Unit 7 It’s raining!Match the words with the pictures [a–e].1aSection A1. raining2. windy3. cloudy4. sunny5. snowingabecd1c Imagine you are in one of the places in 1a. Talk about the weather with your friend on the phone.A: Hi! How’s the weather in Beijing?B: It’s sunny.Listen and write these city names in the boxes above.1bBeijing Moscow Toronto Boston Shanghaiabcde2a Listen and number the pictures [1–4].2342b Listen again. Match the names with the activities.adb2c Talk about the people in 2a with a partner.2d Role-play the conversation.Rick: Hello, Rick speaking.Steve: Hi, Rick. It’s Steve. How’s it going?Rick: Not bad, thanks. The weather’s great. What are you doing?Steve: I’m playing basketball with some friends at the park.Rick: Sounds like you’re having a good time.Steve: Yeah. Is your brother at home?Rick: Oh, he’s not here. He’s studying at his friend’s home. Can I take a message for him?home. Can I take a message for him?Steve: Yes. Could you just tell him to call me back?Rick: Sure, no problem.3a Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. Then practice the conversations with a partner. be play study talk do make 1. A: What are you doing? B: I my homework. I always my homework in the evening.2. A: What’s John doing right now? B: He soccer. He soccer every Saturday.3. A: Julie English right now? B: No, she isn’t. She Chinese.4. A: What are Julie and Jane doing? B: They soup. They can very good soup.5. A: Lisa on the phone again? B: Yes, she on the phone for three hours every day!3b Yuan Yuan from CCTV is interviewing people in five different places. Fill in the chart below.How’s the weather?What are they doing?It’s sunny and warm. He’s playing the guitar. It’s windy.They’re hiking.It’s snowing.They’re cooking.It’s hot and humid.He’s writing.It’s raining.They’re playing soccer.Match the words with the pictures.1aSection Baebc1b Ask and answer questions about the weather in the pictures in 1a.Listen and write what Mary and Eric answer to How’s it going.1cHow’s it going?What are you doing?How’s the weather?MaryEricgreat1d Listen again. Write the answers to What are you doing and How’s the weather.not badI’m visiting my grandmotherhot,dry,sunnyI’m having a partyterrble,could,rainingRole-play a conversation between Mary and Eric.1eTalk about the pictures below with a partner. How’s the weather? What are the people doing?2a2b Match each postcard below with the correct picture in 2a.good-bye!
