1、外研版八年级上册Module10Theweather教案Module 10 The weather一、学习目标:A. 单词和短语：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. 交际用
2、语：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 wan
3、t to travel around.二、教学目标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 specif
4、ic 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、重点及难点: 1. Describing the weather.2. Grammar: The using of may, might, probably (for possib
5、ility)四、教学设计:Unit 1 It might snow.Teaching modelListening and speaking Teaching method Interactive approach Teaching aims1. To understand conversations about the weather;2. To get specific information from the listening material;3. To talk about possibilities Teaching Objectives 1. Key vocabulary: c
6、loud, 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 mi
7、nus 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, video Teaching St
8、epsStep 1 Warming upWeather report: 1) Show some pictures of the weather. 2) Ask and answer: Whats the weather like in ?Step 2 Work in pairs.1. Show some pictures of the weather. Ask the students to talk about the weather.2. Introduce the new words.1) sun n. 太阳 sunny adj. 晴朗的2) rain n. 雨 rainy adj.
9、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.风 windy adj.多风的；刮大风的6) storm n. 暴风雨 stormy adj.有暴风雨的7) shower n. 阵雨； showery adj.有雷阵雨的3. Learn the new words.4. Read the new words.5. Exercises:边学边练：根据句子意思，用适当的词填空：1) It rains a lot in summer in Beijing. Its often _.2)
10、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 to check with a partner.7. Check the answers: Keys: 1. rainy 2. cloudy 3. snow 4. s
11、unny 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
12、 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. As
13、k 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 g
14、oing 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 York in winter.5) It is not hot in the US in summer.6) Tony doesnt like windy weather.3. Ask the students to check with a partner.4. Check the answers: Keys:1. 2. 3. 4.
15、5. 6.Step 6 Complete the passage.1. Ask the students to complete the 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
16、 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 r
17、epeat.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 questio
18、n 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 8 Language points1. 问气温： Whats the temperature? 气温怎么？ Its between minus five and minus two degrees! 零下5度到
19、零下2度之间。2. 问天气： Whats the weather like in ？天气怎样？= How is the weather in ? Its snowy (cloudy, rainy, sunny, windy.). 下雪(多云、下雨、晴、有风)3. although this year it snowed a lot. 虽然今年下了很多雪。although conj. 然而；尽管，引导的从句不能与but, however连用，但可与yet, still连用。例如：1) 虽然他很累，但他继续工作。Although he was tired, he went on working.
20、= He was tired, but he went on working.2) 尽管他相当忙，但是还常常帮我学英语。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 相当于had better go now, 意思是“最好现在去/ 走”。例如：Wed better get going (=
21、 Wed better go now ) , or well be late. 我们最好现在就走，不然要迟到了。5. Its probably sunny and hot there. 那里的天气可能晴朗、热。Itll probably be cold tomorrow. 明天可能冷。probably adv. 大概；或许；很可能英语中表示可能的方式有许多，除使用情态动词may / might 以外，还可以通过will 以及表示“可能”的形容词和副词表达。常用的有：It is possible to do sth. ., It is possible that , 主语 + will prob
22、ably / possibly + v.等。例如：Is it possible to visit Alaska in December? 十二月去阿拉斯加游览有可能吗？It is possible that itll be snowy in the night. 晚上有可能会下雪。Itll probably be cold and wet天气很可能会又湿又冷。probably 表示“很可能”，所以表示的可能性要比possible 大。Step 9 Exercises:中考链接 ( ) 1. I have read the film introduction of Ye Wen. It tell
23、s the Kung Fu masters story in Foshan. _. Why not go to see it tonight? (2010年广东佛山)A. I am afraid not B. Sounds exciting C. That is boring( ) 2. Do you have any plans for this weekend? (2012河南) Im not sure. I _ go climbing Mount Yuntai.A. must B. need C. may D. can( ) 3. InBritain,you_be18ifyouwantt
24、odriveacar. (2012辽宁大连) A. can B. must C. may D. might( ) 4. _ I go to play basketball now? Yes, since you have finished your homework. (2012辽宁铁岭)A. Must B. Should C. Need D. May( ) 5. Mum, how do you like my handwriting? (2012辽宁丹东) _! Its the best one you have ever written.A. How terrible B. What an
25、 interesting oneC. How wonderful D. What a terrible one( ) 6. The weather has been dry for a month. (2012辽宁丹东) 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? (2011聊城) Interesting, _ end of it is not perfect. A. so B. thoug
26、h C. or D. because ( ) 8. _ our football team failed in the match, we did our best. (2011济南)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 wea
27、ther 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 method Bottom-up approach Teaching aims1. Listening and understanding famil
28、iar 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, northw
29、est, umbrella, southeast, from time to time 2. Keys sentences: 1) Whens the best time to visit the US?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 Washington DC are good plac
30、es to visit in May or October.6) The best time to visit New 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 time to visit the US?Teaching aidsRecorder, OHP, video Teaching StepsStep 1 RevisionTalk about the weather.1) Show a China weather map.2) Ask and answer:What will the weat
