Unit 7 It’s raining
Section B
Step 1 Warming up and revision
1．Show some pictures about the weather and lead in to the new words in 1a with the pictures.
2.Ask and answer questions about the weather in the pictures in 1a and what sb. is doing.
Step 2 Presentation
1．Show some pictures on the big screen. Present the new words.
dry, cold, hot, cool, warm …
2．Students learn the new words and expressions and try to understand them.
3．Give students some time to remember the new words and expressions.
Step 3 Matching
1．Read the words in the box in 1a. Then look at the pictures. Match the words with the pictures.
Students match the words with the pictures.
2．Check the answers.
Step 4 Pair work
1．Look at the pictures in 1a. Ask and answer questions about the weather in the pictures in 1a.
Give an example to the students：
T: How's the weather in Picture d?
S1: It's dry.
2．Now work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the weather in the pictures in 1a.
3．Ask some pairs to role play their conversations.
Step 5 Listening
Work on 1c.
1．Read the chart in 1c.
2．Play the tape for the students to listen and write what Mary and Eric answer to How's it going.
3．Play the recording twice. The first time students only listen. For the second time, students listen and write down the words in the blank.
Work on 1d.
1．Listen again. What does Eric answer to What are you doing & How's the weather.
2．Play the recording twice. The first time students only listen. For the second time, students listen and write down the words in the table.
3．Check the answers.
Step 6 Pair work
Work on 1e.
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Role play a conversation between Mary and Eric.
Mary: Hi! How's it going?
Eric: Hello… Oh, not too bad! What are you doing?
Mary: I'm having a party. My family is here.
Eric: Sounds like fun. How's the weather?
Mary: Terrible. It's cold and raining. How's the weather in Mexico?
Eric: Hot. Hot and dry. And sunny.
Mary: Sounds good. So what are you doing?
Eric: I'm visiting my grandmother…
Step 7 Homework
1．Remember the new words.
2．Talk about the weather in your hometown.
Step 1 Warming up and revision
1．Have a dictation.
2．Play a game. (参照素材一 导入三)
Step 2 Talking
1．Look at the pictures in 2a. Talk about the pictures with a partner. How's the weather? What are the people doing? Make a model to the students.
S1: How's the weather in picture a?
S2: It's sunny and warm.
S1: What's the girl doing?
S2: She's sitting by the pool and drinking some juice.
2．Students work in pairs and talk about the pictures.
3．Let some pairs ask and answer questions about the pictures aloud.
Step 3 Reading
Presentation
1．Show some pictures on the big screen to present some of the new words in the postcards in 2b.
2．Teach students the new words. Then let them read the new words after the teacher.
Work on 2b.
1．Fast Reading：
(1)Read the postcards in 2b and match each postcard with the correct picture in
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2a.
(2)Students read the postcards quickly and match the postcard with the correct picture.
(3)Then check the answers.
2．Careful reading：
(1)Read the first postcard again and find the answers to these questions：
①Where is Su Lin now?
____________________________________
②What is Su Lin studying here?
③What's she doing right now?
____________________________________
④How's the weather there?
____________________________________
[答案] ①She is in Canada now.
②She is studying English.
③She is sitting by the pool and drinking orange juice.
④It's warm and sunny.
(2)Read the second postcard again and find the answers to these questions：
①Where is Dave now?
____________________________________
②What are Dave and his family doing there?
____________________________________
③Are they having a good time?
____________________________________
④How's the weather there?
____________________________________
[Students read the postcards and try to find the answers to the questions.Then check the answers with the class.]
[答案] ①He is in Europe.
②They are on a vacation in the mountains.
③Yes, they are.
④The weather is cool ard cloudy.
Work on 2c.
1．Read the postcards again and fill in the chart with information from the postcards in 2b.
2．Check the answers with students.
Step 4 Language points (详见课堂互动探究及PPT课件)
visit; have a great time; …or…； It's…isn't it; I'm sitting…and drinking…
Step 5 Exercises(详见PPT)
Step 6 Homework
1．Remember the new words and expressions learned in this period.
2．Retell the first postcard in 2b.
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Step 1 Warming up and revision
1．Have a dictation of the new words and expressions you learned in Section B.
2．Watch a video program about the weather forecast.
Step 2 Writing
Presentation
1．Show some pictures on the big screen and present some new words and expressions in this period.
(skate, snowy, winter, Russian, snowman)
2．Students read the new words and try to remember them.
Work on 3a.
1．Here's a postcard from Kate to Xiao Lu. Look at the pictures on the postcard.
How's the weather there? And what is the girl doing?
[Let some students answer the two questions. ]
2．Let some students read the words in the box. Explain the meaning of the words that they don't know.
3．思路指导：首先， 应读方框里的单词， 掌握每个单词的意思。
其次， 通读一遍短文， 理解短文大意。
然后， 认真读每个句子， 分析每个空格处前后上下文的意思，确定空格处所缺单词的意思，然后补全短文内容。
4．Check the answers.
Work on 3b.
1．Imagine you are on vacation. Write notes about your vacation.
2．Let some students read the questions in the box aloud.
3．Make sure students know the meaning of the questions.
4．Students think and write down some notes about their vacations.
5. Let students read out their own vacation notes.
Work on 3c.
1．Write a postcard to a friend. Tell your friend about your vacation and what you are doing.
2．写作指导：
(1)回想一下给你印象最深的一次度假活动。
(2)可以将3b中问题的答语作为写作的内容。
(3)假想你现在正在度假。将回答问题的几个句子连起来，形成一个语句连贯的短文。
[说明：应用现在进行时态来表述现在正在发生的事情。]
3．Let students read their postcards to the class.
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Step 3 Self Check 1
1．Tell students we've learned some words about feelings, weather and activities. Now discuss with a partner.
2．Students work in pairs and add more words to the box.
3．Let some students read their words. Let other students add more words.
Step 4 Self Check 2
1．Read the sentences below on the left and find the responses on the right.
2．Students read the sentences below and find the responses.
3．Check the answers with the class. Then let the students practice the conversation with a partner.
Step 5 Self Check 3
1．Put these sentences in order to make a conversation. Then write your own conversation.
2．Practice the conversation with your partner.
3．Make your own conversation like Self Check 3 with your partner and then act out.
Step 6 Homework
找一张你度假时照的照片，写一篇小短文向你的同学们介绍一下当时你度假的情况。包括以下内容：
天气会改变你的心情吗？
Different weather makes people feel different. It influences health, intelligence (智力) and feelings.
In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the northeast and the Middle West, it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times. People in these states have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.
The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1983 report by scientists, IQ (智商) of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% below. The wind can help people have more intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. Students in many schools of the United States often don't do very well in exams in the hot months of the year (July and August)．
Weather also has a strong influence on people's feelings. Winter may be a bad
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time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel unhappy during cold weather. But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer. At about 18℃， people become stronger.
Low air pressure (气压) may make people forgetful. People more possibly leave bags on buses or in shops on low air pressure days.
Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? It may be the weather's problem. Of course, there is “good weather” for work and health. People feel best at a temperature of about 18℃.
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