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Unit 3 The seasons
Reading
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Through this lesson, students will be able to:
1. predict the structure and content of the passage by analyzing text features.
2. understand the content of the passage and summarize the features of each season by identifying key information.
3. stimulate their feelings of being close to nature.
Teaching Objectives 学习目标
Spring
Autumn
Lead-in
Which season is it?
Summer
Winter
Lead-in
Miss Li’s favourite season
My favourite season is summer. Because...
Talk in pairs about your favourite season and reasons.
A: What is your favourite season?
B: My favourite season is ... What about you?
A: I like ... best. Why do you like ...?
B: Because I enjoy ...
Lead-in
Complete the poem with the words below.
Before you read
autumn spring summer winter
Footprints
winter
summer
spring
autumn
Pre-reading
1. What is the topic of this passage?
The four seasons.
2. What is the topic sentence of this passage?
There are four seasons in a year, and each season has its special features.
Read the passage quickly and match right descriptions with the seasons.
Summer
Winter
1. It is beautiful and colourful.
2. It is a time of new life and new hope.
3. It is peaceful and fun.
4. It is bright and noisy.
Spring
Autumn
Fast-reading
Careful-reading
The weather
is ______ and _____.
warm
rainy
Season Changes of nature Plants and animals Human activities
Spring The snow _____, and nature __________. __________ falls on the forests and fields. Plants start to _____. Birds ___________ from the south. Farmers begin to ______ their land. People __________ in the countryside.
melts
wakes up
Warm rain
grow
come back
work
take a trip
It is _________ to ___________ in the countryside in springtime.
exciting
take a trip
Careful-reading
The weather
is ______ and _____.
warm
rainy
What does spring mean?
It is a time of new life and new hope.
Careful-reading
Season Animals Human activities
Summer Cicadas sing _________. Many people like to ________
______ and ______ in the sea. They like to eat __________ or __________.
loudly
go to the
beach
swim
ice cream
fresh fruit
is _____.
The weather
hot
It is _____ to __________________________ in summer.
nice
eat ice cream or fresh fruit
Careful-reading
The weather
is _____ and ____.
cool
dry
It is ______ to _____________________ in autumn.
great
go on a family outing
Season Plants and animals Human activities
Autumn Leaves turn ______, _____ or _______ and start _______ from the trees. Squirrels ______ ______. Farmers are ______ with the ________. People _________
_______________
at this time of year.
brown
red
yellow
falling
gather
food
busy
harvest
family outing
go on a
Careful-reading
The weather
is _____ and ______.
cold
snowy
It is ___________ to ________________ in winter.
interesting
make snowmen
Season Animals Human activities
Winter Bears and snakes find ______ _______ to ______. Children ______ winter because they love to _________________.
warm
places
sleep
love
play in the snow
Human activities
A season
Weather
Farmers begin to work their land.
It is exciting to ...
Plants start to grow.
The weather is warm and rainy.
Plants and animals
Post-reading
How to introduce a season?
Spring
Birds come back from the south.
go to the beach, swim in the sea.
A season
It is nice to ...
Human activities
Plants and animals
Weather
The weather is hot.
Cicadas sing loudly.
Post-reading
How to introduce a season?
Summer
Farmers are busy with the harvest.
It is great to ...
Human activities
A season
Plants and animals
Weather
The weather is cool and dry.
Squirrels gather food
Post-reading
How to introduce a season?
Autumn
Leaves turn brown, red or yellow and start falling from the trees.
Children love to play in the snow.
It is interesting to ...
Human activities
A season
Plants and animals
Weather
The weather is cold and snowy.
Bears and snakes find warm places to sleep.
Post-reading
How to introduce a season?
Winter
Post-reading
Make a short speech in 1 minute.
In my opinion,.../ I think... / From my point of view,...
The best season
Weather
It is... in...
Changes
Animals start to do /doing...
Activities
It is + adj. + for sb. to do...
Post-reading
What can you learn from in this vedio?
Whether it is spring, summer, autumn and winter, every season is worth feeling, experiencing and cherishing with sincere emotions.
Post-reading
去感受 去体验 去珍惜
Summary
The four seasons
Spring
weather
changes
activities
warm and rainy
plants, birds
farmers, It is...
Summer
weather
changes
activities
hot
cicadas
people, It is...
Autumn
weather
changes
activities
leaves, squirrels
farmers, It is...
cool and dry
Winter
weather
changes
activities
bears and snakes
children, It is...
cold and snowy
Self-assessment
Contents of assessment
1. I know how to talk about different weather.
2. I can retell reading part with the help of the key
words.
3. I can talk about four seasons and the activities in
different seasons with key pattern “It’s adj. to do sth”.
4. I can talk about the best season according to the mind map.
Homework
Compulsory homework:
Finish the reading exercises in Newspaper.
Optional homework:
Search information about the traditional festivals in your hometown and give an oral report in the next class.
Thank You!
授课人:李玉钧
2024.10.11
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