七年级英语下册第六单元教案

1、unit 6 its raining!一、教学背景这一单元的中心话题是describe the weather。语法现象是present progressive tense。继unit5 im watching tv第二次出现了现在进行时态，是上一单元的延续。比较上一单元，本单元增设了一个日常生活中重要的情景talking about the weather 。学生不但要具备并熟练地掌握现在进行时态的意识和技巧，并且要会运用这一时态描述在各种天气背景下人的活动。二、 教材内容本单元语言训练的重点是（1）谈论天气；（2）描述正在发生的动作。重点语言结构是（1）how引导的特殊疑问句；（2）yes

2、/no问句及答语；（3）现在进行时的用法。section a主要是听读说和基础语言运用，为目标句型提供分步示例和指导性练习；section b知识扩展、新旧知识的运用，循序渐进的写作练习；运用所学的语言完成各种任务使学生能够对已经学过的目标句型运用自如：self -check自我评价，词汇知识的评价，语言应用能力的评价。 三、 单元总体学习目标1、词汇 基础核心词汇：sunny, cloudy, snowing, raining, windy, cold, hot, cool, warm, humid, terrible 掌握：rain, snow, weather, cook, study,

3、 bad, pretty, lying, beach, group, surprised, beat, relaxed, winter, scarf, everyone, man, like 了解：moscow, boston, hows=how is, vocation, beach, volleyball 补充词汇：spring, summer, autumn, sandstorm, typhoon, tsunami(海啸)2、语法 (1)现在进行时 (2) 有关天气的特殊问句及答语3、日常交际用语hows the weather in moscow?its raining.whats t

4、he weather like in shanghai?its sunny.what are you/they doing?we/they are watching tv.what is he/she doing?he/she is cooking.hows it going?great!4、语言技能1）能用英语打招呼和描述并谈论不同的天气。2）能用现在进行时互相交流。3）能用现在进行时叙述在不同地方的和不同的天气背景下人们能做的事。5、情感态度1）通过课文教学引导学生关注天气情况，爱护环境，保护大气等自然资源的良好意识。2）通过学习打招呼、谈论天气和所做的事时所用的交际用语，学会与人友好相处

5、。3）通过学习和对比不同天气背景下人的活动，激发学生的内在情感，进行爱的教育。4）能在小组活动中积极与他人合作，相到帮助，共同完成学习任务。6、文化意识了解不同地方和不同的天气背景下人们能做的事，互相交流不同国家的文化，对学生进行不同文化意识的渗透。同时让了解其他国家风景，风俗，增加学生的背景知识，增强学科间的交流。培养学生具有一定的环保意识、责任意识和关爱他人之心。7、学习策略通过任务型的教学，让学生学会自主学习，归纳总结，培养主动学习的能力。尤其对所学内容能主动复习并加以整理和归纳的能力。四、分课时教学设计period onesection a 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a+ sectio

6、n b 1a, 1b. teaching aims1. knowledgewords:rain,windy,cloudy,sunny,snow,weather,moscow,boston,hows,bad,terrinle,pretty, cool, cold, humid, warm, hotsentence structures: hows it going? hows the weather? whats the weather like? 2. ability: talk about the weather and greet each other with a new structu

7、re.3. cultural awareness: a new way of greetings and asking about the weather is quite a common greeting in western countries.important points: a new way of greetings and the description words about the weather.difficult points: hows the weather? its raining/windy/cloudy/sunny/snowing/. hows it goin

8、g? great! /not bad! /terrible! /pretty good!teaching procedures step1. warming up1. ask the ss randomly: whats the date today? what day is it today? how are you?2. give a new expression which has the same meaning as how are you? : hows it going? but the new one has more answers.step2. presentation1.

9、 show 4 faces on the screen and ask ss to describe each face using whatever words they can. help ss identify each person is feeling.2. then show 4 words. say the words and ask ss to repeat each one. ask ss to match each remembered phrase with a face. encourage them to spell the phrases by how do you

10、 spell it?3. practice with the new structure by the whole class: choose one to the front and the others guess the description words through his/her facial expressions.step3. presentation1. let one student ask me: hows it going? i may answer like this: terrible! because its snowing and its so cold. s

11、how a picture of snowing day and children are making a snowman and pretend to be very cold. make ss guess the words: the weather and snowing. ask them: hows the weather? get them to answer like: its snowing/snowy. go on with other kinds of weather: sunny, rainy, cloudy, windy.2. point out the number

12、ed list of description words. say each one and ask ss to repeat the words again. then ask ss to match each word with one of cities in the picture. check the answers.3. play the tape and get ss to write the city names in the boxes. check the answers. look at the 5 pictures in 1a. encourage ss to use

13、the description words to describe the weather: beijingsunny and warm/hot shanghaicloudy and cool bostonwindy and cool moscowsnowing and cold torontoraining and humid. show an arrow to identify the degree of the 4 adjectives: cold, cool, warm and hot.4. practice with the structures: hows the weather?

14、 and whats the weather like? with the 5 pictures the exact weather on that day should not be missed. note: talking about the weather is quite common in western countries as a daily greeting.step4. weather reportshow a weather map of china. get ss to make a weather report as a cctv anchor. they may b

15、egin with asking the weather in each city, then make up a report about it.step5. chantshow an easy chant to reinforce the questions and words about the weather.step6. homework1. copy the new words 4 times each.2. summarize the usages of how in questions.3. watch a weather report on tv and take down

16、some notes about the weather forecast for tomorrow, and then write a report about it.period twosection a 2a, 2b, 2c, 3b+ 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 a

17、nswers.2. ability: ask and answer the present progressive tense, and describe the activities people are doing3. cultural 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 pr

18、ogressive tense.difficult points: describe the weather and activities with the present progressive tenseteaching procedures 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 yester

19、day.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 in 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

20、1. after showing the cartoon, ask ss: what are they doing? (they are singing and dancing.) show more pictures 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. choosin

21、g the right words and pair work are added as the reinforcements.2lets see what joes families are doing. 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 co

22、rrect use of the present progressive tense. use every hint to finish 2b. 3. play the tape for ss to have 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. brains

23、torming1. play the tape for another time. then do a memory test. ask ss: whats uncle joe/jeff/mary/aunt 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

24、 picture on p84 and student b looks at the picture on p86. each picture has the same people in it, but 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. we

25、athersunnyrainingpersonp84p86uncle 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. some oral exerc

26、ises about the core materials in section a. step6. homework1. copy the new words 4 times and the grammar focus.2. write 2 paragraphs about the 2 pictures on p84 and p86.period threesection b 2a, 2b, 2c. teaching aims1. knowledgewords: hot, cold, cool, warm, humid additional words: spring, summer, au

27、tumnsentence structures: hows it going? what are you doing? hows the weather?2. ability: describe the different kinds of weather and different activities in different areasimportant points: revise and use the words, expressions and sentence structures correctly.difficult points: describe the weather

28、 in 4 seasons and peoples activitiesteaching procedures step1. revision1. show different weather signs to revise the description words in section a. draw an arrow to revise the 4 words: cold, cool, warm and hot. but dont forget humid. 2. get ss to look at picture c .tell them: its chengdu. how is th

29、e weather in it? its sunny. is it cool? no, its hot. its hot and humid. 3. make a survey by the whole class. ask ss: who likes the cold weather? have ss raise their hands. check out the most popular and the least popular weather. get ss to talk about the local weather in 4 seasons.step2. presentatio

30、n1. after talking about the local weather in 4 seasons, lets watch different weather in other countries. tell ss maria is in mexico. play this phone conversation between sam and maria. listen carefully to their questions and answers. play the tape the first time, ss only listen. play the tape again

31、and have ss catch the answers maria and sam give to the question hows it going? listen again and write what they answer to what are you doing? and hows the weather?2. further discussion. show 4 pictures. with the 4 questions where is it? how is the weather? what season is it? what are the people doi

32、ng? ss talk about the countries, the weather, the seasons and the activities.countryweatherseasonactivitiesjapancoolspringwatch the flowersamerica(hawaii)hotsummerswimcanadawarmautumnwatch the leavesamericancoldwinterdo sportsstep3. interview1. after visiting the 4 places, ask some ss: where do you

33、want to go? when do you want to go there? hows the weather? what do you want to do there? let them describe the places they want to go most. 2. ss make an interview in the class., and then give a report about.3. lets find out. find out what kinds of activities someone wants to do on certain days.ste

34、p4. homework!. copy the new words 4 times.2. interview their family members about the place they want to go most and the situations there, and then write a report about it.period foursection b 3a, 3b, 3c, 4 +self check. teaching aims1. knowledgewords: vocation, lying, beach, group, beach, volleyball

35、, surprised, heat, relaxed, winter, scarf, everyone, manadditional words: sandstorm, typhoon, tsunami(海啸)sentence structures: hows the weather? whats the weather like? what can we do with this? when is the best time to visit your town/city?2. ability: learn about different activities in different we

36、ather3. cultural awareness: learn to love our nature and protect the environment. make a donation if possibleimportant points: use the words, expressions and sentence structures correctly.difficult points: describe the weather in 4 seasons and peoples activitiesteaching procedures step1. revision sh

37、ow a weather map of china and get ss to ask and answer in pairs about the different kinds of weather in some cities.step2. presentation1. ask ss: how do you know the weather beforehand? get answers like: from the radio/121/the tv/the mobile phone/the internet.2. look at a paragraph, and ask ss to find out what the show is (cctvs around the world show) and where the reporter is (in australia) .ask them to tell what they know about australia.3. ask ss to work alone. underline the things that people are doing and circle