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Unit 7 It’s raining!
Section A(Grammar Focus-3c)
Teaching Aims
1.语言能力:学会询问天气,并能简单地描述天气;能询问当地的天气,并询问别人正在干什么。
2.文化意识:了解不同城市的天气状况,感受地域差异。
3.思维品质:比较现在进行时与一般现在时,弄清二者的区别。
4.学习能力:能够自主探寻语法规律,养成自主学习的习惯。
Teaching Difficulties
能询问当地的天气,并询问别人正在干什么。
Teaching Aids
A tape recorder ,CAI or multimedia courseware
Teaching Procedures
Tips
Step 1 Revision
Revision
· Ask the Ss to look at the pictures, then answer the following questions:
How’s the weather? / What's the weather like?
—How is the weather?
—It’s sunny.
—What is the boy doing?
—He is flying a kite.
—What’s the weather like?
—It’s raining/rainy.
—What is she doing?
—She is listening to music.
—How is the weather?
—It’s cloudy.
—What are they doing?
—They are playing soccer.
—How is the weather?
—It’s snowing/snowy.
—What are they doing?
—They are making a snowman.
Step 2 Grammar & Presentation
· Grammar Focus
The T can ask Ss to read aloud the sentences.
Grammar
如何询问天气?
How’s the weather?
What’s the weather like?
· 描述天气的形容词
名词+后缀-y 构成描述天气的形容词
名词
形容词
cloud(云)
cloudy(多云的)
wind(风)
windy(多风的)
rain(雨)
rainy(多雨的)
snow(雪)
snowy(下雪的)
sun(太阳)
sunny(晴朗的)
【注意】回答How’s the weather?可以是It’s raining, 也可以是It’s rainy, 但两者意义有区别:
A: How’s the weather? 天气怎么样?
B: It’s raining. 下着雨呢。/It’s rainy. 是个阴雨天。
“It’s raining.”表示说话人说话的时候正在下雨,而 “It’s rainy.”表示某段时间是阴雨天气,说话的时候可能在下雨,也有可能没下雨。rainy的意思是“多雨的”,如: I don’t like rainy weather. 我不喜欢阴雨天气。
现在进行时和一般现在时的比较
现在进行时
一般现在时
概念
表示现在或现阶段正在进行的动作。
表示经常性或习惯性的动作或存在的状态,也表示主语具备的性格和能力,或陈述客观真理。
构成
主语+be(am/is/are)+现在分词+其他.
主语+be(am/is/are)+其他.
主语+行为动词+其他.
时间状语或标志词
now, right now等。
every day, often, usually, always, sometimes, in the morning等。
Step 3 Presentation
3a
· Ask the Ss to fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. Then practice the conversations with a partner.
be play study talk do make
1. A: What are you doing?
B: I _________ my homework. I always ______ my homework in
the evening.
2. A: What’s John doing r