2. Point out the conversation in the large picture in 3b on P33 and ask two Ss to read it to the class. Practice it in pairs, then change some of the words and make their own conversations.

ⅥTeaching procedures

Step1. Warming up and revision

1. Daily greetings: How’re you today? How’s it going? How is the weather? Ask these questions randomly to the Ss to revise what they learned yesterday.

3. Cultural awareness: The inner feelings of the Ss are motivated by understanding and comparing different people’s lives in different areas.

ⅡImportant points: the correct use of the Present Progressive Tense

1. Knowledge

①Words: cook, study

②Sentence structures: What are you/ they doing? We/ They are… What is he/she doing? He/ She is … Yes/No questions and short answers.

2. Ability: Ask and answer the Present Progressive Tense, and describe the activities people are doing

2. Interview their family members about the place they want to go most and the situations there, and then write a report about it.

3. Let’s find out. Find out what kinds of activities someone wants to do on certain days.

Step6. Homework

　　　 !. Copy the new words 4 times.

2. Ss make an interview in the class., and then give a report about.

1. After visiting the 4 places, ask some Ss: Where do you want to go? When do you want to go there? How’s the weather? What do you want to do there? Let them describe the places they want to go most.　

2. Further discussion. Show 4 pictures. With the 4 questions ①Where is it? ②How is the weather? ③What season is it? ④What are the people doing? Ss talk about the countries, the weather, the seasons and the activities.

Step5. Interview

1. After talking about the local weather in 4 seasons, let’s watch different weather in other countries. Tell Ss Maria is in Mexico. Play this phone conversation between Sam and Maria. Listen carefully to their questions and answers. Play the tape the first time, Ss only listen. Play the tape again and have Ss catch the answers Maria and Sam give to the question How’s it going? Listen again and write what they answer to What are you doing? and How’s the weather?