Unit3 What's the weather like Start up 第一课 (教学设计）-2026-2027学年外研版(三起)英语四年级上册

Unit 3 What’s the weather like? Lesson 1 (Start Up) I. Teaching Aims 1. Students can understand and say the weather words: sunny, cloudy, windy, rainy, snowy, hot, cold, cool, warm. 2. Students can sing the song about weather and understand its meaning. 3. Students can read and understand the text "Great 'umbrellas'" and answer simple questions about it. 4. Students can ask and answer about the weather using the sentence pattern: "What's the weather like? It's ..." 5. Students know that we can have fun in any weather. II. Key and Difficult Points Key points: The weather vocabulary (sunny, cloudy, windy, rainy, snowy, hot, cold, cool, warm) and the sentence pattern "What's the weather like? It's ...". Difficult points: Distinguishing between similar weather words (e.g., cloudy vs. windy); understanding the story "Great 'umbrellas'" and matching the pictures with the correct sentences. III. Teaching Tools Textbook (pp.26-28), blackboard, chalk, PPT (optional), weather word cards, song audio, pictures of different weather. IV. Teaching Procedures Step 1: Warm-up (5 minutes) Teacher shows pictures of different weather (sunny, cloudy, windy, rainy, snowy) and asks students: "What's the weather like today?" Students answer freely. [Purpose: Activate students' prior knowledge and lead into the topic.] Step 2: Learn the song (10 minutes) Teacher plays the song "What's the weather like?" and asks students to listen. Then teacher sings line by line and students repeat. Key words (sunny, cloudy, windy, rainy, snowy, hot, cold, cool, warm) are written on the blackboard and explained with pictures. Students sing together. [Purpose: Learn weather words through music and improve listening and speaking.] Step 3: Read the text "Great 'umbrellas'" (12 minutes) Teacher shows the pictures and asks students to guess what the story is about. Then teacher reads the text aloud (6 short sentences about weather and what to do). Students read after the teacher. Teacher explains new words: umbrellas, idea. Students read the text in groups. [Purpose: Develop reading skills and understand the text in context.] Step 4: Read again and match (8 minutes) Teacher asks students to read the text again and do Exercise 2 (Read again and match). Students match pictures a, b, c with the sentences "We can go out to play.", "Let's go home!", "Let's run!". Teacher checks answers with the class. [Purpose: Check students' understanding of the text.] Step 5: Summary and homework (5 minutes) Teacher reviews the weather words and the sentence pattern with students. Homework: (1) Sing the song to your parents. (2) Draw a picture of the weather today and write: "It's ... today." [Purpose: Consolidate what has been learned and extend learning to real life.] V. Blackboard Design Unit 3 What's the weather like? sunny cloudy windy rainy snowy hot cold cool warm What's the weather like? It's sunny and warm. / It's windy and cloudy. / It's rainy now. Great 'umbrellas' 六、教学反思 本课通过歌曲导入天气话题，学生兴趣较浓，歌曲中的天气词汇重复率高，大部分学生能跟唱并记住。但在阅读环节，部分后进生在理解"Great 'umbrellas'"这篇小短文时反应较慢，对umbrellas一词的比喻义理解有难度，match练习正确率不高。今后可在读前多给图片铺垫，读中用肢体动作辅助解释关键词，match环节先带读一遍再让学生独立完成，降低难度。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $