Unit 7 It’s raining!Section B 3a---self checkⅠ. Teaching aimsKnowledge①Words: skate, snowy, winter, Russian, snowman, rainy.②Sentence structures: How’s the weather? What’s the weather like? What are you doing right now? What are your friends or family doing? Are you having a good time? May I speak to …, please?2. Ability: Learn to write about different activities in different weather; Learn how to write a postcard.3. Cultural awareness: Spend time with our family; learn to get on well with others by writing and reading postcards.Ⅱ. Important points:Use the words, expressions and sentence structures correctly.Ⅲ. Difficult points: Describe the weather and people’s activitiesⅥ. Teaching procedures Step1. Revision Daily greetings. What day is it today? How is the weather today? Step2. Presentation 1. Teach new vocabulary: Look at the pictures and say the new words. Learn to read and try to remember how to spell each word. 2. Look at the pictures and say what the people doing in different weather. Step3. Group working 1. Add more word in each box, about feelings, weather and activities. 2. Match the sentences to form a conversation. And then practice reading the conversation. Step4. Groupwork Put the sentences in order to make a conversation. Then write your own conversation. A: Hi, …! How’s it going?B: …A: How’s the weather in …?B: It’s …. A: What are you doing in the … weather?B: I’m ….Step5. Writing3a 1. T: Here's another postcard from Kate to Xiao Lu. Look at the pictures on the postcard. How's the weather there? And what is the girl doing?Let some Ss answer the two questions. 2. Let some Ss read the words in the box. Explain the meaning of the words that they don't know. 3. Ask the Ss to fill in the blanks in the passage according to the words. 3b Imagine you are on vacation. Write notes about your vacation according to the sentences in 3b. Check your answers in group.Write a postcard to a friend. Tell your friend about your vacation and what you are doing.Dear …,How’s it going? Are you still busy with school or are you on vacation now?I’m on vacation in ____ . _____ is a beautiful country/ place and right now the weather is ________. There are many things to do here. Right now I’m ______. My father is _____. … We’re having a good time here.… Step6. Homework 1. Finish writing your postcard and share with your partner.2. Read 3a and try to retell it according to the picture and the words in the box.教学反思本节课是一节写作课，主要通过写明信片来描述某地的天气及某人正在进行的活动，学会正确使用现在进行时和描述天气。课堂要充分调动学生的积极性，让学生积极参与到活动中来，最后能完整的以明信片的形式描述天气和人物的活动。从本节课教学情况看，教学过多的注重词汇、语法等语言知识的讲授，学生写的时间不够，学生没有当堂完成书写人物，没有成果展示环节。其次，写作缺乏循序渐进的过程，让很多学生感到困难。还有学生积极性不高，阅读等习惯有待纠正和培养。在今后的教学中要从以下方面加以改进：第一，应面向全体学生，抓好落实。课堂上是面向了全体学生还是少数学生？所讲内容是否进行了反馈，对大多数学生搞不懂的问题是否采取了补救措施？学生参与课堂活动的积极性是否高涨，学生的思维是否被激活？这些问题都应该被考虑，在本次教学过程中，我较少关注到学生学习能力的差异，以部分学生的掌握为依据，断定学生对知识的掌握程度。在今后的教学过程中一定要改正这个问题。第二，努力营造活跃、积极的课堂气氛。活跃的课堂气氛需要教师大胆的将主动权教给学生，也就是说，学生能说的就让学生去说；学生能做的教师就不要代替学生去做；学生回答问题无论对还是错，教师不要急于评判，让学生自已去评判与总结；对发言积极的学生要及时鼓励，决不能因为他们的答案与教师的标准答案不一样就否定并伤害学生的自尊心。学生一旦养成了参与意识，课堂气氛就会活跃，教师的劳累感就会减轻，学生的学习热情和积极性也会高起来。教师要鼓励学生大胆设想，自主探究学习，敢于挑战教师、教材和权威。每一节课如果学生都能对所学的知识多问几个为什么，甚至能对一些题提出独特的看法，才会产生更好的学习效果。这也是本次公开课我的课堂教学中出现的问题，由于本人讲的较多，要学生练的较少，才会出现课堂教学氛围不够活跃的状况。第三，教师应该寓情感于课堂教学之中。课堂教学中教师的情绪具有强烈的感染力，教师授课中的情感投入和学生听课的情感投入是成正比。教师亲切的面容、期待的目光、适当的手势等教态，一经学生的情感体验，学生就会产生相应的情感共鸣。为此，教师在实现知识、能力目标的同时，也注意要将情感目标渗透其中，让学生们在学到知识的同时，道德情操也得到提高。总之，在今后的教学过程中，我一定要遵循新课程的教育理念，多向经验丰富的老教师学习，同时对中学英语课堂教学的组织形式、教学方式等经常进行反思，进而改革和创新，能使英语课堂教学充满活力，使课堂成为学生求知的乐园。也才能使学生通过自主学习、探究学习、合作学习，培养学生的创新精神和实践能力，以适应时代的要求。