1、八年级英语上册Module10TheweatherUnit3Languageinuse教案新版外研版Module 10 The weatherI. Teaching objectives 教学目标技能目标 听Listen for information in a weather forecast.说Talk about weatherAsk questions to show surprise读Read a passage about weather to match photos with description of the weather写Write advice and give re
2、asons using because, so and but语言目标功能句式Talk about weatherWhat will the weather be like?And its cloudy too, so it might snow.Itll probably be hot and sunny.Come on, better get going!It probably sunny and hot there.Bring a map because you may want to travel around.词汇1. 重点词汇cloud, shower, storm, temper
3、ature, joke, might, probably, cloudy, fall, shine, terrible, mile, northwest, southeast, skate短语from time to time, come on, as well,语法Possibility: may, might, probably. Teaching materials analyzing 教材分析本单元以weather为话题，设计了三个部分的内容。旨在通过单元教学使学生学会谈论天气和气象信息；了解美国各地区的气候情况；学会表述惊讶；能用关联词because, so 和 but写一篇短文，表
4、达建议，并给出理由；能准备关于到中国来旅游的最佳时间的建议。Unit 1谈论天气及其标志和气象信息，谈论不同国家和地区的天气状况，重点学习和天气有关的词汇以及情态动词may, might和副词probably表示可能性的用法。Unit 2 学习关于美国各地区差别很大的气候状况的课文，学习一些外国地名的读法；能用because, so, but写短文，提供建议并给出理由。Unit 3 在练习中复现本单元重点词汇、句型和语法；读关于The wettest place的文章；准备关于到中国来旅游的最佳时间的建议。Around the world介绍了世界上最潮湿的地方。Module task要求准备
5、关于到中国来旅游的最佳时间的建议。IIIClass types and periods 课型设计与课时分配 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分课时教案 Period 1 Listening and speaking Target language 目标语言1. Words & phrases生词和短语cloud, shower, storm,
6、temperature, joke, might, probably, cloudy, fall, shine, terrible, 2. Key sentences重点句子 What will the weather be like?And its cloudy too, so it might snow.Itll probably be hot and sunny.Come on, better get going!Ability goals 能力目标Enable students to listen to and talk about weather.Teaching important
7、/difficult points 教学重难点The usage of may, might and probably.Teaching methods教学方法Task-based learning. Teaching aids教具准备A projector, some pictures and a tape recorderTeaching procedures and ways教学过程与方式 Step I Lead-inShow some pictures to help students learn some new words about weather. T: Weather has
8、 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
9、: Its windy. 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 student
10、s 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 ans
11、wers with students.Ask students to listen to the dialogue in activity 4. T: Betty is going to the park to skate. What will be the weather like? Now listen and find out. Ask students to listen to the tape and then check the true sentences in activity 4. Check the answers.Step III Reading In this proc
12、edure, ask students to read the dialogue and do activity 5.T: Read the dialogue again and do activity 5. Check the answers. Lets have a competition between boys and girls. Step IV Language points1. jokejoke作动词, 意为开玩笑。常见用法如下:(1) Youre joking! 意为“你一定是在开玩笑吧”, 表示对某人所说的话表示不相信或惊讶, 也可以说“You must be joking!
13、 ”。如:Is it true? You must be joking!是真的吗？你是在开玩笑吧！(2)joke with sb. 意为“和某人开玩笑”。如：He often jokes with me. 他经常和我开玩笑。(3)joke about sth. 意为“就某事开玩笑”。如：Peter often jokes about my mistakes. 彼得经常拿我的错误开玩笑。joke还可作名词, 意为“笑话；玩笑”, 为可数名词。常见搭配: tell jokes意为“讲笑话”；make jokes about意为“取笑”, 相当于laugh at。如：The teacher ofte
14、n tells jokes in class. 老师经常在课上讲笑话。The other children often make jokes about him. 其他的孩子经常取笑他。2. probablyprobably是副词, 意为“很可能地；大概”，它所表示的可能性比较大, 表示有充分的依据、合乎情理或有望实现。如： It will probably clear up this afternoon. 今天下午天气大概将晴朗。 Were going on holiday soon, probably next month. 我们很快就要去度假了，可能是下个月。3. What like ?
15、What like?表示“怎么样?”， 相当于how。如： Whats the story like? （= Hows the story?） 这个故事怎么样？ Its very interesting. 很有意思。注意 询问天气用what和how来提问，how后面不能再接like。Whats the weather like today? = How is the weather today? 今天天气怎么样？better get going! 好了，走吧。 better get going 相当于had better go, 意思是“最好现在去/ 走”。 Wed better get go
16、ing (= go now), or well be late. 我们最好现在就走吧，不然的话要迟到了。5. 单词辨析 rain，shower与storm 作名词时，都有“雨”之意，具体含义却不相同。rain意为“雨，雨水”，是一个总称，具体是什么样的雨，要有一定的修饰词。 After a heavy rain, the trees were getting greener. 一场大雨过后，树木更绿了。 I enjoy walking in light rains. 我喜欢在小雨中漫步。 There is often fine rain in spring here. 春天，这儿经常下细雨。s
17、hower意为“阵雨”，也有“阵雪”之意，特指下雨的时间短暂。 I got caught in a shower on my way here. 到这儿的路上我被阵雨淋了。storm意为“暴风雨”，特指天气环境的恶劣，经常带大风、冰雹、沙尘、雷电等修饰 The thunder storm caused a lot of trouble to the farmers. 这场暴风雨给农民带来许多麻烦。 Because of a sand storm, the highways were closed for a day. 由于一场沙暴，公路被迫关闭了一天。Step V Pronunciation
18、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.
19、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
20、 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:Itll probably be cold tomorrow.Step VI HomeworkAsk the students to learn and remember the new words and expressions of this unit
21、.Recite the dialogue.Period 2 Reading and writingTarget language 目标语言1. Words & phrases生词和短语camera, umbrella, from time to time, swimsuit, northwest, southeastKey sentences重点句子 When is the best time to so choose carefully the places to see and the time to go.Bring a good map because you may want to
22、travel around.Bring your camera so you can take photos of the autumn trees.In Alaska the day are long and warm in summer, but may be cool in the evening.Do not forget to bring a warm sweater with you.Any time you like!Ability goals 能力目标Enable students to talk about the weather in the USA. Teaching i
23、mportant/difficult points 教学重难点How to talk about the weather in the USA.Teaching methods教学方法Reading and writing. Teaching aids教具准备A projector or some pictures and some small pieces of paper, a tape recorderTeaching procedures and ways教学过程与方式 Step I RevisionIn this procedure, students will revise som
24、e 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,
25、 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 When is the
26、 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: Be
27、cause 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
28、 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 stu
29、dents 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
30、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.PlacesBest time to visitReason (Why)
31、adviceNew York & Washington DCNew EnglandCaliforniaall the year roundSeattleAlaskaSummer TexasAsk students to work in pairs to complete the table and report their answers. Then go through the answers with the students.Sample answers:PlacesBest time to visitReason (Why)adviceNew York & Washington DCMay or Octoberin winter theres a lot of snowNew EnglandSeptemberThe weather gets cooler and the green leaves start to go gol
