(共21张PPT)
Unit 4 Seasons
Listening & More practice
Grade 7 Module 2
Lesson aims:
Listen for specific information about weather in different cities
Read articles about weather and four seasons
Ask and answer ‘How/ What’ questions about weather and seasons
Talk about the weather and seasons in Shenzhen
Reminder
Textbook
Notebook
Pen
MIND
Get ready:
Hello, everyone! I’m going to give a weather report.
Beijing is sunny. It’s hot.
Shanghai is …
The temperature is...
Thank you for listening!
Before class
LIVE
Shenzhen
20~25°C
WEATHER FORECAST
Beijing
20~23°C
Shanghai
18~23°C
Lhasa
-2~5°C
Chengdu
18~23°C
北京 25~30°C
天津 23~29°C
石家庄 22~27°C
沈阳 23~28°C
长春 20~25°C
哈尔滨 20~23°C
7:00
windy
sunny
snowy
rainy
cloudy
spring
summer
autumn
(fall)
winter
Before class
Seasons
rains
shines
fall
snows
What's the weather like in Canberra, Australia
Note: Australia is in the southern hemisphere (南半球), so the weather in Canberra is different from ours.
Where is Canberra
kangaroo
Sydney Opera House
a
b
1
2
4
3
c
d
Unit 4 Listening
P48
August
八月
July
七月
June
六月
May
五月
January
一月
February
二月
March
三月
April
四月
September
九月
October
十月
November
十一月
December
十二月
B Listen again and complete the table below.
November
warm
December
dry
May
sunny
June
cold
Unit 4 Listening
north
south
west
east
northeast
southeast
northwest
southwest
Can you name these directions
Read this article about the weather in China.
More practice
The weather in China
In the north of China, it is very cold and dry in winter. There is sometimes heavy snow. Summer is different. It is sometimes very hot during the day, but it is often cool in the evening. Spring and autumn are the nicest seasons.
The weather in the middle and east of China is quite different. It is hot and dry in summer and very cold and wet in winter.
In the south of China, winter is usually short and cool. It sometimes rains. In summer, the weather is often hot and wet.
The weather in the south-west of China is very special. It is comfortable to live there because summer is cool and winter is warm.
P54
Complete the table below.
The weather in China Summer Winter
North of China
Middle and east of China
South of China
South-west of China
sometimes very hot during the day, but often cool in the evening
very cold and dry, sometimes there is heavy snow.
hot and dry
very cold and wet
cool
warm
often hot and wet
usually short and cool, sometimes rains
Language points
In the north of China, ...在中国的北部,……
【拓展】介词 in,on,to 都可表示在某个方向,但
它们的意义、表示的方向及范围不同,注意区别:
◆in 意为“在……之内”,即一个小地方在一个大地方的范围(疆域)之内。
◆on 意为“在……端/边”,即一个地方在另一个地方的某一端或某一边,两个地方只是相邻或接壤,却互不管辖。
◆to 意为“在……面”,即一个地方在另一个地方的范围之外,互不管辖。尤其当两个地方相隔较远,且有湖泊、大海等区域相隔时,通常用to。
in the south of ...意为“在……的南部”,
in the east of ...意为“在……的东部”,
in the west of ...意为“在……的西部”。
Fill in the blanks with on, in or to.
New York is ____ the east of America.
The United States is ____ the south of Canada.
Singapore lies ____ the south of China.
Hunan Province is the north of Guangdong Province.
Japan is the east of China.
Sanya is the south of China.
More practice
in
on
to
on
to
in
Summary
Talk about
weather
Ask
How’s the weather
It’s dry, wet, cold, hot, warm, cool.
What’s the weather like
Answer
It’s rainy, windy, cloudy, sunny, snowy.
There are four seasons in a year. The weather is different in different seasons. It is warm in spring and the wind blows (gentle), summer is hot and the sun (shine) brightly. It is cool and dry in autumn and
(leaf) turn brown, yellow or red. Winter is often cold and (snow). In China, spring and autumn are (nice) seasons.
People often do different things according different seasons. They like to take trip in spring, go to the beach and swim in the sea in summer. It is nice
on a picnic in autumn. People like making (snowman) in winter. And we usually spend time with (us) relatives and friends in winter, because we will celebrate the Spring Festival together.
Homework:语法填空
You may draw pictures or add photos to go with the report. Follow the example.
Home town: Shanghai
Big seas or rivers close to or in our home town:
the Huangpu River, Suzhou Creek, the Changjiang River, the East China Sea
Seasonal features:
Spring usually starts in March. The weather starts to get warm. The wind blows gently. It often rains. Plants start to grow. People usually take trips during this time …
Make a report/poster : “Our home town”
P56
Project: “The city I like best”
Things you may talk about:
The location and geographical features of the city (with a map)
The four seasons in the city
Different activities in the four seasons
Places of interest in the city (with photos)
A tour design
The transport in the city
The food in the city
Advice for visitors (the best time to visit the city, things to bring along, etc.)
Self –assessment
I can put pictures in correct order according to the listening.
I can write down information about seasons and weather in Canberra, Australia after listening.
I can talk about the weather and four seasons in Shenzhen.
I can read articles about weather and seasons in different cities.
Thanks!
There are four seasons in a year. The weather is different in different seasons. It is warm in spring and the wind blows (gentle), summer is hot and the sun (shine) brightly. It is cool and dry in autumn and
(leaf) turn brown, yellow or red. Winter is often cold and (snow). In China, spring and autumn are (nice) seasons.
People often do different things according different seasons. They like to take trip in spring, go to the beach and swim in the sea in summer. It is nice
on a picnic in autumn. People like making (snowman) in winter. And we usually spend time with (us) relatives and friends in winter, because we will celebrate the Spring Festival together.
gently
语法填空
shines
leaves
snowy
the nicest
to
a
to go
snowmen
our