,Unit 8 The Seasons and the Weather,Section D,Topic 1 How is the weather in winter?,-Whats the weather like in spring? -Its warm.,What can we do in spring?,We can fly kites.,-Whats the weather like in summer? -Its hot.,We can go swimming.,-How is the weather in fall? -Its cool. Its a good time to climb hills.,Fall,Winter,-How is the weather in winter? -Its cold. We can make snowmen.,Pair Work,A:Which season do you like best? B:I like winter best. A:Why? B:Because I can make snowmen.,Spring return in March get warm come back to life a wonderful season fly kites .,Describe the four seasons in China.,Summerbegin in Junehotrain heavilygo swimming.,Fallcome after summerharvest seasoncoolleaves fall,Winter last from December to February cold wear warm clothes wind blows strongly ice or snow,Functions,Whats,for,How,to,Which,Whats,and,better,Grammar,Do some exercises,Look at the _! Its _ today. (sun) There are a lot of _ in the sky. Its _ today. (cloud) It rained_ last night. The desk is too _ for me . (heavy) The wind is _ and it blows _ in winter. (strong),sun,sunny,clouds,cloudy,heavily,heavy,strong,strongly,a.sunglasses b.warm clothes c.shorts d.hat e.an umbrella f.T-shirts g.shoes,wear,Choose words which can go together with the one in the middle.,a,b,c,d,f,g,saw,meet,begin,ate,learned,went,take,flew,Complete the form to review the past forms of verbs.,Complete the letter with the proper forms of the given verbs.,Dear Mom,I am happy here. My classmates are all kind to me. The weather in summer is usually nice. But sometimes it_(change) a lot.Last Saturday, it was fine and bright in the morning. My friends and I_(go) to Beihai Park by bus.We got there early.We took a walk in the park and_(see ) some old people performing Beijing Opera.Then we _(fly) kites and _(climb) hills. At about 12 oclock, It was hot. We _(eat)some food and_(have) a short rest there. After lunch, we_(take) some pictures. But later on, it_(turn) windy and cloudy. So we went home right away. It_(begin) to rain when we got back home. We enjoyed ourselves.I hope all is well with you. Yours, Michael,changes,went,saw,climbed,flew,ate,had,took,turned,began,fine and bright,hot,windy and cloudy,took a walk, saw some old people performing Beijing opera, flew kites and climbed hills,ate some food and had a rest,took some pictures,Michaels trip,Read the letter again and complete the table.,Please write a short passage about your traveling experiences in English.,Written work,1.Review Present Simple and Past Simple. 2.Review the Word Formation. 3.Talk about the traveling experiences. 4.Useful phrases or sentences:change a lot, see sb. doing sth. right away=right now=at once,enjoy oneself=have a good time, at noon I hope all is well with you.,Summary,Read 2a, and then recite it.2. Finish Section D in your workbook.,Homework,Thank you,