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Unit Five Our Weather and Climate Class Work Design: [Three Sessions – Six Contact Hours] Session No. Unit Sessions Involved Focal Points Session 1 (90-100 minutes) Section I Talking Face to Face 1. Understanding the forecast of global or local weather condition 2. Talking about weather changes (temperature, wind, rain, snow etc.) 3. Talking about the weather to start a conversation 4. Making comments on weather conditions and showing likes or dislikes 5. Writing a weather report 6. Basic sentence structure 7. Key words and expressions: weather forecast, gentle, a couple of, stuffy, drop, comment on, agreeable, awful Section II Being All Years Section III Trying Your Hand 1. Practicing Applied Writing 2. Writing Sentences and Reviewing Grammar Session 2 (90-100 minutes) Section IV Maintaining A Sharp Eye Passage 1 We Can Make a Difference 1. Some measures to reduce greenhouse gases 2. Key words and expressions: make a difference, through with, take action, care about Session 3 (90-100 minutes) Section IV Maintaining A Sharp Eye Passage II The British Like Talking About the Weather 1. British people’s habits: talking about the weather to start a conversation 2. Key words and expressions: similarly, custom, frequently Suggested Teaching Procedures and Class Activities SECTION I Talking Face to Face 1 Lead-in activities: Imitating Mini-Talks 1. Warm-up questions: 1) Do you often listen to a weather forecast? Why or why not? 2) What’s the use and importance of a weather forecast? 2. Class Activities: 1. The students read the Mini-Talks after the teacher, and then try to recite them within five minutes in pairs. 2. Ask the students to recite and perform the mini talks in class. 3. The students discuss in groups, summarizing the words, phrases and sentences frequently used according to the following topics with the help of the teacher. The students speak out the sentences under the guidance of the teacher, paying attention to t