Unit 8 The Seasons and the Weather Topic 1 What’s the weather like in summer?
Section A
Ⅰ. Material analysis
本话题通过对话询问和描述一年四季的气候引入学习，自然过渡到气温的表达，对比中西方国家天气的差异，同时谈论大量适合各种天气的日常活动。本节课是第八单元话题一的第一课时，主要活动是1a、2a和3a。学习询问和描述不同季节天气的表达以及描述不同季节适合的活动的表达方式；还将学习询问最喜欢的季节并阐述其原因的表达方式；另外，语音板块将学习字母s, x 及字母组合ur, wh的读音规则并复习字母z,w和字母组合ur,ir,er在单词中的发音。 Ⅱ. Teaching aims 1. Knowledge aims
能够快速辨认和正确朗读与天气及其活动相关的词汇：
weather, spring, warm, season, summer, hot, climb等；
能够询问和描述不同季节的天气以及各季节适合的活动的表达方式，如： —What’s the weather like in spring?= —How is the weather like in spring? —It’s warm. It’s a good time to.../ It’s a good season for.../We can... 能够谈论最喜欢的季节并阐述其原因，如：
Which season do you like best, spring, summer, fall or winter? — Why/Why do you like it? —Because...
能够应用一般现在时询问天气并作出回答，如：
—What’s the weather like in spring?= —How is the weather in spring? —It’s warm. It’s a good time to .../ It’s a good season for ... /We can ... 了解字母s, x 及字母组合ur, wh在单词中的读音规则。 2. Skill aims
能够听懂谈论季节和天气状况的对话和短文； 能够熟练使用英语询问和描述季节及天气情况； 能够读懂一些简单的与季节和天气相关的课外阅读材料；
能够编写有关季节和天气的短文。 3. Emotional aims
能够和同伴积极合作，共同完成任务； 能够认真、规范地读出音标及单词； 能够欣赏四季的美丽景色。 Ⅲ. The key points and difficult points 1. Key points
掌握询问和描述不同季节的天气及各季节适合的活动的表达方式，如： —What’s the weather like in spring?= —How is the weather like in spring? —It’s warm. It’s a good time to.../ It’s a good season for..../We can... 掌握运用询问最喜欢的季节并阐述其原因的表达方式，如： Which season do you like best, spring, summer, fall or winter? — Why/Why do you like it? —Because... 2. Difficult points
掌握询问和描述不同季节的天气及各季节适合的活动的表达方式； 掌握应用询问最喜欢的季节并阐述其原因的表达方式。 Ⅳ. Learning strategies
培养借助图片帮助听说的习惯。 Ⅴ. Teaching aids
多媒体、教学卡片、录音机和黑板 Ⅵ. Teaching procedures
Step Interaction patterns Introduction 1.The whole 1.Focus their attention 1.Greet students and let (6 minutes) class work. on the teacher and students answer a question: answer the question: e.g. How many days are there in a year? Student activity Teacher activity There are about 365 days in a year.
2.The whole 2.Answer the class work. questions: T:How 2.Show the pictures of the four seasons on the screen and ask many some questions; Lead students seasons are there in to answer the questions. (老师a year? 可以让学生根据图片猜测Ss: There are four season的意思：季节） seasons in a year. T:What are they? Ss: They are spring, summer, fall and winter. 3.The whole 3.Sing the song 3.Play the song—The Four class work. together. Seasons, and let students sing the song after the tape for several times. Presentation 1.The whole 1.Do 1a. Answer 1.Show the picture of “spring” (15 minutes) class work. the question: It’s on the screen and ask the warm. question: What’s the weather like in spring? (老师解释此问题) 2.Group work. 2.Talk about and 2.Point out the question: What answer the question: can we do in spring?Let S1: It’s a good time students to... talk about the question and try to answer it. S2: It’s a good season for.... S3:We can... the 3.Show the next picture of “summer” on the screen and 3.The whole 3.Answer class work. question: It’s hot.
4.Pair work. ask the question: How is the weather in summer?(老师解释此问题)Then let students answer the question. 4.Do 1c. Talk about 4.Show the other pictures of the pictures in “fall” and “winter”. Let pairs: A:What’s students talk about the pictures the in pairs and choose some pairs show their new weather like in ...? to How is the weather conversations. in ...? B: It’s ...It’s a good time to+动词原 形.../It’s a good season for+动词 ing形式.... We can do ... Then share the dialogs. 5.The whole 5.Read after the 5.Play the tape and let students class work. tape carefully. read after the tape carefully. Then point out the key sentences on the screen and let students try to remember the key sentences: —What’s the weather like in spring?/How is the weather in spring? —It’s warm. It’s a good time to.../ It’s a good season
6.Individual work. for..../We can... 6.Do 1b. Listen and 6.Play the tape again and help match the seasons check the answers. with the weather and activities. Consolidation 1.Pair work. (10 minutes) 2.Individual work. 3.Pair work. 1.Do 2a. Talk about 1.Show the four pictures and the pictures. Ask let students talk about the and answer in pairs: pictures in pairs. Then choose A:Which season do some students to show their you like best, dialogs. spring, summer, fall or winter? B: I like ... best. A:Why/Why do you like it? B: Because... 2.Fill in the blanks 2.Play the tape and let students by yourselves and fill in the blanks. Choose some check the answers. students to check the answers. 3.Do 2b. Share your 3.Show the pictures in 2b and dialogs with the give students some time to whole class. make up new conversations in pairs and then show their dialogs. Practice 1.Individual 1.Do 3a. Read the 1.Show the word cards of words and find the burn, church, nurse and let rule of the same students try to read them by sound. themselves, then choose some students to read them. (8 minutes) work.
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