Unit8TheSeasonsandtheWeather

Topic1Howistheweatherinwinter?

SectionA

Teachingaims:

A.Learnandmasterthenewwordsandimportantphrasesofthesection.

B.Namefourseasons.

C.Letstudentslearntodescribeweatherandseasons,andtalkabouttheactivitiesinthefourseasons.

Importantpoint:AimsA.B

Difficultpoint:AimC

Step1Review

Letstudentsreviewnewwordsofthesectionaccordingtotheflashcard.

Letthestudentslookatthepictureandanswerthequestion:

Whatisthewomandoing?(leadtonewlesson)

Step2Exhibition

Letstudentslookatthepicturesandthinkaboutthequestions:

Whatseasonisit?

Whatistheweatherlikeinspring/summer/fall/winter?/Howistheweatherinspring/summer/fall/winter?

Whatdoyoulikedoinginspring/summer/fall/winter?

Letstudentsread1atogether.

Letstudentsread1abythemselves.

Letstudentslistento1aandanswerthequestions:

(1)Whatcanwedoinspring?

(2)Howistheweatherinfall?

(3)Isitagoodseasontomakesnowmeninsummer?

5.Letstudentslistento1aandfinish1b.

6.Letstudentsread1aandactit.

7.Explain1a.

Step3Consolidation

Letstudentspractice1aandmakeanewconversationaccordingto1a.

Example:

A:What`stheweatherlikein…?

Howistheweatherin…?

B:It`s…

It`sagoodtime/seasontodo/fordoing…

Wecando…

2)Letstudentsacttheirdialogueout.

3)Letstudentslistenandcompletetheconversationin2a.

4)Letstudentspractice2a.

5)Letstudentslookatthepicturesandmakeupanewconversationaftertheexamplein2b,andthenactitout.

Example:

A:Whichseasondoyoulikebest?

B:Ilike…best.

Myfavoriteseasonis…

A:Whydoyoulikeit?

B:Becauseit`sagoodtimefordoing…/

todo…

Becausewecan…

Letstudentswriteashortpassagetotalkabouttheseasontheylikebest.(About50words)aftertheexample.

Example:

Winter

Therearefourseasonsinayear.Ilikewinterbest.Therearethreemonthsinwinter.Theweatherisverycold.Butwhenitsnows,Icanmakesnowmenwithmyfriends.It'sveryinteresting.Doyoulikewinter?