Unit2Theweatherisfineallyearround.ⅠTeachingmodelReadingandwriting.ⅡTeachingmethodBottom-upapproachⅢTeachingaims1.Listeningandunderstandingfamiliartopics(weather).2.Givingweatherforecastbasedonclues;predictingaboutfutureweatherusingprobably.3.Readingandfindingspecificinformation.4.Writingashortpassageaboutthebesttimetovisityourtown,usingbecause,soandbut.ⅣTeachingObjectives1.Keyvocabulary:mile,northwest,umbrella,southeast,fromtimetotime2.Keyssentences:1)When’sthebesttimetovisittheUS?2)TheUSisaverybigcountrytovisit.3)Sochoosecarefullytheplacestoseeandthetimetogo.4)Bringamapbecauseyoumaywanttotravelaround.5)NewYorkandWashingtonDCaregoodplacestovisitinMayorOctober.6)ThebesttimetovisitNewEnglandisinSeptember.7)Theweathergetscoolerandthegreenleavesstarttogogold,thenbrown.8)It’sagoodideatobringyourcamerasoyoucantakephotosofautumntrees.9)Takeyourswimmingclothesbecauseyoumightwanttogoswimminginthesea,eveninDecember.10)Sowhen’sthebesttimetovisittheUS?ⅤTeachingaidsRecorder,OHP,videoⅥTeachingStepsStep1RevisionTalkabouttheweather.1)ShowaChinaweathermap.2)Askandanswer:Whatwilltheweatherbelikein…?Step2WarmingupWorkinpairs.When’sthebesttimetovisityourtownorcountry?Why?Step3Readingandvocabulary1.Talkaboutwhatyoucanseeinthepictures.2.Learnthewordsandexpressions.3.ShowthemapofTheUnitedStatesofAmerica.4.Readthepassageandfillintheblanks.1)NewYorkandWashingtonDCaregoodplacestovisitin____or________,butinwinterthere’salotof______.2)ThebesttimetovisitNewEnglandisin__________.Theweathergets______,andthegreenleavesstarttoturn_____,then______.Bringyour_______soyoucantakephotosoftheautumntrees.3)InCalifornia,theweatheris____allyearround.Takeyourswimmingclothesbecauseyoumightwanttogo__________inthesea,evenin_________.4)InSeattle,inthenorthwest,itisn’tvery____butit____alot,sobringan________.5)InAlaska,thedaysarelongandwarmin_______,butmaybe____intheevening,sobringawarm_______.Don’tgoinwinter.It’llbeverycold.6)InTexasandthesoutheast,it’susuallyvery____and______comparedtootherplaces.Thereare_______fromtimetotimeinsummerandautumn.5.Completethetable.1)Readthepassageagain.2)CompletethetableinActivity3.PlacesWeatherBesttimetovisitNewYorkWinter:1.__________2.______________NewEngland3.________________4.______________California5._________________6.______________AlaskaSummer:7._________Winter:8.___________9.______________3.Checktheanswers.Step4Languagepoints1.ThebesttimetovisitNewEnglandisinSeptember.九月是去新英格兰游览的最佳时间。这里的NewEngland(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（NewHampshire）、佛蒙特州(Vermont)、马萨诸塞州(Massachusetts)、罗得岛州(RhodeIsland)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(JohnSmith)给这个地方起名为新英格兰。2.Bringyourcamerasoyoucantakephotosoftheautumntrees.带上你的照相机以便可以拍摄秋天的树木。takephotosof…的意思是“给……拍照”。如：我给琳达拍了一张照片。ItookaphotoofLinda.她给孩子们拍了许多照片。Shetookalotofphotosofthekids.3.InTexasandthesoutheast,it’susuallyveryhotandsunnycomparedtootherplaces.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。comparedto意为“和……比较”，表示此意也可以用comparedwith。例如：和我们的小房子相比，比尔的房子就像一座宫殿。Comparedtooursmallhouse,Bill’shouseseemedlikeapalace.和我们（附近）的马路相比，这...
