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Unit 3 The seasons Section 4 Cross-curricular connection Learning objectives学习目标 After learning,you will be able to: 1. Connect the knowledge of different subjects and know the formation of different seasons. 2. Master the words about seasons. Cultivate interdisciplinary consciousness. Vocabulary 1.equinox /'ekwinpks/ n.春分;秋分;昼夜平分,点 2.solstice/'splstis/ n.至;至日;至点 3.the tropics /'trppiks/ 热带地区 4.journal/'d33:n()I/ n.日记;日志 5.peach /pi:tf n.桃子 6.silkworm /'silkw3:m/ n.蚕 Section 4 Extending and developing competencies the calendar also follows the sun 小寒 大寒立春 雨水 冬至 1月202月3 惊蛰 1月5 -21日 7日 5/2月18 大雪 12月2 20日 23日 春分 168 3月20 21日 小雪 11月22 -23日 立冬 11月7 尽春 清明 船 4月19 谷雨 8日 -21日 10月23 5月5 霜降 24日 10月8 9日 秋夏 立夏 5月20 22日 寒露 9月22 小满 24日 8 g月7 6月2 秋分 9日 22日 芒种 7月6 -8日 白露 夏至 处暑 立秋大暑 小暑 北極5 N 66片 北橙圈 秋分 -9/23 地球轨道 N -心赤通 冬至 ~12/22 夏至 -6/22 春分 -3/21 Why do we have different seasons? As our planet moves around the Sun,the light from the Sun falls on the Earth from different directions.This helps create the seasons.At different times of year,there is more sunlight in some places,and less sunlight in others.More sunlight means longer days and warmer weather,and this is why we have spring and summer.It gets colder in autumn and winter because the days are shorter,and we get less light from the Sun(see the picture below ) The seasons fall at different spring times of year around the equinox 2 world.China is north of the winter equator.Here,we experience solstice summer from June to August. South of the equator,June, July and August are winter summer months.In Australia,it is solstice3 summer from December to February,and Australians have their spring when we autumn equinox have our autumn. The hottest and the coldest parts of the world don't have four seasons.It is always hot in places close to the equator.These places are called the tropics Instead of our four seasons,many parts of the tropics have a rainy season and a dry season.Around the North and South Poles,there are only two seasons too: a very,very cold winter and a somewhat less cold summer. Read para.1 discuss the question. As our planet moves around the Sun, the light from the Sun falls on the Earth from different directions.This helps create the seasons.At different times of sunlight means longer days and warmer weather,and this is why we have spring and summer.It gets colder in autumn and winter because the days are shorter, and we get less light from the Sun (see the picture below). Read para.2 and fill in the blanks. The seasons happen at different times of year around the world.China is north of the equator.Here,we experience summer from June to August.South of the equator,June,July and August are winter months.In Australia,it is summer from December to February,and Australians have their spring when we have our autumn. When we are experiencing summer, Australian are experiencing winter When Australian are experiencing autumn, we are experiencing spring Read para.3 and discuss the question. The hottest and the coldest parts of the world don't have four seasons.It is always hot in places close to the equator. These places are called the tropics.Instead of our four seasons,many parts of the tropics have a rainy season and a dry season.Around the North and South Poles,there are only two seasons too:a very,very cold winter and a somewhat less cold summer. After reading Some places that don't get spring and autumn. THE POLES NORF MERICA ASIA 南樱