The four seasons
ⅠLearning aims:
Learn about four seasons and four seasons’different weather, activities, feelings and holidays.
Learn how to describe four seasons with some new words and phrases.
Love the nature and the beautiful scenery
ⅡTeaching important points:
How to describe four seasons and the feeling that activities brings us.
Ⅲ. Teaching difficult points:
Use simple present tense to describe four seasons and its activities correctly.
Ⅳ.Teaching Methods:
Competition , task reading , cooperative learning and practice.
Ⅴ.Teaching Procedures:
Step1 Lead-in
T: First let’s watch a video to experience the four seasons together. And then talk about your favorite season, then try to say the features of the four seasons.
S1: My favorite season is autumn because it’s cool and it’s good to go on a picnic. …
S2: Spring is warm.
Summer is hot.
Autumn is cool.
Winter is cold.
T: Okay, so let’s go to our our lesson today, experience the beauty of four seasons together.
StepⅡ: Please look for the new words and phrases in groups. Then check the answers.
StepⅢ:Reading:
一读:辨别对错:
1.In spring, leaves turn brown, red or yellow and start falling from the trees. (T/F)
2. It is interesting to make snowmen in winter. (T/F)
3. On summer holiday, people usually spend time with their relatives during the Spring Festival. (T/F)
4. It is nice to go on a picnic in autumn because the weather is cool and dry. (T/F)
5. It is nice to eat ice cream in hot weather. (T/F)
二读:回答问题
1.What is the weather like in spring
The weather starts to get warm.
2.What do people usually do in summer
Many people like to go to the beach and swim in the sea. It is nice to eat ice cream in the hot weather.
3.What do people like doing in autumn
It is nice to go on a picnic at this time of year.
4.Do children like winter
Yes, they do.
5.What can children do in winter
They love to play in the snow and they can make snowmen. They can also spend time with their relatives during the Spring Festival.
三读:比一比,读一读
Read in groups and try to find which group read the best.
四读:Retelling.
In spring, the weather starts to _____. The wind ______. It often rains. Plants start to grow. Everything _____. It is ___ to _____
in spring.
The weather is ___ in ___. The sun ______.Many people like to ________ and _______.It is nice to ________ in the hot weather.
In ___, everything changes. Leaves turn ___,___or ____ and start______________. It is nice to _____At this time of year because the weather is _____.
Winter is often____ and ___.Children love winter because they love to ______. It is interesting to _______. People usually spend time with their relatives during _______.
StepⅣ:写一写
Write about your favorite season.
My favorite season is ____. It is ___ and sometimes ____ (weather). It is __ to _________________(activity). It is ____________________(activity).
StepⅤ:Fill the chart and try to summarize the features of the four seasons.
Season Weather Activities
Spring warm take a trip
Summer hot go to the beach/swim in the sea/eat ice cream
Autumn cool and dry go on a picnic
Winter cold and snowy play in the snow/make snowmen/spend time with relatives during the Spring Festival
StepⅥ: Blackboard design.
The four seasons
Season Weather Activities
Spring warm take a trip
Summer hot go to the beach/swim in the sea/eat ice cream
Autumn cool and dry go on a picnic
Winter cold and snowy play in the snow/make snowmen/spend time with relatives during the Spring Festival