(共26张PPT)
Unit 7
Seasons
Reading
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能赏析诗歌《一年四季》,了解四季的变化。
能记住并正确运用本课时的重点单词和短语:shower, rise, be full of等。
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学习目标
Lead in
Example:
I think spring is the most beautiful. Because it is always sunny. Many trees and flowers begin to grow. Birds are singing in the tree. We have a wonderful time flying kites in spring.
Free talk
Each season has its own beauty. Which season do you think is the most beautiful Give the reasons.
Listen and complete the sentences.
Snow rhymes with ________.
Away rhymes with ________.
Bright rhymewith ________.
Flowers rhymes with ________.
Days rhymes with ________.
Pool rhymes with ________.
Brown rhymes with ________.
Crops rhymes with ________.
Begin rhymes with ________.
grow
day
kite
showers
shade
cool
ground
drops
again
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/ei/
/au /
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/u l /
/ra n/
/r p/
/n/
/ait/
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新课讲授
1.Can trees and flowers grow in winter
2.Why is Spring a perfect time to fly a kite
3.Where do bees and butterflies play
4.Which season is the harvest time
A. Yes, they can. B. No, they can’t. C. We don’t know.
A. The days in spring are windy and bright.
B. Spring is full of wind.
C. People love spring.
A.In the Apirl showers B.In the sky C. Among flowers
A Spring. B.Autumn C. Summer
Read and choose according to the poem.
Winter (December---February) cold, snowy
Activities:
make snowmen, birds fly far away
Winter days are full of snow,
When trees and flowers forget to grow,
And the birds fly far away
To find a warm and sunny day.
Spring (March---May) warm,
Activities:
The days of spring are windy and bright.
What a perfect time to fly a kite!
Bees and butterflies play among flowers,
Then hide from the April showers.
windy and bright
fly kites;
bees and butterflies play among flowers
Summer (June---August) hot,
Activities:
sunny
go swimming, eat ice cream
Those sweet memories of summer days
Are about quiet streams and trees and shade,
And lazy afternoons by a pool,
Eating ice cream to feel cool.
Autumn (September---November) cool
Activities:
Farmers work to harvest crops
Then autumn leaves turn brown,
Fall into piles upon the ground.
Farmers work to harvest crops,
As the days are shorter and the temperature drops.
Soon the snowy season will begin,
And it will be a new year once again.
Learn to read the beautiful poem.
1. Read the poem slowly.
2. Feel the beauty of the poem with heart.
3. Pay attention to the rhymes.
Winter days are full of snow,
冬天白雪皑皑,
When trees and flowers forget to grow,
树和花儿忘记了生长。
And the birds fly far away
鸟儿已经飞往了远方,
To find a warm and sunny day.
去寻找温暖明媚的地方。
full of snow
trees and flowers
birds fly far away
warm and sunny
winter
Let’s read
The days of spring are windy and bright.
春天风和日丽
What a perfect time to fly a kite!
正是放风筝的好时节!
Bees and butterflies play among flowers,
蜜蜂和蝴蝶在花丛中嬉戏,
Then hide from the April showers.
有时要躲避四月阵雨的突袭。
Spring
Summer
Those sweet memories of summer days
那些夏日的甜蜜回忆
Are about quiet streams and trees and shade,
都是有关寂静的小溪、大树与树荫
And lazy afternoons by a pool,
以及在池塘旁慵懒的下午
Eating ice cream to feel cool.
吃着冰淇淋来感受清凉
Autumn
Then autumn leaves turn brown,Fall into piles upon the ground.
接着秋天变枯黄了, 在地面上落成堆
Farmers work to harvest crops,
农民们尽力收获庄稼
As the days are shorter and the temperature drops.
随着白天变短,气温下降
Soon the snowy season will begin,
不久冰雪季节将要开始了
And it will be a new year once again.
新的一年又要来临了
winter
summer
spring
autumn
a
b
c
d
Read and match
a.quiet streams, trees and shade eat ice cream
b. full of snow birds fly far away
c. a perfect time to fly a kite bees and butterflies play among flowers
d. brown leaves fall on the ground farmers harvest crops
Let’s choose and say
In …, we can see ….
It’s ….
We can ….
…
Find out 6 mistakes in Amy's answers, then correct them.
Shirley: Why do we seldom see birds in winter, Amy
Amy: Because most of them fly away to a warm and windy place.
Shirley: Can you describe the weather in spring
Amy: Yes. It’s cloudy and bright, and in April, the wind
may come suddenly.
Shirley: How do people feel on a hot summer afternoon
Amy: They feel busy and like to eat ice cream.
Shirley: How does the weather change when autumn comes
Amy: The leaves turn green and the temperature rises quickly.
sunny
windy
showers
lazy
drops
brown
Choose and talk
A: Why …
B: Because ….
A : Can you describe the weather in …
B : Yes. It‘s …
A : How do people feel on a …
B : They feel ….
A : How does the weather change when … comes
B : ….
Complete the article with the words in the poem.
Seasons of the year
In winter, white ______covers the whole earth. It is often very cold and the ___________ can drop below zero.The weather is nice in spring. A windy day is ________ for flying kite. ______ and butterflies play among flowers. Then they _____ away when the April showers come.
snow
temperature
perfect
Bees
hide
People often have sweet __________ of summer days. They go swimming and eat _________. They like to play by quiet _______ or under the _______ of trees.When autumn comes, the _______ turn brown and ________ into piles upon the ground. Farmers are busy harvesting _______. Soon it will be a new year once again.
memories
ice cream
streams
fall
crops
shade
leaves
Language points
1. Winter days are full of snow. 冬天是雪的世界。
full是形容词,意为“满的”,其反义词是empty(空的)。
be full of 意为“装满”,与be filled with同义。
e.g. This bag is full of rice. = This bag is filled with rice.
这个袋子里装满了大米。
This bottle is full but that one is empty.
这个瓶子是满的,但是那个瓶子是空的。
2. To find a warm and sunny day. 去寻找温暖、明媚的地方。
辨析:find,look for与find out
三者都有“找”之意,其区别是:
find 意为“找到”,强调寻找的结果。
look for 意为“寻找”, 强调寻找的过程。
find out 意为“查明”,多指通过调查、询问、研究之后搞清楚、弄明白,
通常含有“经过困难曲折”之意,多指找出较难找到的、无形的、抽象的
东西。
e.g. I looked for her address everywhere, but I could not find it.
我到处找她的地址,就是找不到它。
3. Then hide from the April showers. 然后(它们)为避开四月的阵雨而躲藏。
(1) hide 此处用作动词,意为“躲,藏”,其过去式是hid。hide from意为
“躲避”,hide sth. from sb. 意为“藏起某物,使某人找不到”。
e.g. The boy hid under the bed and his mother couldn’t find him. 那个男孩藏在了床底下,他妈妈找不到他。
(2) shower 此处用作可数名词,意为“阵雨”。
e.g. There was a shower yesterday. 昨天下了场阵雨。
【拓展】shower还可用作不及物动词,意为“下阵雨”。
e.g. It started to shower when I got home.
我到家时开始下阵雨。
4. Those sweet memories of summer days. 那些夏日甜美的记忆。
memory 此处用作可数名词,意为“记忆,回忆”,the memory of... 意“对……的回忆”。
e.g. He has lots of happy memories of his stay in France.
他在法国逗留的那一段时光有许多愉快的回忆。
【拓展】in memory of… 意为“为了纪念……”。
e.g. They held the party in memory of a famous singer.
他们举行这个聚会来纪念一位著名的歌手。
5. As the days are shorter and the temperature drops. 随着白天变短,温度也下降。
(1) as 此处用作连词,意为“当……的时候;随着”,引导时间状语从句。
e.g. Anna read the letter as she walked along the river.
安娜一边沿着河走,一边读都封信。
【拓展】as用作连词时,可以表示方式,意为“按照,如同”;还可表示原
因,意为“由于,鉴于”。
e.g. I’m sure she’ll do as you say.
我保证她会按你说的去做。
(2) drop 此处用作不及物动词,意为“下降;落下;掉下”。
e.g. Temperatures can drop suddenly at night, so bring some warm clothes.
夜里气温会突然下降,所以要拿些暖和的衣服。
Production
Let’s share
What songs/poems/paintings do you know about seasons
What are mentioned in them
What feelings are expressed
What techniques are used