Unit 3 The four seasons—Reading Name: Class: Teacher:Nicola 【Teaching Objectives】 After this lesson, you can 1.Recognize and understand key words, phrases, and sentence patterns in the passage; 认读和理解单元话题重点单词、短语、句型的用法; 2.get the basic information of poem in English; 了解英语中诗的基本表达方式; 3.predict the structure and content of the text by previewing; 通过预览,预测阅读篇章的结构和内容; 4.describe and introduce your favourite season in Guangzhou from different aspects; 能从不同方面介绍你最喜欢的广州的一个季节; 5.Recognize the connection between life and the seasons, and learn to cherish the moment; 了解人生与季节的联系,学会珍惜当下生活 【Learning procedures】 Step 1: Lead-in: 【Task 1】Guessing Game:Watch the video and complete the poem on page 36. 诗节 Verse 诗行Line韵rhyme 【Task 2】Ask and answer What’s the weather like in different seasons What can people do in in different seasons Step 2: Pre-reading Look at the pictures, the sub-headings and the first paragraph and answer the questions. What is the text type of this passage A.narration (记叙文) B.exposition (说明文) 2.What features will be described in this passage (多选题) A.weather B. plants C. animals D. human activities Step 3: While-reading 【Task 1】Read for structure -Go over the passage. Think about what the structure of this passage is. A.①/②③④⑤ B.①/②③/④⑤ C.①/②③④/⑤ 【Task 2】 Read through the passage and Identify the words that can best describe the four seasons. Spring: a time of new life and new hope Summer: bright and noisy Autumn: beautiful and full of color Winter: peaceful and fun 【Task 3】Read for details - Read the para 2&3 carefully and complete the table. Seasons Weather Plants and animals Human activities Spring warm and rainy Plants start to grow. Bird scome back from the south. Farmers begin to begin to work their land .It is exciting to take a trip. Summer The weather is hot ! Cicadas sing loudly. People like to 1.go to the beach 2.swim in the sea 3.It is nice to eat ice cream or fresh fruit. 【Task 4】Put the following sentence into para.4 Autumn Autumn is beautiful and full of colour. The weather is cool and dry. In autumn, everything changes. ( C ) Leaves turn brown, red or yellow and start falling from the trees. ( A )Farmers are busy with the harvest.It is great to go on a family outing at this time of year.( B ) 【Task 5】Critical-thinking - answer the question Which season is best for plants and wild animals Why Spring. Because warm rain falls on the forest and fields. Plants start to grow and birds come back. It is a time of new life and new hope. Which season is best for farmers Why Spring. Because farmers begin to work their land. It is a time of new life and new hope. Is it the same in different seasons in different parts of China In the south/north of ... Tempreture... Activities... Scenery... Plants... Animals... Customs... Step 4: Post reading Task 1: What aspects can we use to describe different sea ... ...
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