1. 2013 年深圳市初中英语教 学课件评比 Unit 4 Seasons （ Reading ） 福田区石厦学校 王柏玲制作 2013 年 3 月 28 日

2. Unit 4 Reading Period 2 Seasons

3. 1.To learn about the four seasons 2. To learn some key words and useful expressions 3. To know about the weather and activities in different seasons Objectives ：

4. — How many seasons in a year? — What are they? — There are four seasons. — They’re spring, summer, autumn (fall )and winter. Free talk

5. Getting ready Why doesn’t Hi like summer? Why?

6. 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 … Pairwork

7. 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 SummerAutumn Winter 1What is the weather like in spring? 2What do people usually do in summer? 3 What do people like doing in autumn? 4What 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.

8. Unit 4 the four seasons Reading 1.Listen and read Part A with the tape together. 2.Ask the students to read aloud. Class Work

9. Reading comprehension 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.Spring Season Spring warm wind blows gently rains plants grow take a trip WeatherChanges Activities

10. Complete the spidergram using information from the article on page 45.Spidergram spring People’s Square warm rainy activities weather plant a little windy wet turn green grow take a trip

11. Groupwork Competition : Boys and Girls, Which group is the winner?

12. summer People’s Square the sunshine brightly activities hot go to the beach swim in the sea Group work Read the second paragraph and Complete the spidergram below.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.Summer weather

13. autumn People’s Square dry activities cool go on a picnic Group work Read the second paragraph and Complete the spidergram below. 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.Autumn changes leaves turn browns, red or yellow leaves start falling from the trees

14. spend time with relatives People’s Square Group work Read the second paragraph and Complete the spidergram below.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.Winter winter activities weather cold snowy make snow play in the snow the Spring Festival

15. Complete the table below. Seasons Weather Activities SpringIt starts to _________. It often _____. It is exciting to ____________. SummerIt is ____ and the sun _______________. People like to ______________and _______________. AutumnIt is ___________It is nice to_____________. WinterIt is often _____________.Children love to _______________. get warm rains take a trip hot shines brightly go to the beach swim in the sea cool and dry. go on a picnic cold and snowy play in the snow

16. Find sentences beginning with It is…from the article to go with these pictures. _______________ It is nice to go on a picnic. It is interesting to make snowmen. __________________ ________________

17. __________________ __________________ __________________ It is nice to eat ice cream in the hot weather. It is exciting to take a trip in spring. _______________ _______________ _______________ 3 4

18. Talk about the four seasons

20. 1.The wind blows gently. blow vi. 吹，刮 The flags were blowing in the wind. 旗帜在随风飘扬。 blow vi. 吹；吹掉 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。

21. 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 a. 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。

22. 3. It is exciting to make snowman. 堆雪人很有趣。 It is nice to go on a picnic at this time of year because the weather is cool and dry. 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。 3. It is + adj.+ to do sth. 表示做某事很 ……

23. 1.Listen to the recording and read the text fluently. 2.Describe your favorite season. 3.Finish P57-58 Reading A and B in the workbook