第二届全国英语教师教学设计大赛参赛教案

How’s the weather ?

(七年级下Unit 6 Section B教案)

四川省威远县第一初级中学黄正明组别：初中教案组Ⅰ.Teaching Aims and Demands

1.Knowledge Objects

Key Vocabulary:hot,cold,cool,warm,humid

2.Ability Objects

Train students’listening skill.Train students’speaking skill 3.Moral Object

Do in Rome as Romans do.

Ⅱ.Teaching Key Points

The key vocabulary. How,What questions.

Ⅲ.Teaching Difficulties

Train students’listening skill.Train students’speaking skill Ⅳ.Teaching Methods

Scene teaching method.Listening method.Pairwork.

Ⅴ.Teaching Aids

Slides showing hot,cold,warm,humid.Pictures .A tape recorder. Ⅵ.Teaching Procedures

Step ⅠRevision

Brainstorm students with questions How’s it going?and How’

s the weather so that they can have a review of the words and target language learned in the previous classes.

Step Ⅱ1a

Before class make slides showing hot,cold,cool,warm and humid from the Internet ,magazines or newspapers. Now turn on “My Computer”,left click Flash H Show the slides in turn,teach students to practice the words hot ,cold,cool,warm and humid.

Write the words on the blackboard.Show the pictures to the students.Point to the words randomly.Each time he or she finds a picture to go with a word,he or she has to say the word. Call students’attention to the pictures in the book.Ask students to tell what the weather is like in each picture using the words learned just now.For example,for Picture a,a student may say,it’s cold.Point out the numbered list of words in the box.Invite a student to read them aloud to the class.

Say,please match the words with the pictures.Write the letter of each picture in front of the word it goes with.Point out the sample answers.

Students finish the task individually.

Check the answers.

Answers

1.d

2.a

3.e

4.b

5.c

Step Ⅲ1b

Call attention to the conversation in the speech bubbles.Invite a pair of students to read it to the class.

Write the conversation on the blackboard.

Say, Now let’s work in pairs. Start by reading the sample conversation .Then ask and answer questions about the weather in the pictures in activity 1a.

Students work in pairs. As the pairs are working together ,move around the classroom listening and offering assistance if needed. Ask several pairs to present their conversations to the class.

(This activity provides oral practice using the target language.) Step Ⅳ2a

Draw attention to the chart. Read the names Maria and Sam and the headline. How’s it going ?to the class.

Say ,I’ll play a recording of the conversation .Listen carefully and write down the answers Maria and Sam give to the question How’s it going?

Play the recording twice .Students listen and write down the answers the second time they hear it.

Check the answers.

Answers

Maria :pretty good

Sam: great

Tapescript

Maria: Hello, Sam ?

Sam: Maria? Hi! Where are you?

Maria: I’m in Mexico !I’m calling to say happy birthday! Sam: Oh, thanks!

Maria: So, how’s it going there?

Sam :Great! How’s it going with you?

Maria: Pretty good. What are you doing?

Sam:I’m having a party .My whole family is here.

Maria:Oh,that sounds like fun.How’s the weather?

Sam: Terrible .It’s cold and raining .How’s the weather there? Maria:Hot.Hot and humid,and sunny.

Sam: Sounds good…

Maria: Uh-huh.

Sam: So, what are you doing in Mexico?

Maria: I’m visiting my grandmother…

(This activity provides listening and writing practice using the target language.)

Step Ⅴ2b

Tell students to look at the chart again.

Read the headlines what are you doing? and how’s the weather ?to the class.Say,I’ll play the same recording once more.This time you are to listen and write down the answers Maria and Sam give to the questions what are you doing?and How’s the weather?

Play the recording at least twice and use the pause button .Students listen and write down the answers in the chart.

Check the answers.

Answers

Maria: I’m visiting my grandmother .It’s hot, humid and sunny.

(This activity provides listening and writing practice using the target language.)

Step Ⅵ2c

Say, you are asked to role play conversations between Maria and Sam in pairs.

Suppose one is Maria and the other is Sam .Take turns asking each other the questions how’s it going ?What are you doing? and How’s the weather ?You may use the information in the chart in activity 2a.

Invite two more advanced students to demonstrate a conversation to the class if necessary.Get students to role play conversations .The teacher writes a sample conversation on the blackboard so that students may use it as a model .After that ,move around the room offering language support as necessary .Ask one or two pairs to share their conversations with the class.

(This activity provides listening and speaking practice using the target language.)

Step Ⅶsummary

Say,in this class we’ve learned another five words describing the weather, which are hot ,cold ,cool ,warm and humid .Then we’ve done much listening and oral practice using the target language on the blackboard.

Step Ⅷhomework

Make up sentences with the words describing the weather each.

Step ⅨBlackboard Design