1、Unit 7 Its raining!單元分析本單元的中心話題是談論天氣. 整個單元的內容圍繞天氣展開聽、說、讀、寫的活動。通過本單元的學習使學生掌握描述天氣的基本詞匯及對天氣的提問，學會準確地表達自己對某種天氣的喜好并說明原因，學會做天氣預報，學生敘述在不同的天氣背景下做什么。通過以上活動，使學生能夠在實踐中體會到學習英語的樂趣，更積極地運用目標語言，培養(yǎng)學生在實際生活中綜合運用所學語言能力。教學目標1、作學習重點詞匯： raining, sunny, cloudy, snowing , windy, hot ,cool, warm, humid,和部分現在分詞。2、 掌握描繪天氣狀態(tài)的形容

2、詞及現在分詞，并學會其特殊疑問句、一般疑問句的用法及回答。教學重點A 學習并掌握記匯： raining, sunny, cloudy, snowing , windy, hot ,cool, warm, humid B 熟練掌握現在進行時的用法； 學會表達對不同天氣的不同態(tài)度及原因。教學難點 學會描述人們在不同的天氣里所做的各種活動。教具：教學掛圖、錄音機課時安排第一課時 Section A 1a- 2c 第二課時 Section A 3a-4第三課時 Section B 1a-2c 第四課時 Section B 3a-4Period 2 (Section A 2a, 2b, 2c, 4 an

3、d Grammar Focus)Teaching aims1. KnowledgeWords: cook, studySentence structures: What are you/ they doing? We/ They are What is he/she doing? He/ She is Yes/No questions and short answers.2. Ability: Ask and answer the Present Progressive Tense, and describe the activities people are doing3. Cultural

4、 awareness: The inner feelings of the Ss are motivated by understanding and comparing different peoples lives in different areas.Important points: the correct use of the Present Progressive TenseDifficult points: Describe the weather and activities with the Present Progressive TenseTeaching procedur

5、es Step1. Warming up and revision 1. Daily greetings: Howre you today? Hows it going? How is the weather? Ask these questions randomly to the Ss to revise what they learned yesterday.2. Point out the conversation in the large picture in 3b on P33 and ask two Ss to read it to the class. Practice it i

6、n pairs, then change some of the words and make their own conversations.3. If Ss do quite well, show a piece of cartoon of the Snow-white and the seven dwarfs. Step2. Presentation and listening test1. After showing the cartoon, ask Ss: What are they doing? (They are singing and dancing.) Show more p

7、ictures with questions: Whats he/she doing? and Whatre they doing? to get Ss to practice the tense which is the core grammar of this period. Get Ss to guess out the word cook by the picture. Choosing the right words and pair work are added as the reinforcements.2Lets see what Joes families are doing

8、. Point to the 4 pictures (The girl in the second picture is talking on the phone with the first speaker.). Ask Ss tell each person is doing in each picture. More attentions should be paid to the correct use of the Present Progressive Tense. Use every hint to finish 2b. 3. Play the tape for Ss to ha

9、ve a check. One more time listening to finish 2a. Teach: What does your father do? He is a cook. Compare cook with cooker.4. With the whole picture, get some Ss to tell the story of it.Step3. Brainstorming1. Play the tape for another time. Then do a memory test. Ask Ss: Whats Uncle Joe/Jeff/Mary/Aun

10、t Sarah doing? Whatre Scott and Lucy doing? Is Jeff watching TV? Etc.2. Guessing game. Guess the activities people are doing.Step4. Game. Find the differences!2 Ss in a group. Student A looks at the picture on P84 and Student B looks at the picture on P86. Each picture has the same people in it, but

11、 they are doing different things. Take turns talking about what the people doing in the picture. Attention: dont look at the partners picture. And the weather in 2 pictures could be compared too. weathersunnyrainingpersonP81P82Uncle EdsleepingcookingAunt Bettyplaying soccerwatching TVNancyplaying soccerreading a bookRickswimmingplaying computer gamesGet Ss to describe the 2 pictures orally.Step5. Grammar Focus1. Ask 2 Ss to read the sentences loudly and make interpretations. 2. S