八年级英语上册 Module 10 The weather Unit 1 It might snow教案 （新版）外研版-（新版）外研版初中八年级上册英语教案.doc

Module 10 The weather
一、学习目标:
A. 单词和短语：
cloud, shower, snow, storm, cloudy, rainy, snowy, sunny, windy, skate, thick, ice, joke, might, temperature, minus, degree, although, wet, terrible, wish, probably, come on, mile, northwest, umbrella, southeast, from time to time
B. 交际用语：
1. You’re joking
2. Sounds great!
3. Come on!
4. When is the best time to visit your country?
5. What clothes should she bring?
6. What’s the temperature?
7. Where are you going?
8. It’ll probably be cold tomorrow.
9. It might be rainy.
10. It’s probably sunny and hot there.
11. Bring a map because you may want to travel around.
二、教学目标
1. Function: Describing the weather.
2. Structure: may, might, probably (for possibility)
3. Skills:
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.
4. Around the world: The wettest place
5. Task: Preparing some advice on the best time to visit China
三、重点及难点:
1. Describing the weather.
2. Grammar: The using of may, might, probably (for possibility)
四、教学设计:
Unit 1 It might snow.
ⅠTeaching model
Listening and speaking
ⅡTeaching method
Interactive approach
Ⅲ Teaching aims
1. To understand conversations about the weather;
2. To get specific information from the listening material;
3. To talk about possibilities
Ⅳ Teaching Objectives
1. Key vocabulary: cloud, shower, snow, storm, cloudy, rainy, snowy, sunny, windy, skate, thick, ice, joke, might, temperature, minus, degree, although, wet, terrible, wish, probably, come on
2. Key structures: may, might, probably (for possibility)
3. Key sentences:
1) — What’s the temperature?
— It’s between minus five and minus two degrees!
2) — What’s the weather like in …? = How is the weather in …?
— It’s snowy (cloudy, rainy, sunny, windy ...).
3) … although this year it snowed a lot.
4) Come on, better get going!
5) It’s probably sunny and hot there.
It’ll probably be cold tomorrow.
ⅤTeaching aids
Tape recorder, OHP, video
Ⅵ Teaching Steps
Step 1 Warming up
Show some pictures of the weather，and ask and answer:
What kind of weather do you like?
Step 2 Work in pairs.
1. Show some pictures of the weather. Ask the students to talk about the weather.
2. Introduce the new words.
1) sun n. 太阳 → sunny adj. 晴朗的
2) rain n. 雨 → rainy adj. 多雨的；下雨的
3) cloud n.云 → cloudy adj. 多云的
4) snow n.雪； v. 下雪 → snowy adj.多雪的；下雪的
5) wind n.风 → windy adj.多风的；刮大风的
6) storm n. 暴风雨 → stormy adj.有暴风雨的
7) shower n. 阵雨； → showery adj.有雷阵雨的
3. Learn the words and expressions.
Step 3 Listening
1. Listen and check ( √ ) the correct information in the table.

2. Ask and answer like this:
What’s the weather like in Beijing / Shanghai …?
3. Play the recording again and ask the students to listen to the recording carefully, then fill in the blanks.
4. Check the answers.
Step 4 Listen and read.
1. Play the recording and ask the students to answer the questions.
1) Who wants to skate?
2) What’s the weather like today?
3) Where are they going to skate?
2. Read and fill in the blanks.
1) What’s the weather like in England in December?
Not usually, although this year it ________ a lot. Most Decembers are _____ and ______.
2) What’s the weather like in England in America?
It is ____ in winter and ____ in summer. It’s _______ in New York in winter.
3) What’s the weather like in England in Australia in winter?
It’s probably ______ and _____ there.
4) What’s the weather like in Hainan Island?
It’s ________.
3. Read again and check ( √ ) the true sentences.
1) Tony and Daming are going to skate.
2) Winter is colder in Beijing than in England.
3) It sometimes snows in England in winter.
4) It usually snows in New York in winter.
5) It is not hot in the US in summer.
6) Tony doesn’t like windy weather.
4. Check the answers.
Step 5 Language points
1. 问气温：
— What’s the temperature? 气温怎么？
— It’s between minus five and minus two degrees! 零下5度到零下2度之间。
2. 问天气：
— What’s the weather like in …？天气怎样？
= How is the weather in …?
— It’s snowy (cloudy, rainy, sunny, windy...). 下雪(多云、下雨、晴、有风……)
3. … although this year it snowed a lot. 虽然今年下了很多雪。
although = thought conj. 然而; 尽管
引导的让步状语从句不能与 but, however 连用, 但可与 yet, still 连用。如：
1) 虽然他很累，但他一直在工作。
Although/Though he was tired, he continued working.
2) 尽管他很忙，但是还常常帮我学英语。
He often helps me with my English although/though he is quite busy.
4. Me neither.
Me neither意为“我也不”，用于后一句的情况与前一句所述的否定情况相同的场合。
【链接】
Me too意为“我也一样，我也如此”，用于后一句的情况与前一句所述的肯定情况相同的场合。
1) — 贝蒂上周没去那个舞会。
— 我也没有去。
— Betty didn’t go to that dance party last week.
— ________________.
2) — 比尔喜欢秋天。
— 我也一样。
— Bill likes autumn.
— ________________.
5. It’s probably sunny and hot there. 那里的天气可能晴朗、热。
probably adv. 大概；或许；很可能
英语中表示可能的方式有：
通过will以及表示“可能”的形容词和副词表达, 常用的有：
It is possible to do sth. .., It is possible that …, 主语 + will probably / possibly + v.等。如：
Is it possible to visit Alaska in December? 十二月去阿拉斯加游览有可能吗？
It is possible that it’ll be snowy in the night. 晚上有可能会下雪。
It’ll probably be cold and wet天气很可能会又湿又冷。
probably 表示“很可能”，所以表示的可能性要比possible 大。
6. Come on, better get going! 好了，走吧！
Better get going 相当于had better go now, 意思是“最好现在去/ 走”。如：
We’d better get going (= We’d better go now ) , or we’ll be late.
我们最好现在就走，不然要迟到了。
Step 6 Complete the passage.
1. Ask the students to complete the passage with the words in the box.
dangerous degree joke may minus skate temperature
When it’s very cold, it might be safe to (1) ____________ on lakes, but be very careful! Although it (2) ___________ feel cold, it might not be safe. The (3) ___________ has to be at least (4) ___________ one or two (5) ___________ or even lower for several weeks, and the ice will be thick enough. Falling through the ice is (6) _____________. I’m not (7) ____________!
2. Check the answers.
Step 7 Grammar
情态动词may和might
一、表示允许或请求
may和might表示允许或请求时，意为“可以”。其中，might表示的语气较委婉（不表示过去）。如：
May I come tomorrow?
Might I have a cup of coffee?
I asked her if I might call and see her.
You may leave at any time.
You may use the room if you keep it clean.
二、表示推测
may和might都可以用来表示推测，意为“也许；可能”。它们的否定形式分别是may not和might not。如：
I think David may be at school.
That woman may not be Mark’s mother.
How long might the travel take?
Susan might not return tomorrow.
注意：
may和might 表推测时，may比might 表示的可能性要大一些；而might 使说话的语气更加委婉，表示实现的可能性比较小。
【运用】根据括号内所给提示将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。
1. 这块手表不是你的。它可能是谁的呢？(may)
The watch isn’t yours. Whose may it be?
2. 爸爸也许知道如何发动那台机器。 (might)
Dad might know how to start that machine.
3. 明天我可以和你一起吃早饭吗？  (may)
May I have breakfast with you tomorrow?
4. 他可能及时赶到了那儿，但我不确定。 (might)
He might get there in time, but I am not sure.
Step 8 Pronunciation and speaking
1. Play the recording once without stopping.
2. Play the recording again and ask the whole class to repeat.
3. Listen to the speaker asking a question.
What’s the weather like?
4. Now listen to the speaker showing surprise.
What’s the weather like?
5 Listen and write ＊ if the speaker is asking a question or ＊＊ if he is showing surprise.
1) When is the best time to visit your country?
2) What clothes should she bring?
3) What’s the temperature?
4) Where are you going?
6. Now listen again and repeat.
Step 9 Work in pairs.
1. Talk about the weather.
2. Look at the correct information in the table in Activity 2. Give the correct weather forecast for China.
3. Now say what the weather might or might not be like.
Tomorrow next week next month
It’ll probably be cold tomorrow.
Step 10 Homework
1. Remember the new words and phrases in the lesson.
2. Review Grammar.
3. Finish the exercises in the workbook.