Period 2 （Section A 2a-3b） 设计说明 本课时用谈论天气的方式继续学习现在进行时的用法，侧重于听、说的练习，目的是不断巩固和加强学生的听说能力；在活动的选取方面结合目标语言的模仿操练及任务型的情景练习，使学生多方位地理解现在进行时的用法。通过本节课的学习，学生可以熟练地运用有关谈论天气和现在进行时的句型，自如地与他人进行交流，活学活用所学的知识。在个人展示、小组合作与竞赛等活动中充分调动学生的积极性，激发学生学习的热情，体现教师的主导地位和学生的主体地位。 教学目标 1. 知识目标： （1）掌握单词和短语：cook，bad，park，message，him，could，back，problem，again；take a message，call （sb.） back，right now。 （2）掌握句型： ———How’s it going ———Great! /Not bad. /Terrible! ———Can I take a message for him ———Yes. Could you just tell him to call me back ———Sure，no problem. 2. 能力目标： （1）能用所学的知识描述天气状况。 （2）能描述正在进行的动作。 3. 情感目标：了解天气变化，注意身体健康。 重点难点 1. 重点： （1）how引导的询问天气状况的特殊疑问句。 （2）描述天气状况的形容词。 （3）与天气相关的人们相应的即时活动。 2. 难点： 综合运用现在进行时和一般现在时谈论人们的活动。 教学准备 多媒体课件，2a/2b和2d的音频文件。 教学过程 Step 1 Warming up & Free talk Daily greeting：How are you today How’s it going How is the weather Ask these questions randomly to revise what the students learned yesterday. Step 2 Presentation 1. Show some pictures of the weather. e. g. T：Look at picture 1. How is the weather S1：It’s raining. T：What are the children doing S2：They are going to school，I think. S3：I think they are going home. （Practice the structures in the same way.） 2. Practice the Present Progressive Tense. Complete the sentences with the right forms of the given words. （1）I am doing （do） my homework now. （2）Is he having （have） dinner now （3）Look! What are they doing （do） （4）They are running （run） in the park now. （5）Are they swimming （swim） in the pool now Step 3 Listening 1. Work on 2a. Let’s see what Joe’s family are doing. Point to the four pictures. （1）Ask the students to tell what each person is doing in each picture. Remind them to pay attention to the correct use of the Present Progressive Tense. （2）Ask the students to listen and number the pictures ［1-4］. （3）Play the recording for the students to check the answers. Answers：2 3 4 1 2. Work on 2b. （1）Listen again. Match the names with the activities. （2）Check the answers. Answers：1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b （3）Report according to the information you got in 2b. Model：Uncle Joe is playing basketball. Step 4 Pair work 1. Look at the pictures and talk about the people in 2a with a partner like that in 2c. 2. Brainstorming. Ask the students to close their books and then do a memory test. e. g. T：What’s Uncle Joe doing S1：He i ... ...
