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Unit 4 Seasons
Period 1 Reading I
牛津深圳·广州版 七年级上
1. Knowledge objectives: ① Enable students to acquire the basic usage of some words and phrases. ② Master the sentence pattern: There is /are….
2. Skill objectives: ①Understand the general knowledge of English poetry. ② Correctly use adjectives to describe the weather and express their feelings about the four seasons.
3. Emotional objectives: Stimulate students’ love for nature.
4. Thinking quality objectives: Talk about their opinions on the four seasons critically and creatively.
Learning objects
Find the right description for the right season.
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
hot and sunny make snowmen eat mooncakes
warm and rainy plant trees eat ice cream
cool and dry take a trip go on a picnic
cold and snowy spend time with relatives go to the beach
Lead in
warm and rainy
plant trees
take a trip
hot and sunny
go to the beach
eat ice cream
cool and dry
eat mooncakes
go on a picnic
cold and snowy
make snowmen
spend time with relatives
Lead in
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Lead in
Enjoy the four seasons
What’s your favourite season
My favourite season is...
What can you do in...
I can...in...
Pair work
Lead in
After watching the video, let’s talk about the four seasons.
Footprints
A1 Complete the poem with the words from the box and guess the meanings of the underlined words.
spring
summer
autumn
winter
In (1)__________
Watch us go,
Making footprints
In the snow.
In (3)_________
By the sea,
Sandy footprints
Made by me.
In (2)__________
My shoes are wet.
See how deep
The puddles get.
In (4)_________
Trees are brown.
I kick the leaves
All over town.
spring
summer
winter
autumn
Pre-reading
A2 Match the pictures below with the seasons. Write the letters in the correct boxes.
a. spring b. summer c. autumn d. winter
d
c
a
b
1.
2.
3.
4.
Pre-reading
B Look at the pictures and the sub-headings of the article on page 45. Then answer the questions below.
Pre-reading
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
The four seasons
1. What is the weather like in spring
It is rainy and wet.
2. What do people usually do in summer
People usually swim in summer.
3. What do people like doing in autumn
People like having a picnic/going on a picnic in autumn.
4. What do children like about winter
Children like playing in the snow in winter.
Pre-reading
title
sub-headings
the weather
Pictures can make an article more attractive and its topic clearer.
Pre-reading
What does the
article mainly talk about in each
season
People’s activities
Vocabulary
Earth n. 澳大利亚
What date is Australia Day
We all need to look for ways to reduce our carbon footprint.
[ stre li ]
footprint n. 脚印；足迹
[ f tpr nt]
dry adj. 干的；干燥的
It was high summer and the rivers were dry.
We were all soaking wet.
Vocabulary
wet adj. 湿的
[wet]
[dra ]
kick v. 踢
The boys were kicking a ball around the yard.
The children loved a water puddle.
Vocabulary
puddle n. 水坑
[ p dl]
[k k]
blow v. 吹
The town itself was full of life.
It was blowing hard.
Vocabulary
town n. 镇
[ta n]
[bl ]
trip n. 旅行
Did you have a good trip
Everything is possible.
Vocabulary
everything pron. 所有事物；一切
[ evriθ ]
[tr p]
brightly adv. 明亮地
The sun shone brightly in a cloudless sky.
Vocabulary
shine v. 照耀
[ a n]
['bra tl ]
snowy adj.下雪多的
It’s a snowy weekend.
It’s a nice day. Let’s go on a picnic.
Vocabulary
picnic n. 野餐
[ p kn k]
[ sn i]
relative n. 亲戚
I spent two hours doing my homework yesterday.
We usually visit our relatives and friends during the Spring Festival.
Vocabulary
spend v. 花(时间);度过;花钱
[spend]
[ rel t v]
grandparent n.
祖父（母）；外祖父（母）
During the early morning, she always reads a book.
The children are living with their grandparents.
Vocabulary
during prep. 在……期间
[ dj r ]
[ ɡr npe r nt]
take a trip
everything
kick
make snowman
spend
relative
dry
Game
A guessing
game!
Australia
Game
blow
Game
fly kites
Game
footprint
Game
go swimming
Game
grandparents
Game
Complete the article with the words from the box.
everything relatives snowy spend trip
Winter is the best season. I have a long holiday at that time and I have a lot of fun. I love (1)______ days because (2)__________ becomes white. It is exciting to make snowmen and (3)______time playing in the snow with my friends.
I like to visit my (4)________ during the Spring Festival in January or February. We always have dinner together. Sometimes I go on a (5)____ with my parents during the winter holidays. We always have a good time.
everything
relatives
snowy
spend
trip
Have a go
Reading
( )1. What’s the weather like in spring
A. Hot. B. Cold. C. Warm. D. Cool.
( ) 2. In which season does everything turn green
A. Summer. B. Spring.
C. Autumn. D. Winter.
( ) 3. What can we do in winter
A. Take a trip. B. Make snowmen.
C. Go on a picnic.
D. Go to the beach and swim in the sea.
C
B
B
Reading task
Read the text and choose the best answer.
( )4. Why do people like to go on a picnic in autumn
A. Because the weather is cool and hot.
B. Because the weather is cool and dry.
C. Because the weather is hot and dry.
D. Because the weather is warm and dry.
( )5. What is the main purpose of this article
A. To talk about the activities in four seasons.
B. To tell us something about the weather.
C. To tell us some interesting activities.
D. To talk about four seasons of the year.
B
D
Reading task
1 all the things (line 4)
2 sends out light (line 9)
3 not wet (line 17)
with a lot of snow (line 19)
5 use time to do something (line 22)
6 people in the same family (line 23)
Look at the article and find words that have similar meanings to the phrases below.
everything
shines
dry
snowy
spend
relatives
Reading task
Weather Activities
Spring It starts to __________. It often ________. It is exciting to _________.
Summer It is ______ and the Sun ______________. People like to ________________and ________________.
Autumn It is ______________. It is nice to ____________.
Winter It is often _______________. Children love to _______________.
get warm
rains
take a trip
hot
shines brightly
go to the beach
swim in the sea
cool and dry
go on a picnic
cold and snowy
play in the snow
Read the text again and complete the table below.
Reading task
1. What is the weather like in spring 春天天气怎么样？
【用法】What is the weather like？天气怎么样？可与 How is the weather 互换。
What is the weather like in winter
= How is the weather in winter 冬天天气怎么样？
What is the weather like in Guangzhou
= How is the weather in Guangzhou 广州的天气怎么样？
Language points
Language points
【用法】 in spring “(在)春天”。
表示四季的名词：
(1) 通常与介词 in 连用
(2) 表示泛指时，其前面不能加定冠词 the，但表示特指时则要加上定冠词 the。
in summer 在夏天 / in the summer of 2010 在 2010 年的夏天
(3) 可与 last，this，next 等词连用
last autumn 去年秋天
this autumn 今年秋天
next winter 明年冬天
2. In spring, the weather starts to get warm. 春天，天气开始暖和起来。
Leaves turn brown, red or yellow and start falling from the trees. 树叶变成了褐色、红色或是黄色，开始从树上掉落。
【用法】start to do = start doing 开始做某事，大多数情况下可以互换。
Students start to clean the classroom.
= Students start cleaning the classroom.同学们开始打扫课室。
Language points
3. In spring, the weather starts to get warm. 春天，天气开始变暖。(p45)
Everything turns green. 一切都变成绿色。(p45)
I love snowy days because everything becomes white.
我喜欢下雪天，因为一切都变成了白色。(p46)
【用法】get，turn 和 become都是系动词。意为“变；变成”。后面都可接形容词。
Language points
The wind is getting / becoming stronger and stronger.
The milk will go bad if you don’t put it into the fridge.
As time goes by, the trees grow taller and taller.
Your face turns pale. Are you OK
“变化”系动词 go grow get become turn
go bad grow tall get fat become famous turn yellow
表示“变成，变”，后面加形容词。 Language points
【辨析】
4. People usually spend time with their relatives during the Spring Festival. 春节期间，人们通常都会花时间和亲戚们待在一起。
【用法】spend意为“花费(时间)；度过”
① spend +时间+ with sb 花时间和某人在一起
I often spend the holiday with my parents.我经常和我父母一起度假。
② spend +时间/金钱+(in) doing sth 花费时间/金钱做某事(介词in 可以省略)
Amy spends two hours practicing volleyball every day.埃米每天花两小时练习排球。
Language points
四大花费 主语 搭配 句型
spend （spent） 人 ①（in）doing sth. ②on sth. ③with sb. sb. spend 钱/时间 (in) doing sth.
sb. spend 钱/时间 on sth.
sb spend 时间 with sb.
pay (paid) 人 for sb. pay 钱 for sth.
cost (cost) 物 / sth. cost sb 钱
take (took) It to do It takes/took sb.时间 to do sth.
这本书花费了我10元钱。
1. I spent 10 yuan (in) buying this book.
2. I spent 10 yuan on this book.
3. I paid 10 yuan for this book.
4. This book cost me 10 yuan.
Language points
【辨析】
【即时训练】 选择最佳答案填空。
( )1. I want to spend my birthday ______ my best friends.
A. on B. in C. with D. at
( )2. My mother often spends about one hour ____ housework.
A. do B. doing C. to do D. to doing
( )3. We spent two hours ______ the meeting.
A. on B. in C. with D. at
B
C
A
Language points
( )4. It took me two hours ______ the model plane.
A. making B. to make C. on making D. make
( )5. The beautiful shoes only______ l0 dollars.
A. spent B. took C. paid D. cost
( )6. I will ______ for my dinner by myself.
A. spend B. pay C. cost D. take
B
D
B
Language points
5. The wind blows gently.
风微微地吹着。
The Sun shines brightly.
阳光明媚。
Mike sings beautifully.麦克唱歌唱得美妙。
We should listen to our teachers carefully.我们应该认真听老师讲课。
形容词 副词
gentle gently
bright brightly
副词常常修饰
前面的的动词
Language points
1. She is very friendly. When she sees others, she always smiles b______.
2. I often s________ an hour doing sports every day.
3. The hurricane (飓风) is coming. Now, the wind b________ hard.
4. Hi, Jack. Does e________ go well
5. It’s s________ today. The children are playing happily in the snow.
verything
rightly
pend
lows
nowy
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空。
Exercise
( )1. When did it start _______.
A. rain B. to raining C. to rain D. rained
( )2. When she gets home, she start _______ the house.
A. to cleaning B. cleaning
C. clean D. cleans
( )3. Hearing this, the boss became ______.
A. anger B. angrily C. angry D. angryly
C
B
C
Exercise
二、选择最佳答案填空。
( ) 4. In hot weather, the meat goes ______ easily.
A. badly B. bad C. good D. well
( ) 5. It’s wonderful ____ from one place to another.
A. travelled B. to travelling
C. travelling D. to travel
D
B
Exercise
Summary
Key words: Australia, footprint, wet, puddle, kick, town, blow, everything, trip, shine, brightly, picnic, dry, snowy, spend, relative, during
Key phrases: take a trip, go on a picnic, make a snowmen, spend time with sb., go to the beach, at this time of year, at that time, during the Spring Festival
Homework
1. Recite new words and expressions .
2. Finish the reading exercise paper.
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge. 知识最大的敌人不是无知，而是自以为掌握了知识的幻觉。
Reflection
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