(共27张PPT)
Unit 4 Save the trees
Period 4
Speaking & writing
Listen to songs and fill in words.
Lead in
_______, _______, little ____,
How I wonder ____ you are!
Up above the _____ so high,
Like a diamond in the ___!
_______, _______, little ____,
How I wonder ____ you are!
Twinkle
twinkle
Twinkle
twinkle
star
star
what
what
world
sky
What will we learn…
Lead in
After listening to the song, we can know what will we learn today is Consonants. We have been learned several consonants in the past classes. Today we will learn to say the /sk/, /sp/, /st/, /sl/, /sm/, /pl/, /pr/, /kw/ and /tw/ sounds. So firstly we will learn the pronunciation skills of these consonants.
Speaking: Talk time.
Presentation
/sk/ /sp/ /st/ ask school crisp space first star
score sky special speed step stop
/sl/ /sm/ sleep slide slow small smile smoke
/pl/ /pr/ plane please reply practice present pretty
/kw/ /tw/ question quiet quit between twelve tewnty
Speaking: Talk time.
Presentation
Read these sentences. Pay attention to the letters in bold.
1 Stanley is small and slim. He is a smart student, but he works slowly when he is sleepy.
2 The queen likes playing sport. She likes skating a lot. She can skate at a very high speed because she practises a lot.
3 They planned to have a quick meeting on the project for twenty minutes, but the speaker did not stop speaking until twenty past twelve.
Look and say!
Activity
stone
spy
east
list
Look and say!
Activity
sky
stake
wasp
skirt
Look and say!
Activity
speak
ask
desk
mask
Read the following words.
Activity
/sk/ Skip skirt sketch skill skin skim
/sp/ specific spot spread spirit spare spoil
/st/ state status stick strike stock staff
/sl/ slip slide slice slack slight sleep
/sm/ smooth smell small smile smog smear
Read the following words.
Activity
/pl/ plant plain place plate pleasure plot
/pr/ present process proper practice promote prompt
/kw/ quality quote quite quarter quiet quit
/tw/ twist twenty twelve two twice twin
Speak up
Presentation
In groups, discuss why trees are important. You can use these forms:
Trees are good for …
We can make …
We also get …
“对……有好处”
Eating more vegetables is good for your health.
多吃蔬菜对你的健康有好处。
Speak up
Presentation
Trees are good for us. We can make furniture, pencils, paper and so on with the wood of trees. We also get oxygen from trees.
Tress are good for the world. It can reduce wind speed, conserve water and soil, regulate climate, purify air, eliminate pollution, green barrier, kill bacteria, prevent wind and sand, make oxygen and reduce noise.
Activity
Activity
Watch the video and talk about it.
What do people do on the Tree Planting Day(植树节)
People will plant trees.
Why is the Tree Planting Day established
To arouse people's enthusiasm for afforestation.
What day is tree planting day
On March 12.
Presentation
It is Tree Planting Day. Some people are working near Rebecca’s home. Look at the pictures below and describe them with the words in brackets.
Top tip
We use the present continuous tense to describe what is happening in photos or pictures.
Writing: Tree Planting Day
Presentation
It is Tree Planting Day. Some people are working near Rebecca’s home. Look at the pictures below and describe them with the words in brackets.
Writing: Tree Planting Day
(two workers/dig/holes/ground)
(another worker/plant/tree/in/hole)
What are they doing？
The two workers are digging holes in the ground.
Another worker is planting a tree in the hole.
Presentation
It is Tree Planting Day. Some people are working near Rebecca’s home. Look at the pictures below and describe them with the words in brackets.
Writing: Tree Planting Day
(two workers/carry/large container)
(another worker/plant/flowers/in/
container)
What are they doing？
The two workers are carrying a large container.
Another worker is planting flowers in the container.
Presentation
It is Tree Planting Day. Some people are working near Rebecca’s home. Look at the pictures below and describe them with the words in brackets.
Writing: Tree Planting Day
(two workers/clean/area)
(another worker/water/plants)
What are they doing？
The two workers are cleaning the area.
Another worker is watering the plants.
Presentation
It is Tree Planting Day. Some people are working near Rebecca’s home. Look at the pictures below and describe them with the words in brackets.
Writing: Tree Planting Day
(workers/leave/area)
(people/say/goodbye/workers)
What are they doing？
The two workers are leaving the area.
People are saying goodbye to the workers.
Language points
Presentation
1 The two workers are digging holes in the ground.
dig /d ɡ/ v. 挖 digs —— digging —— dug —— dug
hole /h l/ n. 洞 v. (尤指在船上)打洞，造成破洞;击球入洞
2 The two workers are carrying a large container.
carry / k ri/ v. 扛；搬；背
carries —— carrying —— carried —— carried
container /k n te n (r)/ n. 容器
Activity
If you are a reporter, write a live news report about Arbor Day in the present continuous time.
Writing: Tree Planting Day
( ) 1. A. spot B. Skip C. skirt D. skim
( ) 2. A. specific B. status C. spirit D. spoil
( ) 3. A. state B. strike C. stick D. small
( ) 4. A. smell B. slack C. slight D. sleep
( ) 5. A. slide B. sketch C. skill D. skin
找出下列单词中发音与其他不同的单词。
Practice
A
B
D
A
A
Practice
Choose the correct answers.
( ) 1. - Do Chinese people celebrate Halloween
- ___. We ___ celebrate it.
A. Yes; always B. Yes; seldom
C. No; usually D. No; never
( ) 2. The girl ___ the USA is my son’s English teacher.
A. is from B. comes from C. from D. of
D
C
Practice
Choose the correct answers.
( ) 3. – What do people usually do at the Mid-Autumn Festival A. Eat rice dumplings B. Play “trick or treat”
C. Eat moon cakes D. Let off fireworks
( ) 4. ___ a teacher, Mr. Wang thinks it’s very important to teach the students how to learn.
A. From B. With C. As D. Of
( ) 5. He’ll arrive in Shanghai ___ the afternoon ___ May 10th.
A. on; on B. on; of C. in; in D. at; in
C
C
B
Summary
Key points:
辅音/sk/, /sp/, /st/, /sl/ 和 /sm/发音规律。
/pl/, /pr/, /kw/ 和 /tw/的发音规律。
植树节的内涵和活动。
Homework
抄写单词：dig, hole,, carry, containter 和 (be) good for。
上网搜寻植树节的更多信息并写一篇关于植树节的小短文。
谢谢
