初中英语外研版 (新标准)七年级上册Unit 2 What's the weather like?教案设计

Unit 2 What’s the weather like?

课型：Listening and speaking

课时：45 minutes

课前预测 In this Unit, they’ll continue to learn some more everyday English ,How to use them may be difficult for them.

教学方法：Interactive approach

板书设计：Key words and sentences about everyday English in PPT.

教学目标：

   1. Master the key words and expressions in Unit 2.

2.Learn to use the key sentences to communicate each other..

   3.Cultivate their ability of creation.

教学重难点：

   1.Key words and expressions:

Spring, summer, autumn, winter, warm, hot, cold, cool etc.

   2.Key sentences:

What’s the weather like ?

How is the weather ?   Etc.

   3.How to use what they have learnt to ask and answer each other.

教学准备：

   PPT/pictures on the Internet/ videotape.

教学过程：

Step 1. Warming up:

Revise Unit 1 by asking some questions.

step2.Introduction

1.Show some pictures to learn the new words and read them together,especially, pay attention to their pronunciation.

2. Read them together, encouragement should be given.

3.Give them some help and ask some of them to read them in class.

4.Ask them some questions as an inclusion, such as:

How many seasons are there in a year?

What are they ? 

What’s the weather like in…? 

step3.Listen and repeat.

1. Listen to the tape in Part 1,repeat after the tape together.
2. Close their books,ask them to spell the words quickly.
3. Listen to the tape in Part 2, repeat after the tape. Then match the pictures, check answers.

4.  Have a quick test to say a sentences according to the pictures what they see.

step4.Listen and point:

1.Listen to the tape in Part 3, repeat.

2.Read Part 3 with the help of their teacher freely.

3.Read the dialogue in pairs.

4.Encourage them to have an action in class.

step5.Discussion

Work in pairs to have a discussion: What’s your favourite season? Why? Then have an action in class, more encouragement should be given.

step6.Listen and write

Listen to the tape in Part 5 and write the answers on their own, check answers one by one. Then ask some of them to read their answers in class.

step7.Inclusion.

1. Show the key sentences and read them.
2. Find the use of in.

Step8.Fill a table

1. Go through the map in Part 6, Fill the table .
2. Check answers and read them together.

Step9.Work in pairs.

1. Work in pairs to finish Part 6 freely.
2. Ask some of them work freely in class.

Step 10. Everyday English.

Read Everyday English as an inclusion.

step10.Exercises

Do some exercises in class to consolidate what they have learnt in this lesson. Encouragement should be given.

Step12. Homework

1.Show some season pictures and work in pairs to ask and answer. Or they can have a guessing game.

2.Read Unit 2 smoothly.

3.Additional exercises

Step 13. A song called The Four Seasons.