Unit 7 Section B Period 2 (3a-Self Check)

Look at the pictures below. How’s the weather? What are these people doing?

sunny windy I’m flying a kite. How's it going? Great!

snowy snowing We’re making a snowman. How’s it going? Pretty good!

windy rainy raining I’m walking. How’s it going? Terrible!

cloudy I’m … How's it going? Not bad.

3a Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verb in the box. Then practice the conversation with a partner. be play study talk do make 1. A: What are you doing? B: I __________ my homework. I always _________ my homework in the evening. am doing do

2. A: What’s John doing right now? B: He __________ soccer. He _________ soccer every Saturday. 3. A: _________ Julie ___________ English right now? B: No, she isn’t. She ____________ Chinese. is playing plays Is studying is studying

4. A: What are Susan and Jane doing? B: They _____________ soup. They can ________ very good soup. 5. A: _______ Lisa _______ on the phone again? B: Yes. She _______ on the phone for three hours every day! talks make are making Istalking

3b Yuan Yuan from CCTV is interviewing people in five different places. Fill in the chart below. How’s the weather?What are they doing? It’s sunny and warm.He’s playing the guitar. It’s windy. They’re hiking. It’s snowing.They’re cooking. It’s hot and humid.He’s writing. It’s raining.They’re playing soccer.

She is thinking.

He is playing computer games.

They are drawing.

They are singing.

3a Fill in the blanks with the words in the box. skating buying playing taking snowy windy skating buying playing taking snowy windy

Dear Xiao Lu, It’s winter in Harbin. The weather is ___________ and ____________. People are wearing hats and sweaters, but they’re having fun. Friends are ________ Russian bread to take home. In a park, some boys are ______ in the snow. One girl is ______ on a river and a man is _______ a photo of a snowman. I miss you. Kate snowy/windywindy/snowy buying playing skating taking

3b Imagine you are on vacation. Write notes about your vacation. Where are you? What’s the weather like? What are you doing right now? What are your friends or family doing? Are you having a good time?

3c Write a postcard to a friend. Tell your friend about your vacation and what you are doing.

Dear John, How’s it going? Are you still busy with school or are you on vacation now? I’m visiting my cousins in Sydney and having a wonderful time here. Australia is a beautiful country and right now the weather is warm and sunny. There are many things to do here. Right now I’m swimming with my family. Ann

假如你们学校周日在大明湖公园搞 了一次郊游，天气很好，同学们都玩得 很高兴。有的在唱歌，有的在跳舞，有 的在拍照，还有的在作画 …… 请适当发 挥想像，描述一下这次郊游的场面。词 数 50 词以上。

此篇作文题目以一次郊游为主线，以 谈论天气及郊游活动为主要内容，在写 作过程始终渗透着本单元的话题 —— 描 述天气及正在做的事情（ Describe the weather and what you are doing ）。 根据上面分析我们要注意以下几点： （ 1 ）此作文要谈及的主要内容决定我 们可以使用现在进行时。

（ 2 ）注意交代清楚时间、地点、 人物，注意主语的变化，切忌指代 不清或枯燥单一。 （ 3 ）单元实用短语、句型储备： It’s sunny/fine/warm... have a good time take photos on a school trip some... some... others...

Today is Sunday, and it’s a beautiful, sunny day. We’re on a school trip in the Daming Lake Park. All the students are having a good time. Some are singing under a tall tree, some are dancing, some are taking photos, and others are drawing pictures.

Look! A group of boy students are playing soccer on the grass. I think this is a good place to have fun. The students are really very relaxed.

1 Add more word in each box. feelinggreat weathercool activitiesplaying ping-pong fine, not bad, terrible, pretty good, happy,relaxed rainy, windy, cloudy, snowy, hot, warm, cold stormy,foggy visiting friends, studying English, sitting by the pool, relaxing, writing a letter, walking in the mountains

2 Match the sentences on the left with the responses on the right. A: Hello, Jenny speaking. B: Thank you, bye. A: Sorry, she’s not at home. B: Hi, Jenny. It’s Steve Can I take a message? here. May I speak to Lucy, please? A: Sure, no problem. B: Yes. Could you ask her to call me at ?

3 Put these sentences in order to make a conversation. Then write your own conversation. ____ It’s raining and very cool. ____ What are you doing in the rainy weather? ____ Not too bad. ____ How’s the weather in NanJing? ____ I’m reading a book in my room. ____ Hi, Jill! How’s it going?

句型转换。 1. It’s hot and humid in Sichuan. ( 对划 线部分提问 ) ________ ____ ___________ in Sichuan? 2. The kids are having fun. ( 改为同义句 ) The kids are _______ ___ _____ ______. How's the weather having a good time

3. She looks beautiful. ( 改为一般疑问句 ) _______ she _______ beautiful? 4. He usually reads a book when it’s rainy. ( 对划线部分提问 ) ______ _____ he usually _______ when it's rainy? 5. The man is my brother. He wears a hat. ( 改为同义句 ) The man _________ a hat is my brother. Does look What does do in

1. 巴黎的天气怎么样？ _________ _____ ________ ______ _______ ___ ___ _________ in Paris? 2. 你最近怎么样？ ____ ___ ____ _______ with you? 3. 每个人都正玩得很高兴。 _________ _____ __________ a good time. What's the weather like / How is the weather How is it going Everyone is having 翻译句子。