1、Module 10 The weatherUnit 1 一、学习目标:A. 单词和短语：cloud, shower, snow, storm, cloudy, rainy, snowy, sunny, windy, skate, thick, ice, joke, might, temperature, minus, degree, although, wet, terrible, wish, probably, come on, mile, northwest, umbrella, southeast, from time to timeB. 交际用语：1. Youre joking!2.
2、Sounds great!3. Come on!4. When is the best time to visit your country?5. What clothes should she bring?6. Whats the temperature?7. Where are you going?8. Itll probably be cold tomorrow.9. It might be rainy.10. Its probably sunny and hot there.11. Bring a map because you may want to travel around.二、
3、教学目标1. Function: Describing the weather.2. Structure: may, might, probably (for possibility)3. Skills: 1) Listening and understanding familiar topics (weather).2) Giving weather forecast based on clues; predicting about future weather using probably.3) Reading and finding specific information.4) Wri
4、ting a short passage about the best time to visit your town, using because, so and but.4. Around the world: The wettest place5. Task: Preparing some advice on the best time to visit China三、重点及难点: 1. Describing the weather.2. Grammar: The using of may, might, probably (for possibility)四、教学设计:Unit 1 I
5、t might snow.Teaching modelListening and speaking Teaching methodInteractive approach Teaching aims1. To understand conversations about the weather;2. To get specific information from the listening material;3. To talk about possibilities Teaching Objectives 1. Key vocabulary: cloud, shower, snow, st
6、orm, cloudy, rainy, snowy, sunny, windy, skate, thick, ice, joke, might, temperature, minus, degree, although, wet, terrible, wish, probably, come on2. Key structures: may, might, probably (for possibility)3. Key sentences:1) Whats the temperature? Its between minus five and minus two degrees!2) Wha
7、ts the weather like in ? = How is the weather in ? Its snowy (cloudy, rainy, sunny, windy .).3) although this year it snowed a lot. 4) Come on, better get going!5) Its probably sunny and hot there.Itll probably be cold tomorrow.Teaching aidsTape recorder, OHP, video Teaching StepsStep 1 Warming upWe
8、ather report: 1) Show some pictures of the weather. 2) Ask and answer: Whats the weather like in ?Step 2 Work in pairs.1. Show some pictures of the weather. Ask the students to talk about the weather.2. Introduce the new words.1) sun n. 太阳 sunny adj. 晴朗的2) rain n. 雨 rainy adj. 多雨的；下雨的3) cloud n.云 cl
9、oudy adj. 多云的4) snow n.雪； v. 下雪 snowy adj.多雪的；下雪的5) wind n.风 windy adj.多风的；刮大风的6) storm n. 暴风雨 stormy adj.有暴风雨的7) shower n. 阵雨； showery adj.有雷阵雨的3. Learn the new words.4. Read the new words.5. Exercises:边学边练：根据句子意思，用适当的词填空：1) It rains a lot in summer in Beijing. Its often _.2) Therere a lot of cloud
10、s. Its _.3) The weather is snowy and theres a lot of _ in the park.4) The sun is out. Its very _ and hot today.5) The wind is very strong. Its so _ that its difficult to walk.6. Ask the students to check with a partner.7. Check the answers: Keys: 1. rainy 2. cloudy 3. snow 4. sunny 5. windy8. Learn
11、the new words.Step 3 Listening1. Listen and check ( ) the correct information in the box.2. Ask and answer like this:Whats the weather like in Beijing / Shanghai ?3. Play the recording and ask the students to listen to the recording carefully.4. Listen and check ( ) the correct information in the bo
12、x.5. Ask the students to check their answers with a partner.6. Call back the answer from the whole class and check the answer.7. Work in pairs. Correct the wrong information in the table.Step 4 Listen and read.1. Show some pictures, and ask the students to talk about them.2. Ask the students to read
13、 the conversation silently.3. Play the recording and ask the students to listen and read the conversation.4. Read the conversation.Step 5 Check ( ) the true sentences.1. Ask the students to read the conversation again.2. Now check ( ) the true sentences.1) Tony and Daming are going to skate.2) Winte
14、r is colder in Beijing than in England.3) It sometimes snows in England in winter.4) It usually snows in New York in winter.5) It is not hot in the US in summer.6) Tony doesnt like windy weather.3. Ask the students to check with a partner.4. Check the answers: Keys:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.Step 6 Complete t
15、he passage.1. Ask the students to complete the passage with the words in the box.dangerous degree joke may minus skate temperature When its very cold, it might be safe to (1) _ on lakes, but be very careful! Although it (2) _ feel cold, it might not be safe. The (3) _ has to be at least (4) _ one or
16、 two (5) _ or even lower for several weeks, and the ice will be thick enough. Falling through the ice is (6) _. Im not (7) _!2. Check with a partner.Keys: 1. skate 2. may 3. temperature 4. minus 5. degree 6. dangerous 7. joking5. Read the passage by yourself.Step 7 Listen and repeat.1. Play the reco
17、rding once without stopping.2. Play the recording again and ask the whole class to repeat.3. Listen to the speaker asking a question.Whats the weather like?4. Now listen to the speaker showing surprise.Whats the weather like?5 Listen and write if the speaker is asking a question or if he is showing
18、surprise.1) When is the best time to visit your country?2) What clothes should she bring?3) Whats the temperature?4) Where are you going?6. Now listen again and repeat.Step 8 Language points1. 问气温： Whats the temperature? 气温怎么？ Its between minus five and minus two degrees! 零下 5 度到零下 2 度之间。2. 问天气： Wha
19、ts the weather like in ？天气怎样？= How is the weather in ? Its snowy (cloudy, rainy, sunny, windy.). 下雪(多云、下雨、晴、有风)3. although this year it snowed a lot. 虽然今年下了很多雪。although conj. 然而；尽管，引导的从句不能与 but, however 连用，但可与yet, still 连用。例如：1) 虽然他很累，但他继续工作。Although he was tired, he went on working. = He was tired,
20、 but he went on working.2) 尽管他相当忙，但是还常常帮我学英语。He often helps me with my English although he is quite busy.He is quite busy, but he often helps me with my English although.4. Come on, better get going! 好了，走吧！Better get going 相当于 had better go now, 意思是“最好现在去/ 走”。例如：Wed better get going (= Wed better go
21、 now ) , or well be late. 我们最好现在就走，不然要迟到了。5. Its probably sunny and hot there. 那里的天气可能晴朗、热。Itll probably be cold tomorrow. 明天可能冷。probably adv. 大概；或许；很可能英语中表示可能的方式有许多，除使用情态动词 may / might 以外，还可以通过 will 以及表示 “可能”的形容词和副词表达。常用的有：It is possible to do sth. , It is possible that , 主语 + will probably / possi
22、bly + v.等。例如：Is it possible to visit Alaska in December? 十二月去阿拉斯加游览有可能吗？It is possible that itll be snowy in the night. 晚上有可能会下雪。Itll probably be cold and wet 天气很可能会又湿又冷。probably 表示“很可能”，所以表示的可能性要比 possible 大。Step 9 Exercises:中考链接 ( ) 1. I have read the film introduction of Ye Wen. It tells the Kung
23、 Fu masters story in Foshan. _. Why not go to see it tonight? (2010 年广东佛山)A. I am afraid not B. Sounds exciting C. That is boring( ) 2. Do you have any plans for this weekend? (2012 河南) Im not sure. I _ go climbing Mount Yuntai.A. must B. need C. may D. can( ) 3. In Britain, you _ be 18 if you want
24、to drive a car. (2012 辽宁大连)A. can B. must C. may D. might( ) 4. _ I go to play basketball now? Yes, since you have finished your homework. (2012 辽宁铁岭)A. Must B. Should C. Need D. May( ) 5. Mum, how do you like my handwriting? (2012 辽宁丹东) _! Its the best one you have ever written.A. How terrible B. W
25、hat an interesting oneC. How wonderful D. What a terrible one( ) 6. The weather has been dry for a month. (2012 辽宁丹东) Yes. If it still _, the plants will die.A. doesnt rain B. rains C. wont rain D. is raining( )7. How do you like the story? (2011 聊城) Interesting, _ end of it is not perfect. A. so B.
26、 though C. or D. because ( ) 8. _ our football team failed in the match, we did our best. (2011 济南)A. Though B. But C. Because D. AsKeys: 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. C 6.A 7. B 8. AStep 10 Work in pairs.1. Talk about the weather.2. Look at the correct information in the table in Activity 2. Give the correct weather forecast for China.3. Now say what the weather might or might not be like.Tomorrow next week next monthItll probably be cold tomorrow.
