Unit 7 Days and Months
ss: there are four seasons in a year.
step iv an activity
what season?
use this game to remember seasons. put clothing in the front of the classroom that is appropriate for different seasons. when you call out a season, volunteers race for the appropriate clothing to pick out. for example:
winter—winter scarf, gloves, winter hat
spring—umbrella, rain boots, rain jacket
summer—shorts, t-shirt, sun glasses
autumn—sweater, jacket, pants
if you can’t get clothes for this game, you can play it with pictures of clothes. divide the class into small groups. when you call out a season, the students race to take the cards for the appropriate clothing.
step v discussion
(1) when is spring / summer / autumn / winter?
(2) how is the weather in spring / summer / autumn / winter? (write the sentence on the bb and explain it to the class. tell them you can say it in another way: what’s the weather like?)
discuss the qs with ss or ss discuss them in groups according to their experience and feelings to get the final result:
(1) spring (march, april and may); summer (june, july and august ); autumn (september, october and november); winter (december, january and february).
(2) it is warm and windy in spring. (if ss can’t say the weather in english, chinese is ok.)
it is hot and sunny / rainy in summer.
it is cool and cloudy in autumn.
it is cold and snowy in winter.
write the words about weather that ss talk of on the bb. have ss repeat and try to remember them.
step vi listening
let ss listen to a short passage about weather twice. then answer some qs in oral:
how is the weather in spring / summer / autumn / winter? (it is warm and windy / hot and sunny / cool and cloudy / cold and snowy.)
what weather does danny like? (he likes rainy days.)
step vii presentation
ask and answer with ss, then ss can do it in pairs.
t: what weather / season do you like? / which month do you like?
s: i like rainy days / summer / august.
t: why?
s: because ……
step viii homework
exercises:
i. complete the following sentences.
1. it’s raining now. today is _____.
2. it’s snowing now. today is _____.
3. the first month of the year is ______.
4. ______ is the fifth month.
5. a: how is the weather in january?
b: it’s _____ and _____.
6. a: how is the weather in april?
b: it’s _____ and _____.
ii. change the following sentences.
7. i feel very cold. (對劃線部分提問)
______ ______ you ______ ?
8. it’s very cold today. (對劃線部分提問)
______ is the ______ today?