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课件网) Unit 6 Seasons Reading Activity 1: Read and guess Let’s read the lines taken from a Chinese poem about seasons. Can you guess which poem it is Good rain knows its time right; It will fall when comes spring. With wind it steals in night; Mute, it moistens each thing. This translation refers to the poem Happy Rain on a Spring Night by Du Fu. Do you know other poems about seasons Activity 2: Discuss and learn Let’s discuss the beauty of each season. What beautiful things can you think of for each season For example, in spring, we have blooming flowers and gentle rains. Activity 2: Discuss and learn In winter, the temperature drops. What does “temperature” mean shower n. 阵雨 shade n. (树)荫 stream n. 小河，溪 pile n. 堆 harvest crop 收割庄稼 temperature drop 温度下降 Activity 2: Discuss and learn Now, complete the exercise in Part B and understand the characteristics of each season better. c spring d autumn b winter a summer Activity 3: Read for the structure Read the poem quickly and find out the title, stanzas , and lines. Pay attention to how the poem is structured. The title is the name of a poem. A stanza is a group of lines that form a distinct section. Lines are the individual rows of words in a poem. Activity 3: Read for the structure Match each stanza with a season. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter Activity 4: Read, fill and think（Winter） How do you know that Read the winter stanza and fill in the blanks. cold snowy Yes, that’s right. We can find “are full of snow, trees and flowers forget to grow, birds fly far away”. What’s the difference between “stop growing” and “ forget to grow” Which phrase do you think is better And why Activity 5: Read, find and think（Spring） Read the spring stanza and find the sounds described. Then complete these sentences using personification. whispers dances The poem uses personification to make the description more vivid. For example, “ Bees and butterflies play among flowers, Then hide from the April showers. The “verbs “play” and “ hide” give human characteristics to the insects. Can you find more examples Activity 6: Read, complete and identify（Summer） Read the summer stanza and complete the following sentences. summer streams shade pool cool Activity 6: Read, complete and identify（Summer） Identify the sweet memories of summer in the poem and list them out. Quiet streams and trees and shade. Lazy afternoons by a pool. Eating ice cream to feel cool. Activity 7: Read and complete（Autumn） Read the autumn complete the stanza and following mind map. drops shorter brown piles crops Activity 8: Look, complete and share Millie is writing about the four seasons and what she likes about plete her article with the correct forms of the words in the box. shower lazy stream shade harvest perfect temperature memories Activity 9: Discuss and share Think about the questions below, and share your answers with your classmates. ... ...
