Unit6It’sraining!LanguagegoalsInthisunitstudentslearntotalkabouttheweatherandtalkaboutwhatpeoplearedoing.NewlanguageWhatareyoudoing?I’mwatchingTV.What’shedoing?He’splayingbasketball.What’sshedoing?She’scooking.Whataretheydoing?They’restudying.How’stheweather?It’sraining.Period1(FromP31toP32)Newwords: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.E.g.:It’sraining.Isitrainingheretoday?ThenaskSstomatcheachwordwithoneofthecitiesinthepicture.Step3Listening1bPlaytherecordingthefirsttime.Ssonlylisten.Pointtoeachcityinthepictureasitcomesuponthetape.Playtherecordingasecondtime.AskSstowritethenameofthecityinthepictureofitsweather.Step4PairworkThisactivityprovidesguidedoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.Pointouttheexampleconversation.AsktwoSstoreadthedialoguetotheclass.Askseveralpairstopresenttheirconversationstotheclass.Step5Listening2aPointtothefourpictures.AskSstotellwhateachpersonisdoingineachpicture.Supplyvocabularywordsasneeded.2bPointoutthelistofnamesandthelistofactivities.PlaytherecordingandhaveSsfillintherestoftheanswers.Step6PairworkAskandanswerquestions.Talkaboutthepeopleinactivity2a.UsingWhat’sUncleJoedoing?He’splayingbasketball.Step7GrammarfocusReviewthegrammarbox.AskSstosaythequestionsandanswers.HomeworkReciteandcopythenewwords.CopythesentencesinGrammarFocus.Period2(P33)Newwords:bad,terribleStructure:How’sitgoing?Great!How’stheweatherthere?It’ssnowing.Step1.Revision1.Dictatethewordsandsentenceswelearntyesterday.Step2PresentationCallattentiontothefaces.HelpSstoidentifyhoweachpersonisfeeling.E.g.askastudent,Lookatthisface.Isithappy?Isitunhappy?Thenpointtothefourwords.SaythewordsandaskSstorepeateachone.Afterthat,askSstomatcheachnumberedphrasebywritingtheletterofeachfaceintheblankinfrontofthecorrectphrase.Step3PairworkPointouttheconversationinthelargepictureandasktwoSstoreadittotheclass.AskSstoexplainwhatHow’sitgoing?(ItissimilartoHowareyou?OrHowiseverything?)AsktheSstoworkinpairstopracticetheconversation.Thencallattentiontotheexampleinthesmallspeechbubbles.HavetwoSsreadittotheclass.Thenchoosesomeofthewordsandmakesomeconversationsbythemselves.AskpairsofSstomakeuptheirownconversations.Step4GameThisgameprovidesoralpracticeusingthetargetlanguage.Nowlet’sworkinpairs.Onestudentlooksatthepictureonpage85andtheotherlooksatthepictureonpage87.Pleasedon’tlookatyourPartner’spicture.StudentAsays,inmypictureitissunny.StudentBsays,Inmypictureitisraining.Period3(P34)Newwords:pretty,hot,cold,cool,warm,humidStructure:Howistheweatherinpictured?It’shot.Step1:RevisionDictatethewordsanddrillsinthelastperiod.Step2.PresentationThisactivityintroducesmorekeyvocabulary.Focusattentiononthefivepicture.AskSstotellwhattheweatherislikeineachplace,iftheycan.Sayasentenceortwoabouteachkindofweather.It’scoldinthispicture.Isitcoldheretoday?Pointoutthenum...
