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Unit 6 Seasons
Period 2 Reading l
Teaching
aims and
demands
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to
1. understand the content of the poem, master key vocabulary (e. g., rhythm, rhyme, stream,
shade, harvest) and phrases related to seasons.
2. enhance students’ ability to analyze the poetic devices (rhyme) in the poem and appreciate
the beauty of the language.
3. observe and feel the changes of seasons in life, and arouse their love for life.
Main and
difficult
points
1. understand the content of the poem, master key vocabulary (e. g., rhythm, rhyme, stream,
shade, harvest) and phrases related to seasons.
2. enhance students’ ability to analyze the poetic devices (rhyme) in the poem and appreciate
the beauty of the language.
Teaching Procedures
Further Preparation
Step 1 Warm-up and lead-in
Watch a video of four seasons to feel the beauty of nature.
Step 2 Presentation & Practice
1. Skim the passage to find out the passage is in the form of a poem.
2. Find out the rhymes in the poem.
3. Enjoy listening to the poem to match the season with the correct description.
4. Further read each stanza of the poem
(1) Winter
What's the weather like in winter?
What do people see in winter?
How do you like winter after reading the poem?
How do you like winter after watching the image?
Tips about images in the poem.
(2) Spring
What's the weather like in spring?
What do people see and do in spring?
How do you like spring?
Tips about personification.
What new beginning comes with spring?
(3) Summer
What's the weather like in summer?
What do people see and do in summer?
How do you like summer?
Tips about adjectives in the poem.
What new beginning comes with summer?
(4) Autumn
What's the weather like in autumn?
What do people see in autumn?
How do you like autumn?
What new beginning comes with autumn?
Tips about echoes.
Step 3 Production
1. Read the poem to the music.
2. Discuss: What does the beauty of each season lie in?
How might the poet feel in each season? Why?
3. Have students read the poem aloud and finish Part A on page82.
4. Have students appreciate the language of the poem and answer the following
question. Then have students read the poem again and find other sentences using personification.
Why does the poet use“forget to grow” in stanzal?
5. Have students appreciate the structure of the poem and answer the following question.
In the last stanza, why does the poet mention winter again?
6. Have students finish Part C on page83.
7. Have students describe each season according to the following chart.
Homework:
1. Recite your favorite stanza of the poem and write a short paragraph (about 50 words) to describe your favorite season, imitating the language style of the poem.
2. Find another English poem about seasons and share it with classmates in the next class.
Blackboard: Unit 6 Seasons
Readingl
Design
Reflection after teaching:
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