1、八年级英语（JJ下）教学课件,Unit 1,Lesson 4: The Spring City,Key words & phrases: budding, nearly, millimetre, plenty, anytime, long for, all year round, plenty of, hundrends of Key sentences: 1. When we think of spring, we think of a season of fine, warm weather and clear, fresh air. 2. Everyone longs for sprin
2、g.,Learning Targets,3. But in my hometown, it feels like spring nearly all year round. 4. Theres plenty of sunshine too, with about 2250 hours of sunshine every year. 5. Because of the spring-like weather, you can findhundreds of beautiful flowers and trees anytime of the year.,1. Would you like to
3、live in a place where there are no winters? Why or why not?,2. Have you been to Kunming? What do you think of this city?,Lets talk,Lead in,Which season do you like? Why?,spring,summer,autumn,winter,They are all beautiful, arent they? Which city is called “the Spring City” in China? Do you know?,Kunm
4、ing,budding nearly millimetre plenty anytime long for all year round plenty of hundreds of,adj. 正发芽的 adv. 几乎；差不多；将近 n. 毫米；千分之一米 n. 丰富；大量 adv. 在任何时候；随便什么时候 渴望；向往；盼望 一年到头；终年 许多；大量 数百的,Words and expressions,budding adj. 发芽的 例：When we see the budding trees, we will think of hope.当我们看到树木萌芽，我们会想到希望。 nearl
5、y (=almost) adv. 几乎，差不多 例：It nearly rains all the summer.整个夏天几乎都在下雨。 millimetre n. 毫米 例：My new ruler is 200 millimetres long.我的新尺子是200毫米长。,plenty n.大量的（=a lot of =lots of） 可以修饰可数名词也可修饰不可数名词。 anytime adv. 任何时候，随便什么时候 例：Anytime you need my help, you can call me. 无论何时你需要我的帮助，你都可以打电话给我。,Would you like t
6、o live in a place wherethere are no winters?What do you enjoy most about spring?,THINK ABOUT IT,When we think of spring, we think of a season of fine, warm weather and clear, fresh air. We think of new life, green plants and budding trees all around us.,Listen and read.,Everyone longs for spring. Sp
7、ring is a short season in many places around the world. But in my hometown, it feels like spring nearly all year round.,Presentation,The weather here is neither too hot nor too cold. The average winter temperature is 15 . In summer it never gets too hot. The average temperature is 24 . The city gets
8、 about 1 000 millimetres of rain every year. Theres plenty of sunshine too, with about 2 250 hours of sunshine every year. Because of the spring-like weather,you can find hundreds of beautiful flowers and trees anytime of the year.Can you guess my hometown? Yes, its Kunming “the Spring City”.,1. Wha
9、ts the average temperature in winter/summerin Kunming?The average winter temperature is 15 and in summer the average temperature is 24. 2. How much rain does the city get every year?About 1 000 millimetres.,Read the lesson and answer the questions.,Lets Do It!,1,3. How many hours of sunshine does th
10、e city get every year?2 250 hours of sunshine. 4. Why are there many flowers all year round in Kunming?There many flowers all year round in Kunming because ofthe spring-like weather.,Listen to people talking about their hometowns and match the names with the sentences.,Susan,Mike,It is warm and wet.
11、 Spring begins in November.,They celebrate the Festival of Colours to greet the coming of spring.,2,Zhang Jing,Tom,Dong Chao,Spring begins in April and ends in June. The temperature is between 4 and 15 .,The average spring temperature is 5 . It is very cold.,The weather is neither too hot nor too co
12、ld. The average spring temperature is 20 .,Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the phrases in the box.,long for think of feel like because of,1. She didnt go to school _ her illness.,because of,3,2. He always _ his friend when he is in trouble.3. They _ sunshine during the long rainy days.4
13、. Its so hot today. It _ summer.,thinks of,longed for,feels like,Work in pairs. Talk about the spring in your hometown.Task tips: You can talk about theweather, the temperature and yourfavourite activities.,3,Where is your hometown?,My hometown is in Chengdu, Sichuan province.,Wow, its a nice place.
14、 Hows the weather there? It must be very beautiful in spring.,Yes, the spring in Chengdu is beautiful, and the weather there is quite comfortable.,Whats your favourite activities in spring?,I like flying kites in spring.,1. When we think of spring, we think of a season of fine, warm weather and clea
15、r, fresh air.当我们一想到春天的时候，我们会想到一个有着 晴朗、温暖的天气和清新的空气的季节。think of sth./sb.（1）想到；想起。例：When I said that I wasnt thinking of you.我说那话时，并没有想到你。,Language points,（2） 想出，构思出例：Have you thought of a name for the baby yet?你想好给孩子起什么名字没有？ （3） 记得，想起例：I cant think of his name at the moment.我一时想不起他的名字。,2. Everyone lon
16、gs for spring. 每个人都渴望春天。long v. 渴望 long for sb/sth. 渴望 long (for sb) to do sth. 渴望做(尤指对看似不会很快发生的 事)例：Lucy had always longed for a brother.露西一直渴望有个弟弟。Im longing to see you again.我渴望再次见到你。,3. Theres plenty of sunshine too, with about 2250hours of sunshine every year.这里阳光充足，每年大约有2250小时的日照时间。plenty of 大
17、量，充足，众多例：They always gave us plenty to eat.他们总是给我们好多东西吃。I have seen a lot of / lots of / plenty of / a greatnumber of English films. 我已经看了多部英文电影。,4. Because of the spring-like weather, you can findhundreds of beautiful flowers and trees anytime of the year. 因为春天般的天气，你可以在一年中的任何时候找到数百种美丽的花草树木。because
18、of 因为例：They are here because of us.他们是因为我们来这里的。He walked slowly because of his bad leg.他因为腿不方便而行走缓慢。,汉译英。,1. 我今天已经做了很多工作。I have done plenty of work today. 2. 我们渴望父母关心我们。We long for parents to care about us. 3. 一年到头把花园拾掇得干净整洁是很辛苦的。 Keeping the garden tidy all year round can be hard work.,Exercises,4.
19、 数百人正处于危险中。Hundreds of people are at risk. 5. 这瓶子差不多空了。The bottles nearly empty. 6. 今天很凉快。感觉像是秋天。Its so cool today. It feels like autumn. 7. 我在这场事故中险些丧命。I was nearly killed in the accident.,Summary,1. Learnt some new words and expressions. 2. Knew how the weather is in Kunming. 3. learnt to talk about the spring in yourhometown.,Homework,1. Review the words and expressions inLesson 4. 2. Preview the words in Lesson 5. 3. Read the dialogue in Lesson 5 andunderline the useful phrases.,
