Unit 4  Seasons

Teaching aims

Emotional aims:

1. To enjoy and love the nature.

2.To love Mountain Tai and our hometown.

Ability aims:

1. To talk about seasons.

2. To summarize the knowledge point.

Knowledge aims:

1. To review the four seasons, weather, clothes and activities.

2. To review the sentences patterns:

--What season is it?

--It’s … It’s … in ….

--What season do you like?

--I like…

Teaching procedures

I：Leading-in

Lead in the topic according to free talk.

[Purpose: Lead in the topic---In order to build a  better Tai’an city ,we need some guides. So there are some tasks for the students.]

II: Consolidation

Task 1: Know the seasons of Mountain Tai.

1.Watch the pictures of four seasons in Mountain Tai.

2.Then listen and repeat the main sentences.

3.Watch, listen, guess, read and say the four seasons.

[Purpose: Using the sentences “What season is it?  It’s…”,let the students know the four season of Mountain Tai.]

Talk about the seasons of Mountain Tai.

1. One group makes a model.

2. The students practice in group.

3. Show time.

[Purpose : Using the sentences “What season do you like? I like… I don’t like…”,let the students express the emotion of loving to Mountain Tai.  ]

Enjoy the seasons of Mountain Tai.

1. The students watch the pictures.

2. Then discuss the weathers, clothes and activities of four seaons.

3. Finish the mind-map.

[Purpose : Using the sentences “We wear…? I often …”,let the students know  Everyseasonbringsitsjoy. We wear different clothes and do different things in four seasons. ]

III: Comprehension

Task 2: Tourist commentary

1. The teacher show the tourist commentary.

2. The students practice by themselves.

3. Show time.

[Purpose: In order to be a good guide, let the students using what they have learned write the tourist commentary.]

IV: Extension

Task 3: Let’s try

1. One group makes a model.

2. The students practice in group.

3. Show time.

[Purpose: Let the students comminute with what they have learned. ]

V: Exercise

Task 4: Test for guide

Firstly, the students do the exercises .Then the teacher checks the answers for them. At last watch and summarize .

1. Listen and write.

2. Let’s choose.

3. Make sentences.

4. Watch and judge.

[Purpose: Teach the students the methods of  doing the tests.]

VI: Summary and homework

1. Summarize

2. Homework

⑴ Listen and imitate the text.

⑵ Draw your season mind-map.

⑶ Talk about your favorite season