Unit 7 Seasons
Task
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. write an outline about our favourite season;
2. write an article about our favourite season.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: deep, frozen, land, exciting, throw, scream, snowman (snowmen), ice,
everywhere, be covered in deep white snow, have snowball fights, throw snowballs, at each other, make snowmen, use carrots for their noses, ice lanterns
2. New structure: Moreover, I enjoy …
It’s exciting to …
We throw snowballs at each other, screaming and laughing.
It’s often sunny/windy/rainy …
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Develop the students’ writing ability.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
Watch a video about the four seasons
T: Today we’ll learn Unit 7 Task. First watch a video, please.
【设计意图】观看视频，激活旧知，提高兴趣，导入新课。
Step 2 Presentation
1. Brainstorm
T: Boys and girls, just now you enjoyed a video, do you like it? Yes, very beautiful. So you know something about seasons. Can you tell me the names of the season, the weather, sights, activities and festivals during the seasons. (Show three pictures of spring, summer and autumn)
T: (Show a picture of winter) Look at this picture. It’s cold in winter. The temperature is usually below zero and the rivers are frozen. It’s often snowy. We can see deep white snow. The land is quiet and beautiful. We have Ice Festival each year. There are beautiful ice lanterns everywhere. What can we do in winter? We can make snowmen and throw snowballs at each other, screaming and laughing. We can also go skiing. It’s very exciting. What festival or holiday can we have? Yes, we have Spring Festival, Christmas and winter holiday. It’s really great.
2. Listen and answer
T: Now listen to the tape and answer the five questions.
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Which season does the writer like best?
What’s the weather like?
What does Harbin look like at that time?
What do people like doing in this season?
What festivals or holidays are there during this season?
3. Complete the article with proper words
T: Simon is reading an article about the winter in Harbin. Please help him complete it.
4. Read and find out about the structure
T: Read the whole article carefully. In this article, how many paragraphs are there? What’s each about? Yes. It has three parts. The first part is Para. 1. It tells us the writer’s opinion. The second part is Para. 2 and Para. 3. It tells us the reasons. Para. 2 is about the weather and sights. Para. 3 is about the activities and festivals. The third part is Para. 4. It tells the readers the writer’s the feeling. Let’s try to finish this mind map with the key phrases.
5. Retell
T: Let’s retell the article about the winter in Harbin according to this mind map.
6. Analyze the article
(1) Coherence of paragraph
T: So far, we have known the structure of the article. Now analyze the coherence of paragraph the writer uses. Find out how the writer organizes the ideas.
(2) Proper conjunctions and adverbs
a. Find the conjunctions and adverbs in the article
T: Let’s see how the writer uses proper conjunctions and adverbs. Circle them. Complete the short passage.
b. Practice: fill in the blanks
(3) Variety of sentences
T: Good! Now find some good sentences. Can we express them in different ways? Let’s see variety of sentences.
The first example:
It is exciting to have snowball fights.
We are excited to have snowball fights.
We find it exciting to have snowball fights.
We find that it is exciting to have snowball fights.
What an excitement it is when we are having snowball fights.
The second example:
We throw snowballs at each other, screaming and laughing.
In spring, we fly kites, running and laughing (run and laugh).
In summer, we kick the football on the grass, running and shouting. (夏天我们在草地上奔跑叫喊着在踢球。)
In autumn, we/ farmers work to harvest crops, sweating and laughing.
【设计意图】通过头脑风暴游戏结合图片，复习春夏秋的词汇和短语，为后续的输出做准备。用图片呈现冬天，学习生词。
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通过构建思维导图，帮助学生理清文章结构并搭建写作框架。通过复述，再次进行语言输入。通过小组合作讨论扬州的四季，学生口头训练My favourite season, 为输出做准备。设计段落内衔接和语言的多样化表达，指导写作微技能，训练学生谋篇布局及遣词造句能力。
7. Free talk
T: Next, in groups of four, talk about seasons in Yangzhou. There are some useful expressions for you.
Step 3 Writing
1. Write an outline
T: It’s time to write your favourite season now. Before writing, we should know how to write a good article, pay attention to the tips. First of all, discuss in pairs about the outline and write it down. I’ll choose some students to show the outline.
T: Do you think it’s a good outline? Yes. Can we write an article according to the outline?
2. Write a draft
T: Next, write a draft about your favourite season. The writing structure and useful expressions will help you. If you have time, decorate it as a poster. (Play the background music)
3. Edit the writing
(1) Peer Editing
T: Have you finished it? Check it on your own and mark it. Then exchange it with your partner and check in pairs. Underline the beautiful sentences and words. Correct the mistakes in red pen. Mark your writing. Here is the assessment table.
(2) Class Editing
T: Now I will show three students’ compositions. Who would like to share your writing with us? Put up your hands. Good, let’s have a look. How many marks can we give Student A?
【设计意图】介绍写作步骤，让学生对写作做到心中有数。小组讨论、自主完成写作提纲，展示环节让学生了解其优缺点，为写完整的文章做好过渡。通过搭建的写作支架和引领学生写作的词句表达，学生自主完成写作任务，完成整体输出。最后通过自评、同伴互评和班级点评，对学生的作文做出评价，让学生在多层评价过程中不断修正和提高对作文的认识。调动学生的积极性，增加学生的学习兴趣。
Step 4 Summary
1. Enjoy the posters
T: So far, we have a better understanding about how to write an article about your favourite season. Let’s review what we have learnt about it.
2. Conclusion
T: Each season has its own beauty. Enjoy beautiful seasons. Enjoy your life.
【设计意图】通过总结，巩固已学知识，讨论四季，进行情感升华。
V. Homework
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1. Revise your writing.
2.Improve your poster.
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