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Unit 7
Lesson 5 The colourful seasons
What season is it?
Do you think seasons have colours?
Lead-in
Free talk
* What’s your favourite season?
* Why?
1.Read the passage and finish the Task-Based Reading.
1)The trees turn _____ and flowers are _______________ in spring.
2)Autumn is the _______ season.
3)When is the Dragon Boat in the Chinese lunar calendar?
____________________________________
4)What do they like to do in winter?
____________________________________
5)Which season do you like best? Why?(开放题)
_____________________________________________
green
in bloom
harvest
It’s on the fifth day of the fifth month/May.
They like to make snowmen and play games in the snow.
I like autumn because it is not too cold or too hot.
丰收的
make snowmen
堆雪人
Reading
Read the passage again and complete the mind map. Then retell it.
Retelling
It’s hot and sunny. I like swimming and playing on the beach to enjoy the blue sky. I like the Dragon Boat Festival.
The leaves turn yellow and the world becomes a golden place. It’s a harvest season. I like pears, oranges, apples, and sweet golden corn.
The weather warms up and grass grows.Trees turn green and flowers are in bloom. I like to go hiking, fly kites and enjoy the spring wind and the green world.
The world is white. They like to make snowmen and play games in the snow.
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Season
Discussion
Work in pairs. Talk about the questions and complete the table in Activity 2.Make up a dialogue.
What is your favorite season?
What do you usually do during this season?
Is there a special day in this season
Make a poster of the four seasons in your group. You can paint each season in your favourite colour.
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1. The weather warms up and the grass grows.
天气变暖,小草开始生长。
warm up 变暖;加热;热身
例:Please warm up the cold meat.
请把冷肉加热一下。
Language Points
2.The trees turn green and flowers are in bloom.
树变绿了,花开放了。
turn green 意为“变绿”, turn是系动词,意为“变得”,后面通常跟表颜色或天气的形容词;in bloom“盛开”。
例:
The weather turned cold.
天气变冷了。
3. I like to go hiking and fly kites with my friends.
我喜欢和朋友们一起去远足,放风筝。
go hiking 意为“去远足”, go+doing结构用于表示去从事某种体育或娱乐等活动,常见的这类短语有:
go swimming 去游泳 go boating 去划船
go skating 去滑冰 go skiing 去滑雪
go climbing 去爬山 go shopping 去购物
Exercise
1.—Would you like to go _____ with me tomorrow?
—I’d love to.
A. fish B.fishes C.fishing D. to fishing
2. I like to _____ with my friends in winter.
A. make snowmen B. go swimming
C. fly kites D. play on the beach
3.The Dragon Boat Festival is on the_____ day of May in the Chinese lunar calendar.
A. five B. fifth C. fifteen D. fifteenth
C
A
B
1. Read the lesson fluently.
2. Recite the words and expressions in this lesson.
3. Write a passage to introduce your favourite season.
Homework
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