1、Module 10 The weatherUnit 2 The weather is fine all year round.教学目标【知识目标】1、能够正确使用下列单词和词组：mile,round, northwest, southeast, the best time to do sth.,from time to time, compared to,had better (not)do.等。2、能够读懂介绍美国各州天气的短文，扑捉主旨大意；能找出相关的细节信息。【能力目标】1、能理解本单元出现的动词不定式的用法。2、能正确使用连词because, so和but写一篇去你家乡的最好时节并给
2、出原因.【情感态度目标】了解世界各地的天气情况，培养学习地理知识的愿望和兴趣。教学重难点【教学重点】能够读懂介绍美国各州天气的短文。【教学难点】能够运用情态动词may,might 以及副词probably表达”可能”。教学过程Step 1 RevisionTalk about the weather.1) Show a China weather map.2) Ask and answer:What will the weather be like in ?Step 2 Warming upWork in pairs.Whens the best time to visit your town
3、 or country? Why?Step 3 Reading1. Show some pictures about the weather of the cities and states in America.2. Talk about what you can see in the pictures.3. Talk something about the weather of the cities and states.4. Introduce the new words.5. Read the new words.6. Play the recording and listen to
4、the tape carefully.7. Ask the students to read through the passage.Step 4 Complete the table.1. Read the passage again.2. Complete the table in Activity 3.Places WeatherBest time to visitNew YorkWinter: 1. _2._New England3. _4. _California5._6. _AlaskaSummer: 7. _Winter: 9._8. _3. Check with a partn
5、er.4. Call back the answers from the whole class.Keys:1. Snowy 2. In May or October 3. Cool 4. In September 5. Fine 6. Any time you like 7. Warm and cool 8.Cold 9. In summer Step 5 Complete the sentences.1. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 4.brown mile storm sweater umbrella
6、2. Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 4.3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words from the box.4. Check with a partner.5. Call back the answers from the whole class.Keys:1. brown 2. miles 3. sweater 4. storm 5. umbrellaStep 6 Language points1. The best time
7、 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
8、 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”。例如：I took a photo of Linda.我给琳达拍了一张照片。She took a lot of photos of the kids. 她给孩子们拍了许多照片。3. In Texas and the southeast, its 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
9、 to 意为“和比较”，表示此意也可以用compared with。例如：Compared to our small house, Bills house seemed like a palace.和我们的小房子相比，比尔的房子就像一座宫殿。This road is quite busy compared to/ with ours.和我们（附近）的马路相比，这条马路（交通）非常繁忙。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“时常，有时”。例如：He
10、 has moved to another city, but we write to each other from time to time. 他移居到了另外一座城市，但是我们会时不时通通信。They are now living in different cities, but they still talk on the phone from time to time. 他们现在生活在不同的城市里，但是仍然偶尔通通电话。Step 7 Exercises:请根据句意及括号内所给汉语提示写出所缺单词。1. My father bought a _ (照相机) for me on my bi
11、rthday.2. Its raining and you should take an _ (雨伞) with you. 3. It will get cooler and cooler when _ (秋天) comes.4. Bring your _ (游泳衣) because you might go swimming in the sea.请根据所给汉语及括号内的提示词语翻译下列句子。1. 每天用英语写日记是个好主意。 (its a good idea to .) _2. 与其他城市相比，海南的冬天很温暖。(compared to .) _3. 我昨天在动物园拍了几张猴子的照片。(t
12、ake photos of .) _4. 在昆明，一年到头都很温暖。(all year) _5. 海上不时有风暴，所以你一定要小心。(from time to time) _Step 8 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 bi
13、g city, but 6) Lets 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) its a good idea to bring an umbrella.e) wear comfortable shoes.f) we will find our way with a good map.2. Check with a partner.3. Call bac
14、k the answers from the whole class.Keys: 1. c 2. d 3. a 4. e 5. f 6. b 4. Read the sentences together.5 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课堂作业Write some advice for visiting Huizhou and give reasons in Activity5.教学反思