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Unit7Itsraining!SectionA单词卡片名词rainsnowweatherparkmessageproblem动词rainsnowcook情态动词could形容词windycloudysunnybad代词him副词backagain短语归纳动词短语takeamessagecallsb.back句型再现
1.HowstheweatherinBeijing2.Theweathersgreat.3.Whatareyoudoing4.Implayingbasketballwithsomefriendsatthepark.5.Soundslikeyourehavingagoodtime.6.CanItakeamessageforhim7.CouldyoujusttellhimtocallmebackSectionB单词卡片名词CanadasummerjuicevacationEuropemountaincountrywinterRussiansnowman动词visitsitskate形容词drycoldhotwarmhardsnowyRussianrainy副词soonhard短语归纳介词短语onavacation句型再现
1.ImhavingagreattimevisitingmyauntinCanada.2.Areyoustudyinghardorareyouhavingfun3.Howsyoursummervacationgoing4.IwanttocallyoubutmyphoneisntworkingsoImwritingtoyou.5.Itshotinyourcountrynow;isntit本单元的中心话题是“谈论天气”SectionA部分涉及两个主要语言功能项目一是运用Howstheweather?及描述天气的形容词windycloudysunny等来谈论不同城市的天气状况;二是继续运用现在进行时态来描述人们的即时活动这部分通过电话片段、五大城市的标志性建筑与当地天气结合在一起SectionB部分运用drycoldhotcoolwarm等拓展了谈论天气的表达方法,本部分将本单元的互致问候、谈论天气、询问正在从事的活动等重点功能项目结构以明信片的形式呈现出来1.—Howstheweather—Itsraining./Itssunny.2.—Howsitgoing—Itsgreat.3.—Whataretheydoing—Theyareplayingbasketballinthepark.1.现在进行时的肯定句、否定句、疑问句及答语详见P单元语法聚焦2.how引导的问句用来询问天气和表达问候详见P单元语法聚焦WhydoBritishpeopleliketotalkabouttheweatherEnglishcultureisfoundeduponpolitenessandarespectforanothersprivacy.Askingpersonalquestionswasconsideredimpoliteanditwouldbeembarrassingtobothpartiesifanemotionalresponsewasgiventoasimplequestionof“Howareyou?”Thereforetheeasiesttopictodiscussthatwouldallowbothpartiestobefriendlyandsocialwithoutanyriskofemotionaldistressistosimplydiscusstheweather.Actuallyitesfromatimewhenwomenandmenwerenotallowedtodiscussmuchofanything.Talkofchildrenanybodypartsetc.wasalltaboo.Weatherwasconsideredaneutraltopicandonethat“womenfolk”couldunderstand.Inthe1600s1700sandperhapsevenbeforethatwomenwerelookeduponasdelicatebeingsandcouldnothearortalkofthingsthatwerepoliticalwarlikeetc.Womenwerealsonotallowedaverygoodeducationasitwasthoughttobetoomuchforthemandthattheycouldnthandleit.Someeventhoughtthatteachingawomanaforeignlanguagewasgoingtomakethemmad.Sotherewerefewthingsthatcouldbediscussedinpolitesocietyweatherbeingallenpassingandgenericsoasnottooffend.Tothisdayitcontinuesbutnotasitwasgenerallyusedbefore.Nowitisjustaneutralsubjectfortwopartiesandeitheran“icebreaker”orfillerforalullinconversation.为什么英国人喜欢谈论天气?英国文化是建立在礼貌和对他人隐私尊重的基础之上的询问个人问题被认为是不礼貌的,如果就“你好吗”这样简单的问题产生情绪反应将会使双方感到尴尬因此,最简单的话题是谈论天气,它会使双方感到友好而无精神压抑之风险实际上,这种文化起源于男女不许说话、交谈的时代谈论孩子、人体部位等都是禁忌天气被认为是中立的、妇女能明白的话题在
十七、十八世纪,或许更早时候,女性被认为是脆弱的人,不能听或谈论类似政治、战争等话题当时,女性也不允许接受良好的教育,因为人们认为对她们来说太难,她们难以应付一些人甚至认为教她们外语会使她们发疯因此,在上流社会,几乎没有什么可谈,天气无处不在,是一般话题,没有什么冒犯直到今天,这种习惯还一直延续,但并不像以前那么普遍现在,天气仅是一个对双方来说中立的话题,也是破冰之语、谈话间的插段。