（2）Pre-writing Look at the pictures below. How’s the weather What are these people doing 1. A How’s the ________ in Harbin B It’s _______. A What’s the girl wearing B She’s ________ a ____ and warm clothes 2. A _______ the _______ in Harbin B It’s _______. A _____ are they ______ B They’re _______ in the _____. 3. A What ____ they _____ B They ___________ on the river 4. A _______ the man ______ B He’s ______ a photo of the ________. 设计意图利用图片简短的导入来呈现对话。能给巩固和复习本单元的重点句型,达到热身的目的。同时也可以复习该单元的核心句型和前几节课所涉及到的动词词组，为3a课文和写作练习做了一个铺垫。
Step3 While-writing Task1.Read and finish 3a T we’ve learned two postcards in 2b.Can you write the similar passage OK Let’s come to 3a. Task1. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.. Dear Xiao Lu, skating buying playing taking snowy windy 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 思路指导首先, 应读方框里的单词, 掌握每个单 词的意思。其次, 通读一遍短文, 理解短文大意。然后, 认真读每个句子, 分析每个空格处前后上下文的意思，确定空格处所缺单词的意思。如第一、二两空格前有weather一词，可知空格处只应填snowy和windy一词。第三空格后面有“俄罗斯面包”一词可推知，空格处应为buying一词。第四空格由空格后面的on a river可知应是“skate”一词。最后一空格是take a photo of ，应用现在进行时态，故填taking。
Task2 Imagine you are on vacation. Write notes about your vacation according to following sentences. 3b 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 Check your answers in group. Task3 T Boys and girls, When I travel, I like to buy some beautiful postcards. I often write what I see and hear on the postcards and then I mail them to my friends. What about you Do you like sending postcards to your friends Write a postcard to a friend. Tell your friend about your vacation and what you are doing. Dear , __________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ I miss you. 设计意图在前面环节大量输入和强化巩固的基础上，进一步引导学生输出，并训练学生综合运用英语的能力。为降低难度，我分两步进行。第一步，完成3b文段，有效训练学生逻辑思维能力，为独立写作进一步奠定了基础。第二步，完成3c，即独立写作。在此过程中，让学生去黑板板书，有利于较真实地反映出写作中所出现的问题，从而真正做到 “以学定教”。
Step4 After-writing（Follow up进一步扩展） 写作指导 回想一下给你印象最深的一次度假活动。
可以将在3b中问题的答语, 作为写作的内容。
假想你现在正在度假。将回答问题的几个句子连起来，形成一个语句连贯的短文。
注意，应用现在进行时态来表述现在正在发生的事情。
学生互相批改，互评。范文如下 I. Help the Ss make sure the composition must include the following things before they start to write their own vacations. *Topic sentence I am having a / an _______ / vacation or a letter *Timeline How’s it going now/ right now *Activities busyingvisitinghaving a wonderful timeswimming or running *Tense be v-ing. II. After all the Ss finish writing, first check the composition each other with all the Ss according to the following uation scale. Is there a topic sentence Is there a timeline Does he / she use “be v-ing” Are there any grammatical mistakes 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 at the beach. Ann 设计意图学生们根据老师的指导方法，大胆地进行写作，发挥自己的想像力，写出