Unit 2 It’s going to rain in Harbin.
Function: Talking about the weather; make out a plan.
Language: It’s going to rain in Harbin.
It’s going to be warm and sunny in Dalian.
What are you going to do on Thursday?
I’m going to watch TV.
Vocabulary: rain, snow, windy, cold, sunny, warm
Chant: What are you going to do today?.
Procedures:
Step 1 Warm-up
1. Review Unit 1.
2 Sing an English song.
Step 2 Introduction
1. Watch a real weather forecast.
2. What’s the weather like in…? It’s…
Step 3 Presentation
1. What’s the weather going to be like in Harbin tomorrow? What’s the weather going to be like in Beijing tomorrow? What’s the weather going to be like in Dalian tomorrow? What’s the weather going to be like in Xi’an tomorrow?
2. Play the cassette and ask the children several questions.
3. Write down four skill words and teach.
4. Play the cassette and repeat.
4. Finish activity 2. Ask the children to ask and answer in pairs.
Step 4 Chant
1. Ask the children to look at the pictures carefully.
2. Play the cassette and ask the children to listen carefully.
3. Teach the sentences of the chant one by one.
4. Play the cassette several times and ask the children to chant together.
Step 5 Homework
1. Read the chant
2. Finish activities.