Module 10 The weather一、學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo):A.單詞和短語：cloud, shower, snow, storm, cloudy, rainy, snowy, sunny, windy, skate, thick, ice, joke, might, temperature, minus, degree, although, wet, terrible, wish, probably, come on, mile, northwest, umbrella, southeast, from time to timeB.交際用語：1. Youre joking!2. Sounds great!3. Come on!4. When is the best time to visit your country?5. What clothes should she bring?6. Whats the temperature?7. Where are you going?8. Itll probably be cold tomorrow.9. It might be rainy.10. Its probably sunny and hot there.11. Bring a map because you may want to travel around.二、教學(xué)目標(biāo)1. Function: Describing the weather.2.Structure: may, might, probably (for possibility)3. Skills: 1) Listening and understanding familiar topics (weather).2)Giving weather forecast based on clues; predicting about future weather using probably.3) Reading and finding specific information.4) Writing a short passage about the best time to visit your town, using because, so and but.4. Around the world: The wettest place5. Task: Preparing some advice on the best time to visit China三、重點(diǎn)及難點(diǎn): 1. Describing the weather.2. Grammar: The using of may, might, probably (for possibility)四、教學(xué)設(shè)計:Unit 1 It might snow.Teaching modelListening and speaking Teaching methodInteractive approachTeaching aims1. To understand conversations about the weather;2. To get specific information from the listening material;3. To talk about possibilitiesTeaching Objectives 1. Key vocabulary: cloud, shower, snow, storm, cloudy, rainy, snowy, sunny, windy, skate, thick, ice, joke, might, temperature, minus, degree, although, wet, terrible, wish, probably, come on2. Key structures:may, might, probably (for possibility)3. Key sentences:1) Whats the temperature? Its between minus five and minus two degrees!2) Whats the weather like in ? =How is the weather in ? Its snowy (cloudy, rainy, sunny, windy .).3) although this year it snowed a lot. 4) Come on, better get going!5) Its probably sunny and hot there.Itll probably be cold tomorrow.Teaching aidsTape recorder, OHP,videoTeaching StepsStep 1 Warming upWeather report: 1) Show some picturesof the weather. 2)Ask and answer: What's the weather like in?Step 2 Work in pairs.1. Show some picturesof the weather. Ask the students to talk about the weather.2. Introduce the new words.1) sun n. 太陽 sunny adj. 晴朗的2) rain n. 雨 rainy adj.多雨的；下雨的3) cloud n.云 cloudy adj.多云的4) snow n.雪；v.下雪 snowy adj.多雪的；下雪的5) wind n.風(fēng) windy adj.多風(fēng)的；刮大風(fēng)的6) storm n. 暴風(fēng)雨 stormy adj.有暴風(fēng)雨的7) shower n. 陣雨； showery adj.有雷陣雨的3. Learn the new words.4. Read the new words.5. Exercises:邊學(xué)邊練：根據(jù)句子意思，用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~填空：1) It rains a lot in summer in Beijing. Its often _.2) Therere a lot of clouds. Its _.3) The weather is snowy and theres a lot of _ in the park.4) The sun is out. Its very _ and hot today.5) The wind is very strong. Its so _ that its difficult to walk.6. Ask the students tocheck with a partner.7. Check the answers: Keys: 1. rainy 2. cloudy 3. snow 4. sunny 5. windy8. Learn the new words.Step 3 Listening1. Listen and check ( ) the correct information in the box.2. Ask and answer like this:Whats the weather like in Beijing / Shanghai?3. Play the recording and ask the students to listen to the recording carefully.4. Listen and check ( ) the correct information in the box.5. Ask the students to check their answers with a partner.6. Call back the answer from the whole class and check the answer.7. Work in pairs. Correct the wrong information in the table.Step 4 Listen and read.1. Show some pictures, and ask the students to talk about them.2. Ask the students to read the conversation silently.3. Play the recording and ask the students to listen and read the conversation.4. Read the conversation.Step 5 Check ( ) the true sentences.1. Ask the students to read the conversation again.2. Now check ( ) the true sentences.1) Tony and Daming are going to skate.2)Winter is colder in Beijing than in England.3)It sometimes snows in England in winter.4)It usually snows in New Yorkin winter.5)It is not hot in the US in summer.6)Tony doesnt like windy weather.3. Ask the students tocheck with a partner.4. Check the answers: Keys:1. × 2. 3. 4. 5. × 6.Step 6 Complete the passage.1. Ask the students to completethe passage with the words in the box.dangerous degree joke may minus skate temperature When its very cold, it might be safe to (1) _ on lakes, but be very careful! Although it (2) _ feel cold, it might not be safe. The (3) _ has to be at least (4) _ one or two (5) _ or even lower for several weeks, and the ice will be thick enough. Falling through the ice is (6) _.Im not (7) _!2. Check with a partner.Keys: 1. skate 2. may 3. temperature 4. minus 5. degree 6. dangerous 7. joking5. Read the passage by yourself.Step 7 Listen and repeat.1. Play the recording once without stopping.2. Play the recording again and ask the whole class to repeat.3. Listen to the speaker asking a question.Whats the weather like?4. Now listen to the speaker showing surprise.Whats the weather like?5 Listen and write if the speaker is asking a question or if he is showing surprise.1) When is the best time to visit your country?2) What clothes should she bring?3) Whats the temperature?4) Where are you going?6. Now listen again and repeat.Step 8Language points1. 問氣溫：Whats the temperature? 氣溫怎么？Its between minus five and minus two degrees!零下5度到零下2度之間。2. 問天氣：Whats the weather like in ？天氣怎樣？=How is the weather in ? Its snowy (cloudy, rainy, sunny, windy.).下雪(多云、下雨、晴、有風(fēng))3. although this year it snowed a lot. 雖然今年下了很多雪。althoughconj. 然而；盡管，引導(dǎo)的從句不能與but, however連用，但可與yet, still連用。例如：1)雖然他很累，但他繼續(xù)工作。Although he was tired, he went on working.= He was tired, but he went on working.2)盡管他相當(dāng)忙，但是還常常幫我學(xué)英語。He often helps me with my English although he is quite busy.He is quite busy, but he often helps me with my English although.4. Come on, better get going!好了，走吧！Better get going 相當(dāng)于had better go now, 意思是“最好現(xiàn)在去/ 走。例如：Wed better get going (= Wedbetter go now ) , or well be late.我們最好現(xiàn)在就走，不然要遲到了。5. Its probably sunny and hot there.那里的天氣可能晴朗、熱。Itll probably be cold tomorrow.明天可能冷。probablyadv.大概；或許；很可能英語中表示可能的方式有許多，除使用情態(tài)動詞may / might 以外，還可以通過will 以及表示“可能的形容詞和副詞表達(dá)。常用的有：It is possible to do sth., It is possible that,主語+will probably / possibly+v.等。例如：Is it possible to visit Alaska in December? 十二月去阿拉斯加游覽有可能嗎？It is possible that itll be snowy in the night. 晚上有可能會下雪。Itll probably be cold and wet天氣很可能會又濕又冷。probably 表示“很可能，所以表示的可能性要比possible 大。Step 9Exercises:中考鏈接 ( ) 1.I have read the film introduction of Ye Wen. It tells the Kung Fu master's storyin Foshan. _. Why not go to see it tonight? (202X年廣東佛山)A. I am afraid not B. Sounds exciting C. That is boring( )2.Do you have any plans for this weekend? (2021河南)Im not sure. I _ go climbing MountYuntai.A. must B. need C. may D. can( )3.In Britain, you _ be 18 if you want to drive a car. (2021遼寧大連)  A.can  B.must  C.may  D.might( )4._ I go to play basketball now?Yes, since you have finished your homework. (2021遼寧鐵嶺)A. Must B. Should C. Need D. May( )5. Mum, how do you like my handwriting? (2021遼寧丹東)_! Its the best one you have ever written.A. How terrible B. What an interesting oneC. How wonderful D. What a terrible one( )6. The weather has been dry for a month. (2021遼寧丹東) Yes. If it still _, the plants will die.A. doesnt rain B. rains C. wont rain D. is raining ( )7. How do you like the story? (2021聊城)Interesting, _ end of it is not perfect. A. so B. though C. or D. because ( )8. _ our football team failed in the match, we did our best. (2021濟(jì)南)A. Though B. But C. Because D. AsKeys: 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. C 6.A 7. B 8. AStep 10 Work in pairs.1. Talk about the weather.2. Look at the correct information in the table in Activity 2. Give the correct weather forecast for China.3. Now say what the weather might or might not be like.Tomorrow next week next monthItll probably be cold tomorrow.Unit 2 The weather is fine all year round.Teaching modelReading and writing. Teaching methodBottom-up approach Teaching aims1. Listening and understanding familiar topics (weather).2. Giving weather forecast based on clues; predicting about future weather using probably.3. Reading and finding specific information.4. Writing a short passage about the best time to visit your town, using because, so and but.Teaching Objectives 1. Key vocabulary: mile, northwest, umbrella, southeast, from time to time2. Keys sentences: 1) Whens the best time to visittheUS?2) The US is a very big country to visit.3) So choose carefully the places to see and the time to go. 4) Bring a map because you may want to travel around.5) New York and WashingtonDC are good places to visit in May or October.6) The best time to visitNew England is in September. 7) The weather gets cooler and the green leaves start to go gold, then brown. 8) Its a good idea to bring your camera so you can take photos of autumn trees.9) Take your swimming clothes because you might want to go swimming in the sea, even in December.10) So whens the best timeto visit the US?Teaching aidsRecorder, OHP,videoTeaching StepsStep 1 RevisionTalk about the weather.1) Show a China weather map.2) Ask and answer:What will the weather be like in ?Step 2 Warming upWork in pairs.Whens the best time to visit your town or country? Why?Step 3 Reading1. Show some pictures about the weather of the cities and states in America.2. Talk about what you can see in the pictures.3. Talk something about the weather of the cities and states.4. Introduce the new words.5. Read the new words.6. Play the recording and listen to the tape carefully.7. Ask the students to read through the passage.Step 4 Complete the table.1. Read the passage again.2. Complete the table in Activity 3.Places WeatherBest time to visitNew YorkWinter: 1. _2._New England3. _4. _California5._6. _AlaskaSummer: 7. _Winter: 9._8. _3. Check with a partner.4. Call back the answers from the whole class.Keys:1. Snowy 2. In May or October 3. Cool 4. In September 5. Fine 6. Any time you like 7. Warm and cool 8. Cold 9. In summer Step 5 Complete the sentences.1. Ask the students toread the words in the box in Activity 4.brown mile storm sweater umbrella2. Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 4.1) In autumn the leaves turn gold and then _.2) Its about 3,000 _ from the east coast to the west coast.3) You might need a(n) _ in the evening.4) Sometimes there are _ in summer and autumn on the southeast coast.5) You will need a( n) _ in Seattle because it rains a lot.3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words from the box.4. Check with a partner.5. Call back the answers from the whole class.Keys:1. brown 2. miles 3. sweater 4. storm 5. umbrellaStep 6 Language points1. The best time to visit New England is in September. 九月是去新英格蘭游覽的最正確時間。這里的New England (新英格蘭) 指的是美國東北部的一個地區(qū)，他包括六個州：緬因州Maine、新罕布什爾州New Hampshire、佛蒙特州(Vermont )、馬薩諸塞州(Massachusetts)、羅得島州(RhodeIsland)和康涅狄格州(Connecticut) 。這里的小鎮(zhèn)非常美麗，每年秋天都會有大批游客來此游玩。1614年英國探險家約翰史密斯 ( John Smith ) 給這個地方起名為新英格蘭。2. Bring your camera so you can take photos of the autumn trees.帶上你的照相機(jī)以便可以拍攝秋天的樹木。take photos of的意思是“給拍照。例如：I took a photo of Linda.我給琳達(dá)拍了一張照片。She took a lot of photos of the kids. 她給孩子們拍了許多照片。3. In Texas and the southeast, its usually very hot and sunny compared to other places. 和其他地方比照，得克薩斯州和東南部地區(qū)通常天氣很熱，陽光燦爛。compared to 意為“和比擬，表示此意也可以用compared with。例如：Compared to our small house, Bills house seemed like a palace.和我們的小房子相比，比爾的房子就像一座宮殿。This road is quite busy compared to/ with ours.和我們附近的馬路相比，這條馬路交通非常繁忙。4. There are storms from time to time in summer and autumn. 但是夏秋季節(jié)時常有暴風(fēng)雨。from time to time 表示“時常，有時。例如：He has moved to another city, but we write to each other from time to time. 他移居到了另外一座城市，但是我們會時不時通通信。They are now living in different cities, but they still talk on the phone from time to time.他們現(xiàn)在生活在不同的城市里，但是仍然偶爾通通 。Step 7 Exercises:請根據(jù)句意及括號內(nèi)所給漢語提示寫出所缺單詞。1. My father bought a _ (照相機(jī)) for me on my birthday.2. Its raining and you should take an _ (雨傘) with you. 3. It will get cooler and cooler when _ (秋天) comes.4. Bring your _ (游泳衣) because you might go swimming in the sea.請根據(jù)所給漢語及括號內(nèi)的提示詞語翻譯以下句子。1. 每天用英語寫日記是個好主意。 (its a good idea to .)_2. 與其他城市相比，海南的冬天很溫暖。(compared to .) _3. 我昨天在動物園拍了幾張猴子的照片。(take photos of .) _4. 在昆明，一年到頭都很溫暖。(all year) _5. 海上不時有風(fēng)暴，所以你一定要小心。(from time to time) _Step 8 Writing.1. Match the two parts of the sentences.1) You can come any time you like, but2) It often rains in spring, so3) Bring a coat because4) Our plan is to walk in the countryside, so5) Sydney is a big city, but6) Lets stay for a long time becausea) it will soon become cool.b) there are lots of things to see.c) the best time to visit England is in spring.d) its a good idea to bring an umbrella.e)wear comfortable shoes.f)we will find our way with a good map.2. Check with a partner.3. Call back the answers from the whole class.Keys: 1. c 2. d 3. a 4. e 5. f 6. b 4. Read the sentences together.5 Write some advice for visiting your home town and give reasons. Use because, so and but.The best time to visit my home town is in because the weather isUnit 3 Language in useTeaching modelRevision and application Teaching methodFormal and interactive practice, task-based activities. Teaching aims1. Function: Describing the weather.2. Structure: May, might, probably (for possibility)3. Around the world: The wettest place4. Task: Preparing some advice on the best time to visit ChinaTeaching aidsTape recorder, OHP,handoutsTeaching StepsStep 1 RevisionWeather reportStep 2 Language practice1. Read through the example sentences in the box with the whole class.It might snow.Its probably sunny and hot there.Bring a map because you may want to travel around.2. Ask the students to repeat the sentences in the box.Step 3 Grammar情態(tài)動詞本身有一定的詞義，為謂語動詞增添情態(tài)色彩，表示說話人對有關(guān)行為或事物的態(tài)度和看法，認(rèn)為其可能、應(yīng)該或必要等。我們學(xué)習(xí)過的can 和may 都屬于這類詞。情態(tài)動詞無人稱和數(shù)的變化，情態(tài)動詞后面接的動詞需要原形，否認(rèn)式是在情態(tài)動詞后面加not,當(dāng)我們想表達(dá)可能發(fā)生某事以及可能做某事時，可以用may / might 表示。例如：Its cloudy too, so it might snow.也是陰天，所以有可能會下雪。Bring a map because you may want to travel around. 帶張地圖，因?yàn)槟憧赡芟胨奶幾咦?。There may be a few showers, so bring an umbrella with you.可能會有陣雨，所以隨身帶把傘吧。might 與may 沒有太大的區(qū)別，形式上might 是may 的過去式，但在表示將來的可能情況時，might 表示的可能性比may 表示的可能性還要小。例如：Take your swimwear because you might want to go swimming in the sea.帶上游泳衣吧，說不定你想要到海里游泳呢。英語中表示可能的方式有許多，除使用情態(tài)動詞may / might 以外，還可以通過will 以及表示“可能的形容詞和副詞表達(dá)。常用的有：It is possible to do sth., It is possible that,主語+will probably / possibly+v.等。例如：Is it possible to visit Alaska in December?十二月去阿拉斯加游覽有可能嗎？It is possible that itll be snowy in the night. 晚上有可能會下雪.Itll probably be cold and wet天氣很可能會又濕又冷。probably 表示“很可能，所以表示的可能性要比possible 大。Step 4 Exercises.1. Ask the students toread through the sentences in Activity 1. 2. Complete the sentences with may or probably in Activity 1.1) It _ be cold and wet in Hong Kong in January.2) Mary will_ go to New York in the autumn.3) It will _ rain tomorrow, so Ill stay at home and read a book.4) You _ need to take a scarf with you. Its cold.5) It _ rain later, so take an umbrella with you.6) It will _ be sunny in Haikou now.3. Ask the students tocheck with a partner.4. Check the answers: Keys:1. may 2. probably 3. probably 4. may 5. may 6. probablyStep 5 Work in pairs.1. Ask the students tosay what you usually do, then say what you might do:1) in the evening 2) at the weekend 3) during the summer holidays2. Ask the students to read through the example with the class.I usually do my homework in the evening, but I might watch a TV programme this evening.3. Work in pairs.Step 6 Complete the sentences.1. Ask the students toread through the sentences in Activity 3. 1) It is sunny now, but lets take an umbrella (rain later)2) It isnt always warm in February, and (cool)3) Were going to the mountains, and we hope (snow)4) Its usually hot and sunny, so we (swim in the sea)5) Buy a good map becausewe (visit the city)2. Ask the students to read through the example with the class.The weather is usually warm during the day, but bring a sweater(cold in the evening)The weather is usually warm during the day, but bring a sweater because it may be cold in the evening.3 Complete the sentences. Use may, might or probably where necessary.4. Ask the students tocheck with a partner.5. Check the answers: Keys:1 Its sunny now, but lets take an umbrella because it will probably rain later.2 It isnt always warm in February, and it may be cool.3.Were going to the mountains, and we hope it will probably snow.4.Its usually hot and sunny, so we might swim in the sea.5.Buy a good map because we might visit the city.Step 7 Complete the sentences.1. Ask the students toread through the sentences in Activity 4. 1) Therere a lot of _. Its cloudy.2) The weather is snowy and theres a lot of _ in the park.3) The sun is out. Its very _ and hot today.4) The wind is very strong. Its so _ that its difficult to walk.2. Ask the students to read through the example with the class.It rains a lot in summer in Beijing. Its often rainy.3 Complete the sentences. 4. Ask the students tocheck with a partner.5. Check the answers: Keys: 1. cloud 2. snow 3. sunny 4. windyStep 8 Listening practice.Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 5 individually.1) In December, it often _in New York.2) My grandparents wear warm clothes because it is very_.3) The summers are very_.4) In July the temperature is often over_ degrees.5) December is the middle of _in Sydney.6) In December, we go to the _ because its very hot and sunny.7) In April, May and June, it often_.8) The temperature in winter is about _ degrees.2. Play the tape.3. Listen and choose the correct answer.4. Ask the students tocheck with a partner.5. Check the answers: Step 9 Work in pairs.1. Ask the students to look at the world weather map in Activity 6 carefully.2. Work in pairs. 3. Ask and answer the questions.1) Whats the weather like in Beijing?2) Whats the temperature in London?3) Is it raining in Cape Town?4) Which city has the coldest weather?5) Whats the weather like