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Module 9 Unit 1 It's winter.
Objectives
2. To learn to introduce your favourite season
To learn about the weather and activities in the four seasons
Step 1: Lead in
How's the weather?
It's rainy.
Step 1: Lead in
How's the weather?
It's sunny.
Step 1: Lead in
How's the weather?
It's snowy.
How's the weather in...?
Shanghai
It's cloudy.
Germany
How's the weather in...?
Shanghai
Germany
It's windy.
sunny
cloudy
windy
rainy
snowy
What do they mean?
Step 2: Pre-reading
— How many seasons in a year?
— What are they?
— There are four seasons.
— They’re spring, summer, autumn
and winter.
Free talk
Task 1: Skimming
Look at the pictures and the sub-headings of the article. Then answer the question.
How is the weather in the four seasons?
Spring is warm.
Step 3: While-reading
Summer is hot.
Autumn is cool and dry.
Winter is cold and snowy.
What changes in each season in this passage?
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
get warm, wind blows gently, often rain, plants start to grow, everything turns green
Task 2: Scanning
weather is hot,the sun shines brightly
leaves turn brown, red or yellow and start falling from trees
weather is cold and snowy, the Spring Festival
Task 3: Scanning
Please find out the things you can do in four seasons and think about some other activities.
Seasons Activities
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
take a trip
go to the beach and swim
fly kites
eat ice-cream
go on a picnic
eat many fruits
make snowman
play in the snow
A Mind Map
Please make a mind map of each season by yourself. You can follow the example.
Step 4: Post-reading
Spring
warm
fly kites
take a trip
weather
everything turns green
wind blows gently
activities
Spring is warm and everything turns
green. It is exciting to take a trip in spring.
Summer
hot
eat ice-creams
swim in the sea
weather
sun shines brightly
go to the beach
activities
Summer is hot and the sun shines brightly. People like to swim in the sea and it is
nice to eat ice-cream in summer.
Autumn
cool and dry
eat many fruits
go on a picnic
weather
leaves turn yellow
leaves fall from trees
activities
Autumn is cool and dry, leaves turn yellow and fall from trees. It is nice to have a picnic in autumn.
Winter
cold and snowy
the Spring Festival
make snowman
weather
play in the snow
activities
Winter is cold and snowy. Children like to make snowman and play in the snow. It is interesting to spend time during the Spring Festival.
Step 5: Summary
If winter comes, can spring be far
behind?
冬天来了,春天还会远吗?
The whole year’s work depends on a good start in spring.
一年之计在于春。
Exercise
Write a short passage to introduce your favourite season by using the mind map you drew in class.
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Thank you!
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