Lesson 45
Ⅰ. Teaching Objectives
1. Learning new words about the weather and talk about the weather.
2. Learn to use exclamatory sentences.
3. Teaching a new tense the simple future tense.
Ⅱ. Properties
Recorder, Overhead Projector, Computer
Ⅲ. Language FOCUS :The simple future tense and exclamatory sentences.
Ⅳ. Teaching Procedures
Leading-in
1．教师身披一件厚外套,进班和学生打招呼时做出很冷的样子说：
How cold it is today! But it’s warm in class. So I will put off my coat.
然后把外套脱掉
2．把cold， warm两词写在黑板上， 问学生：Did you listen to the weather forecast yesterday? 然后放一段当天的天气预报的英语录音，将录音中出现的形容天气的词写在黑板上并解释。
cloudy sunny rainy wet windy snowy
Presentation
1．通过一段全国各地天气预报的动画图中各种天气的图标，解释其他天气的英文说法。
引导听录音，听前提问：
--What’s the weather like in Harbin today?
放一段Harbin的天气报告录音，请单个同学回答。之后再听一遍，集体重复问答。
再逐个听广州，兰州，上海的天气报告录音。比较各处天气，引出形容词的比较级。
colder, warmer, drier, hotter, wetter
2．不放录音，请学生根据图标自己复述，教师在必要时给与帮助。
Practice
Ask the students to make sentences about the weather. Then let them do some exercises.
A: What’s the weather like?
B: 1. It’s wet and windy.
2. It s rainy and windy.
3. It’s sunny and hot.
4. It s very snowy, but quite warm.
5. It s very rainy, but quite hot.
6. It s very dry, but quite cold.
Presentation
1．放一段明天全国各地天气预报的动画，引导学生注意其中的时态：一般将来时的构成。比较其与一般现在时的不同。
2．引导学生分析感叹句的构成。
Remember the structures:
1. How + adj. + subject + verb！
2. What + adj. + noun(singular or plural) + subject + verb!
e.g. How cold it is today!
What a cold day (it is today)!
Practice
1. Look at the chart below and ask the students to make sentences using the simple future tense.
Notes: 1) Mark “√” refers to affirmative sentences.
Mark “×” refers to negative sentences.
Mark “?” refers to general questions and make answers to all these questions.
2) Add a future time to the end of each sentence if necessary, eg. tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, tomorrow morning/afternoon/evening, next Sunday/year/month, later on, soon, …
2. Let the students do some translations.
1. 她是一位多么善良的女孩呀！
2. 这是一部多么有趣的电影呀！
3. 他们是多么有耐心的医生呀！
4. 这些书是多么新呀！
5. 今天天气是多么好呀！
Keys: 1. How kind the girl is! = What a kind girl she is!
2. How interesting the film is! = What an interesting film is!
3. How patient the doctors are! = What patient doctors they are!
4. How new these books are! = What new books they are!
5. How fine it is today! = What a fine day (it is today) !
3. Dialogue Practice
T: Look at Exercise Two. Listen to the tape and repeat after it.
Now let the students use the patterns to practise more.
At last, try to ask them to make some new sentences. For example:
1. A: How dry it is today!
B: Yes, but it’ll be wetter later on.
2.A: What a dry day!
B: Yes, and it’ll get drier, I’m afraid.
Exercises in class
Fill in the blanks
A. Exclamatory sentences practice.
1. ______ nice ties they are!
2. ______ lovely weather it is!
3. ______ funny the joke is!
4. ______ a good idea this is!
5. ______ clever you are!
6. ______ terrible that is!
7. ______ handsome actors they are!
8. ______ wonderful it is!
B. The simple future tense practice.
1. I ______ the museum tomorrow, (not visit)
2. It ______soon. (rain)
3. ______ I ______ for Julia at the school gate tomorrow morning? (wait) Yes, you ______.
4. They______ care of the children next Sunday, (take)
5. ______ you ______ to university next year? (go)
No, I ______. Because I m not old enough.
6. Peter______ us the truth this evening, (not tell)
Keys: A: l. What 2.What 3.How 4.What 5.How 6.How 7.what 8.How
B: 1.won’t visit 2.will rain 3.Shall/wait/will 4.will take 5.Will/go/won’t 6.won’t tell
Homework
1. Remember the adjectives of weather and make a dialogue.
2. Make three exclamatory sentences and another three sentences using the simple future tense.
The design of the blackboard
Lesson 45How cold it is today! What a cold day it is!
教案点评：
本设计导入部分利用真实的情节引入关于天气的词汇的教学，然后利用各种天气的图标来说明天气的说法，利用媒体搜集资源：天气预报，介入一般将来时的认识，但并非本课的重点，而是着重练习感叹句的运用，这样处理达到了本课的目标。
Lesson 46
Teaching Objection
1．学习方位词，并能在图中正确辨别。
2．学习并掌握表示将来时的用法。
3．能运用描述未来天气情况。
Main Points
The expression of weather; noun of locality; the expression of direction;
Difficult Points
The simple future tense
Teaching Aids
Recorder, Overhead Projector, Video
Teaching Procedures
Step 1 Revision
Revise the weather vocabulary by asking: What’s the weather like?
T: What's the date today?
Ss: It's December 28th.
T: What s the weather like?
Ss: It’s very rainy, windy and cold.
T: How cold it is today!
Ss: Yes, but it’ll be warmer later on.
T: What a cold day!
Ss: Yes, and it'll get colder, we' re afraid.
Step 2 Presentation
1. Part 1 Read and act
T: Now listen to the tape and try to understand it. And answer the question: What’s the weather like where Bruce’s father is?
After Listening the tape, check the answer: It’s warm and sunny.
Answer the following questions according to the dialogue
1. Where is Bruce now?
2. What ' s the weather like in Xinjiang?
3. What kinds of fruit does Bruce like very much?
4. What are his parents going to do?
5. Are they very happy to talk by telephone?
答案：1.Bruce is in Xinjiang, China.
2.It's cold in the morning, but turns very warm at noon.
3. He likes the grapes and melons very much.
4. They are going to hike.
5. Yes, they are.
2. Ask students to talk about the weather in Xinjiang?
Show these words: strange, dry, fruit, grapes, melons
The weather is very strange in Xinjiang. It’s cold in the morning, but turns very warm at noon. It’s also very dry, so the fruit here is very sweet. There are grapes and melons in Xinjiang.
3. Language Points
1) ring up, get into communication with sb by telephone.
eg. I’ll ring you up this evening.
ring up = call up(us)
2) hike [haik] V. go for a long walk in the country, taken for pleasure or exercise.
eg. They are going to hike tomorrow.
-hiker n. person who hikes.
4. Learning the nouns of locating by Overhead Projector
This is north/east/south/west/northwest/northeast/southwest/southeast.（手指着各个方向分别教学方位名词）
Note the different way of saying northeast, southwest, etc. in Chinese.
T: What part of China do we live in?
Ss: We live in the north/south/…of China.（教师可帮助学生回答）
T: What cities are in the north/south/east/southwest/…?
5. A Weather Report
T: Every morning I listen to the weather report. I like to hear what the weather is going to be like all around the world. Listen to this report and see what you can hear.
Play the tape several times for the students to listen to the tape.
Question: What will the weather be like in Northwest?
Check the answer: It will snow in the night.
6. Language Points
Explain that will is another way of saying going to be. Will expresses the simple future as be going to does.
Explain the sentence There will be a strong wind to the north of the Huai River.
there will be
It’s the way of expressing the simple future of there be.
e.g. I will go to the park this weekend.
The phrase to the north of expresses beyond some area.
e.g. Japan is to the east of China.
Prep in express inside some area.
Step 3 Practice
Fill in the form according the weather report
Places Weather Temperature
Most North China
Cold wet /cloudy
1.A strong wind2.(after tomorrow)Sunny
Northeast Above zeroBelow zero
Snow (night)/heavy
Beijing
Tianjin 2 ---9
Let the students look at the radio report and fill in the form..
Weather Report
Good evening. Let’s look at tomorrow's weather. In England the temperature is going to be around 15℃, except in the north where it’s going to be cooler; around 12℃.The day’s going to be generally fine, with a lot of sunshine, especially in the south. Over Wales and northern England, it’ll be cloudy in the afternoon and by early evening it’s going to rain. But only a little. In Northern Ireland, it’s going to be generally colder with strong winds and temperatures around 10℃.The story for Scotland is quite different - in the east of Scotland, it’s going to be wet and windy with temperatures around 5℃.To the north and west, however; up in the Highlands, the temperature’s going to be much lower around 2℃ and it looks like it’s going to snow in the evening.
North of England-South of England-Wales-Northern Ireland-East of Scotland-North and west of Scotland-
Keys:
North of England-cooler, around 12℃;
South of England - fine, with a lot of sunshine
Wales - cloudy in the afternoon, a little rain in the early evening
Northern Ireland - colder with strong winds, around 10℃
East of Scotland - wet and windy, around 5℃
North and west of Scotland - snow in the evening, around 2℃
Step 4 Exercise
Rewrite the sentences without changing their meanings.
1. Most of North and South China will have a cold wet day.
It _______ _______ cold and wet _______ most of North and South China.
2. It'll rain in Beijing.
Beijing will ______ ______.
3. The rain was heavy last night.
It ______ ______ last night.
4. The snow is heavy now.
There ______ ______ now.
5. What's the weather like today?
______ ______ the weather today?
6. We played happily in the park last Sunday.
We ______ ______ ______ ______ in the park last Sunday.
7. Bruce rings up his father in Sydney.
Bruce ______ his father ______ ______ in Sydney.
Answers: 1. will be, in 2. be rainy 3. rained heavily 4. is heavy snow 5. How is 6. had a great time 7. gives, a ring
Step 5 Homework
1. Read the dialogue and the text fluently.
2. Make a radio report of the weather in winter.
3. Finish off the workbook exercises.
The design of the blackboard
Lesson 46A Weather Reporthave a cold day in the night at timesstay above zero Have a great timefall below zero It will be + adj.in the daytime There will be + n.
教案点评：
本设计对词汇的处理比较自然，包括两个方面：利用图片，在语境中教学词汇；利用手势、方位和方位图教学表示方位的词汇。
Lesson 47
Teaching Objectives:
掌握谈论天气的词汇和用语；
掌握感叹句和一般将来时的用法。
Properties: Recorder, Overhead Projection
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Revision
Revise the vocabulary of direction.（可利用学生互相的位置进行表达）
Revise how to express the weather
Step 2 Read and act
Play the tape for the students to listen and repeat.
Have students read and act out the dialogue in pairs.
At last, let several pairs act it out.
Step 3 Read and learn
Play the tape for the students to listen and repeat.
Pay attention to the followings: play football, on our school playground, climb the mountain, have to do, stay home, do some reading. It’s better to do sth, on rainy days. I'm afraid… ,go roller-skating, would you like to do sth? play with sb, make a snowman.
Now encourage the students to make some different dialogues with the patterns given in students Book.
For Example:
Example 1
A: What a fine day today!
B: Yes, it’s sunny and not very hot. Will you go to Beihai Park with me?
A: Ok. Let s go and row a boat there.
B: That’s a good idea!
Example 2
A: Look! How heavy it rains!
B: Anna, you can't take a walk outside today, I'm afraid. What will you do?
A: I have to stay home and do some cleaning.
B: Good. It s better to do some cleaning on rainy days.
Example 3
A: Wow! What a heavy snow! I'm afraid you can't play football. Jack. What will you do?
B: I can go skiing. Would you like to go with me, Jim?
A: Certainly! Let’s carry our skiing-gears!
B: OK./Come on!
Step 4 Listening
Play the tape and ask What will the weather be like for Taiyuan?
Make sure the students get the answer. Then play the tape again and have the student write down the temperatures of the cities on Page 139.
Play the third time. Make sure the students finish the exercises. Then check the answer with the whole class.
Step 5 Exercises in class
Rewrite the following sentences.
1. He goes to school on foot every day. ( by bike tomorrow)
2. They don't have a meeting every Friday, (next Friday)
3. Does Polly often help his friends? Yes, he does. (tomorrow)
4.I play basketball with my classmates every afternoon. ( tomorrow afternoon)
5. Do you keep a diary in English this year? ( next year) No, I don’t.
Keys:
1. He will go to school by bike tomorrow.
2. They won’t have a meeting next Friday.
3. Will Polly help his friends tomorrow? Yes, he will.
4.I will play basketball with my classmates tomorrow afternoon.
5. Will you keep a diary in English next year? No, I won’t.
Step 6 Homework
1. Finish off the workbook exercises.
2. Make three different dialogues according to Exercise Two.
The design of the blackboard
Lesson 47 I don’t like the snow/ rain/ cold. The snow will stop later in the day. What a heavy snow! It’s better to do some reading on rainy days.
Lesson 48
Teaching Objectives:
复习辅音音标及有关字母和字母组合的拼读规则；
掌握本课的重点语言项目：
I think it will be …
I hope …
I don’t like the …
I love the …
掌握有关天气状况的词汇及表达天气的用语；
学会写weather report and an e-mail。
Properties: Recorder, Overhead Projector
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Revision
Write a short passage using the words given below
bad, last, not, long, think, get better, soon, radio, rain, stop, later on, so, go shopping, later.
Reference answer:
The weather is bad now. But it won’t last too long. I think it’ll get better soon. Because the radio says the rain will stop later on. So I'll go shopping later.
Step 2 Spelling and pronunciation
Play the tape for the students to listen and repeat.
Practise the individual sounds, the show flashcards with more words and get the students to pronounce the words.
Step 3 Practise
Revise the vocabulary of weather.
windy rainy sunny cloudy hot cold etc.
Teach the new word foggy by showing a picture.
Slides showing.
1
A: I think it will be windy/sunny/rainy/cloudy tomorrow.
B: I hope you ' re wrong. I don ' t like the wind/sun/rain/cloud.
I hope you ' re right. I love the wind/sun/rain/cloud.
2
A: I think it will be cloudy/windy/sunny/hot/rainy/cold tomorrow.
B: No, it won't! I think the weather will be much better/worse!
Read through the dialogue with the students.
Get the students to practise the dialogue in pairs. Substitute the words in the box to practise the dialogue. Ask several pairs to practise the dialogue.
Step 4 Presentation
Language Points.
1. I hope (that) subject + verb
I hope you’ll get well soon.
2. I love + noun.
I love my family and my school, and I love my country, too.
3. much + comparative degree.
Mike is much taller than Jim.
Step 5 Look, read and say
课前一天教师可让学生观看中央电视台的天气预报，或是收听电台的天气预报，教学此部分时先让学生说说昨天预报的天气情况，尽量用英语表达。或是让学生当播音员把Lesson 46的weather report用自己的语言说一遍。
Ask the students to look at the table, then read it together.
Ask them to guess what season it is.
Have the students to write their weather report individually.
Then choose several students to read their weather reports for the class.
Step 6 Practice
Listen to another model.
Tokyo→rainy-→ 11→-3
Model: Good morning! Here's the weather report for some big cities in the world. Tokyo is rainy. The high temperature will be 11. There'11 be plenty of rain in the daytime, but the low temperature tonight will be minus three. Wear warm clothes at night when you go out….That's the weather report for today. Thank you for listening.
(Ask the students to report that of the rest big cities-London, Ottawa, New York and Melbourne to their classmates. )
Step 7 Writing
T: Look at Exercise Four. Try to learn how to write an e-mail.
T: Read the e-mail form, and listen to a model.
Model:
Dear Miss West,
Welcome to our school! My name is Josie Zhou. I' m in Class One, Grade Two. You will come here next month, won’t you? Now let me tell you something about the weather here. The sky is usually blue in the daytime, the high temperature is about 6 and the low temperature is about minus 6. The weather here is really nice, isn't it? But you'd better bring some warm clothes because it'll get colder and colder. I' ll wait for your arrival and have a safe journey.
(Ask the students to discuss in class)
Step 8 Checkpoint 12
1. Grammar: the simple future tense and exclamatory sentences.
2. Useful expressions: later on, ring up. Happy New Year! The same to you.
eg. Merry Christmas! The same to you!
Note:
①Teachers: Happy Teachers ' Day!
Teachers: The same to you.
②Students: Happy Teachers’ Day!
Teachers: Thank you.
Step 9 Exercises in class
Write a Weather Report according to the following form about 50 words.
上海未来24小时天气预报
时间 天气情况 温度（℃）
今天晚上 有雨，部分地区有大雨 2-9
明天上午 有云，风向偏东，风力不大 9-12
明天下午 晴天 12-16
Answers:
Weather report of Shang hai for the next 24 hours. It will be rainy tonight. The lain will be very heavy in some places. The temperature will be 2 to 9. It will be cloudy tomorrow morning. There will be a wind to the east. It’s not strong. The temperature will be 9 to 12. After noon it will be sunny. The temperature will be 12 to 16.
Step 10 Homework
1. Write a weather report according to the model in Exercise Three.
2. Write an e-mail according to the pattern in Exercise Four.
3. Finish off the workbook exercises..
The design of the blackboard
Lesson 48 ch -ch - tch I think it will be … tomorrow. - ge j There’ll be beautiful sunshine. tr That’s the weather report for today. dr I hope … -ts-tes I don’t like the … -ds- des I love the …