(共26张PPT)
budding / b d / adj.正发芽的
nearly / n l / adv.几乎;差不多;将近=almost
millimetre / m l mi t / n.毫米;千分之一米
plenty / plent / n.丰富;大量
plenty of +可n.复/不可n.(后面的谓语动词取决于所跟名词形式)
anytime / en ta m/ adv.在任何时候
Words
nearly / n l /
① adv.几乎
The room is furniture.房间里装满了家具。
② adv.差不多
Time is nearly up.时间差不多到了。
③ adv.将近
It’s five o’clock.
将近五点了。
nearly
full
of
nearly
2. plenty / plent /
① n.丰富
She has plenty of imagination. 她的想象力非常丰富。
There is coal in this area.这个地区有丰富的煤。
② n.大量
I s plenty of time in bed.
我花了大量的时间在床上睡觉。
plenty
of
pend
sleeping
The tree is budding.
budding正发芽的
Words
Biden was nearly asleep when Obama was giving a speech.
mm: millimetre毫米;千分之一米 dm: decimetre分米
m: metre米 km: kilometre千米
There is plenty of oil in Heilongjiang
We should listen carefully anytime in English classes.
Warm-up
There is a city in China which is called “the Spring city”. It’s like spring all year round. Here are some pictures of it. Can you guess which city it is
Kunming
一年到头;终年
Unit1 Spring is coming!
Lesson4 The spring city
Listening
Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks
01
Listen to the people talking about their hometowns and match. (P9 let’s do it-2)
Spring begins in April and ends in June. The temperature is between 4℃ and 15℃.
It is warm and wet. Spring begins in November.
The average spring temperature is 5℃. It is very cold.
The weather is neither too hot nor too cold. The average spring temperature is 20℃.
They celebrate the Festival of Colours to greet the coming of spring.
Susan
Mike
Zhang Jing
Tom
Dong Chao
平均温度
既不…也不…
02
Reading
Read the passage quickly and answer questions
Fast Reading
Read the passage quickly and find answers to the following questions.
1. What's the weather like in Kunming
2. In Kunming, what's the temperature in summer
3. How much rain does the city get every year
4. How many hours of sunshine does the city get every year
It's neither too hot nor too cold.
The average temperature is 24℃.
It gets about 1000 millimetres of rain every year.
It gets about 2250 hours of sunshine every year.
Paragraph Target information Structures
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2
3
4
Careful Reading
Read the passage carefully and try to retell each paragraph.
think of, fine, warm weather, clear, fresh air, new life, green plants, budding trees
When we…we …, … and … We think of…, … and …think of all around us.
longs for, short season, around the world, feels like, all year round
Everyone… Spring is a …But in my hometown, it…
neither nor, average temperature, 15℃, 24℃, 1000 millimeters of rain, plenty of, 2250 hours of, because of, hundreds of
The weather here is…The average…In summer it…The city gets…There’s… anytime of the year
guess, the Spring City
Can you… Yes, it’s…
1. think of…想到 think-thought-thought
①想出;想到
E.g.: Who thought of the idea 谁想出的这个注意?
②想起;记起
E.g.: I can’t think of his name.我想不起他的名字。
③想要;打算
E.g.: Helen, are you thinking of marrying Tom 海伦,你打算和汤姆结婚吗?
④关心;想着
E.g.: Lei Feng was always thinking of others.雷锋总是为别人着想。
2. long for渴望;向往;期盼 long-longed-longed
=look forward to
long for sb./sth. 表示“渴望某人/某事”
Lucy had always longed for a brother. 露西一直渴望有个弟弟。
I’m longing to see you again. 我渴望再次见到你。
long for sb./sth. to do sth 表示“盼望某人做某事”
She longed for the chance to speak to him again.
她渴望有机会再和他交谈。
3. feel like 感觉像,后常接名词或从句
①feel like doing sth意为“想要做某事”相当于want to do sth
He doesn’t feel like arguing with her.他并不想和她争吵。
②feel like sth意为“想要/感觉像某物”,前者相当于want sth
I don’t feel like work today.我今天不想工作。
I feel like a girl of 18.我感觉像一个18岁的少女。
③feel like+从句
He feels like he has never been to such a place.
他感觉好像从未到过这样一个地方。
4. There’s plenty of sunshine too, with about 2250 hours of sunshine every year.
表伴随
plenty (of sth.) 大量,充足,众多
They always gave us plenty to eat.
他们总是给我们好多东西吃。
I have seen a lot of/lots of/plenty of/a great number of English films.
我已经看了多部英文电影。
4. Because of the spring-like weather, you can find hundreds of beautiful flowers and trees anytime of the year.
because of + n./pron./v-ing
The children were late because of the heavy rain.
because + 从句
The children were late because the rain was heavy.
春天般的
数百的
millions of
billions of
Practice
1. She didn’t go to school _________ her illness.
2. He always ________ his friend when he is in trouble.
3. They _______ sunshine during the long rainy days.
4. It’s so hot today. It ________ summer.
because of
thinks of
long for
feels like
long for think of feel like because of
03
Speaking
Talk about spring in your hometown
Work in pairs. Talk about the spring in your hometown. (P9 let’s do it-4)
Questions Structures
When is spring in your hometown In my hometown, spring comes from… to…
What’s the weather like The weather is…
What’s the temperature The average temperature is…
What are the outdoor activities People often play/do/have…
Which is your favorite activity Why My favorite activity is… because…
Summary
Words: budding; nearly; millimeter; plenty; anytime
Phrases: long for; all year round; plenty of; hundreds of
Sentences:
But in my hometown, it feels like spring nearly all year round.
There’s plenty of sunshine.
Because of the spring-like weather, you can find hundreds of beautiful flowers and trees anytime of the year.
Homework
Copy the words, phrases and sentences on the exercise book.
Finish workbook 《轻松学英语》
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