1. Unit 8 The Seasons and the Weather
Topic 1 How is the weather in winter?
Section A
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2. Musical Chairs

3. Did Michael
hurt
himself?

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hurt
church
turkey
Thursday
purse
burn
turn
nurse

5. What can we learn from them?
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6. spring
summer
seasons
fall
winter

7. 天气
weather
What’s the weather like? 天气怎么样?
=How’s the weather ?

8. --What’s the weather like in spring?
--It's warm.

9. --What’s the weather like in summer?
--It's hot.

10. rain
It often rains in summer.

11. --How is the weather in fall?
--It's cool.

12. climb hills

13. Winter
--How is the weather in winter?
--It's cold.

14. In winter, it sometimes snows.
When it snows, we can
make snowmen.

15. Have a try climb warm hot cold rain snow season spring summer winter
weather
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温暖的：热心的
热的；辣的 冷的
下雨；雨
下雪；雪 季节 春天 夏天 冬天 天气
climb
warm
hot
cold
rain
snow
season
spring
summer
winter
weather

16. --What’s the weather like in summer?
--It's hot.

17. What can we do in summer?
We can go swimming.

18. The weather is hot in summer,
(It’s hot in summer, )
we can go swimming.

19. Fall
--How is the weather in fall?
--It's cool.

20. What can we do in fall?
We can climb hills in fall.
It's a good time to climb hills.

21. What can we do in spring? We can...
--What's the weather like in spring?
--It's warm.
What can we do in spring?
We can...

22. We can fly kites in spring.
It's a good time to fly kites.
It's a good time/season for flying kites.

23. Winter
--How is the weather in winter?
--It's cold.

24. Sometimes it snows in winter.
We can make snowmen.
It's a good time/season to make snowmen.
It's a good time/season for making snowmen in winter.

25. Listen,look and say.
P81 1a 视频

26. A:What's the weather like in...? How is the weather in...? B:It's...
Work in pairs and practice 1a. Then make up a new conversation with the following sentence stuctures.
A:What's the weather like in...?
How is the weather in...?
B:It's...
We can do...
It's a good time/season to do/for doing...

27. Listen to 1a and match.
spring
summer
fall
winter
cool
warm
cold
hot
go swimming
make snowmen
fly kites
climb hills

28. 2 1 3 4 5

29. 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?

30. Talk about your favorite season.
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...

31. Listen and complete the 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__________ .
summer
go swimning
winter
snowmen

32. Listen and read the sounds and words aloud.

33. Read each group of words. Circle the letters with the same sound
Read each group of words.Circle the letters with the same sound.Then listen,check and repeat.

34. Summary 1. What’s the weather like …? =How is the weather …?
2. It’s a good season/time for doing sth.
= It’s a good season/time to do sth.
3. Which season do you like best?
=What's your favorite season?
I like … best./My favorite season is...
4. make snowmen

35. Homework 1. Read 1a and retell it.
2. Finish Section A in your workbook.
3. Preview Section B of this topic.

36. Are you happy?
Thank you!

37. spring
warm
fly kites

38. summer hot go swimming

39. fall cool climb hills

40. winter cold make snowmen

41. You’re lucky!
No tasks for you !
You can get 5 points！

42. There are four seasons（季节） in a year.
spring
summer
in summer
在夏天
in spring
在春天
winter
autumn
in autumn
在秋天
in winter
在冬天