassagetotheclass.Askandanswersomequestionsaccordingtothetext.AftertheSsunderstandthepassage,letthemreaditafterthetape.Makesuretheycanreaditcorrectlyandfluently.Explainsomeimportantpointsinthepassage.1.Thankyoufor2.CCTV’sAroundTheWorldshow3.abeautiful,sunnyday4.onvacation5.takephotosStep3Writing3blookatthepicturesofFrance.Thenfillintheblanks.3c:AskoneortwoSstodescribetheweatherintheirhometown,andtosaywhatoutdoorsactivitiespeoplethereliketodoAskSstoworkalone.ThenaskseveralSstoreadtheirreportstotheclass.Step4Self-check1.AskSstocheckallthewordstheyknow.2.AskSstowritefivenewwordsintheirVocab-builder3.DrawtheSsattentiontothefivepicturesandthetargetlanguage.HaveSsfillintherestofthechartwiththeinformationabouttheotherpictures.Step5Homework:Copy3a
