Step

 Interaction patterns

Student activity

Teacher activity

Introduction (6 minutes)

1.The whole class work.

2.The whole class work.

3.The whole class work.

1.Focus their attention on the teacher and answer the question:

e.g.

There are about 365 days in a year.

2.Answer the
questions:

T:How many seasons are there in a year?

Ss: There are four seasons in a year.

T:What are they?

Ss: They are spring, summer, fall and winter.

3.Sing the song together.

1.Greet students and let students answer a question: How many days are there in a year?

2.Show the pictures of the four seasons on the screen and ask some questions; Lead students to answer the questions. (老师可以让学生根据图片猜测season的意思：季节）

3.Play the song—The Four Seasons, and let students sing the song after the tape for several times.

Presentation

(15 minutes)

1.The whole class work.

2.Group work.

3.The whole class work.

4.Pair work.

5.The whole class work.

6.Individual work.

1.Do1a. Answer the question: It’s warm.

2.Talk about and answer the question:

S1: It’s a good time to...

S2: It’s a good season for....

S3:We can...

3.Answer the question: It’s hot.

4.Do1c. Talk about the pictures in pairs:

A:What’s the weather like in ...? How is the weather in ...? 

B: It’s ...It’s a good time to+动词原形.../It’s a good season for+动词ing形式....

We can do ... Then share the dialogs.

5.Read after the tape carefully.

6.Do 1b. Listen and match the seasons with the weather and activities.

1.Show the picture of “spring” on the screen and ask the question: What’s the weather like in spring? (老师解释此问题)

2.Point out the question: What can we do in spring?Let students talk about the question and try to answer it.

3.Show the next picture of “summer” on the screen and ask the question: How is the weather in summer?(老师解释此问题)Then let students answer the question.

4.Show the other pictures of “fall” and “winter”. Let students talk about the pictures in pairs and choose some pairs to show their new conversations.

5.Play the tape and let students read after the tape carefully. Then point out the key sentences on the screen and let students try to remember the key sentences:

—What’s the weather like in spring?/How is the weather in spring?

—It’s warm. It’s a good time to.../ It’s a good season for..../We can...

6.Play the tape again and help check the answers.

Consolidation (10 minutes)

1.Pair work.

2.Individual work.

3.Pair work.

1.Do2a. Talk about the pictures. Ask and answer in pairs:

A:Which season do you like best, spring, summer, fall or winter?

B: I like ... best.

A:Why/Why do you like it?

B: Because...

2.Fill in the blanks by yourselves and check the answers.

3.Do 2b. Share your dialogs with the whole class.

1.Show the four pictures and let students talk about the pictures in pairs. Then choose some students to show their dialogs.

2.Play the tape and let students fill in the blanks. Choose some students to check the answers.

3.Show the pictures in 2b and give students some time to make up new conversations in pairs and then show their dialogs.

Practice

(8 minutes)

1.Individual work.

2.The whole class work.

3.Individual work and the whole class work.

1.Do3a. Read the words and find the rule of the same sound.

2.Read after the teacher first. Then follow  the tape.

3.Do 3b. Read and circle the words by yourselves. Then listen, check and repeat.

1.Show the word cards of burn, church, nurse and let students try to read them by themselves, then choose some students to read them.

2.Let students read after the teacher first;(老师可采用同样的方法教授以下单词的读音规则) Play the tape again and let students read after the tape.

3.Let students read each group of words and circle the letters with the same sound by themselves. Play the tape and let students check and repeat.

Production

(6 minutes)

Group work.

Talk in groups and fill in the table. Then report the result to the class.

1.Show the table on the screen and let students fill in the table including “Name, Favorite season, Reason” in groups. Then choose some students from each group to report the result of the table.

2.Assign the homework:

Review the words of Section A;

Make up a short passage about the seasons and the activities;

Preview the words and expressions in Section B.

Teaching reflection：

    本节课要掌握的语言点较多，学生在课堂上不可能完全掌握，因此，学生在课后做好复习，查漏补缺是非常必要的。同时要求学生养成良好的学习、复习习惯，有利于学生们更好地学习。

Topic 1   What’s the weather like in summer?

Section A

1 .—What’s the weather like in ...?/ How is the weather in ...?

  —It’s ...                                    weather   spring

2. It’s a good time to+动词原形 ...                 warm    season            

It’s a good season for+动词ing形式 ...          summer   hot           

3. —Why/Why do you like it?                     climb    winter

—Because...                                  cold     fall