Lesson 6 Stories about Spring 课件2022-2023学年冀教版八年级下册

初中英语冀教版八下 Unit 1 Spring Is Coming！ Lesson 6 Stories about Spring To understand the article To use the words correctly: low, as…as, below zero, not…until… • What clothes do you wear in spring? • What interesting things do you see in spring? Ask and answer these questions with your partner. Lead in Spring in Canada Lead in low below zero until groundhog bush adj. 低的；浅的 prep. & adv. 低于；在……下面 num. 零 conj. 直到……为止 n. 土拨鼠 n. 灌木 Learn Learn the words and expressions Learn the lesson. Learn Dear Wang Mei, It isn’t snowing today, but there is still snow on the grass. In Edmonton, the weather in March can be cold and snowy or warm and sunny. It’s a little wild. The temperature can be as low as -15℃, but it can also reach 15 ℃. Still, sometimes it snows in April and May! The temperature drops below zero on those snowy days. We probably won’t see any flowers until May or June! After school today, we played outside. We played “snow” soccer. We had to wear our jackets and boots, but it was fun. Danny fell into the snow. Maybe next month we will play in our shorts and T-shirts! I like the Chinese name for winter jasmine. It’s interesting. Here, we have Groundhog Day on February 2 for the coming of spring. In spring, many families drive to the countryside on weekends. A popular place to go is sugar bush, it's so much fun to make syrup. I love spring because of all the fun activities. Also, summer follows it! Talk to you soon. Jenny Learn the lesson. Learn Groundhog Day is on February 2. On that day, a small animal called a groundhog comes out of a hole in the ground. If it sees its shadow, then spring won’t come for another 6 weeks. But if the groundhog does not see its shadow, then spring is very close. How does a groundhog know? It doesn’t! It’s just a very old tradition in North America. Culture Tip Practice Read the text in groups and pay attention to these sentences. (1)The temperature can be as low as -15℃, but it can also reach 15℃. (2)We probably won’t see a