外研英語八年級上Module 11 The weather全模塊教案I. Teaching objectives 教學(xué)目標(biāo)技能目標(biāo) 聽Listen for information in a weather forecast.說Talk about weatherAsk questions to show surprise讀Read a passage about weather to match photos with description of the weather寫Write advice and give reasons using because, so and but語言目標(biāo)功能句式Talk about weatherWhat will the weather be like?It may not even be cold, just wet. And it might be windy.It may be quite cool, so itll probably be hot and sunny.Come on, better get going!Its freezing, isnt it?Yes, its really cold.Will it be snowy?It may not even be cold just now. And it might be windy.Itll probably be hot and sunny.It may be quite cool.詞匯1. 重點(diǎn)詞匯cloud, shower, degree, temperature, joke, wet, might, windy, probably, sunny, cool, dry, cloudy, camera, umbrella, pleasant, from time to time, fall, possible, shine, depend2. 認(rèn)讀詞匯centigrade, freezing, snowy, swimsuit, northwest, southeast, compared, stormy, best, railcard, truly語法Possibility: may, might, probably. Teaching materials analyzing 教材分析本單元以Education為話題，設(shè)計了三個部分的內(nèi)容。旨在通過單元教學(xué)使學(xué)生學(xué)會談?wù)撎鞖夂蜌庀笮畔?；了解美國各地區(qū)的氣候情況；學(xué)會表述驚訝；能用關(guān)聯(lián)詞and, so, but寫一篇短文，表達(dá)建議，并給出理由；能準(zhǔn)備關(guān)于到中國來旅游的最佳時間的建議。Unit 1談?wù)撎鞖饧捌錁?biāo)志和氣象信息，談?wù)摬煌瑖液偷貐^(qū)的天氣狀況，重點(diǎn)學(xué)習(xí)和天氣有關(guān)的詞匯以及情態(tài)動詞may, might和副詞probably表示可能性的用法。Vocabulary and listening中設(shè)計了6個活動。1要求把表示天氣狀況的詞匯與相應(yīng)圖標(biāo)配對。2聽天氣預(yù)報錄音，選出正確的信息。3倆倆合作，糾正圖表中不正確的信息。4要求聽讀一段談?wù)撊粘；顒优c天氣狀況的對話。5聽關(guān)于春節(jié)天氣預(yù)報的錄音完成表格。6根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容選擇正確的表達(dá)。Pronunciation and speaking中7聽錄音學(xué)習(xí)句子不同語調(diào)所傳達(dá)的不同含義并對所給句子做出判斷。8利用活動2中正確信息，描述天氣情況。9對不同時間內(nèi)天氣狀況做出預(yù)測。Unit 2 學(xué)習(xí)關(guān)于美國各地區(qū)差別很大的氣候狀況的課文，學(xué)習(xí)一些外國地名的讀法；能用because, so, but寫短文，提供建議并給出理由。Reading and vocabulary中1閱讀介紹美國各地氣候狀況的短文，描述圖片中內(nèi)容。2根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成句子。3閱讀表示建議的句子，說出理由。Writing中4要求將兩欄中句子配對。5用because, so, but提出參觀所在城鎮(zhèn)時的建議并說明理由。Unit 3 在練習(xí)中復(fù)現(xiàn)本單元重點(diǎn)詞匯、句型和語法；讀關(guān)于The wettest place的文章；準(zhǔn)備關(guān)于到中國來旅游的最佳時間的建議。1, 2聽錄音，選擇正確的月份和句子。3用所給詞匯填空。4倆倆合作，根據(jù)提示完成句子。5 用完成句子。6用括號內(nèi)所給的詞匯完成句子。7對話談?wù)撟约浩匠Ｗ龅氖录翱赡軙龅氖隆?描述圖片中溫度計所示度數(shù)含義。9用表示天氣狀況的詞補(bǔ)充句子。10倆倆合作，詢問溫度、天氣狀況。11用所給的詞填空介紹英國天氣狀況的短文。Around the world介紹了世界上最潮濕的地方。Module task要求準(zhǔn)備關(guān)于到中國來旅游的最佳時間的建議。其中1213要求學(xué)生閱讀一封Email并回答問題。13根據(jù)提示完成信件。IIIClass types and periods 課型設(shè)計與課時分配 Period 1 Listening and speaking (Unit 1)Period 2 Reading and writing （Unit 2)Period 3 Language in use (Unit 3) . Teaching plans for each period分課時教案 Period 1 Listening and speaking Target language 目標(biāo)語言1. Words & phrases生詞和短語cloud, shower, degree, temperature, joke, wet, might, windy, probably, sunny, cool, dry, cloudy, centigrade, freezing, snowy2. Key sentences重點(diǎn)句子 Its freezing, isnt it?It may not even be cold, just wet. And it might be windy.What will the weather be like?It may be quite cool, so itll probably be hot and sunny.Come on, better get going!Ability goals 能力目標(biāo)Enable students to listen to and talk about weather.Teaching important/difficult points 教學(xué)重難點(diǎn)The usage of may, might and probably.Teaching methods教學(xué)方法Task-based learning. Teaching aids教具準(zhǔn)備A projector, some pictures and a tape recorderTeaching procedures and ways教學(xué)過程與方式 Step I Lead-inShow some pictures to help students learn some new words about weather. T: Weather has an important effect on our lives. If we are planning a trip or just getting dressed in the morning, we always have to know what the weather will be like. Weather changes with different seasons and times. Look at the picture above. Whats the weather like?S: Its sunny.S: Its cloudy. S: Its raining. S: Its flashing. Show the words about the weather. cloud, rain, showers, snow, storm, sun, windAsk students to read the new words. Make sure they know the meaning of each word. Then ask them to do activity 1. Help students match the words with the symbols.Step II Listening In this procedure, ask students to listen to the tape and check the correct information in the table. If the information is wrong, correct it. T: If we want to know weather information, we may listen to weather forecast. Please listen to a forecast and check the correct information in the table. Play the tape. Then check the answers with students.Ask students to listen to the dialogue in activity 4. T: Spring Festival is coming. Do you want to see friends at Spring Festival? Of course we do. So it is very important to listen to the weather forecast during the Spring Festival. Tony is going to England during the Spring festival. What will be the weather like? Now listen and find out. Ask students to listen to the tape and then fill in the blanks in activity 5. Check the answers.Step III Reading In this procedure, ask students to read the dialogue and do activity 6 as a competition to see if the sentences are true or false.T: Read the dialogue again and do activity 6. Check if they are true or false. Lets have a competition between boys and girls. If you stand up and correct the question correctly first, you will get a star. Those who get more stars will be the winner.Sample:S1: Its always cold and wet in February in England.S2: True.S1: Its often freezing in February in England.S2: False. It may not be cold, just wet. And it might be windy in England.Step IV Pronunciation and speakingIn this procedure, ask students to listen to the tape and help students find out the different connotation of different of intonation. After listening, ask students to read these sentences loudly and then decide if the speaker is asking a question or showing surprise. Check the answers. SpeakingAsk students to work in pairs and give a forecast for China according to activity 2.T: In this lesson, we have learnt many different types of weather. We can use some words to describe the weather. Lets report a weather forecast for China according to activity 2. Now work in pairs and make a weather forecast. We can use may, might, probably to describe something we are not very certain of.Ask some pairs to show their report before the class.One sample version:Tomorrow may be sunny. It may be rainy next week. It might be very cold next month.Step V Homework1. Ask the students to learn and remember the new words and expressions of this unit.2. Ask the students to finish activities 13 on page 152. Period 2 Reading and writingTarget language 目標(biāo)語言1. Words & phrases生詞和短語camera, umbrella, pleasant, from time to time, fall, swimsuit, northwest, southeast, compared 2. Key sentences重點(diǎn)句子 The USA is a very big country to visit, so choose carefully the places to see and the time to go.Bring a good map because you may want to travel around.Its a good idea to bring your camera because you may want to take photos of the autumn leaves.Its pleasant to visit Alaska in July and August but it might be cool in the evening.So remember to wear some warm clothes.Any time you like!Ability goals 能力目標(biāo)Enable students to talk about the weather in the USA. Teaching important/difficult points 教學(xué)重難點(diǎn)How to talk about the weather in the USA.Teaching methods教學(xué)方法Reading and writing. Teaching aids教具準(zhǔn)備A projector or some pictures and some small pieces of paper, a tape recorderTeaching procedures and ways教學(xué)過程與方式 Step I RevisionIn this procedure, students will revise some new words and do pair work to practice the sentence: What will the weather be like tomorrow? Show some pictures to the class and ask some students to write the following words on the blackboard.sunny, cloudy, snow, freezing, temperature, cool, dry, shower, wet, snowyThen ask them to work in pairs, and talk about the weather today and tomorrow.Sample dialogue:S1: Whats the weather like today?S2: Its cloudy.S1: What will the weather be like tomorrow?S2: It may be rainy./It will probably be rainy.Ask some pairs to act in front of the class.After this, present the Reading by practice Whens the best time to in pairs.T: Its sunny/cloudy/rainytoday. But when is the best time to visit our town/city? Why? (Write the question on the blackboard) Lets have a discussion in pairs.Sample dialogue: S1: When is the best time to visit our town/city?S2: I think September is the best time.S1: Why?S2: Because its not too hot or cold at that time.Ask some pairs to act in front of the class.Step II ReadingIn this procedure, ask students to listen and read the passage. Make sure they can describe the photos according to the passage.T: Like China, there are many beautiful places in the USA. The weather is different in these places. Now listen to a passage introducing the weather in the USA. Books closed! Listen to the tape and decide what you can see in the photos.Ask the students to listen to the tape. After listening, ask the students to have a discussion about the photos in groups.Ask some students to have a report.Sample reports:S: It might be autumn in Picture 1 because the trees start to change colour. A white house stands behind the trees. It may be pleasant to live in the house.S: It might be hot summer in Picture 2 because there are many people swimming in the sea. And I can see a balloon. S: It is winter now in Picture 3. There are a lot of snow in the street. Then ask students to read the passage and check their answers. T: You should choose time to visit some good places in the USA. Read the passage carefully and fill in the table below.PlacesTimeThe reasonNew York and Washington DCMay and OctoberNew EnglandSeptemberCalifornia DecemberThe northwest (Alaska)July and AugustSoutheast(Texas)Spring and winterAsk students to work in pairs to complete the table and report their answers. Then go through the answers with the students.Sample answers:PlacesTimeThe reasonNew York and Washington DCMay and OctoberBecause its not too hot then. In winter theres a lot of snow, too. New EnglandSeptemberThe weather starts to get cooler and the trees start to change color. And you can take photos of the autumn leaves. California DecemberThe weather is fine all year. You can swim in the sea. The northwest (Alaska)July and AugustIt isnt very cold and theres a lot of rain. Southeast(Texas)Spring and winterBecause its usually very sunny here. Step III Careful readingIn this procedure, students will read the passage more carefully and slowly. Then they will do activities 2 and 3. Check the answers with the class. T: If you want to give your friends advice, youd better give your reasons at the same time. Now read the passage again and find out the sentences of this type.Sample sentences:1. Bring an umbrella. Bring an umbrella because it might rain.2. Wear warm clothes. Wear warm clothes because it might be cool in the evening.Ask students to report their work. GameAsk students to do activity 4 by playing a game “Look for your friends”. T: When we give our friends advice, we should use because or so to say our reasons. Lets come to activity 4. Please read the sentences first, and then well play a game. Divide students into two groups and ask each group to write these sentences down on small pieces of paper. One group writes down the first part numbered 1, 2, 3 and the other the part with a, b, c. Then begin the game as follows: S1 group draws one piece from Sa group and read the sentence, the other group must respond quickly by matching the two parts of the sentence and read out loudly. One sample:S1: You can come any time you like, butSa: But the best time to visit England is in spring. Step IV WritingIn this procedure, students will try to write some advice and give the reasons using so, but, because.T: Weve learned the best time to visit the USA from the passage. Whats the best time to visit your town? Write your advice and dont forget to give your reasons.Give students a few minutes to write and ask some students to read what they write before the class.Sample version: The best time to visit my town is in summer because the famous cypresses all become green. The mountains and rivers are very clear and cool. And dont forget to bring your umbrellas because there might be rains any time there. Guess where my town is!Step V HomeworkAsk students to1. finish activities 47 on page 153. 2. find information about Sydney and New York. Period 3 Language in useTarget language 目標(biāo)語言1. Words & phrases生詞和短語possible, shine, depend, stormy, best, railcard, truly2. Key sentences重點(diǎn)句子 Its freezing, isnt it?Yes, its really cold.Will it be snowy?It may not even be cold just now. And it might be windy.Itll probably be hot and sunny.It may be quite cool.Ability goals 能力目標(biāo)Enable students to use may, might and probably.Teaching important/difficult points 教學(xué)重難點(diǎn)Make sentences using Itsto do sth and sentences with may, might, probably and because, but, so.Teaching methods教學(xué)方法Task-based learning. Teaching aids教具準(zhǔn)備Some pictures and a tape recorderTeaching procedures and ways教學(xué)過程與方式 Step I RevisionIn this procedure, check the homework with students. Ask students to talk about weather and give advice and reasons.One sample:S: Whats the weather like in your town?S: In spring its very cool and theres little rain. S: Whats the best time to visit your town?S: The best time to visit my town is in winter.S: Why?S: Because its not cold in winter and theres a lot of snow in the mountains and people usually ski there. S: It might of great fun. Step II ListeningIn this procedure, ask students to listen to a short passage and finish activities 1 and 2. T: Do you know the city of Sydney? Where is it?S: Its in Australia. T: What do you know about the city?S: It is the oldest city in Australia. T: What is the best time to visit the city?S: The best time to visit Sydney is in autumn, especially around March and April, with clear, warm days and mild nights. In Spring (September to November) theres more chance of rain, but it usually clears quickly. Average temperatures are around 25C (77F), though it can get to over 40C (104F) in summer.Talk about the New York city with students in the same way. Then ask students to listen to the passage and do the exercises. Go through the answers with students.Step III Further practice Revise Itsto in this module: Ask students to do activities 3 and 4. Check the answers by doing chain work as follows. Sample:S1: Its a good idea to bring an umbrella.S2: The best time to visit New York is in October.S3: Its very important to wear warm clothes when its freezing.Then go on with activities 5 and 6. Revise the use of possible, probably and may. Give students a few minutes to complete the exercises. Do chain work to check the answers.Sample:S1: Its sunny now, but lets take an umbrella because it may rain later.S2: It isnt always warm in February, so it might be cool.S3: Were going to the mountain and we hope it may snow.After this, ask students to do activities 711. Check the answers with the class. Step IV Module taskIn this procedure, students will read a passage and answer questions first, and then write a message to one of their friends. Sample answers to activity 12:1. The best time to come is in October. 2. It might be warm but there may be some rain. And it might be cold. 3. She should bring a sweater. 4. She might stay in a small hotel - a bed-and-breakfast or B & B. 5. She might like to buy a railcard to travel around the rest of the country. Sample answers to activity 13:Sally Marks starts the message by “Dear ” and finish the message by “Yours truly” and her name and working place.Sample message:Dear Susan, Its good to hear that you my want to visit China. The best time to visit china is during spring season (March to May) and autumn season (September to November).Normally, the most comfortable season of the year is early autumn (September to early October). During that period, temperatures are reasonable throughout China (about 50-72F) with a limited amount of rain. September for example is the only month in the year when the ancient and valuable paintings of the Beijing Palace Museum are displayed due to proper climate conditions (low humidity and proper temperature).Spring can also be delightful with the average temperatures nearly the same as in autumn (about 50-72F). Summer (from June to the end of August) can be very hot with temperatures well above 72F, especially in the famous four furnaces of China: Wuhan, Tianjing, Chongqing and Nanchang. Summer is also the rainy season, so dont forget umbrellas, light raincoats and rubber shoes.Winter can be very cold especially in the north. Off season travel can also offer its rewards. For example the Harbin Winter Ice Lantern Festival is quite charming.Before deciding when to take a tour, it is worth checking carefully the weather conditions of each city on the journey. Step V HomeworkAsk students to 1. revise this Module.2. finish the rest activities in the workbook. Teaching resources教學(xué)資源庫I. 重點(diǎn)知識詳解maybe與may bemaybe 是副詞，意思是“也許、可能”，在句中作狀語，相當(dāng)于perhaps，常位于句首。如： Maybe shell come this afternoon. 她可能今天下午來。 Maybe you put the letter in your pocket. 大概你把信放在衣袋里了。 而may也有可能之意，may be中的may是情態(tài)動詞，be 是動詞原形，兩者構(gòu)成完整的謂語形式，與主語形成系表結(jié)構(gòu)意為“也許是.可能是.”。 I cant find my watch. It may be in your bag. 我找不到我的手表了,它可能在你的包里。 He may be a soldier. 他可能是個軍人。 maybe 和may be有時可以互換。 He may be in the office.（=Maybe he is in the office.）他或許在辦公室。 You may be right.（=Maybe you are right.）你或許是對的。II. Best time to visit the USA As the USA covers several micro-climates it is difficult to pinpoint exactly when the best time to visit is. Depending on your tastes and interests the USA can be visited year-round.The summer tourist season tends to run from Memorial Day (late May) to Labor Day (early September) with the peak period being mid June to the end of August.May or June is generally ideal as air fares are less expensive than in July and August, the hours of daylight are at their maximum, the weather is usually mild, and recreational facilities are operating but not too crowded. September is also well worth considering.Florida, the most visited destination for travellers, is warm throughout the year and hot in the summer months. If you do not like temperatures too high the best time to visit would be December to March.Autumn (Fall) is the perfect time to see New England when many states come alive in orange, red and yellow.The first couple of weeks of October are the most spectacular.III. Best time to visit Australia "When is the best time to travel through Outback Australia?" is a question that I hear asked a lot. There is no simple answer to it.It depends mostly on where you want to go. The Outback in Australia is huge and spans several climate zones. (We will look at them on this page.)It also depends on what kind of activities you are interested in and by which means you travel. The weather will be of more importance if you want to go camping. Or if your car doesnt have air conditioning. Or if you want to go swimming.In my opinion any time is a good time to visit the Australian Outback. There will always be a part of Australia for which the time you chose is just perfect.The Arid Regions of Outback AustraliaThe weather in arid inland Australia is characterised by extremes, hot days and freezing nights. Overall there are hotter days and milder nights in summer, compared to bearable days and freezing nights in winter. You choose. Of course keep in mind that the seasons are opposite to the northern hemispheres.I should mention here that the temperatures alone dont tell the whole story. Humidity is a huge factor as well. The drier the heat the less you will feel it. Less humidity and cloud cover also means that heat is no