(共32张PPT)
Unit 4 Seasons
Getting ready & Reading
Seasons
Why doesn’t Hi like summer
Why
Getting ready
Answer the following questions.
How does Hi feel
He feels hot.
Which season does Hi like best Why
He likes spring best because it is warm.
Which season does Hi hate Why
He hates summer because it is hot.
Which season does Lo like
He likes all four seasons.
Why does Lo never feel hot or cold
Because he is a robot.
Which season do you like best Why
Which season don’t you like Why not
Discussion
I like … best because it is …
I don’t like … because it is …
A What do you know about …？
footprints
Footprints
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.
A poem about footprints
Reading
Footprints
A 1 Here is the poem about the four plete 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
wet
dry
puddle
kick
Read the poem, and then put the following pictures in the correct order.
b summer
a spring
d winter
c autumn
（fall）
*Read the poem and find out the rhyme of each verse.
In spring,
My shoes are wet.
See how deep
The puddles get.
In summer,
By the sea,
Sandy footprints
Made by me.
In autumn,
Trees are brown.
I kick the leaves
All over town.
rhyming sound: /et/
rhyming sound: /i:/
rhyming sound: /aWn/
In winter,
Watch us go,
Making footprints
In the snow.
rhyming sound: /RW/
B Before you read
Look at the pictures and the sub-headings of the article on page 45. Then answer the questions below.
The four seasons
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
What is the weather like in spring
What do people usually do in summer
3 What do people like doing in autumn
What do children like about winter
People usually swim in summer.
It is rainy and wet.
Children like playing in the snow in winter.
People like having a picnic/going on a picnic in autumn.
Read the first paragraph of the article and fill in the table below.
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.
Season
Spring
warm
wind blows gently
rains
plants grow
take a trip
Weather
Changes
Activities
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.
Season Weather Changes Activities
Summer
Read the second paragraph and fill in the table below.
hot
the Sun shines brightly
go to the beach
swim in the sea
eat ice cream
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.
Season Weather Changes Activities
Autumn
cool and dry
leaves turn brown, red or yellow and start falling from the trees
go on a picnic
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.
Season Weather Changes Activities
winter
cold and snowy
snow
play in the snow
make snowmen
spend time with relatives during the Spring Festival
Listen and Read
The four seasons
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.
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.
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.
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.
C Vocabulary
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)
C1 Look at the article on page 45 and find words that have similar meanings to the phrases below.
everything
shines
dry
snowy
spend
relatives
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.
C2 Complete the article with the words from the box.
everything relatives snowy spend trip
everything
relatives
snowy
spend
trip
Talk about the four seasons
Season Weather Changes Activities
Spring
warm
wind blows gently
rains
plants grow
take a trip
Summer
hot
the Sun shines brightly
go to the beach
swim in the sea
eat ice cream
Autumn
cool and dry
leaves turn brown, red or yellow and start falling from the trees
go on a picnic
Winter
cold and snowy
snow
play in the snow
make snowmen
spend time with relatives during the Spring Festival
We can use “turn + adj.” to express the changes of weather.
For example, “The weather is turning warm in spring.”
The wind blows gently.
blow vt. 吹，刮
blow vi. 吹；吹掉
The flags were blowing in the wind. 旗帜在随风飘扬。
The wind blows her hair. 风吹动她的头发。
The storm blew down several large trees.
暴风雨刮倒了几棵大树。
Language points
2. People usually spend time with their relatives during the Spring Festival.
spend v. 花(钱)；花(时间、精力)；度过
spend (时间、金钱) on sth/ doing sth
I spent $100 on the bike. 我花了一百美元买下那辆自行车。
b. I spend two hours doing my homework. 我花了俩个小时做作业。
c. I will spend this weekend with my friends.
这个周末我将和我的朋友一起度过。
3. It is exciting to make snowman.
堆雪人很有趣。
It is +adj+ to do sth. 表示做某事很……
It is lucky to meet you.
很幸运见到你。
It is hard to solve this problem.
解决这个问题很难。
Tips:
Grouping words
Can you put the following adjectives into different groups
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
D comprehension
D1 Find sentences beginning with It is … from the article on page 45 to go with these pictures.
It is + adj. + to do sth.
It is nice to go on a picnic at this time of year.
It is nice to eat ice cream in the hot weather.
It is interesting to make snowmen.
It is exciting to take a trip in spring.
Ⅰ. 根据要求写出相应的单词。
1. bright (副词) ________
2. wet (反义词) ________
3. footprint (复数) ________
4. travel (同义词) ________
5. spend (第三人称单数) ________
6. snow (形容词) ________
7. shine (现在分词) ________
8. relative (复数) ________
brightly
dry
footprints
trip
spends
snowy
shining
relatives
Ⅱ. 汉译英。
1. 变得暖和 __________________ 2. 轻轻地吹 __________________
3. 去野餐 __________________ 4. 变绿 __________________
5. 从……掉下 __________________
6. 在一年的这个时候 __________________
7. 春节 __________________
8. 在雪中玩 __________________
9. 去海滩 __________________
10. 在炎热的天气 __________________
get warm
blow gently
go on a picnic
turn green
fall from
at this time of a year
the Spring Festival
play in the snow
go to the beach
in the hot weather
春天，他们常在树下野餐。
They often ____ __ _____ under a big tree in spring.
2. 我们常常在家附近的河里游泳。
We often ___ _________ in the river near my house.
3. 今天刮风，我们想去公园放风筝。
Today is windy and we want to ___ ____ in the park.
III. Fill in the blanks.
have a picnic
go swimming
fly kites
4. 冬天和我弟弟堆雪人真令人兴奋。
It is exciting to _____ _________ with my brother in winter.
5. 萨姆每两年就去乡下旅行。
Sam ____ __ ____ to the countryside twice a year.
6.他白天很少看电视。
He seldom watches TV ______ ____ ____.
make
snowmen
during
the
day
take
a
trip
Homework
Remember the new words and phrases by heart after class.
Preview Listening on Page 48.
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