英語七下Unit7.doc

Unit7 Its raining!Language goalsIn this unit students learn to talk about the weather and talk about what people are doing.New languageWhat are you doing? Im watching TV.Whats he doing? Hes playing basketball.Whats she doing? Shes cooking.What are they doing? Theyre studying.Hows the weather? Its raining. Period 1(From P31 to P32)New words: rain, windy, cloudy, sunny, snow, weather, cook, study, hows=how isStructures: Hows the weather? Its raining.What are you doing? Im watching TV.Hows it going? Great!Teaching steps:Step1: RevisionT: Write the question: What are you doing? On the board. Read the question and ask the class to repeat it. Then you might pretend to to be reading a book, playing soccer, When the class asks, What are you doing? You answer, Im reading a book, and so forth.Step2 PresentationThis activity introduces the key vocabulary. Focus attention on the cities in the picture. Ask, what is the weather like here? Supply the word and ask the class to repeat it. Say a sentence or two about each kind of weather. E.g.: Its raining. Is it raining here today? Then ask Ss to match each word with one of the cities in the picture.Step3 Listening1b Play the recording the first time. Ss only listen. Point to each city in the picture as it comes up on the tape.Play the recording a second time. Ask Ss to write the name of the city in the picture of its weather.Step4 PairworkThis activity provides guided oral practice using the target language.Point out the example conversation. Ask two Ss to read the dialogue to the class.Ask several pairs to present their conversations to the class.Step5 Listening2a Point to the four pictures. Ask Ss to tell what each person is doing in each picture. Supply vocabulary words as needed.2b Point out the list of names and the list of activities. Play the recording and have Ss fill in the rest of the answers.Step6 PairworkAsk and answer questions. Talk about the people in activity 2a. Using Whats Uncle Joe doing? Hes playing basketball.Step7 Grammar focusReview the grammar box. Ask Ss to say the questions and answers.HomeworkRecite and copy the new words.Copy the sentences in Grammar Focus. Period2 New words: bad, terribleStructure: Hows it going? Great! Hows the weather there?Its snowing.Step1. Revision1. Dictate the words and sentences we learnt yesterday.Step2 PresentationCall attention to the faces. Help Ss to identify how each person is feeling. E.g. ask a student, Look at this face. Is it happy? Is it unhappy? Then point to the four words. Say the words and ask Ss to repeat each one. After that, ask Ss to match each numbered phrase by writing the letter of each face in the blank in front of the correct phrase.Step 3 Pairwork Point out the conversation in the large picture and ask two Ss to read it to the class. Ask Ss to explain what Hows it going? ( It is similar to How are you? Or How is everything?) Ask the Ss to work in pairs to practice the conversation. Then call attention to the example in the small speech bubbles. Have two Ss read it to the class. Then choose some of the words and make some conversations by themselves. Ask pairs of Ss to make up their own conversations.Step4 Game This game provides oral practice using the target language. Now lets work in pairs. One student looks at the picture on page 85 and the other looks at the picture on page 87. Please dont look at yourPartners picture.Student A says, in my picture it is sunny. Student B says, In my picture it is raining. Period3 New words: pretty, hot, cold, cool, warm ,humidStructure: How is the weather in pictured? Its hot.Step1: Revision Dictate the words and drills in the last period.Step2. Presentation This activity introduces more key vocabulary. Focus attention on the five picture. Ask Ss to tell what the weather is like in each place, if they can. Say a sentence or two about each kind of weather. Its cold in this picture. Is it cold here today? Point out the numbered list of words. Then ask Ss to match each word with one of the picture.Step3 Pairwork1b:Call attention to the example in the speech bubbles. Read the conversation with a student. Ask Ss to work in pairs. Have Ss ask and answer questions about the weather in the pictures in activity 1a.Using the structure Hows the weather in picture d? Its cold.Step4 Listening2a: This activity provides listening and writing practice using the target language. Read the headings on the chart to the class. Point out the answer blanks.Play the tape the first time. Ss only listen. Play it again and have Ss write their answers.2b: Point out and read the second two headings on the chart: What are you doing? Hows the weather? Ask the Ss to listen and fill in the blanks.Step5 Pairwork2c:Point out the example in the speech bubbles. Ask Ss to read it to the class. Point out the three questions in 2a.Hows it going? What are you doing? Hows it going? Ask individual student to repeat their answers.HomeworkCopy the words we learned in this class. Step4Step1 RevisionDictate the words we learned yesterday.Step2 Reading First learn the new words of 3a, then ask a student to read the passage to the class. Ask and answer some questions according to the text.After the Ss understand the passage, let them read it after the tape .Make sure they can read it correctly and fluently. Explain some important points in the passage.1. Thank you for 2.CCTVs Around The World show 3.a beautiful, sunny day 4. on vacation 5.take photosStep3 Writing3b look at the pictures of France. Then fill