新外研版八年级英语上册《Module10 Unit2 The weather is fine all year round》导学案

Module10 Unit2 The weather is fine all year round 导学案ⅠTeaching modelReading and writing.ⅡTeaching methodBottom-up approachⅢ Teaching aims1. 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.Ⅳ Teaching Objectives1. Key vocabulary: mile, no rthwest, umbrella, southeast, from time to time2. Keys sentences:1) When’s the best time to visit the US?2) The US is a very big country to visit.3) So choose carefully the places to see and the time to go.4) Bring a map because you may want to travel around.5) New York and Washington DC are good places to visit in May or October.6) The best time to visit New England is in September.7) The weather gets cooler and the green leaves start to go gold, then brown.8) It’s a good idea to bring your camera so you can take photos of autumn trees.9) Take your swimming clothes because you might want to go swimming in the sea,even in December.10) So when’s the best time to visit the US?ⅤTeaching aidsRecorder, OHP, videoⅥTeaching StepsStep 1 RevisionWhat will the weather be like in …?Step 2 Warming upWork in pairs.When’s the best time to visit your town or cou ntry? 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 the tape carefully.7. Ask the students to read through the pa ssage.Step 4 Complete the table.1. Read the passage again.2. Complete the table in Activity3.Places Weather Best time to visit New York Winter: 1. __________ 2.______________ New England 3. ________________ 4. ______________ California 5._________________ 6. ______________8. ______________ Alaska Summer: 7. _________Winter: 9.___________3. Check with a partner.4. Call back the answers from the whole class.Keys:1. Snowy2. In May or October3. Cool4. In September5. FineStep 5 Complete the sentences.1. Ask the students to read the words in the box in Activity 4.brown mile storm sweater umbrella2. Ask the students to read through the sentences in Activity 4.1) In autumn the leaves turn gold and then _____________.2) It’s about 3,000 _____________ from the east coast to the west coast.3) You might need a(n) _____________ in the evening.4) Sometimes there are ____________ in summer and autumn on the southeastcoast.5) You will need a( n) ______________ in Seattle because it rains a lot.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. brown2. miles3. sweater4. storm5. umbrellaStep 6 Language points1. The best time 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。

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, it’s 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 to 意为“和……比较”，表示此意也可以用compared with。

例如：Compared to our small house, Bill’s 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 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 birthday.2. It’s 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。

(it’s 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。