1、Unit 8 The seasons and the weatherTopic 1 How is the weather in winter?Section DLearning Aims1. Review word formation.2. Review the difference between the simple present tense and the simple past tense.3. Learn to write weather report.Seasons in ChinaSpring lasts from March to May.The weather gets w

2、arm.Everything comes back to life.Trees turn green and flowers come out.We can fly kites.Its a beautiful season.Seasons in ChinaSummer lasts from June to August.Its often very hot.Sometimes it rains.Its a good time to play on the beach.We can go swimming in summer.Its a wonderful season.Seasons in C

3、hinaFall lasts from September to November.The weather gets cool.The leaves turn yellow and fall from the trees.The farmers are busying harvesting.We can climb hills in fall.Its the harvest season.Seasons in ChinaWinter lasts from December to February.The weather is very cold.We must wear warm clothe

4、s.The wind blows strongly.Sometimes there is ice and snow.Its a pure season.He often flies a kite on Sundays.He flew a kite yesterday.They usually make a snowman on snowy days.They made a snowman last week.He sometimes plays basketball after school.He played basketball just now.He often flies a kite

5、 on Sundays.He flew a kite yesterday.They usually make a snowman on snowy days.They made a snowman last week.He sometimes plays basketball after school.He played basketball just now.He often flies a kite on Sundays.He flew a kite yesterday.They usually make a snowman on snowy days.They made a snowma

6、n last week.He sometimes plays basketball after school.He played basketball just now.He often flies a kite on Sundays.They usually make a snowman on snowy days.Present Simple一般現在時 He sometimes plays basketball after school.He often flies a kite on Sundays.He flew a kite yesterday.They usually make a

7、 snowman on snowy days.They made a snowman last week.He sometimes plays basketball after school.He played basketball just now.He flew a kite yesterday.They made a snowman last week.He played basketball just now.Past Simple一般過去時 Word Formation cloudybrightlyrainystronglysnowywindysuddenlyfoggyheavily

8、sunnyFunctions_the weather like in spring?Its warm. Its a good season _ flying kites._is the weather in fall?Its cool. Its a good time_ climb hills._ season do you like best, spring, summer, fall or winter?I like summber best./Its hard to say.How are things going?Things are going very well._the temp

9、erature?It is between -8_ -2 .Youd _ know about the weather in different places in August.WhatsforHowtoWhichWhatsandbetter1 Choose words which can go together with wear.weara. sunglassesb. warm clothesc. shortsd. a hate. an umbrellaf. a T-shirtg. shoes I am very happy here. My classmates are all kin

10、d to me. The weather in summer is usually nice, but sometimes it_(change) a lot. Last Saturday, it was fine and bright in the morning. My friends and I_(go) to Beihai Park by bus.We got there early.We took a walk in the park and_(see ) some old people performing Beijing Opera.Then we _(fly) kites an

11、d _(climb) hills. At about 12 oclock, it was hot. We _(eat)some food and_(have) a short rest there. After lunch, we_(take) some pictures. But later on, it_(turn) windy and cloudy. So we went home right away. It_(begin) to rain when we got back home. We enjoyed ourselves. I hope all is well with you!

12、 Yours,Michaelchangeswentsawclimbedflewatehadtookturnedbegan2a Complete the letter with the correct form.Read the letter and complete the table on the next page.TimeWeatherActivityin the morningat noonin the afternoonfine and brighthotwindy and cloudytook a walk, saw some old people performing Beiji

13、ng opera, flew kites and climbed hillsate some food and had a resttook some picturesMichaels tripTalking about seasonsWe have many ways to show seasons. Here are some of them. You may share with the class.1. Draw a picture, sing a song, recite a poem or chant about seasons.2. Talk about the weather

14、in the season.3. Talk about the clothes to wear for the season.4. Talk about some kinds of activities in the season.Project Words: ourselves, hope, trip, noonPhrases: right away, Beijing Opera, at noon, enjoy oneselfSentences: I hope all is well with you.The weather in summer is usually nice, but so

15、metimes it changes a lot.Grammar: past simple and present simple用所給單詞的正確形式填空。1. When summer comes, we need to buy some cool clothes, such as_ (short), T-shirts and so on.2. In autumn, there are many yellow_ (leaf) in the yard.3. Its_ (wind) today. You should not go out for a walk.4. Last Sunday, we

16、went swimming in the pool. We enjoyed (we). 5. Yesterday she_ (wear) sunglasses to go to school.shortsleaveswindyourselveswore根據中文提示完成下面的英文句子，每空一詞1.天突然下雨。我們馬上跑進教室。It began to rain suddenly. We ran into（進入）our classroom _ _.2.在人民公園，我們看到幾個孩子在放風箏。In the Peoples Park, I _ some children _ kites.3.你經常中午在哪

17、里吃午飯？Where do you often have lunch _ _?4.國慶節去杭州旅游怎樣?好極了！How about _ _ _ to Hangzhou on National Day（國慶節）?Great!right awaysaw flyingat noonhaving a trip根據語境，音標、所給的單詞及首字母提示寫單詞，使短文通順、完整。Fall is one of the four seasons. Autumn is another name for this season. It comes after 1_. Fall begins in the month

18、of 2S_. Then winter begins 3_ December. The sun sets earlier(更早). Days are 4_. Nights are cool.In fall, 5_(leaf) on many trees change color. They turn yellow, orange, red and brown. Late in the fall, they all turn brown, then 6_ down from the trees. Fall is the 7_/h(r)vst/ time on farms. Vegetables in the 8g_ are beautiful pictures.Fall is a 9_/bzi/ time for many animals. They must get ready for(為做準備) winter. Many birds fly south(向南). Childr