学年八年级英语上册 Module 10 The weather Unit 2 The weather is fine all year round教案 （新版）外研版-（新版）外研版初中八年级上册英语教案.doc

Unit 2 The weather is fine all year round.
ⅠTeaching model
Reading and writing.
ⅡTeaching method
Bottom-up approach
Ⅲ Teaching aims
1. Listening and understanding familiar topics (weather)
2. Giving weather forecast based on clues; predicting about future weather using probably.
3. Reading and finding specific information.
4. Writing a short passage about the best time to visit your town, using because, so and but.
Ⅳ Teaching Objectives
1. Key vocabulary: mile, northwest, umbrella, southeast, from time to time
2. Keys sentences:
1) When’s the best time to visit the US?
2) The US is a very big country to visit.
3) So choose carefully the places to see and the time to go.
4) Bring a map because you may want to travel around.
5) New York and Washington DC are good places to visit in May or October.
6) The best time to visit New England is in September.
7) The weather gets cooler and the green leaves start to go gold, then brown.
8) It’s a good idea to bring your camera so you can take photos of autumn trees.
9) Take your swimming clothes because you might want to go swimming in the sea, even in December.
10) So when’s the best time to visit the US?
ⅤTeaching aids
Recorder, OHP, video
Ⅵ Teaching Steps
Step 1 Revision
Talk about the weather.
1) Show a China weather map.
2) Ask and answer:
What will the weather be like in …?
Step 2 Warming up
Work in pairs.
When’s the best time to visit your town or country? Why?
Step 3 Reading and vocabulary
1. Talk about what you can see in the pictures.
2. Learn the words and expressions.
3. Show the map of The United States of America.
4. Read the passage and fill in the blanks.
1) New York and Washington DC are good places to visit in ____ or ________, but in winter there’s a lot of __
2) The best time to visit New England is in __________. The weather gets ______, and the green leaves start to turn _____, then ______. Bring your _______ so you can take photos of the autumn trees.
3) In California, the weather is ____ all year round. Take your swimming clothes because you might want to go __________ in the sea, even in _________.
4) In Seattle, in the northwest, it isn’t very ____ but it ____ a lot, so bring an ________.
5) In Alaska, the days are long and warm in _______, but may be ____ in the evening, so bring a warm _______. Don’t go in winter. It’ll be very cold.
6) In Texas and the southeast, it’s usually very ____ and ______ compared to other places. There are _______ from time to time in summer and autumn.
5. Complete the table.
1) Read the passage again.
2) Complete the table in Activity 3.
Places
Weather[
Best time to visit
New York
Winter: 1. __________
2.______________
New England
3. ________________
4. ______________
California
5._________________
6. ______________
Alaska
Summer: 7. _________
Winter: 8.___________
9. ______________
3. Check the answers.
Step 4 Language points
1. The best time to visit New England is in September.
九月是去新英格兰游览的最佳时间。
这里的New England (新英格兰) 指的是美国东北部的一个地区，他包括六个州：缅因州（Maine）、新罕布什尔州（New Hampshire）、佛蒙特州(Vermont )、马萨诸塞州(Massachusetts)、罗得岛州(Rhode Island) 和康涅狄格州(Connecticut) 。这里的小镇非常美丽，每年秋天都会有大批游客来此游玩。1614年英国探险家约翰•史密斯 ( John Smith ) 给这个地方起名为新英格兰。
2. Bring your camera so you can take photos of the autumn trees.
带上你的照相机以便可以拍摄秋天的树木。
take photos of …的意思是“给……拍照”。如：
我给琳达拍了一张照片。
I took a photo of Linda.
她给孩子们拍了许多照片。
She took a lot of photos of the kids.
【运用】
请将下面汉语句子翻译成英语。
我能给这些大型动物照相吗？
___________________________________________________________________
Can I take photos / pictures of these big animals?
3. In Texas and the southeast, it’s usually very hot and sunny compared to other places. 和其他地方对比，得克萨斯州和东南部地区通常天气很热，阳光灿烂。
compared to 意为“和……比较”， 表示此意也可以用compared with。例如：
和我们的小房子相比，比尔的房子就像一座宫殿。
Compared to our small house, Bill’s house seemed like a palace.
和我们（附近）的马路相比，这条马路（交通）非常繁忙。
This road is quite busy compared to/ with ours.
4. There are storms from time to time in summer and autumn.
但是夏秋季节时常有暴风雨。
from time to time 表示“有时, 间或”, 常在句中作状语。如:
约翰间或会去体育场打篮球。
John goes to the stadium to play basketball from time to time.
Step 5 Complete the sentences.
1. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 4.
brown mile storm sweater umbrella
2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words from the box.
1) In autumn the leaves turn gold and then _____________.
2) It’s about 3,000 _____________ from the east coast to the west coast.
3) You might need a(n) _____________ in the evening.
4) Sometimes there are ____________ in summer and autumn on the southeast coast.
5) You will need a( n) ______________ in Seattle because it rains a lot.
3. Check the answers
Step 6 Exercises
Step 7 Writing.
1. Match the two parts of the sentences.
1) You can come any time you like, but …
2) It often rains in spring, so …
3) Bring a coat because …
4) Our plan is to walk in the countryside, so …
5) Sydney is a big city, but …
6) Let’s stay for a long time because …
a) … it will soon become cool.
b) …there are lots of things to see.
c) … the best time to visit England is in spring.
d) … it’s a good idea to bring an umbrella.
e) … wear comfortable shoes.
f) … we will find our way with a good map.
2. Check the answers.
4. Read the sentences together.
Step 8 Homework
Write some advice for visiting your home town and give reasons. Use because, so and
but.
The best time to visit my home town is in… because the weather is…