Lesson 6 Stories about Spring（教学课件）-【七彩作业】2023-2024学年八年级英语下册同步教学（冀教版，河北专版）

冀教版 八年级下册 英语 2024 Unit 1 Spring Is Coming! Lesson 6 Stories about Spring What do you know about the Groundhog Day? It… groundhog [ˈɡraʊndˌhɔɡ] n. 土拨鼠 Lead in Groundhog Day 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 What’s the weather like in Canada? 石家庄的春天 加拿大的春天 It… A popular place to go is a sugar bush. 一个受欢迎的去处是枫糖林。 bush [bʊʃ] n. 灌木丛 New words low /ləʊ/ adj. 低的；浅的 below /bɪˈləʊ/ prep. & adv. 低于；在……下面 zero /ˈzɪərəʊ/ num. 零 until /ənˈtɪl/ conj. 直到……为止 groundhog /ˈɡraʊndhɒɡ/ n. 土拔鼠 bush /bʊʃ/ n. 灌木 New words as…as… 和……一样 below zero 零下 not…until… 直到……才…… Groundhog Day 土拨鼠日 sugar bush 枫糖林 Expressions What’s the weather in spring like in Canada? Listen and fill in the table. In Canada spring The low temperature The high temperature See flowers In ___________ Groundhog Day On ____________ -15 ℃ 15 ℃ May or June February 2 Listening What is the weather like in Canada in spring? It is… Why? ... Pair-work Read the lesson and answer the questions. 1. Why does Jenny think the weather in Edmonton is a little wild? Because the weather in March in Edmonton can be cold and snowy or warm and sunny. Let’s Do It!　 Reading 1 2. What activities do people in Canada do in spring? 3. Why does Jenny love spring? They drive to the countryside on weekends. Because she can do all the fun activities in spring. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box. low　until　zero　drop 1. The boy didn’t stop running ______ he reached the finish line. 2. Water turns into ice at ________ degrees Celsius. 3. The temperature in Shijiazhuang can be as _____ as ­3℃ in spring. 4. In my hometown, the temperature can