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Worksheet for Unit 3 Reading
The four seasons
Class:______________ Name:________________
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.
Lead-in: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 ______________________. What about you?
A: Because I love ______________________.
Before you read:Complete the poem with the words below.
Autumn spring summer winter
Pre-reading:Answer qusetions based on the passage.
1. What is the topic of this passage?
2. What is the topic sentence of this passage?
Fast-reading:Read the passage quickly and match right descriptions.
Careful-reading 1:Spring
The weather is _______ and ________.
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.
It is _________ to ___________ in the countryside in springtime.
Think: What does spring mean? (Find a sentence in Spring)
_________________________________________________________
Careful-reading 2:Summer
The weather is _______.
Season
Animals
Human activities
Summer
Cicadas sing _________.
Many people like to ______________
and _____ in the sea. They like to eat _________ or __________.
It is ______ to __________________________ in summer.
Careful-reading 3:Autumn
The weather is _______ and ________.
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.
It is ______ to _____________________ in autumn.
Careful-reading 4:Winter
The weather is _______ and ________.
Season
Animals
Human activities
Winter
Bears and snakes find __________ to ______.
Children ______ winter because they love to ________________.
In this paragraph, “It is...” is not used. Can you also use “It is...” to describe the winter season? (Write down the sentences beginning with It is …)
It is ___________ to ________________ in winter.Post-reading 1:How to introduce a season? (retelling)
Example:
Post-reading 2:Make a short speech in 1 minute.
Self-assessment:
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.
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