Unit 7 Its raining. Section A (1a-2d)Teaching aims： 1. Language：1) Master the new words： rain, windy, cloudy, sunny, snow, weather, cook, bad, park, message, take a message, could, back, problem The sentence structures： Hows the weather in Beijing? Its sunny. Can I take a message for him? Yes. Could you just tell him to call me back? Sure, no problem. 2) To be able to describe the weather. 3）Students can talk about whats happening. 2. Emotional aim： 教育學生善于觀察天氣，善于調整自己的情緒。Key points：1. The vocabulary and useful expressions. 2. Hows the weather? Its raining/ windy. 3. What are you doing? Im playing basketball. Difficult points：1.Talk about the weather.2.Talk about whats happening.Procedure. Warming-up and Lead in 1. Greet the Ss and check the homework. 2. Watch a video program about the weather. . Presentation 1. (Show some pictures of the weather) Let Ss look at the pictures and ask them how the weather is. Ss learn the new words and expressions with the help of the pictures. 2. Look at the pictures in 1a. Then read the new words on the right. Ask the Ss to match the words with pictures. 3. Check the answers. . Game (Hows the weather?)1. (Showing some pictures on the big screen.) Ask Ss Hows the weather?2. Ss guess and answer the question. . Listening 1. Now lets look at the city names in the box in 1b. Please read after me. Ss read the cities after the teacher. 2. Now, Well hear four conversations. Listen carefully, point out each city in the picture as it comes upon the tape. Play the recording a second time. Ask Ss to write the name of the city in the picture of its weather. 3. Check the answers. . Pair work 1. Tell the Ss: If you are in one of the places in the picture above. Talk about the weather with your friends in another city on the phone. 2. Make a model with a student like this:T: Hi! Hows the weather in Beijing? S1: Its sunny. 3. Ss work in pairs. Ask and answer about the weather in the cities. . Listening 1. Work on 2a. LetsseewhatJoesfamiliesaredoing.Pointtothe4pictures. 2. AskSstelleachpersonisdoingineachpicture.Moreattentionsshouldbepaid tothecorrectuseofthePresentProgressiveTense. 3. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and number the pictures 1-4. 4.PlaythetapeforSstocheck the answers. 5.Withthewholepicture,getsomeSstotellthestoryofit.6. BrainstormingPlaythetapeforanothertime.Thendoamemorytest. AskSs:WhatsUncleJoe/Jeff/Mary/AuntSarahdoing?What areScottandLucydoing?IsJeffwatchingTV? etc. 7. Let Ss match the names with the activities in 2b. Play the recording for the Ss to check the answers. . Pair work 1. Look at the pictures and talk about the people in 2a with a partner. 2. Ask a student the questions as a model:T: Whats Uncle Joe doing? S1: Hes playing basketball.3. Ss work in pairs. Ask and answer about the pictures. . Role-play 1. Ask Ss to read the conversation and answer the questions: Whats Steve doing? Whats Ricks brother doing? Ss read the conversations and answer the questions. Then check the answers together. 2. Let Ss role-play the conversation in pairs. IX. Homework:1. Revise the words about the weather。2. Make three conversations about the weather.1. wind 2. raining 3. snowy 四、Bb Design：Section A (1a-2d)Drills：1. Hows the weather in Beijing? Its sunny. 2. Whats Uncle Joe doing? He is playing basketball. 2c: Whats Uncle Joe doing? Hes playing bas