Unit7 It‘s rainingperiod3

Grammar FocusHow’s the weather? What are you doing? What are they doing? It’s cloudy./It’s sunny./It’s raining. I’m cooking. They’re playing basketball in the park.

What’s he doing?How’s it going?

He’s studying at his friend’s home.Great!/Not bad./Terrible!

一、 阅读Grammar Focus部分，完成下列句子。1. — 天气怎么样？ — How’s the weather? — 天气多云。/天气晴朗。/天在下雨。 — It’s cloudy./ It’s sunny./ It’s raining. 2. — 你在做什么？ — 我在做饭What are you doing? I’m cooking. 3. — 他们在做什么？What are they doing? — 他们正在公园里打篮球 They’re playing basketball in the park.

4. — 情况怎么样？How’s it going? 5. — 很好！/不错。/ 糟糕！Great! / Not bad./ Terrible!

How’s it going? 最近怎么样？最近好不好？后可接with sb/ sth.用来表达对朋友、 家人的关怀。如： How’s it going with Peter? 彼特最近怎么样？ How’s it going with your study? 你最近学习怎么样? 对此问句的回答： Not bad. 还不错。 Just so-so. 马马虎虎。 Pretty good. 相当好。 Pretty 还可表示“美丽的”的意思(指女子)。

3a. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. be play study talk do make 1. A: What are you doing? doingmy homework. I always____ do my homework in the evening. B: Iam ________

2. A: What’s John doing right now?B: He_________ is playing soccer. He______ plays soccer every Saturday. Is studying English right now? 3. A: ____Julie________ is studying Chinese. B: No, she isn’t. She__________ 4. A: What are Julie and Jane doing? are making soup. They can ______ make very good soup. B: They__________

Is Lisa________ talking on the phone again? 5. A: ___ talks on the phone for three hours every day! B: Yes, she_____Then practice the conversations with a partner.

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. They’re hiking. It’ windy. It’s snowing. It’s hot and humid. It’s raining. They’re cooking. He’s writing. They’re playing soccer.

Ⅵ. 汉译英1. 你喜欢冷天吗? 不喜欢. Do you like the cold weather? No, I don’t. 2. 这儿的天气怎样? 在下雪.

How’s the weather here? It’s snowing. 3. 怎么样? 好极了. -- How’s it going? -- Great. 4. --那儿天气热还是冷? --冷.-- Is it hot or cold here? -- It’s cold. 5. --多伦多天气如何？ --这里正在下雪。 --How’s the weather in Toronto? --It’s snowing here now. 6. --今天天气怎么样？ --今天是乌云密布。 --How’s the weather today? --It’s cloudy.

1. — What’s she doing? is playing (play) the guitar. — She __________ do 2. I usually _____ (do) my homework in the evening. is raining (rain) hard now. 3. It _________ 4. My sister ______ walks (walk) to

school every day.

5. Mr. Wu ___________ is brushing (brush) his teeth right now? visit (visit) my grandparents. 6. Every Saturday, we _____are dancing (dance) in the classroom. 7. Look! They ___________ 8. She never _______ arrives (arrive) for school