(共13张PPT)
Unit4 Seasons
Reading
Teaching Plan
Warming-up：Review some words
Lead-in：A poem
Read the passage and answer some questions
Summarize（总结）each paragraph
Draw a mind map
Homework
Words review
1. 脚印；足迹
2. 潮湿的
3. v.踢
4. v.吹
5. 所有事物
6. 短程旅行
Words Game
7. v.照耀
8.adv. 明亮地
9.野餐
10.下雪多的
11.花费（时间）
12.亲戚
footprint
wet
kick
blow
everything
trip
shine
brightly
picnic
snowy
spend
relative
Here is a poem about the four seasons. Complete the poem with the words below.
Lead-in
spring
Footprints
In ___________ In_____________
Watch us go, By the sea,
Making footprints Sandy footprints
In the snow. Made by me.
In____________ In_____________
My Shoes are wet. Trees are brown.
See how deep I kick the leaves
The puddles get. All over town.
summer
autumn
winter
Fast-reading
A.Read the text quickly and then put T or F to the following statements.
1. In spring, the weather starts to get cold.
2 .It often rains in spring.
3 .It is nice to eat ice cream in summer.
4 .In autumn,leaves turn green and start falling form the trees.
5 .Children love winter because they love to
play in the snow.
6 .People usually spend time with their friends
during the Spring Festival.
F
T
F
T
F
T
______________________________
It is nice to go on a picnic.
It is interesting to make snowmen.
_______________________________
B. Find sentences beginning with It is…from the article to go with these pictures. (page 47)
Fast reading
______________________________________________________
It is nice to eat ice cream in the hot weather.
It is exciting to take a trip in spring.
_____________________________________________
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Careful reading
Try to summarize each paragraph
For example:
Para 1:
The weather is warm, rainy and a little windy in spring. Everything turns green. People like to take trips.
rain → rainy (adj.)
wind → windy (adj.)
Para 2
It is _____ and _____ in summer. People like to ________, _________and ___________.
Para 3
It is _____ and _____ in autumn. Leaves change __________and start ______________.People like to___________.
Para 4
It is _____ and ______ in winter. Children like to______________________. People usually ___________during______________.
Mind map
autumn
weather
activities
Time
September
October
November
cool
dry
windy
have a picnic/ take a trip
1.What is your favourite Season?
I like Autumn best./Autumn is my favourite season.
2.When does spring/summer/autumn/winter begin?
Autumn usually begins in September. But it is still hot in Shenzhen in September.
3.What is the weather like in spring/summer..?
It’s cool and dry in autumn. Sometimes it’s also windy.
4.What can you do in autumn?
——It’s ___ to ______ in spring/summer...
It’s exciting to have a picnic in autumn.
Homework:
to draw a mind map of your favourite season and write down a short passage( more than 80 words) :
1.What is your favourite Season?
2.When does spring/summer/autumn/winter begin?
3.What is the weather like in spring/summer..?
4.What can you do in autumn?
——It’s ___ to ______ in spring/summer...
《Unit 4 Seasons Reading》课时教学设计
Teaching Objectives
学 习 内 容 分 析 This passage is an introduction about the four seasons. It contains four parts, covering the characteristics of four seasons in each paragraph. It has a clear layout: the weather of each season and the activities people can do in each season. The passage is a good material for this Unit, it gives students an good example of introducing different seasons and help students learn more about weather.
学 情 现 状 分 析 Students in Grade 7 are poor in doing reading and still not that familiar with reading skills. It is important for English teachers to set different reading activities to help them master some reading skills and improve their reading ability in class.
重 点 难 点 预 设 I. Key points Students are able to find out information about the four seasons. II. Learning difficulties Students are able to complete a mind map and answer some questions about their favorite season.
学 习 目 标 设 定 Language Objectives Students are able to use the sentence pattern “It’s ______ to _____________.” Students are able to master some adjectives:“ warm, bright, gentle, cold, snowy, windy, rainy” Students are able to improve their speaking and reading abilities Moral Objectives Students are able to speak out their feelings about seasons and get more interested in discovering the differences about seasons.
Teaching Procedures
教学 工具 blackboard, computer
教学 方法 Group cooperative learning method，Task—based teaching method
教 学 过 程 Step 1: Warming up Words Game: choose students in 2 groups to have a word competition [Aim] To have a review of the vocabulary and to arouse students’ interests. Step 2: Lead-in 1. Read a poem about the four seasons and let Ss complete the poem with the words from the bottom. 2. Let students read the poem together and answer questions according to the pictures. [Aim] To let students read and try to get information about seasons Step 3: Fast-reading A. Read the text quickly and then put T or F to the following statements.(First -time reading） 1. In spring, the weather starts to get cold. 2 .It often rains in spring. 3 .It is nice to eat ice cream in summer. 4 .In autumn,leaves turn green and start falling form the trees. 5 .Children love winter because they love to play in the snow. 6 .People usually spend time with their friends during the Spring Festival. B. Find sentences beginning with “It is…”from the article to go with the pictures in PPT. （Second-time reading） [Aim] To let students read and work in groups to find information; to practice the sentence pattern Step 4: Careful reading Read each paragraph carefully and try to summarize the paragraph by filling in the blank Example: Para 1: The weather is warm, rainy and a little windy in spring. Everything turns green. People like to take trips. rain → rainy (adj.) wind → windy (adj.) Para 2 It is _____ and _____ in summer. People like to ________, _________and ___________. Para 3 It is _____ and _____ in autumn. Leaves change __________and start ______________.People like to___________. Para 4 It is _____ and ______ in winter. Children like to______________________. People usually ___________during______________. [Aim] To let students know how to summarize a paragraph and retell it Step 4: Draw a mind map A. Give students a mind map on PPT and tell students what information should it contains: time, activities and weather B. Let students draw a mind map of their favorite season, then answer 4 questions according to their maps: 1. What is your favourite Season? 2. When does spring/summer/autumn/winter begin? 3. What is the weather like in spring/summer..? 4. What can you do in autumn? ——It’s ___ to ______ in spring/summer/autumn/winter... C: Share the map with their desk mates or group members, then pick up 2 students to be the questioner and answerer to share their thoughts with the class. [Aim] To let students deeply think about their favourite season; To let students know how to express their ideas about seasons Step 5: Homework to draw a mind map of your favourite season and write down a short passage( more than 80 words)
