Unit 8 Weather Ⅰ. Teaching aims: a: knowledge aim 1. Important words. sun 、sunny、cloud、cloudy、 wind、windy、 rain、rainy、 snow、snowy 、fog 、foggy、 warm、hot、cool、cold、spring、 summer、autumn、winter 2. Important sentence structure. “--What’s the weather like ?” & “--How is the weather ?” --It’s + adj. . b:ability aim master the words about the weather and sentences c:emotional aim 1. Express the love of hometown 2. enjoy the beauty of the four seasons Ⅱ. Important and difficult points of teaching: 1. Important words and sentences. 2. How to talk about the weather in English? Ⅲ. Teaching methods: 1. Task-based teaching 2. Group discussion 3. Interest teaching Ⅳ. Teaching tools: Multi-media, books, pictures Ⅴ. Teaching procedure: 1. Leading in Show some beautiful pictures about four seasons. Ask the students what they can think of after seeing the pictures. 2. New lesson (1)listen to the music about the weather forecast .Then ask Ss another question: Can you describe the weather in English? Have them try to answer in English or Chinese. OK, now let’s learn how to talk about the weather together. (2)Another question: Do you know the words that can describe the weather? (Yes or No.) OK, let’s have a look at a Micro-course about learning the following words we can describe the weather. sun sunny、cloud cloudy、 wind windy、 rain rainy、 snow snowy 、fog foggy (3)After learning the words, can you talk about the weather using the adjectives? If you can’t, I’ll give you two sentences. Questions: -- What’s the weather like ? -- How is the weather ? Answer: -- It’s + adj. . e.g. --- What’s the weather like inZhengzhou? --- It’s sunny. Then get the students to practice the simple dialogues like the example. (4)Practice: A. Show different weather of different cities inHenanprovince. Get the students to discuss them in groups. Then ask some students to talk about the weather in pairs. B. Play a game (pass the parcel) to practice the sentence structures. C. Get some students to act as the weather reporter to tell the big cities’ weather inChina. According to doing this part , the students can practice the adjectives and sentence structures, and then appreciate the beauty of the four seasons. For example, it’s sunny in Jiyuan. It’s windy inKaifeng. … (5) Expanding knowledge. Show some pictures about seasons in different countries. Ask questions: Are the pictures beautiful ? What can you think of according to the pictures?( Spring, summer, autumn, winter). How do you feel in different seasons? The first picture isFujiMountaininJapan. Most people come here to enjoy the beautiful flowers in Spring . The second picture isBaliIslandinIndonesia. Many new couples come here for their honey moon. Although the day is very hot , because there are many beautiful sea beaches , they can go swimming in the sea or lie on the bench for the sunshine . The third picture is Autumn inCanada. we can enjoy the beautiful fallen leaves or sit on the bench to listen to the beautiful music . The last picture is winter in theUSA. This is the Statue of Liberty. As we all know, it is the symbol ofAmerica. Here is a ski field , we can go skiing . Of course the weather is very cold , we should wear some warm clothes. In this part, get the students to enjoy the four seasons and learn some new adjectives, such as warm, hot, cool, cold and so on. (6)Talk about the weather in ZhongMu with the partners . A: A fine day today, isn’t it? B: Yes. It is _____(晴朗的) and _____(温暖的). A: But it is always ____ (多雾的)here in winter. B: It is foggy sometimes, but not always. A: Do you have ____(热的)weather in summer? B: Yes, we have. A: _____ is the weather in autumn? B: It’s always _____(凉爽的). A: How about the winter? B: It’s always ____(寒冷的) . It is _____ (有雪的) sometimes. (7)Summary: Can you remember and use the following words and sentences correctly ? sun 、sunny、cloud、cloudy、 wind、windy、 rain、rainy、 snow、snowy 、fog 、foggy、 warm、hot、cool、cold --- What’s the weather like ? --- How is the weather ? Answer: It’s + adj. . Ⅵ.Homework: 1. Get the students to remember the important words and sentences. 2. Talk about the weather in our hometown. 3. Encourage the students to make some beautiful pictures about the weather and write something about their pictures in English. Ⅶ. Teaching reflection: 1. Advantages of teaching: 2. Disadvantages of teaching: Ⅷ. Blackboard design Unit 8 Weather Words: Sentences: sun sunny cloud cloudy wind windy rain rainy snow snowy fog foggy warm hot cool cold spring summer autumn winter -- What’s the weather like ? -- How is the weather ? -- It’s + 形容词 e.g. --What’s the weather like? -- It’s sunny. -- How is the weather? -- It’s windy.