UNIT 6 THE STORY OF RAIN Part A Let’s learn & Let’s find out

teaching aims:
1. learn the five new words: stream, rain, cloud, sun, vapour.
2. learn the sentence: where does the rain come from?
3. finish “let’s find out.”
 main points & difficulties: learn the five new words and how to use them in the sentence.
materials: tape, word cards, cai
procedure
1. warm up
1) let’s chant: let’s do in pep 4 unit 4 part b.
2) t: we drink water. we need water. what else needs water?
ppt shows a picture of nature.
ss: trees/ fish/ flowers/ birds…
2. presentation
1) t: what’s the weather like today?
ss: it’s …
t: do you like the day like this? (show a rainy day.)
ss: no.
t: it’s raining.
practice rain: make a chant
2) t: do you know where does the rain come from?
  ss: sky.
  t: look at this picture. what’s in the sky? (ppt)
  ss: clouds.
  t: where does the rain come from?
  s1: it comes from the clouds.
  practice cloud: do and say
3) t: how about the cloud? where does the cloud come from?
  s2: water.
  (ppt shows the sea, some rivers and some vapour on them.)
  t: now, can you tell me where does the cloud come from?
  s3: it comes from the vapour.
  practice vapour: ask and answer.
4) review the three words: look and say. teacher says the word without any voice, but students can identified with teacher’s mouth.
5) t: where does the vapour come from?
  (ppt shows a stream.)
  ss: it comes from the stream.
  practice stream: chain work
6) ppt shows a circulation of water.
  t: what help the stream become vapour?
  ss: sun.
  t: good, with the help of the sun.
  practice sun: sing a song of the sun.
7) quick reaction
  let students see the pictures on the screen, and read the word as quickly as they can.
8) let’s find
  show a beautiful picture of nature, and ask students what can you see in the pictures? i can see…
9) group work
  show a picture of water circulation, and let students to make the sentence.
  where does the ____ come from?
  it comes from the ____.
3. consolidation
1) good memory
see another picture, then hide the picture and ask students. is there a …in the picture?
yes, there is. /no, there isn’t.
2) homework
copy the new words.
“wonderful nature”