Module 11 The weather

中山大学附中三水实验学校  张佳望

一、学习目标:

1、知识与技能：掌握本模块中关于描述天气的词汇；掌握动词不定式用法；能够对照天气示意图，能听懂天气预报；能够谈论并描述天气；能够读懂语言材料，就某一问题提出建议并做出解释；能够就某一问题给出建议，并使用because , so , but写出原因。

2、情感态度：让学生了解世界各地的天气情况，能够就选择最佳时机来中国游玩提出建议；培养学生在学习和生活中如何向别人提出建议的能力。

3、学习策略：通过听、读语言材料学会在整句话中识别理解词汇；通过练习学会归纳、总结本模块的语法现象，并进行系统的操练；能够用英语描述天气，表达自己的观点和建议；能够关心他人，为他人排忧解难，解决学习与生活中的实际问题。

二、语法重点及难点:

1、情态动词may / might

2、.动词不定式做主语

Unit2 When's the best time to visit your town or country?

一）合作学习

A . Watch the video of the text.

B . Read the passage and decide what you can see in the photos.

Possible answers:

1. Fall in New England.

2. Los Angeles.

3. New York or Washington D.C. in winter.

C . Read the advice and explain why.

camera; map; swimsuit; umbrella

Example:

Bring an umbrella.  Because it might rain .

1. Wear warm clothes.    2. Buy a good map.

3. Bring a swimsuit.      4. Bring your camera.

Possible answers:

1. Because it might be cool in the evening.

2. Because you may want to travel around.

3. Because you might want to swim in the sea.

4. Because you may want to take photos of the autumn leaves.

二）自主学习

A . Complete the sentences.

Example:

The good places to visit in May or October are New York and Washington D.C.

1. September is ______________ to New England.

2. It's ____________ your camera.

3. A good reason to visit California in December is _______________ the Sun.

4. Alaska is ____________ in July and August.

5. In the evening it's _________________ some warm clothes.

6. _____________ the USA is any time you like!

Key :

1. the best time to go  2. a good idea to bring  3. that it's nice to see 

4. pleasant to visit  5. a good idea to wear   6. The best time to visit

B . Match the two parts of the sentences.

1. You can come any time you like, but ...

2. It's very beautiful then because ...

3. It often rains in spring so ...

4. Bring a coat because ...

5. It can be warm in the morning, but ...

6. Our plan is to walk in the countryside, so ...

7. London is a big city, but ...

8. Let's stay for a long time because ...

a ... the best time to visit England is in spring.

b... it's a good idea to take an umbrella.

c... soon it will become cool.

d... the weather changes very quickly.

e... there are lots of flowers.

f... there are lots of things to see.

g... wear comfortable shoes.

h... we'll find our way with a good map.

Keys: 1. a  2. e  3. b  4. d  5. c  6. g  7. h  8. f

三）探究学习

Write some advice for visiting your town and give the reasons . Use because , so and but .

The best time to visit my town is in …because the weather is …

四）达标学习

A. 单词拼写 根据下面各题中文提示和句子的意思,写出恰当形式的英语单词，每空格只写一个单词。

1. It might rain , so bring an __________(雨伞) with you .

2. The war between the two__________ (国家)ended ten years later .

3. Digital _________(相机)are getting cheaper and cheaper .

4. The weather in Kunming is _________(舒适的) .

5. Today he is _________ (戴)sunglasses .

Keys :

1. umbrella  2. countries  3. cameras  4. pleasant   5. wearing

B．完成句子

1．他有时给我发电子邮件。

He sends me emails __________________________ .

2．什么时候是这儿放风筝的最佳时间？

When is the best time _______________________ here ?

3．留下来喝杯咖啡是个好主意。

It is a good idea _____________________________ .

4．住在珠海舒适吗？

Is it pleasant _______________________ Zhuhai ?

5．我们要现在就走，否则他要生气了。

We have to ______________ , or he’ll __________ .

Keys :

1. from time to time   2. to fly kites   3. to stay for a cup of coffee

4. to live in    5. go now , get angry

五）语法小结

动词不定式做主语

1．It's easy (for me) to do that.我做这事太容易了。

（常用的形容词有：easy,　difficult,　 hard,　 important,　 possible,　

impossible,　comfortable,　necessary,　better;　the first, the next,　the last,　

the best,　too much,　too little,　not enough）例句:

2．It's so nice to hear your voice.听到你的声音真高兴。

3．It's necessary for you to lock the car when you do not use it.

当你不用车的时候，锁车是有必要的。

4．It's very kind of you to help us.　他帮助我们，他真好。

（常用的形容词有：kind, nice, stupid, rude, clever, foolish, brave, silly）例句:

5．It was silly of us to believe him.　我们真愚蠢，竟然相信了他。

6．It seemed selfish of him not to give them anything.

他不给他们任何东西，这显得太自私了。

注意：1) 其他系动词如，look，appear等也可用于此句型
　　  2) 不定式作为句子成分时，动词用单数形式。

　　　3) 当不定式做主语的句子中又有一个不定式作表语时，

不能用It is… to…的句型

(对)To see is to believe.　百闻不如一见。

(错)It is to believe to see.