1、 Unit 7 Its raining (Section A 2d3c）一.Teaching aims: 1. To help students consolidate the use of present progressive tense.2. To teach students to talk about the weather in different places and what people are doing in these places.二.Key teaching emphasis:1. What are you/are they /is he/is she doing?
2、-Im/they are/shes/hes washing her clothes.2. Hows the weather? -Its sunny/cloudy/windy.3. Hows it going? -Terrible/ Not bad/Great. 三.Teaching procedure:Step 1: Leading in: Talk about the weather in different places. (2mins)Teacher shows the pictures of different cities and have students to talk abou
3、t the weather.T: Look at this picture! Do you know this place?S: India.T: Hows the weather in India?S: Its sunny. Step 2: Look and say ( 3mins) Teacher shows the picture and have students to talk about the weather, the activity and the feelings.T: Hows the weather? S: Its T: What are you doing? S: I
4、 am T: Hows it going? S: Great! Step 3: Work on 2d ( 5mins)1. Play the recording and have students to answer some questions.T: Hows the weather?S: Its sunny. T: What is Steve doing on such a sunny day?S: He is playing basketball with some of his friends. 来源:学优高考网T: Yes, he is playing basketball with
5、 his friends. And they are having a great time. However, one of his friend is late for half an hour, so Steve is calling him now. Lets listen and find out what they are talking about. After the listening, please answer the following questions:1. Hows the weather?2. Who is Steve talking with on the p
6、hone?3. Whats Ricks brother doing?4. What does Steve want Ricks brother to do? 2. Have students to role play the conversation.Step 4: Summarize the grammar: How- questions (12 mins)1. Have students to discuss in groups to find out the rules.来源:学优高考网gkstk2. Teacher corrects mistakes if needed.3. Do s
7、ome exercise.(1) Fill in the blanks with the correct interrogative. _ does your father go to work? He usually walks. _ _ does it take you to get dressed every morning?About ten minutes. _ is the weather? Its rainy. _ is it going? Not bad. _ _ is it from the library to your classroom?Its only about 2
8、00 meters. 来源:学优高考网_ _ is your brother?Hes only five years old. I have only one. _ _ basketballs do you have? _ _ is your new T-shirt? Its 25 dollars. 来源:学优高考网gkstkStep 5: Work on 3a. (8 mins)1.Have students to finish 3a individually. 2.Check the answers and then read the dialogues together.3.Group
9、discussion: have students to make a comparison between Simple Present Tense and Present Progressive Tense.4.Do some exercise to consolidate these two tenses.(1)Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given verbs.What are you doing? 来源:学优高考网gkstkI _ (play) basketball with some friends at the
10、 park. I usually _ basketball on weekends.Is your brother doing his homework now?No, he isnt. He _ (practice) the guitar. He _ (practice)the guitar every Saturday. Step 6: Work on 3b. (8 mins)1. Have students to complete the chart by one asking and the other answering in groups.Student A: Hows the w
11、eather in picture a.Student B: Its sunny.Student A: What s the boy doing?Student B: He is playing the guitar. 2. Have students to do an interview with the information in the chart to talk about the weather and activities in different places.Step 7: Summary for this class. (1 min)Step 8: Homeworkdo a survey. (1 min)Today is Sunday. Students are doing their favorite things. Hows the weather in your place?What are you doing? Whats your friend doing? Make a telephone call to your friend.
