spring

Pre-readingPre-reading

Which season do you like best? Why?

summer

autumn winter

Seasons of the year

Prediction( 预测 )

While-readingWhile-reading

sightsweatherplants and animalspeople’s activities and feelings……

When we describe( 描述 ) seasons, what things can we write about?

Skimming

autumn

summer

spring

winter

Go through(浏览 )the poem, pay attention to the key sentences in each part.

Which are mentioned( 提到） in the poem?

Scanning

1.The days of spring are windy and bright.

2. In autumn, leaves turn brown.

3.Christmas Day is coming.

4.Farmers work to harvest crops.

5.Birds fly away to find a warm sunny day.

6.Children go camping happily.

Read the poem quickly and silently.(无声地 )

a quiet streams, trees and shade eat ice cream

b full of snow birds fly far away

c a perfect time to fly a kite bees and butterflies play among flowers

d brown leaves fall on the ground farmers harvest crops

Close-reading Task 1

1

2

3

4

Watch a video and then finish B2 on page 83.

a quiet streams, trees and shade eat ice cream

b full of snow birds fly far away

c a perfect time to fly a kite bees and butterflies play among flowers

d brown leaves fall on the ground farmers harvest crops

Close-reading Task 1

1

2

3

4

spring

summer

autumn

winter

c

a

b

d

Watch a video and then finish B2 on page 83.

1. Do trees and flowers grow in winter?

No, they don’t.

2. What’s the weather like in spring?

It’s windy and bright.

Read Part 1 & 2 carefully and then complete the tasks.

Task 2

3. In winter, the birds _____________.

4. Spring is a perfect time to __________.

Task 2

fly far away

fly a kite

5.Bees and butterflies play among flowers,

Then hide from the April showers.

A. a hot bath

B. a short period of rain or snow

April showers bring May flowers. 四月雨带来五月花。

n. 阵雨；阵雪

Task 2

n. 蝴蝶

Read part 3&4 carefully and try to understand them .

1. Those sweet memories of summer days

A. 记忆 B. 感觉 C. 真情 Are about quiet streams and trees and

shade.

shadestream

溪流 树荫

2. Then autumn leaves turn brown, Fall into piles upon the ground.

Farmers work to harvest crops,

As the days are shorter and the temperature drops.

成堆落在地上

v. 收获

n. 温度

n. 庄稼

v. 下降

2. Then autumn leaves turn brown, Fall into piles upon the ground.

Farmers work to harvest crops,

As the days are shorter and the temperature drops.

成堆落在地上

v. 收获

n. 温度

n. 庄稼

v. 下降

Brainstorm ( 看看谁能说出最多的所看到的单词 )

butterflystream

showermemory

crop

pile

shadeharvest

drop

Brainstorm ( 看看谁能说出最多的所看到的单词 )

butterflystream

showermemory

crop

pile

shadeharvest

drop

quiet streams

turn brown

trees and shade

fall upon the ground

eat ice cream

autumnautumnautumnautumnsummersummersummersummer

harvest crops

temperature drops

3. Put the notes in the right places according to part 3&4.

In summer, we can see quiet streams. There are trees and shade on the roads. When we feel hot, we can go to the swimming pool or eat ice cream. How cool!

I like summer very

much.

turn brown

fall upon the ground

autumnautumnautumnautumnsummersummersummersummer

harvest cropstemperature drops

Work in groups to talk and write about autumn.

Imitate( 模仿 ) the poem after the record.

Task 3

Tips: 诗歌朗读注意发音的强弱，语速的快慢，音调的准确。

.

Some of the words in a poem often rhyme.Winter days are full of snow,When trees and flowers forget to grow,And the birds fly far away,To find a warm and sunny day.

Tips: 英语诗歌最常见的押韵方式是押尾韵，如 aabb 型， abab

型

Task 4 ： Reading competitionsReading competitions

朗读大比拼朗读大比拼

（朗读比赛开始，星星最先到达顶部的组别为获胜者）（朗读比赛开始，星星最先到达顶部的组别为获胜者）

In winter ,white(1)_______ covers the whole earth. The weather is nice in spring. A windy day is good for(2) _______ kites.(3)_______ and butterflies playamong flowers. People often have sweet (4)__________ of summer

days.They go swimming and eat (5)__________.They like toplay by quiet(6)_________or under the(7)_______of trees.When autumn comes, the (8)_______ turn brown and(9)_______into piles on the ground. Farmers arebusy harvesting (10)___________.Soon it will be a new year once again.

snow

flying Bees

memoriesice cream

streams shadeleaves

fallcrops

SummaryTask 5

Post-readingPost-reading

Happy poem, happy lifeI try to do my best each day,

In my work and in my______.

If I always do my ______ ,

I needn’t worry about the test.

If I exercise more,

I’ll be healthier than _______.

The world is so lovely,

We should enjoy the life________.

play

best

happily

before

Tips: 诗歌创编要求：押韵、连贯、优美

Post-readingPost-reading

Happy poem, happy lifeI try to do my best each day,

In my work and in my______.

If I always do my ______ ,

I needn’t worry about the test.

If I exercise more,

I’ll be healthier than _______.

The world is so lovely,

We should enjoy the life________.

play

best

happily

before

Tips: 诗歌创编要求：押韵、连贯、优美

1. Read and remember the new words and phrases.

2. Practise reading the poem.

3. Search the Internet for more poems to read.