(共31张PPT)
Unit 1 Spring is coming!
Lesson 4: The Spring City
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
nearly; plenty; anytime; long for; all year round; plenty of; hundreds of.
Key sentences:
1. But in my hometown, it feels like spring nearly all year round!
2. There’s plenty of sunshine too,with about 2 250 hours of sunshine every year.
3. Because of the spring-like weather, you can find hundreds of beautiful flowers and trees anytime of the year.
To be able to talk about the spring in your hometown.
Words & Expressions
Let's read
budding
nearly
millimetre
plenty
anytime
long for
all year round
plenty of
hundreds of
adj. 正发芽的
adv. 几乎；差不多；将近
n. 毫米；千分之一米
n. 丰富；大量
adv. 在任何时候；随便什么时候
渴望；向往；盼望
一年到头；终年
许多； 大量
数百的
Warming-up
Let's enioy a video!
Do you know what city it is
Do you know any places of interest in Kunming
What’s the weather like in Kunming
It’s neither too hot nor too cold.
Free talk
Would you like to live in a place where there are no winters
What do you enjoy most about spring
Yes, I’d like to. Because I don’t like wearing heavy clothes.
In spring, I enjoy the flowers and warm weather.
Presentation
When we think of spring, we think of a season of fine, warm weather and clear, fresh air. We think of new life, green plants and budding trees all around us.
Everyone longs for spring. Spring is a short season in many places around the world. But in my hometown, it feels like spring nearly all year round.
The weather here is neither too hot nor too cold. The average winter temperature is 15℃. In summer it never gets too hot. The average temperature is 24℃. The city gets about 1 000 millimetres of rain every year. There’s plenty of sunshine too, with about 2 250 hours of sunshine every year.
Because of the spring-like weather, you can find hundreds of beautiful flowers and trees anytime of the year.
Can you guess my hometown？Yes, it’s Kunming—
“the Spring City”．
Let’s Do It!
1. Read the lesson and answer the questions．
1 What’s the average temperature in winter/summer in Kunming
The average winter temperature is 15℃ and in summer the average temperature is 24℃.
2 How much rain does the city get every year
About 1 000 millimetres.
3. How many hours of sunshine does the city get every year
About 2 250 hours of sunshine.
4. Why are there many flowers all year round in Kunming
There many flowers all year round in Kunming because of the spring-like weather.
2.Listen to people talking about their hometowns and match the
names with the sentences.
Susan
Spring begins in April and ends in June. The temperature is between 4℃ and 15℃.
Mike
It is warm and wet. Spring begins in November.
Zhang Jing
The average spring temperature is 5℃. It is very cold.
Tom
The weather is neither too hot nor too cold. The average spring temperature is 20℃.
Dong Chao
They celebrate the Festival of Colours to greet the coming of spring.
listening material
Susan: Hi, I’m Susan. In my hometown, the spring is warm and wet.
It begins in November.
Mike: My name is Mike. I’m from India. In my hometown, people celebrate the Festival of Colours to greet the coming of spring.
Zhang Jing: Hi, my name is Zhang Jing. I come from Yunnan. The weather in my hometown is neither too hot nor too cold. The average spring temperature is 20°C.
Tom: I’m Tom. I live in France. Spring begins in April and ends in June. The temperature is between 4°C and 15°C.
Dong Chao: I’m Dong Chao from Heilongjiang. Spring is very cold in my hometown. The average temperature is 5°C.
1．She didn’t go to school _____________ her illness.
2．He always ____________ his friend when he is in trouble.
3．They ___________ sunshine during the long rainy days.
4．It’s so hot today. It ___________ summer.
3. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the phrases in the box.
long for think of feel like because of
because of
thinks of
long for
feels like
4. Work in pairs. Talk about the spring in your hometown.
Task tips：You can talk about the weather, the temperature and your favourite activities.
Language points
1. When we think of spring,... (教材P8)
think of 想起；想到
e.g. We have thought of three ways to solve the maths problem.
我们已经想到了三种解这道数学题的方法。
think of 也可意为“认为”，常用于句型:
What do you think of... = How do you like...
你觉得/ 认为……怎么样 用于询问某人对某事物的看法、观点。
2. Everyone longs for spring. (教材P8)
long for 渴望；向往；盼望。long在此是不及物动词，意为
“渴望，盼望”。常用结构：
long for sth. 渴望某物
long to do sth. 渴望做某事
e.g. People long for peace. 人们向往和平。
He longed to return home again. 他渴望再次回到家中。
3. …it feels like spring nearly all year round. (教材P8)
feel like 感觉像；想要。其中like 为介词，后常跟动词的-ing形式，相当于“want to do sth.”或“would like to do sth.”。
e.g. With these people, he feels like a fish out of water.
与这些人在一起，他感到不自在。
I feel like having a drink. Have you got any beer
我想喝点东西。你有啤酒吗？
常接动名词作宾语的动词有：
enjoy (喜欢)，finish (完成)，practice (练习)，
consider (考虑)，mind (介意) 等。
nearly /'n l / adv. 几乎；差不多
almost 可用于no, none, nothing等前面，但nearly 不可。
not修饰nearly 意为“远非；远不及”。
① almost 强调“ 差一点……就”( ＝ very nearly)。
② nearly 表示“ 接近”。常可与almost 换用，但在具体数字前常用nearly。
辨析：nearly 与almost
e.g. He almost knocked me down before he saw me.
他看到我之前差点把我撞倒。
Almost no one( ＝ Hardly anyone) believes her.
几乎没有人相信她。
He said almost nothing worth listening to.
他几乎没说什么值得听的东西。
They are nearly at the end of their journey.
他们快结束旅行了。
4. There’s plenty of sunshine too, with about 2 250 hours of ... (教材P8)
plenty of 许多; 大量。 多用在肯定句中， 后加不可数名词或加可数名词复数。相当于a lot of/lots of
e.g. There’s plenty of furniture in the shop.在商店里有很多家具。
There are plenty of eggs in the fridge. 在冰箱里有许多鸡蛋。
5. Because of the spring-like weather, you can find hundreds of beautiful flowers and trees anytime of the year. (教材P8)
because of 意为“因为”，后面接名词、代词、动名词或what引导的名词性从句等。
because 意为“因为”，作连词，引导原因状语从句，可用于回答why 提出的问题。
辨析： because of 与because
e.g. Sue didn’t come to school because of her illness.
=Sue didn’t come to school because she was ill.
苏没有来上学是因为她生病了。
hundreds of 数以百计的
当hundred, thousand, million, billion 等词前有基数词，a few, several 等词修饰时，这些数词要用单数形式。
类似用法：
thousands of 数以千计的
millions of 数以百万计的
billions of 数以十亿计的
e.g. There are eight hundred students in our school.
我们学校有800名学生。
There are hundreds of people in the park.
公园里有数百人。
This vase is worth several hundred dollars.
这只花瓶值几百美元。
Animals of that kind have been extinct for millions of years.
那种动物已经灭绝数百万年了。
Exercises
一、用适当的介词填空
1．There are many people learning English________ the world.
2．It feels ________raining.
3．We didn't go fishing because ________the heavy rain.
4．There is plenty ________ water.
5．________a lot of sunshine, it is bright in the house.
around
like
of
of
With
二、单项选择
1．I can't________my dictionary anywhere.
A．look for B．find C．find out D．invent
2．________nobody knows him.
A．Nearly B．Almost C．Hardly D．Mostly
3．________I got back, I found my mother cooking for me.
A．When B．Before C．Since D．Although
Homework
Preview the passage Lesson 5.
Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank you!
