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Unit 4 Seasons
第2课时Reading II & Listening分层作业
A层作业以夯实基础
一、词汇运用
A) 根据句意和首字母填空
1. I went to k__________ the ball, but I completely missed it.
2. I am going to s__________ my summer holiday with my grandparents.
3. People usually put vegetables in a cool and d__________ place.
4. D___________ the summer season, all the hotels are full.
5. How is your t__________ to Hawaii
B) 用所给单词的适当形式填空
6. In autumn, everything ____________ (change).
7. It’s ____________ (interest) to play volleyball on the beach.
8. It rains ____________ (heavy) outside. We’d better stay at home.
9. My _________________ (grandparent) give me a red packet during the Spring Festival.
10. Taking a walk in the park on a ____________ (sun) day is nice.
二、单项选择。
( ) 1. We have to stay here. It’s raining _________ and blowing _______ outside.
A. strongly; heavily B. hard; heavily
C. hardly; heavily D. heavily; strongly
( ) 2. I want to spend my birthday __________ my best friends.
A. on B. in C. with D. at
( ) 3. When I looked out of the window, I saw the young lady _________ the road.
A. cross B. crossed C. across D. crossing
( ) 4. We spent two hours __________ the exam.
A. on B. in C. with D. at
( ) 5. __________ the weather like
A. How does B. How is C. What does D. What is
( ) 6. My mother often spends about one hour __________ housework.
A. do B. doing C. to do D. to doing
( ) 7. In autumn, leaves start to __________ yellow and fall from the trees.
A. change B. turn C. became D. growing
( ) 8. --- Mum, I would like to buy a present for you when I go to __________.
--- Oh, dear. I want to have an __________ fridge sticker.
A. Australian; Australia B. Australia; Australian
C. Australia; Australia D. Australian; Australian
( ) 9. It’s wonderful __________ with different kinds of people.
A. talk B. talking C. to talking D. to talk
( ) 10. _______ Spring Festival is the most important festival for Chinese, while ________ Christmas is the most important one in the west.
A. The; the B. /; / C. The; / D. /; the
B层作业：能力提升
三、语法填空
Which season do you like best For me, choosing a favourite season would be difficult because they are all special.
Spring is __1_________ good season because it’s not too cold or too hot. It is comfortable __2__________ (wear) a T-shirt. You can see beautiful flowers everywhere. They let you know that summer is __3__________ (nearly).
Summer is great __4__________ you can have the summer holiday. There __5_________ (be) no more school work and you can get up late. You can also go sightseeing and visit many beautiful places.
Autumn is also great because all the colourful __6 ________ (leaf) start falling from the trees. You can have fun __7___________ (walk)on the leaves. The different colours can warm __8_________ (you) heart.
Winter is one of my favourite seasons because it’s __9___________ (wonder) to see everything in white. You can also __10____________ (make) snowmen and have snowball fights.
四、阅读理解
A
There are four seasons in a year. They are spring, summer, autumn and winter. People have different things to do in the four seasons.
Spring is the first season in a year. It becomes warm and it is the best season to get close to nature. Parents often take their children to the parks to enjoy fresh air and natural scenery (景色).
Summer is the second season in a year. The temperature (温度) is very high. People like to go travelling in summer. Children like to eat their favourite ice cream and go swimming.
Autumn is the third season in a year. Farmers are very busy in this season. It becomes windy. Leaves are falling. Everyone starts to prepare for the Mid-Autumn Festival in this season. All kinds of fruits are in the market.
Winter is the last season in a year. Snow is heavy in northern (北方的) China. Every Chinese celebrates the Spring Festival in this season. Many families use flowers and lights to beautify their houses.
( ) 1. How is the weather in spring
A. Warm. B. Cool. C. Cold. D. Hot.
( ) 2. Which of the following things may people NOT do in summer
A. Travel to other places. B. Eat ice cream.
C. Fly kites. D. Go swimming.
( ) 3. Which is the third season in a year
A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. D. Winter.
( ) 4. What does the underlined word “beautify” mean
A. To make … strong. B. To make … different.
C. To make … clean. D. To make … beautiful.
( ) 5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. There are few kinds of fruits in autumn. B. It becomes windy in autumn.
C. Farmers are free when autumn comes. D. It snows a lot in the south of China.
B
信息匹配。下面的材料A~F分别介绍了六条信息。请根据Li Lei, Nancy, Wang Jun, Tom和Lily五个人的需求，帮助他们选择合适的信息，并将其标号填入题号前的括号内。
A. I’m Li Ping. My favourite season is autumn. It’s cool. I can go on a picnic with my friends. It’s my favourite activity.
B. Hello, everyone. Here is the weather report of Suzhou. On Sunday morning, it is sunny and warm. In the afternoon, it is cloudy. In the evening, it is kind of windy and cool.
C. I’m Sally. I’m from England. In my home town, the weather in summer is not very hot. We often go to the beach to play.
D. On a windy day, you can fly kites in our park. You can also enjoy the fresh air and beautiful flowers. It is very interesting.
E. It is cold in winter. But on a snowy day, you can have a lot of fun. You can make snowmen and play snowballs.
F. It is hot in summer. Let’s go swimming together. Our hotel has a large swimming pool. You must be happy to be here.
( )1. Li Lei’s parents buy her a very beautiful kite as a birthday gift. She likes flying kites on a windy day.
( )2. Nancy likes winter. She thinks she can have fun on a snowy day. Her favourite thing to do on a snowy day is making a snowman.
( )3. I’m Wang Jun. I like winter best, because I can go skating and make snowmen with my friends. What’s your favourite season Can you tell me
( )4. I’m Tom. The weekend is coming. My parents want to take me to the mountains this Sunday. We want to know about the weather. I’m in Suzhou.
( )5. I’m Lily. I live in Beijing, China. It’s summer now. The weather here is very hot. Sometimes, it rains and we also have some rainstorms (暴风雨). After the rain, we can see a rainbow in the sky sometimes. What’s the weather like in summer in your home town
C层作业：拓展训练
五、信息获取
第一节 听选信息
听一段对话，录音播放两遍，请根据听到的问题和括号内的提示，回答第1-2两个问题。
1. What’s the weather like today (Sunny./Cloudy./Rainy.)
____________________________
2. Which season is it now (Spring./Summer./Winter.)
____________________________
第二节 回答问题
听下面一段独白，录音播放两遍，请根据所听内容回答第3-6四个问题。
3. What day is it today
_____________________________________
4. What is the weather like today
_____________________________________
5. Where are the two old men playing chess
______________________________________
6. What are some boys doing on the grass
______________________________________
六、选择一个最喜欢的季节，用5-8句话进行口头描述。
参考答案：
一、1. kick 2. spend 3. dry 4. During 5. trip
6. changes 7. interesting 8. heavily 9. grandparents 10. sunny
二、1-5 DCDAD 6-10 BBBDC
三、1. a 2. to wear 3. near 4. because 5. is
6. leaves 7. walking 8. your 9. wonderful 10. make
四、A: ACCDB B: DEABC
五、1. Sunny 2. Winter
3. It’s Sunday. 4. The weather is sunny today.
5. Under the tree. 6. Playing games.
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Unit 4 Seasons
Period 2 Reading II & Listening
牛津深圳·广州版 七年级上
Learning objectives
1. Knowledge objectives: ①Go deep into and learn the structure of the main reading text . ②Enable students to master some important language points .
2. Skill objectives: Use skimming and scanning to get the main idea of the reading material.
3. Emotional objectives: Stimulate the emotion of getting close to nature.
4. Thinking quality objectives: Tell the logical relationship among the four paragraphs.
everything
shine
brightly
trip
snowy
spend
relative
Warm-up
It’s good to take a t_______ in spring. E_________ turns green. The wind b _______ gently.
It’s nice to eat ice cream in summer because it’s hot and the Sun s_______ b_______.
It’s exciting to go on a p_______ in autumn because the weather is cool and d _______.
It’s interesting to make s_______ in winter because it’s often cold and s_______. D_______ the Spring Festival, people usually s _______ time with their r_______.
rip
verything
lows
hines
rightly
icnic
ry
nowmen
nowy
uring
Review
Fill in the blanks.
pend
elatives
Reading
Read paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks.
Season
Spring
warm,
wind blows gently,
rains often
1. Plants start to grow.
2. Everything turns green.
take a trip
Weather
Changes
Activities
Reading task
Spring
In spring, the weather starts to get warm. The wind blows gently. It often rains. Plants start to grow. Everything turns green. It is exciting to take a trip in spring.
Complete the spider diagram with the following words and expressions, and then try to describe spring.
weather
plants
activities
warm
rainy
windy
green
grow
take a trip
Reading task
Read paragraph 2 and answer the following questions.
1. How is the weather in summer
2. What do people like to do in summer
Reading task
Summer
The weather is hot in summer. The Sun shines brightly. Many people like to go to the beach and swim in the sea. It is nice to eat ice cream in the hot weather.
Complete the spider diagram with the following words and expressions, and then try to describe summer.
weather
activities
hot
shine
brightly
swim
go to the beach
Reading task
eat ice cream
Read paragraph 3 and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. In autumn, only leaves change.
2. People usually go on a picnic in autumn.
3. It is cold and dry in autumn.
Reading task
Autumn
In autumn, everything changes. Leaves turn brown, red or yellow and start falling from the trees. It is nice to go on a picnic at this time of year because the weather is cool and dry.
Complete the spider diagram with the following words and expressions, and then try to describe autumn.
weather
changes
leaves start...
leaves turn...
activities
dry
Reading task
go on a picnic
cool
Read paragraph 4 and fill in the blanks.
Season Weather Activities
Winter
cold and snowy
1. play in the snow
2. make snowmen
3. spend time with relatives
during the Spring Festival
Reading task
Winter
Winter is often cold and snowy. Children love winter because they love to play in the snow. It is interesting to make snowmen. People usually spend time with their relatives during the Spring Festival.
Complete the spider diagram with the following words and expressions, and then try to describe winter.
weather
make snowmen
play in the snow
dry
cool
activities
spend time with relatives...
Reading task
Strategy
Grouping words
Can you put the following adjectives into different groups
Tips:
For example, brown, green, red and yellow are all colours. What do the other adjectives mean It is helpful to learn words by remembering them in groups.
brown cold cool dry exciting green hot
interesting nice red snowy warm wet yellow
1.It is nice to go on a picnic at this time of year because the weather is cool and dry.
2. It is interesting to make snowmen.
Find sentences beginning with It is … from the article on page 45 to go with these pictures.
Have a go
4.It is exciting to take a trip in spring.
3.It is nice to eat ice cream in the hot weather.
Have a go
Retell the text with the help of the mind-map
Post reading
Example
In spring, the weather starts to get warm and it often rains. It is exciting to take a trip in spring. Summer is hot and the Sun shines brightly. People like to go to the beach and swim in the sea in summer. In autumn, everything changes. Leaves turn brown, red or yellow and start falling from the trees. It is nice to go on a picnic in autumn. Winter is often cold and snowy. Children love to play in the snow in winter.
What festivals do we have in each season What do we usually do or eat at each festival
Group work
Further thinking
Post reading
1. What clothes do we wear in each season
2. What months are there in each season
Group work
Post reading
Example
In spring, there are four festivals. They are Women’s Day, the Qingming Festival, Labour Day and Mother’s Day. On Women’s Day, female workers can have a half-day break. In the Qingming Festival, people usually sweep tombs and take trips. And people eat Qingtuan that day. For Labour Day, people have a three-day holiday and on Mother’s Day, people make gifts and buy flowers for their mothers.
Summary
Useful sentences:
The wind blows gently.
Everything turns green.
It is exciting/nice/interesting to...
The Sun shines brightly.
Winter is often cold and snowy.
I have a lot of fun.
1. 这个周末，我们全家将乘火车从杭州去上海旅游。
My family will______ ______ ______ by train from Hangzhou to Shanghai this weekend.
2. 床前明月光。
The Moon _______ _________ in front of my bed.
3. 下雨天去野餐是一件很糟糕的事情。
It is bad to _____ ____ ____ _______ on rainy days.
take a trip
shines brightly
go on a picnic
Exercise
根据中文意思完成句子。
4. 简通常花一小时做作业.
Jane usually_______ 1 hour ________ her homework.
5. 上课期间不要睡觉。
Don’t sleep _______ ______ ______ .
spends on/doing
during the class
Exercise
Listening
Quiz
How much do you know about Australia
Lead in
Which one is Australia
A
B
C
D
Lead in
Which is the capital of Australia
A. New York
C. Canberra
B. Sydney
D. London
Lead in
Which animals can you see in Australia
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lead in
Which landmarks can you see in Australia
A.
Lead in
C.
D.
B.
Where is Australia
A.
B.
C.
D.
China
Australia
Lead in
Australia is in the southern hemisphere (南半球), so the weather in Australia is different from ours.
What will happen on Christmas in Canberra Why
A.
B.
Lead in
Kelly is talking about the weather in Canberra, Australia.
When you listen to Kelly talking about the weather, what should you pay attention to
Pre-listening
The weather in Canberra
Pre-listening
Top Tip
Reading the pictures first. The picture usually tells you the kinds of things to listen for.
Writing down the relevant (相关的) information quickly.
A Put the photos below in the correct order. Write the numbers 1- 4 in the boxes.
a
b
1
2
4
3
c
d
Autumn
Spring
winter
Summer
TIPS: Listen for keywords. 听关键词：月份，季节等。
While-listening
Listen again and complete the table below.
November
warm
December
dry
May
sunny
June
cold
TIPS: Take notes. 做笔记时采用缩写。
While-listening
Our autumn is from March to May.
It’s usually sunny and dry.
There are (1) ________ and brown (2) ______ on the trees. They are beautiful. I like autumn best.
Summer in Canberra is usually dry and hot.
It’s from December to February.
We usually go to the(3) _______ and spend a week there.
I don’t like summer, but I like the summer(4) ________.
orange
leaves
beach
holidays
Tape script
C Listen again and complete the notes.
In Canberra, spring is from September to November.
I love the spring weather here. It’s warm and sometimes rainy.
There are lots of small, white (5)________ on the trees.
Winter in Canberra is from June to August, and it’s very cold.
Some people like going to the (6)________Mountains.
I don’t like going out in the cold weather. I usually stay at home.
flowers
Snowy
Tape script
1. What are there on the trees
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
2. Does Kelly like autumn
____________________________________________
There are orange and brown leaves on the
trees. / Orange and brown leaves.
Yes, she does.
Post-listening
Listen again and answer the questions.
3. What does Kelly usually do in summer
____________________________________________
____________________________________________4. What is the weather like in spring in Canberra
________________________________________________________________________________________
Kelly / She usually goes to the beach and spends a week there in summer.
It’s warm and sometimes rainy in spring in Canberra.
Post-listening
If you are going to visit Australia, which season will you choose
Brainstorm
Post-listening
1. It’s very d___ here in autumn because it doesn’t often rain.
2. It’s r____ today, so you’d better take an umbrella with you.
3. The w______ in Canberra is good. It’s not too hot or too cold.
4. S_________ is the ninth month of the year.
5. In Canberra, autumn usually starts in March and e____ in May.
ry
ainy
eather
eptember
nds
Exercise
一、首字母填空。
1. 这里的冬天是从十二月到来年二月。
Winter here is ______ __________ ____ ________ of the next year.
2. 在多雾的天气出行很困难。
It is difficult to ______ ______ on foggy days.
3. 在周末，我喜欢待在家里。
I like ________ ______ ______ at weekends.
from December to February
go out
staying at home
Exercise
二、根据汉语意思完成句子。
Summary
Key words: September, November, May December, February, March, June, August
Key phrases:
from…to…, summer holiday,
in cold weather
Homework
1. Recite the text.
2. Finish the exercise paper.
Never judge by appearances. 切莫以貌取人。
Reflection
谢谢
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