牛津上海版四上《Unit 3 Weather》word教案.docx

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牛津上海版四上《Unit3Weather》word教案

Unit3Weather

PartA

ListeningStrategy

ListeningforImportantDetails

Besidesunderstandingthemainideaofalisteningtext,weoftenfinditnecessarytograsptheimportantdetailsaswell.Whatcountsasimportantdetailsdependsonthekindofinformationwewant.Generallyspeaking,ifwearelisteningtothenarrationofanevent,weneedtosharpenourearsnotonlyforwhathappened,butalsowhenandwhere,howandwhyithappened.Inlisteningtoaweatherreport,ontheotherhand,theimportantdetailsweshouldwatchoutforarethecurrentweatherconditions,temperature,andweatheroutlook.

You’regoingtoheartwoshortpassagesaboutweather.Whilelistening,payattentiontosuchdetailsastheweatherconditions,temperature,weatheroutlook,damagecausedbybadweatherandsoon,andwritethemdowninnoteform.Thencompletetheexercisesinyourbook.

1.a.Generalweatherconditionsfortoday:

claimedfourlives

Fineandpleasant.

b.Temperature:

High:

18°C（64°F）

c.Weatheroutlook:

Mostlycloudywithheavyshowersmovinginfromthewest.

2.a.Whendidthestormstartandhowlongdiditlast?

Itstartedaround8p.m.andlastedforaboutthreehours.

b.Howdamagingwasthestorm?

Itcausedfourdeathsandseriousdamageincludingawidespreadpowerfailure.

Script:

1.Theweathertoday:

afinedayisinstorenearlyeverywhere,withthebestofthesunshineinsouthernandcentralareasofBritain.Apleasantday,then,withlongsunnyperiodsdeveloping.Therewillbelightwindswithamaximumtemperatureof18degreesCelsius['selsiəs]/centigrade['sentiɡreid]摄氏的（°C）,64degreesFahrenheit['færəhait]华氏的（°F）.

Lookattheoutlookforthenextfewdays:

itwillbecomemostlycloudywithheavyshowersmovinginfromthewest.

2.AstorminChangchun,capitalofNortheastChina’sJilinProvince,claimed（disaster,accident,tocausesb’sdeath）fourlivesonSunday.Thestormlastedaboutthreehoursfromaround8p.m.Thewindsreachedspeedsofoverahundredmilesanhour,causingseriousdamageandawidespreadpowerfailure.

PartB

Pre-listeningTask

QuestionsforDiscussion

Youaregoingtotalkaboutweatherandweatherforecasts.Readthefollowingquestionsanddiscussthemwithyourpartner.

1.What’stheweatherlikenow?

2.What’stheweatherforecastfortoday?

3.Howdoyougetweatherinformation?

4.Whatkindofclimatedoyoulikeordislike?

5.Whichseasondoyoulikebest?

Why?

Demo:

4.Whatkindofclimatedoyoulikeordislike?

IliketheclimateofShenyangCityinthenorthernpartofChina.Inspringit’sneithertoohotnortoocold,withthetemperaturebetween40-50degreesFahrenheit.Thesummerthereiscoolandpleasant.Inthefalltheleaveschangecolorswiththetemperaturearound60-70degreesFahrenheit.Perhapsthewinterthereisthebesttime,forthesceneryisgorgeous.Thesnowislikepowdercoveringthegroundeverywhereandthatmakesitanamazingplaceforskiingandsnowboarding.

AdditionalQuestionforDiscussion

Doyouthinkitispossibleorimpossibletogiveaccurateweatherforecasts?

Demo:

Ithinkitistoomuchtoaskforaccurateweatherforecastsatpresent.Therearestillquiteafewthingsabouttheweatherthatwejustdon’tunderstand.Wehavetofurtherdevelopmeteorological（气象的）scienceandrelatedtechnologies.Thereisalongwaytogobeforewecanhopetohaveveryaccurateweatherforecasts.

LanguageFocus

Herearesomesentencesandstructuresthatyoumightfindusefulindiscussingtheabovequestions.

●It’sfine/sunny/warm/rainy/cloudy/snowy/windy/freezing/foggy/dry/chillytoday.

●Theairisclose/oppressive.

●Astormiscomingup/buildingup/inthemaking.

●It’srainingoffandon/catsanddogs.

●Therain/snowhasstopped/letup.

●It’sgoingtocloudover.

●It’sgoingtobeacolddaywithdamagingnorthwesterlywinds/hotandhumiddaywithahighof36degreesCentigrade.

●Itseemstobeclearingup.

●Theweatherforecastsaysit’sgoingtobeclearandsunny/muggyandhumid/coldandwet.

●Thehighwillbe…andthelowwillbe…

●Thetemperaturewillreachahighof...intheafternoon/droptoalowof…atnight.

●IoftentuneintotheradioorTV/readnewspapers/goonlinetocheckonweatherconditions.

●Ilikemild/warm/cool/dryclimate.

●Idislike/cannotstandhot/humid/wet/verydry/bitterlycoldclimate.

●Ilikespringbest.Inspringtheweatherismildandpleasant,andnatureisatitsloveliest.

●SummerismyfavoriteseasonbecauseIlikeswimming/enjoywatchingtheglorioussunriseandsunsetonasummerday.

●IlikeautumnverymuchbecauseIlovewatchingthechangeofcolorinleaves/theweatherisjustright,neithercoldnorhot/itistheseasonofharvest.

●Winteristheseasonofsnowandice.InsnowyweatherIcangoskiinginthemountains/liketoplaythrowingsnowballswithmyfriends.

ListeningTasks

DidYouHeartheWeatherForecast?

WordBank

annuala.onceayear年度的

shaden.shelterfromdirectsunlight荫

participateintotakepartin参加

dozeofftohaveashortsleep,esp.duringtheday打瞌睡

cool...offtocause...tobecomelesshot使……凉下来

Script:

Alan:

Oh,lookatthesky,Michelle[mi:

'ʃel]!

It’sstartingtogetcloudy.

Michelle:

Iseeit.Ihopeitdoesn’train.Ithoughtitwasgoingtobeafinedaytoday.

Alan:

That’scertainlywhatthedepartmentwashopingforwhentheychosetodayasthedatefortheannualpicnic.

Michelle:

Youcan’thaveapicnicwithoutgoodweather.Youneedsunshineforalltheeatingandgamesandentertainment.

Alan:

Yeah,sunshine—butnottoomuch!

Doyourememberlastyear?

Michelle:

Isuredo.Itwassohotallwedidwaslookforshade,lookforwaystoescapefromthesun.

Alan:

Andnoonewantedtoparticipateinanyoftheplannedactivities.Allwewantedwascolddrinks.Andthenwedozedoff.

Michelle:

Iftherehadjustbeenthetiniestbreezetocoolusoff.

Alan:

Buttherewasn’t.Justthatburningsun,withoutacloudinthesky,andthetemperaturejustseemedtoclimbhigherandhigher.

Michelle:

Well,wedon’thavethatproblemthisyear,apparently.Alan,didyouheartheweatherforecast?

Isitsupposedtorain?

Alan:

Idon’tknow.Ididn’tcatchtheweatherreport.Butmaybeifitrains,itwillonlybeashortshowerwhichcoolsthingsoffalittle.Thatmightnotbebad.

LanguageandCultureNotes

1.Backgroundinformation

Weatheraffectsourlifeinmanyways.Itcaninfluenceourmoods.Goodweathermakesushappyandhigh-spirited,whilebadweatheroftenmakesusfeeldepressed.Moreimportantly,weatherplaysacrucialroleinagriculture,inairandseatravel,andinmanyotheraspectsofourlife.Failingtomakeanaccurateforecastofweatherconditions,especiallyinthecaseofanapproachingstorm,canresultingreatlossoflifeandproperty.Inordertoprovideweatherinformationasaccuratelyandfarinadvanceaspossible,governmentsspendhugesumsofmoneytointroducenewtechnologyintotheirweatherservices.Satellitesandpowerfulcomputersareusedtocollectdataformeteorologists,whomakeweatherforecastsbasedoncarefulanalysisofthedata.However,meteorologistsoftenfindthattheweatherisnotaspredictableastheyhadhopedduetothecomplexityofweathersystems.

2.Isuredo.

Icertainlydo（rememberthat）.

3.Isitsupposedtorain?

Isitlikelytorain?

Exercise1

Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.

1.WhatareAlanandMichellemainlydoing?

a.Theyareplanningapicnicforthedepartment.

b.Theyarewonderingwhattheweatherwillbelikeattheannualpicnic.

c.Theyarediscussinghowtoescapefromthesun.

d.Theyarehavingcolddrinksandtalkingabouttheweather.

2.WhatdoyouknowaboutAlan?

a.Hethinksthedepartmenthasmisjudgedtheweathersituationfortheday.

b.Hedismissestheideaofhavinganannualpicnicassilly.

c.Hedislikespre-arrangedactivitiesandwouldrathergosomewhereonhisown.

d.Heprefersashortlittlesleepafterdrinking.

3.Whatcanyouinferfromtheconversation?

a.Alanisexpectingagentlebreezetocoolthingsoff.

b.Theyhaven’thadmuchsunshinerecently.

c.Muchtotheirdelight,theweatherturnsouttobejustfineforthepicnic.

d.Theannualdepartmentpicnicisusuallyheldonasummerday.

Exercise2

Listentotheconversationagain.Thenwritedownanswerstothefollowingquestions.

1.WhathappenedtoAlanandMichellelastyear?

Theywenttothedepartmentpicnicbuttheirfunwasspoiledbythehotweather.

2.Whywon’tAlanworryevenifitrains?

Becausehethinksit’llonlybeashortshowerthatcoolsthingsoffalittle.

SpeakingTasks

CommunicativeFunction:

ExpressingHope

I’mhopingforacool/breezy/pleasantsummer.Freeze

Let’sjusthopeitwillkeepfine/itdoesn’tgetcoldagain/theworstofthebadweatherisover/thecoldspell（ashortperiod）willbeoversoon.

Idohopethesnowwillletup/thewindwilldrop（becomeweaker）/therainwon’tlastlong/thecloudswillbreak/thefogwillsoonlift（toriseanddisappear）/theweatherwillbefavorable.

Itwillbecoolertomorrow,Ihope.

A:

Itseemstobeclearingup.B:

Ihopeso.

A:

Wearegoingtohaveacoldspell.B:

Ihopenot.

Maybetheweatherwillgrowmilder.

Hopefully,we’llhaveastarrynight.

HowIlongforthecoolbreeze,clearairandabitofgreenery!

Let’skeepourfingerscrossedthattheweatherwillstaywarm/tomorrowwillbeasunnyday.

AdditionalVocabulary

天气预报weatherforcast

天气预报员weatherman

mildstormy

pleasantfrosty（严寒的）

brightfreezing

cloudlesscloudov