1.　　　 Fill in the blanks with the opposites.

(1) Can I have the medicine ____ or after meals?

(2) It’s cool in autumn. It’s ____ in spring.

(3) Don’t sit at the back. Please move to the ____.

(4) It’s not very interesting. In fact, it’s kind of ____.

(5) Are you busy today? No, I’m ____.

4. 　　This game provides oral practice using the target language.

Say, now let's work in pairs again. One student looks at the picture on page 85 and the other looks at the picture on page 87. Please don't look at your partner’s picture.

Say, Each picture has the same people in it, but they are doing different things. Take turns talking about what the people are doing in your picture. If I am student A, I will say. In my picture it is sunny. Guide one of the students to respond. In my picture it is raining.

Writing on the blackboard

Unit6 It’s raining!

Section A

　 Main words: raining, windy, cloudy, snowing, sunny

　 Main patterns: How’s the weather in Beijing?

It’s raining.

What are you doing?

I’m watching TV.

　

　

　

　

　

Section B

The third period

Step1 Revision

Students work in pairs. Ask and answer in pairs.

What are you doing? I’m reading.

What is he doing? He’s reading.

Step2 New lesson

More words used to describe weather: cold, hot, cool, warm, humid

1 a　　 This activity introduces more key vocabulary.

Ask students to tell what the weather is like in each place, if they can. If not, supply the word and ask the class to repeat it. Say a sentence or two about each kind of weather. It's cold in this picture. Is it cold here today?

Then ask students to match each word with one of the pictures. Say, Write the letter of each picture next to one of the words. Check the answers.

Step3 Practice

1 b　　 This activity provides oral practice using the target language.

Read the conversation with a student.

Ask students to work in pairs. Have students ask and answer questions about the weather in the pictures in activity la.

2a　　 This activity provides listening and writing practice using the target language.

Play the tape the first time. Students only listen. Play the tape again and have students write their answers.

Correct the answers.

Step4 Listening and writing

2b　　 This activity provides more listening and writing practice using the target language.

Play the recording. Students fill in the blanks.

Correct the answers.

2c　　 This activity provides guided listening and speaking I practice using the target language.

Ask two students to read it to the class.

Point out the three questions in 2a. Ask individual students each question and repeat their answers. Accept any reasonable answers.

Writing on the blackboard

Words: hot, cold, cool, warm, humid

Patterns: How’s it going? Great!

How’s the weather in Picture d? It’s hot.

The fourth period

Step1 Revision

Students work in pairs. Talk about the weather here today.

Have a short dictation of the words in the last lesson.

Step2 New lesson

3a This activity provides reading practice using the target language.

Ask students to say where the reporter is. Ask them to tell what they know about Egypt.

Answer any questions students may have. Use drawings on the board and translation to clarify the meanings of any new vocabulary words.

Ask students to work alone. Circle the words that describe the weather.

Step3 Reading practice

3b　 This activity provides reading and writing practice using the target language.

Read the description to the class or ask a student to do so. Use drawings on the board and/or translation to clarify the meanings of any new vocabulary words.

Ask students to work alone. Have students fill in the blanks. Correct the answers.

Step4 Writing Practice

3c　 This activity provides writing practice using the target language.

Ask one or two students to describe the weather in their home town, and say what outdoor activities people there like to do (e.g. playing football, flying kites, fishing).

Ask students to work alone. Provide the students with any new vocabulary they need, or encourage them to use a dictionary.

Ask several students to read their reports to the class.

Step5 Practice

4　　 This survey provides listening, speaking, and writing practice using the target language.

Ask two students to read it to the class. Ask other students, what do you do when it's raining?

Accept all reasonable answers and write each one on the board.

Ask each student to choose one type of weather and ask as many classmates as possible what they do in that kind of weather. Write any new vocabulary items on the board and discuss these words.

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Unit 6 It’s raining!

Section B

Main words: hot, cool, warm, humid

Main patterns: What are you doing ? I’m watching TV.

How’s it going ? Great.

How’s the weather? It’s hot.

The fifth period

Step1 Revision

　 　Ask some students to read the words in the unit one by one. Make sure that they can pronounce them correctly.

Part1 Ask students to check all the words they know. Tell them to circle any words that they don't know.

　 　Ask students to find out the meanings of any words they don't know. They may ask other students or look them up in their dictionaries.

Sept 2Words build

　 Part2 This activity helps build vocabulary by providing a specific time and place for students to record new words.

　 Ask students have recorded their new words, ask them to share their lists with other students. They can do it in pairs or in small groups.

Step 3 Writing

　 This activity provides writing practice using the target language.

　 Draw students' attention to the five pictures and the chart below. Point to the first picture and say, what's the weather like? What is he doing? Elicit the answers from the students, and tell them to fill in the chart with "sunny" and "playing the guitar".

　 Have students fill in the rest of the chart with the information about the other pictures.

Step 4 Just for fun

　 Ask students to read the cartoon to themselves. Ask, what is surprising about this cartoon? Lead students to understand that the white bear, a polar bear, loves swimming when it's cold and snowing. Ask students, do you like swimming in cold weather?

Writing on the blackboard

Words and phrases　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Patterns

sunny　　　　　 　playing the guitar　　　　 How's it going?

windy　　　　　　 　walking　　　　　　　　 What are you doing?

cold　　　　　　　 cooking　　　　　　　　 　How's the weather?

hot　　　　　　　 writing a letter

raining　　　　　 　playing football

The sixth period

Step1 Revision

　 Have a dictation of the words in Unit6.

Step2 Practice

　 Students work in pairs. Ask and answer like this: What are you doing? I’m cleaning the room. How is the weather? It’s fine.

Step3 Exercises in class

6.　　 Which weather do most children like?

__________________________________________________________________________

5.　　 How many children don’t like hot weather?

__________________________________________________________________________

4.　　 Which two children like warm weather?

__________________________________________________________________________

3.　　 Who likes cold but doesn’t like cool?

__________________________________________________________________________

2.　　 Who likes both hot and humid?

__________________________________________________________________________

注： √like; ×dislike; most 最多的；both 两者都

weather name	hot	cool	cold	humid	warm
Sam	√	√	×	×	√
Tim	×	√	√	×	×
Ben	×	√	×	√	√
Kathy	×	×	√	×	×
Judy	√	×	×	√	×

1.　　 Who likes both humid and warm?

__________________________________________________________________________

5.　　 我感到很惊讶，他们能在这样热的天气中踢足球。

I am ________ they can play soccer ________　 ________　 ________.

　 　 IV．Look at the pictures of Beijing. Then fill in the blanks. 　看图填空。

It’s winter in Beijing. The weather is windy and _______. My grandparents are _______ coats and ________. They ________ playing in the park. They are ________ some photos. After that, they want to visit the ________ of Beijing. Look! My grandfather is ________ in the ________. He is ________ at some old houses. Beijing is an ________ place.

4.　　 一些人正在公园唱歌，另一些人正在骑自行车。

In the park, ________ are ________ songs, ________ are ________ bikes.