Unit 7 It’s raining.

Section A 1 (1a-2d)

一、教学目标：

1. 语言知识目标：

1) 能掌握以下单词： rain, windy, cloudy, sunny, snow, weather, cook, bad, park, message, take a message, could, back, problem

能掌握以下句型：

①  —How's the weather in Beijing?

—It's sunny.

②  —Can I take a message for him?

—Yes. Could you just tell him to call me back?   

—Sure, no problem.    

2) 能用所学的知识描述天气情况。

3）描述正在发生的动作。

2. 情感态度价值观目标：

教育学生善于观察天气，善于调整自己的情绪；了解世界各地的天气情况，增加世界观念。知道大自然的力量是神奇而伟大的，我们应当好好学习，立志学好科学知识，为长大后探索神奇的大自然，打好基础。

二、教学重难点

1. 教学重点：

1) The vocabulary and useful expressions. 

2)  —How’s the weather?

—It's raining/ windy.

3)  —What are you doing?    

—I'm playing basketball.

2. 教学难点：

运用目标语言来对天气进行问答，并且会问答其他人正在进行的活动。

三、教学过程

Ⅰ. Presentation

1. (Show some pictures of the weather)

     Let Ss look at the pictures and ask them how the weather is.

     Ss learn the new words and expressions with the help of the pictures.

2. Look at the pictures in 1a. Then read the new words on the right. Ask the Ss to match the words with pictures.

  1a Match the words with the pictures [a-e].

raining ___    windy __    cloudy __    sunny __    snowing __

3. Check the answers.  

  Keys: abecd

II. Listening

1. Now let's look at the city names in the box in 1b. Please read after me.

 Ss read the cities after the teacher.

 1b  Listen and write these city names in the boxes above.

2. Now, We’ll hear four conversations. Listen carefully, point out each city in the picture as it comes upon the tape. Play the recording a second time. Ask Ss to write the name of the city in the picture of its weather.  

3. Check the answers.

  Keys: a Toronto   b Boston    c  Beijing  d Moscow  e Shanghai

III. Pair work

1. Tell the Ss: If you are in one of the places in the picture above. Talk about the weather with your friends in another city on the phone.

   1c  Imagine you are in one of the places in 1a. Talk about the weather with your friend on the phone.

2. Make a model with a student like this:

T: Hi! How's the weather in Beijing?

S1: It's sunny.

3. Ss work in pairs. Ask and answer about the weather in the cities.

  — How’s the weather in Shanghai?

— It’s cloudy.

— How’s the weather in Moscow?

— It’s snowy.

— How’s the weather in Toronto?

— It’s raining.

— How’s the weather in Boston?

— It’s windy.

IV. Listening

1. Work on 2a.

Let's see what Joe's families are doing.  

2. Ask Ss tell each person is doing in each picture. More attentions should be paid

to the correct use of the Present Progressive Tense.  

3. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and number the pictures [1-4].  

4. Play the tape for Ss to check the answers.  

  Keys: 2 3 4

5. With the whole picture, get some Ss to tell the story of it.

6. Brainstorming

Play the tape for another time. Then do a memory test.  

Ask Ss: What's Uncle Joe/Jeff/Mary/Aunt Sarah doing? 

What're Scott and Lucy doing? 

Is Jeff watching TV?       etc. 

7. Let Ss match the names with the activities in 2b.

  2b Listen again. Match the names with the activities.

    c   Uncle Joe    a. is playing computer games.

___ Jeff            b. is cooking.

___ Mary         c. is playing basketball.

___ Aunt Sally      d. is watching TV.

Play the recording for the Ss to check the answers.

   Keys: a d b

V. Pair work

1. Work on 2c. Look at the pictures and talk about the people in 2a with a partner.

2. Ask a student the questions as a model:

T: What's Uncle Joe doing?

S1: He's playing basketball.

3. Ss work in pairs. Ask and answer about the pictures.

  — What’s Aunt Sally doing?

— She’s cooking in the kitchen.

— What’s Mary doing?

— She’s watching TV.

— What’s Jeff doing?

— He’s playing computer games.

VI. Reading

   1. Work on 2d.

 Ask Ss to read the conversation and answer the questions:

     1) What’s Steve doing?

2) What’s Rick’s brother doing?

3) What does Steve want Rick’s brother to do?     

     Ss read the conversations and answer the questions. Then check the answers together.

     Keys: He’s playing basketball with some friends at the park.

He’s studying at his friend’s home.

He wants Rick’s brother to call back.

   2. Let Ss role-play the conversation in pairs.

     Rick: Hello, Rick speaking.

Steve: Hi, Rick. It’s Steve. How’s it going?

Rick: Not bad, thanks. The weather’s great. What are you doing?

Steve: I’m playing basketball with some friends at the park.  

Rick: Sounds like you’re having a good time.

Steve: Yeah. Is your brother at home?

Rick: Oh, he’s not here. He’s studying at his friend’s home. Can I take a message for him?

Steve: Yes. Could you just tell him to call me back?

Rick: Sure. No problem.

VII. Language points.

1. It’s raining.

     rain 做动词，意为“下雨”。

     e.g. 现在天津在下雨。 It’s raining in Tianjin now.

    【拓展】rain 做名词，意为“雨水”。

     e.g. There is a lot of rain in summer in our city.  我们这里夏天雨量很大。

2. It’s windy.

    windy 多风的   cloudy 多云的   sunny 晴朗的  

    构词法：名词 + y → 形容词

    e.g. 今天北京有风。  It’s windy in Beijing today.

3. How’s the weather in Beijing?

    用于询问天气情况，可与What’s the weather like?互换，答语通常为“It’s +描述天气的形容词或动词-ing形式.”

    weather 是不可数名词，意为“天气；气候”。

    其前面不能用不定冠词 a 修饰，但可以用定冠词 the 或 bad/fine 等修饰；通常可以用 it 来指代。

e.g. 华北春天多风。

        The weather is windy in spring in the north of China.

— 今天天气如何？ 

— 今天下雨。    

— How’s the weather today? / What’s the weather like today?

—It’s raining / rainy.

4. She’s cooking.

     cook 作动词，意为“烹调；煮”

     e.g. 通常妈妈给我们做晚饭。 My mother usually cooks for us.

    【拓展】作名词，意为“厨师”。

e.g. 我叔叔是一位很棒的厨师。  My uncle is a great cook.

5. How’s it going?    情况怎么样？

    How’s …? 句型在问候语中用来询问对方的情况。

答语常为：Great. / Pretty good. /Not bad.等。

    e.g. 你的学习情况如何？  How’s it going with your study?

【拓展】 

表达问候还可以用 How are you? 进行询问，答语常为“Fine, thank you.”。

这两句话的重点不在于询问，而在于问候或打招呼。

6. Sounds like you’re having a good time.

 这是一个省略句，相当于It sounds like you’re …。英语It sounds like …与

It sounds …句型近似，都表示“听起来……；听上去……”。

这种省略的用法十分口语化，在日常英语会话中经常听到。

e.g. (It) Sounds like he’s all right now.  听上去他现在病已经好了。

       (It) Sounds like you had a good time on your trip.

       听起来你旅行玩得很开心。

7. Could you just tell him to call me back?

    tell sb. to do sth.    让某人做某事

    e.g. He tells me to drive slowly.   他让我开车慢点。

    其否定结构为 tell sb. not to do sth., “让某人不要做某事”。

    e.g. The teacher tells them not to run in the classroom.  

        老师让他们不要在教室里跑。

VIII. Exercises

I. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。

  1. It’s a ______ day today (sun).

  2. The weather is bad now. It’s _______ (wind).

  3. Sounds like you __________ (have) a good time now.   

4. It’s ______ (cloud) now. Is it going to rain?

5. — How’s the weather now?

    — It _________ (rain) now.   

6. It’s ______ (snow) in winter in Harbin now.

Keys: sunny  windy   are having   cloudy   is raining  snowy

II. 根据汉语提示完成句子。

1. 多伦多的天气如何？

2. — 你那里情况怎么样？  

— 不错。

3. 我奶奶正在给我们做饭。

4. 你能给杰克捎个信吗？ 

5. — 你能告诉她给我回个电话吗？ 

— 没问题。

6. 我爸爸经常让我帮助别人。

7. 老师让他们不要在课堂上吃东西。

Keys: 1. How’s the weather in Toronto?

2. --How’s it going?  

-- Not bad.

3. My grandma is cooking for us,

4. Can you take a message for Jack?

5. -- Can you tell her to call me back?  

-- No problem.

6. My father often tells me to help other people.

7. The teacher tells them not to eat in class.

IX. Homework

I. 总结有关天气的词汇。

II. 编写三个有关天气问答的对话。

      1. windy

      2. raining

      3. snowy

Section A 2 (Grammar focus-3b)

一、教学目标：

1. 语言知识目标：

1) 继续练习运用描述天气情况、描述正在发生的动作。

2) 通过多种形式的练习方式来让学生们熟练掌握描述天气情况及描述正发生的事情。

2. 情感态度价值观目标：

教育学生善于观察天气，善于调整自己的情绪；了解世界各地的天气情况，增加世界观念。知道大自然的力量是神奇而伟大的，我们应当好好学习，立志学好科学知识，为长大后探索神奇的大自然，打好基础。

二、教学重难点

1. 教学重点：

1) 总结掌握询问及描述天气所用的语言及句子结构。

2) 会运用所学的知识在实际对话中描述天气及他人正做的事情。

2. 教学难点：

能根据情境提示来描述天气或他人正在做的事情。

三、教学过程

Ⅰ. Warming- up and revision

1. Have a dictation of the new words and expressions in period 1.

2. Ask some pairs to role-play the conversation in 2d.

Ⅱ. Grammar focus.

1. 学生阅读Grammar focus中的句子，然后做填空练习。

① 天气怎么样？  _____________________

        天气多云。/天气晴朗。/天在下雨。  ____________________

② 你在做什么？  ___________________

        我在做饭。 ___________________

③ 他们在做什么？  ____________________

他们正在公园里打篮球。 _____________________

④ 他在做什么？ _________________________________

        他在他朋友家里学习。   _______________________________

⑤ 情况怎么样？   ___________________

        很好！/不错。/ 糟糕！   ____________________ 

2. Ss fill in the blanks and check the answers themselves.

Keys: ① How’s the weather?

It’s cloudy./ It’s sunny./ It’s raining.

② What are you doing?

I’m cooking.

③ What are they doing?

They’re playing basketball in the park.

④ What’s he doing?

He’s studying at his friend’s home.  

⑤ How’s it going?

Great! / Not bad./ Terrible!

3. 现在进行时的特殊疑问句 

  仔细观察下面的例子，然后补全结论部分所缺的内容。 

1) —What are they doing now?

    —They are swimming.

2) —Where is Jim doing his homework now?

    —In the classroom.

3) —Who is Linda playing basketball with?

    —Cindy.

现在进行时的特殊疑问句通常由“_________+现在进行时的一般疑问句?”构成。对特殊疑问句的回答，不能用yes或no，而要根据实际情况来回答。

Key: 疑问词

—Who is sleeping in the bedroom?

—My father.

当疑问词在句中作主语时，现在进行时的特殊疑问句采用陈述句语序，即“疑问词 + is / are + 动词-ing形式 + 其他?”。 

对下列句中的划线部分提问。

(1) My sister is watching TV now.

   ______ is your sister ______ now?

(2) Mr. Green is reading a newspaper in the living room.

   ________ Mr. Green _______ a newspaper?

(3) Alice is playing the guitar in the music room.

  _______ playing the guitar in the music room?

Keys: What doing  

Where is reading 

Who is

4. 探究乐园

① 疑问副词how 用来询问天气。

        今天天气怎么样？  _______ the weather today?

       【拓展】询问天气还可以说：_______ the weather _______ ?

② how 用于问候，打招呼

        你好吗？_________________________

        你那里情况如何？ _____________________

③ how 用来询问方式或手段。

        你怎样去上学？   _______do you go to school?

④ how 用来询问年龄

        你弟弟多大年龄？ _______ _______ is your brother?

⑤ how 用于询问价格

那件紫色的毛衣多少钱？ _____________ are the purple sweater?

     Keys: How’s  What’s  like

          How are you?  How’s it going?

          How

          How old

          How much

4. Ss read the sentences and learn by themselves.

Ⅲ.  Practice  

1. Work on 3a. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. Then practice the conversations with a partner.  

  1) A: What are you doing?

    B: I _________ my homework. I always ___ my homework in the evening.

2) A: What’s John doing right now?

    B: He _________ soccer. He ______ soccer every Saturday.

3) A: ___ Julie ________ English right now?

    B: No, she isn’t. She __________    Chinese.

4) A: What are Susan and Jane doing?

    B: They __________ soup. They can _____ very good soup.

5) A: ______ Lisa ________ on the phone again?

    B: Yes, she _________ on the phone for three hours every day!

2.指导：

根据上下文的问句和答语来确定空格处的意思, 特别是每个空格后面的词汇。

根据上下文的时态及时间状语来确定句子的时态。如: right now为现在进行时态的时间状语。而usually，every Saturday及every day是一般现在时态的时间状语。

现在进行时态的句子结构：be (am, is, are) + 动词的ing形式; 一般现在时态的句子用动词的原形或第三人称单数形式。如: 第一题由问句可知答句为现在进行时。后一句为一般现在时。

3. Ss read the conversations and fill in the blanks.

4. Check the answers with the class.  

  Keys: am doing   do

is playing   plays

Is    studying  is studying

are making   make

Is   talking   talks

5. Ss practice the conversation in pairs.

6. Ask some pairs role-play the conversation.

Ⅳ. Practice

1. Work on 3b.

     Yuan Yuan from CCTV is interviewing people in five different places. Fill in the chart below.

2. Ss work in groups. Discuss the pictures and talk about the weather and what the people doing.

Make a model for the Ss:  

 —How's the weather in Picture a?  

 —It's sunny.

     —What's the boy doing?

     —He's playing the guitar.

3. Ss ask and answer about the pictures. Then fill in the blanks.

  How’s the weather?

It’s windy.

What are they doing?

They’re hiking.

     How’s the weather?

It’s snowing.

What are they doing now?

They’re cooking.

How’s the weather?

It’s hot and humid.

What is he doing?

He’s writing.

How’s the weather?

It’s raining.

What are they doing?

They’re playing soccer.

4. Check the answers with the class.

Ⅴ. Practice

1. 看图片，补全对话。

A: ______ the weather?

B: It’s ______.

A: What ____ they _____?

B: They ___ ________.

  Keys: How’s   sunny   are  doing    are  painting

  A: _______ the ________?

B: It’s ______.

A: _____ are _____ doing?

B: _____ are ________ a _________.  

  Keys: How’s  weather  snowy  What  they    They  making snowman

2. 用括号内动词的正确形式填空。

     1) — What’s she doing?

       — She __________ (play) the guitar.  

2) I usually _____ (do) my homework in the evening.

3) It _________ (rain) hard now.

4) My sister ______ (walk) to school every day.

5) Mr. Wu ___________ (brush) his teeth right now?  

6) Every Saturday, we _____ (visit) my grandparents.

7) Look! They ___________ (dance) in the classroom.

8) She never _______ (arrive) late for school.  

Keys:  is playing     do     is raining     walks     is brushing

visit       are dancing     arrives

VI. Homework

   1. 背诵Grammar focus中的句子。

2. 将3b中的图片a、b、e编写成三个小对话。对 图片中所描述的天气及人物的活动进行问答。

Section B 1 (1a-2c)

一、教学目标：

1. 语言知识目标：

1) 能掌握以下单词：dry, cold, hot, warm, visit, Canada, summer, sit, juice, soon, vacation, hard, Europe, mountains, country  

2) 能掌握以下句型：

① —How's it going?

        —Not too bad.

② Are you studying hard or having fun?

③ I'm having a great time in Europe.

2. 情感态度价值观目标：

教育学生善于观察天气，善于调整自己的情绪；了解世界各地的天气情况，增加世界观念。知道大自然的力量是神奇而伟大的，我们应当好好学习，立志学好科学知识，为长大后探索神奇的大自然，打好基础。

二、教学重难点

1. 教学重点：

1) 继续学习有关天气的词汇，运用所学的词汇来描述天气。

2) 描述在不同的天气情况中人们正在做的事情。

3) 阅读短文，提高获取相关信息的能力。

2. 教学难点

   1) 进行听力训练，培养学生们的听说能力。

   2) 阅读短文，提高学生们的阅读能力。

三、教学过程

Ⅰ. Revision

Talk about the weather.  

A: How’s the weather?

B: It’s snowy.

A: How’s the weather?

B: It’s sunny.

A: What are they doing?

B: They are taking a walk.

Ⅱ. Presentation

1. Show some pictures on the big screen. Present the new words.  

     dry, cold, hot, warm … 

2. Ss learn the new words and expressions and try to understand the expressions.

3. Give Ss some time and try to remember the new words and expressions.

Ⅲ. Matching   

1. Read the words in the box in 1a. Then look at the pictures. Match the words with the pictures.   

     Ss match the words with the picture.

     1. ____ dry        3. ____ cool      5. ____ hot

2. ____ cold       4. ____ warm

2. Check the answers.

  Keys: baedc

Ⅳ. Pairwork   

1. Work on 2b. Look at the pictures in 1a. Ask and answer questions about the weather in the pictures in 1a.

     Give an example to the Ss.

T: How's the weather in the picture d?

S1: It's dry.

2. Now work in pairs. Ask and answer about questions about the weather in the pictures in 1a.

   How’s the weather in picture e?

It’s cool.

How’s the weather in picture c?

It’s hot.

   How’s weather in picture a?

It’s cold.

How’s the weather in picture b?

It’s warm.

3. Ask some pairs to ask and answer about the questions.  

Ⅴ. Guessing game

   Let Ss look at the pictures and guess how the weather is.

   How’s the weather?   It’s ...

VI. Listening  

Work on 1c:

1. Read the chart in 1c.

2. Play the tape for the Ss to listen and write what Mary and Eric answer to "How's it going?".

3. Play the recording twice. The first time Ss only listen. For the second Ss listen and write down the words in the blanks.

  Key: not bad

Ⅶ. Listening

Work on 1d:

1. Listen again. What does Eric answer to "What are you doing?" & "How's the weather?"

2. Play the recording twice. The first time Ss only listen. For the second Ss listen and write down the words in the blanks.

3. Check the answers.

  Keys: Mary  I’m visiting my grandmother   hot, dry, sunny.

       Eric   I’m having a party      terrible, cold, raining.

4. Pair work. Work on 1e.

  Role-play a conversation between Mary and Eric.   

Mary:  Hello, Eric?

Eric:   Mary? Hi! Where are you?

Mary:  I’m in Mexico! I’m calling to say,  “Happy birthday!”

Eric:   Oh, Thanks!

Mary:  So, how’s it going there?

Eric:   Great! How’s it going with you?

Mary:  Not bad. What are you doing?

Eric:   I’m having a party. My family is here.

Mary:  Oh, that sounds like fun. How’s the weather?

Eric:   Terrible. It’s cold and it’s raining. How’s the weather in Mexico?

Mary:  Hot. Hot and dry. And sunny.

Eric:   Sounds good.

Mary:  Uh-huh.

Eric:   So what are you doing there?

Mary: I’m visiting my grandmother…

Ⅷ.Talking

1. Look at the pictures in 2a. Talk about the pictures with a partner. How's the weather? What are the people doing? Make a model to the Ss.

S1: How's the weather in picture a?

S2: It's sunny and warm.

S1: What's the girl doing?

S2: She's sitting near the pool and drinking some juice.

2. Ss work in pairs and talk about the pictures.

  How’s the weather?

It’s cloudy and cool.

What are they doing?

They are climbing the mountains.

      How’s the weather?

It’s raining.

What is she doing?

She’s writing a letter in her room.

3. Let some pairs ask and answer the pictures aloud.

Ⅸ.  Presentation

1. Show some pictures on the big screen to present some of the new words in the postcards in 2b.

  visit v. 拜访      summer n. 夏天        Canada n. 加拿大

  sit v. 坐         juice n. 果汁          mountain n. 高山

Europe n. 欧洲     country n. 国家

2. Teach Ss the new words. Then let Ss read the new words after the teacher.

Ⅹ. Reading

1. Fast Reading

Read the postcards in 2b and math each postcard with the correct picture in 2a.

Dear Jane.

How’s it going? I’m

having a great time …     To Jane       

…

Su Lin                      

Dear Jane.                                        

How’s your summer…    To Jane                     

I’m having a …

…

Dave

Ss read the postcards quickly and match the postcard the correct picture.

Then check the answers.

Keys: a b

2. Careful reading:

    Read the first postcard and find the answers to these questions.

    ① Where is Su Lin now?

 ② What is Su Lin studying here?

③ Is she visiting some of his old friends there?

④ What’s she doing right now?

⑤ How’s the weather there?

Keys: She’s in Canada.

She’s studying English.

Yes, she is.

She’s sitting by the pool and drinking orange juice.

It’s warm and sunny.

Read the second postcard and find the answers to these questions.

① Where is Dave now?

② What are Dave and his family doing there?

③ Are they having a good time?

④ How’s the weather there?

⑤ How’s the weather in Jane’s country?

Ss read the postcards and try to find the answers to the questions.

Then check the answers with the class.

Keys: She’s in Europe.

They are having a vacation in the mountains.

Yes, they are.

It’s cool and cloudy.

It’s hot.

XI. Post Reading

1. Read the postcards again and fill in the chart with the information from the postcards in 2b.    

2. Check the answers with Ss.

Keys: Su Lin  Canada   warm and sunny

              visiting her aunt, studying English, visiting old friends,

sitting by the pool

Dave   Europe  cool and cloudy

walking in the mountains, writing to Jane

XII. Language points

1. I’m having a great time visiting my aunt in Canada.

      have a great time doing sth.  意为“做某事过得愉快”。

      e.g. We have a great time singing and dancing.

          我们唱歌、跳舞过得很愉快。

2. I’m sitting by the pool and drinking orange juice.

      1) sit 动词，意为“坐”，是不及物动词。如表达“坐在某地”就用介词短语来表达地点。

     e.g. Please sit on the chair and have some tea.

        请坐在椅子上喝杯茶。

2) by 意为“在……旁边”，它所表示的位置比 near 更近一些。

        e.g. All the children are sitting by the table.

           所有的孩子们都坐在桌子旁边。

           Do you live near your school?

           你住在学校附近吗？

3. I want to call you but my phone isn’t working, …

      work 在这里是不及物动词，意为“（机 器）运转；活动”。

      e.g. My watch doesn’t work. What time is it now?

我的手表坏了。几点了？

      The TV set doesn’t work.

电视机坏了。

XIII. Exercise

I. 根据要求填空并翻译下列短语。

    1. hot (反义词)   ______                 

    2. cool (反义词) _______

    3. wet (反义词) _____

    4. 在图片d中 ____________

    5. 做某事过得高兴      _________________________

6. 上暑期班     ____________________

7. 在水池旁边 ____________________

8. 喝果汁         ____________________

Keys: cold

warm

dry

in picture d

have a great time doing sth.

go to summer school

by the pool

drink orange juice

II. 看图补全对话。

1. A: What __ Jim ______?

B: He __________ water.

2. A: ______ the weather today?

      B: It’s ________.

      A: What ___ the children _____?              

B: They are ______ a great ____ _____ a snowman.

3. A: How’s it going, Jack?

      B: Not bad. We’re __________ a vacation ___ ____ __________.         

      A: How’s the ________?

B: It’s ______ and ____, just right for walking.

Keys: 1. is doing   is drinking

2. How’s    snowy   are  doing   having   time  making

3. on/having   in the mountains  weather   cloudy cool

XIV. Homework

1. Review the new words and phrases.

2. Retell the postcards in 2b.

Section B 2 (3a-Self check)  

一、教学目标：

1. 语言知识目标：

1) 复习与运用所学的有关天气的相关知识来描述天气。

2) 能正确地描述他人正在进行的活动。

3）能根据所提供的相关材料描写某地的天气情况及某人正在进行的活动。

2. 情感态度价值观目标：

教育学生善于观察天气，善于调整自己的情绪；了解世界各地的天气情况，增加世界观念。知道大自然的力量是神奇而伟大的，我们应当好好学习，立志学好科学知识，为长大后探索神奇的大自然，打好基础。

二、教学重难点

1. 教学重点：

1) 综合运用所学的知识，完成短文，描述某地的天气及某些人物正在进行的活动。

2) 能运用所学的知识，来描述某地的天气及某人正在进行的活动。

2. 教学难点：

能运用所学的知识，来描述某地的天气及某人正在进行的活动。

三、教学过程

Ⅰ. Revision

1. Have a dictation of the new words and expression learned in Section B.

2. Let some Ss recite the postcards in 2b.

Ⅱ. Presentation

1.Show some pictures on the big screen and present some new words and expressions in this period.

(skate, snowy, winter, Russian, snowman)

2. Ss read the new words and try to remember them.

Ⅲ. Free talk

Finish some exercises.

1. A: How’s the ________ in Harbin?

     B: It’s _______.

     A: What’s the girl wearing?

     B: She’s ________ a ____ and warm clothes.  

Keys: weather   snowy　　　wearing  hat

2. A: _______ the _______ in Harbin?

    B: It’s _______.

    A: _____ are they ______?

    B: They’re _______.  

 Keys: How’s   weather   snowy   

What  doing       skating

Ⅳ. Writing

1. T: Here's another postcard from Kate to Xiao Lu. Look at the pictures on the

postcard. How's the weather there? And what is the girl doing?

Let some Ss answer the two questions.

2. Let some Ss read the words in the box. Explain the meaning of the words that they don't know.

 Dear Xiao Lu,

It’s winter in Harbin. The weather is ________ and _______. People are wearing hats and sweaters, but they’re having fun.

Friends are ______ Russian bread to take home. In a park, some boys are _______ in the snow. One girl is _______ on a river and a man is _______ a photos of a snowman.

I miss you.

Kate.

3. Check the answers.

  Keys: snowy   windy   buying    playing    skating    taking

V. Writing

1.Work on 3b. Imagine you are on vacation. Write notes about your vacation.

  Where are you?

What’s the weather like?

What are you doing right now?

What are your friends and family doing?

Are you having a good time?

2. Let some Ss read the questions aloud.

3. Make sure Ss know the meaning of the questions.

4. Ss think and write down some notes about their vacations.  

5. Let Ss read out their own vacation notes.

  Possible answers:

  I’m on a vacation in Beijing. We’re on the Great Wall right now.

The weather is cloudy and cool.

I’m talking to some students from the US.

My father is taking some photos of the mountains.

My mother is taking a walk.

My sister is drawing a picture.

My vacation is great.

VI. Writing  

1. Work on 3c. Write a postcard to a friend. Tell your friend about your vacation and what you are doing.  

2. 写作指导：

回想一下给你印象最深的一次度假活动。

可以将在3b中问题的答语作为写作的内容，形成一篇语句连贯的短文。

注意运用现在进行时态来表述现在正在发生的事情。

4. Let Ss read their postcard to the class.  

  One possible version:

  Dear John,

How’s it going? Are you still busy with school or are you on vacation now?

I’m visiting my cousins in Sydney and having a wonderful time here. Australia is a beautiful country and right now the weather is warm and sunny. There are many things to do here. Right now I’m swimming with my family at the beach.

Ann

VII. Self check 1

1. Tell Ss we've learned some words about feelings, weather and activities. Now discuss with your partners. Add more words in the box.

  Keys: great, fine, not bad, terrible, pretty good, happy

Keys: cold, warm, hot, dry, windy, cloudy, rainy, snowy, sunny

Keys: visiting my friends, studying English, sitting by the pool, relaxing, writing a letter, walking in the mountains

2. Ss work in pairs and add more words in the box.

3. Let some Ss read their words. Let other Ss add more words.

VIII. Self check 2

 1.Read the sentences below on the left and find the responses on the right.

   A: Hello? Jenny speaking.           B: Thank you. Bye.

A: Sorry, she’s not at home.          B: Hi, Jenny. It’s Steve here.

Can I take a message?              May I speak to Laura, please?

A: Sure, no problem.               B: Yes. Could you ask her to call me at

8765-4321?

   2. Ss read the sentences below and find the responses.

 3. Check the answers with the class. Then let the Ss practice the conversation with a partner.

IX. Self check 3

 1. Put these sentences in order to make a conversation. Then write your own conversation.

   ____ It’s raining and very cool.

____ Not too bad.

____ I’m reading a book in my room.

____ What are you doing in the rainy weather?

____ How’s the weather in Nanjing?

____ Hi, Jill! How’s it going?

   2. Check the answers with the class.

3. Making a new conversation.

X. Exercises

补全对话。

A: Hello? Eric _________.

B: Hi, Eric. It’s Peter here.

A: Oh, Peter. ______ it going?

B: Not too ____. We are ___ vacation in Hongkong.

A: How’s the _______ there?

B: It’s rainy and cool.

A: What are you ______ there?

B: We are shopping in the supermarket.

A: The things are really nice and the prices are good.

B: _______ good.   

Keys: speaking   How’s   bad   on   weather   doing  Sounds

XI. Homework

找一张你度假时照的照片，写一篇小短文向同学们介绍一下当时你度假的情况。短文包括以下内容：

Ø 在何地度假

Ø 天气情况

Ø 你们正在进行的活动

Ø 你对假期的感受