Introduction (6 minutes)

1.The whole class work.

2.Individual work.

3.Pair work.

1.Focus their attention on   the teacher and sing the song together.

2.Answer the questions：

T:What’s the weather like today?

S1: It is...

T:How many seasons are there in a year?

S2:There are four seasons.

T:Which season do you like best?

S3:I like ...best.

T:Why do you like the season?

S3:Because I can ..../ It is the   best season to ...

3.Share your dialogs to   the whole class:

A:What’s the temperature in ...? B:The   lowest temperature is ... The highest temperature is ...

1.Greet with students. Play   the tape and let students sing the song—The Four Seasons together.

2.Ask some students some   questions to revise the expressions of talking about the weather.

3.Show a table of some cities, including   the  lowest temperature and the highest temperature,  to students   on the screen and let students make up a new conversation.

Presentation

(15   minutes)

1.Individual work.

2.Individual work.

3.Individual work.

4.Individual work.

5.Individual work.

6.Individual work.

1.Do 1a. Read the passage and try to guess the meaning of the words in 1a.

2.Ask the questions in 1a: If you plan to travel... In most areas of ...是什么意思？Then listen to the   teacher carefully.

3.Look at the screen and   remember the key points by yourselves.

4.Do 1b. Read and   complete  the table by yourselves.

5.Check the answers in   class. Read the passage again and retell the passage in 1a.

6.Summarize the changing rules of   adverbs from adjectives.

1.Show the words in 1a. Let students read the passage and try to guess the meaning of new words first.

2.Let students point out   the questions in 1a and give answers to the questions.

3.Show the key sentences on the screen   and let students try to remember them. e.g. If you plan to... You need to   take ... Please remember to ...

4.Let students read the passage   again, then show the table in 1b on the screen.

5.Choose some students to check the   answers in the table and let students read the passage in 1a again by themselves.

6.Point out the words: bright—brightly,

sudden—suddenly on the screen and   let students tell the changing rules.

Consolidation   (10 minutes)

1.Pair work.

2.Pair work.

3.Individual work.

1.Do 1c. Work in pairs. Talk about the place and the weather in pairs.

2.Do 2b. Look at the pictures and   talk about the pictures in pairs.

3.Do 2a. Try to fill in the blanks and check the answers.

Read after the tape and pay   attention to the words. Learn the phrase：come back to life.

1.Let students talk about the place   you are going to visit and the weather there, then ask him or her to give you   some suggestions.

2.Show the pictures in 2b and ask students   to talk about the pictures in pairs and tell their ideas about each picture.

3.Let students try to fill in the   blanks in 2a by themselves. Play the tape and check the answers in 2a.

Play the tape again and let   students read after the tape. and point out the adverbs in the passage: heavy—heavily, strong—strongly.

Practice

(8 minutes)

1.Individual work.

2.The whole class work.

1.Do 3a. Read the words by yourselves. Then read after the tape.

2.Do 3b. Review the changing rules   and read the words together; Then read after the tape together.

1.Let students read the words    and pay attention to the word stress in 3a by themselves first, and then choose some students to try to read the words in class. Play the tape and let students read after the tape aloud.

2.Let students say the changing   rules of the past forms of the words first and show the words in 3b on the   screen. Then, let students read them together.(老师可以把变化规则呈现在屏幕上) Finally, play the tape   and let students read after the tape.

Production

(6 minutes)

1.Group work.

1.Write the passage in groups. Then   check the passage in groups and correct them according to the advice. Some   students retell the passage to the class.

1.Set an example of one season and   describe different weather in different seasons. Talk about suitable   activities and suitable clothes. Ask students work in groups and help correct   the mistakes. Write a passage about the city weather in groups.

2.Assign the homework:

Review the key words and the   expressions;

Try to recite the passage in 2a;

Preview the words and exercise in   Section D.

Teaching reflection:

    本节课通过阅读内容，让学生掌握文段大意，从中抽取有用的信息填写表格，复述表格，最终学习并掌握阅读内容。但本节课的另一个重点是构词法：由形容词变成副词，在授课过程中，学生对此部分掌握得不太好，还需在课后通过练习弥补课堂上的不足。