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Topic 1 What’s the weather like in summer
Unit 8 The Seasons and the Weather
Section A
fall
spring
summer
winter
seasons
--What's the weather like in spring
--It's warm.
What can we do in spring
We can...
It's a good season for flying kites.
It's a good season to fly kites.
--What’s the weather like in summer
--It's hot.
We can go swimming.
rain
But it often rains in summer.
--How is the weather in fall
--It's cool.
Fall
It's a good time to climb hills.
climb hills
It's a good time for climbing hills.
Winter
--How is the weather in winter
--It's cold.
Sometimes it snows in winter.
When it snows, we can make snowmen.
1. in spring / summer / fall (autumn) / winter 在春天/夏天/秋天/冬天
季节前加介词in
2. What's the weather like...
= How is the weather... ......天气怎么样?
答语: It's + 形容词(表天气的形容词)
3. It's a good + season / time / place + for doing sth.
= It's a good + season / time / place + to do sth.
是做某事的好季节/时候/地方
4. fall n.“秋天,秋季” fall为美式英语 autumn为英式英语
v.“落下”过去式
常用短语:fall down摔倒;fall off 掉下; fall in love... 爱上...
5. climb v.“爬,攀登”
climb hills 爬山 climb the tree 爬树
climb down 爬下,让步 climb up 爬上
6. make a snowman / snowmen 堆雪人
1a. Listen, look and say.
spring
summer
fall
winter
cool
warm
cold
hot
go swimming
make snowmen
fly kites
climb hills
1b. Listen to 1a and match the seasons with the weather and activities.
A:What's the weather like in...
How is the weather in...
B:It's...
It's a good time/season to do/for doing...
We can do...
1c. Work in pairs and practice 1a. Then make up a new conversation with the following sentence stuctures.
1 .It's hard to say. 很难说
It's + 形容词 + to do sth. 做某事是...的
2. rain 此处为动词,意为“下雨”
eg.It's going to rain. 快要下雨了
还可作名词,意为“雨,雨水”
eg. There is too much rain this week.
这周雨水太多了。
类似的用法还有snow
3. I learned to swim last year.
learn to do sth. 学做某事
4. Which season do you like best
= What's your favorite season
你最喜爱的季节是什么?
Example:
A:Which season do you like best
B:I like ...best./My favorite season is...
A:Why do you like it
B:Because it's a good time...
Because we can...
2b. Work in pairs and make up a new conversation.
(K---Kang, J---Jane)
K:Jane, which season do you like best, spring, summer,
fall or winter
J:Well, it's hard to say. I liked winter before, but now I like _______ best.
K:Why
J:Because I learned to swim last year, and I can often ____________ in summer. What about you
K:I don't like summer very much because it often rains. My favorite season is _________ . When it snows, I can make__________ .
2a. Listen and complete the conversation. Then practice with your partner.
summer
go swimning
winter
snowmen
Write a short passage about the season you like best. (About 50 words)
Example:
Winter
There are four seasons in a year. I like winter best. There are three months in winter. The weather is very cold. But when it snows, I can make snowmen with my friends. It's very interesting. Do you like winter
3a. Listen and read the sounds and words aloud.
3b. Read each group of words.Circle the letters with the same sound.Then listen,check and repeat.
We learn:
1. new words: weather, spring, warm, season, summer, hot,
climb, winter, cold, rain
2. new phrases: make snowmen, climb hills
3. new sentences: How is the weather in…
= what is the weather like in…
It’s a good time to do/ for doing…
We can: 1.talk about different seasons and weathers in English.
2. talk about different activities of different seasons.
e.g. —What’s the weather like in spring
—It’s warm. It’s a good season for flying kites/to fly kites.
Summary
1. Read 1a and retell it.
2. Finish Section A in your workbook.
3. Preview Section B of this topic.
Homework
Thank you