2. Ability: Talk about the weather and greet each other with a new structure.

1. Knowledge

①Words:rain,windy,cloudy,sunny,snow,weather,Moscow,Boston,how’s,bad,terrinle,pretty,

cool, cold, humid, warm, hot

②Sentence structures: How’s it going? How’s the weather? What’s the weather like?

2.　　　 Write a composition .

1.　　　 Summarize the key words and expressions in this unit.

4. 3b. Draw attention to the pictures of France and the descriptions below. Ask Ss to work alone .Have Ss fill in the blanks. Check the answers.

Step3 Chant

Learn a chant with the students to relax.

Step4 Make an interview

Ss form groups of 4. One of them works for CCTV’s Around the World show. He/She interviews the other 3 Ss what the weather is like in their hometowns and what the people are doing. Then give a report about what he/she has got.

Step5 Make a survey

Find out what activities people will do on certain days. And ask some to report their results in class.

Step6 Homework

3. Ask Ss to work alone. Underline the things that people are doing and circle the words that describe the weather. They may follow the 2 examples have done for them. Check the answers.

2. 3a. Look at a paragraph, and ask Ss to find out what the show is (CCTV’s Around the World show) and where the reporter is (in Australia) .Ask them to tell what they know about Australia.

ⅥTeaching procedures

　　　 Step1. Revision

　　　 Show a weather map of China and get Ss to ask and answer in pairs about the different kinds of weather in some cities.

　　　 Step2. Reading

1. Ask Ss: How do you know the weather beforehand? Get answers like: From the radio/121/the TV/the mobile phone/the internet.

3. Cultural awareness: Learn to love our nature and protect the environment. Make a donation if possible

ⅡImportant points: Use the words, expressions and sentence structures correctly.

2. Ability: Learn about different activities in different weather