Unit1Springiscoming!Lesson4:TheSpringCity,学习目标Keywords&phrases:nearly;plenty;anytime;longfor;allyearround;plentyof;hundredsof.Keysentences:1.Butinmyhometown,itfeelslikespringnearlyallyearround!2.There’splentyofsunshinetoo,withabout2250hoursofsunshineeveryyear.3.Becauseofthespring-likeweather,youcanfindhundredsofbeautifulflowersandtreesanytimeoftheyear.Tobeabletotalkaboutthespringinyourhometown.,Words&ExpressionsLet'sreadbuddingnearlymillimetreplentyanytimelongforallyearroundplentyofhundredsofadj.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,Warming-upLet'senioyavideo!Doyouknowwhatcityitis?,DoyouknowanyplacesofinterestinKunming?,What’stheweatherlikeinKunming?It’sneithertoohotnortoocold.,FreetalkWouldyouliketoliveinaplacewheretherearenowinters?Whatdoyouenjoymostaboutspring?Yes,I’dliketo.BecauseIdon’tlikewearingheavyclothes.Inspring,Ienjoytheflowersandwarmweather.,PresentationWhenwethinkofspring,wethinkofaseasonoffine,warmweatherandclear,freshair.Wethinkofnewlife,greenplantsandbuddingtreesallaroundus.,Everyonelongsforspring.Springisashortseasoninmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Butinmyhometown,itfeelslikespringnearlyallyearround.Theweatherhereisneithertoohotnortoocold.Theaveragewintertemperatureis15℃.Insummeritnevergetstoohot.Theaveragetemperatureis24℃.Thecitygetsabout1000millimetresofraineveryyear.There’splentyofsunshinetoo,withabout2250hoursofsunshineeveryyear.,Becauseofthespring-likeweather,youcanfindhundredsofbeautifulflowersandtreesanytimeoftheyear.Canyouguessmyhometown？Yes,it’sKunming—“theSpringCity”．,Let’sDoIt!1.Readthelessonandanswerthequestions．1What’stheaveragetemperatureinwinter/summerinKunming?Theaveragewintertemperatureis15℃andinsummertheaveragetemperatureis24℃.2Howmuchraindoesthecitygeteveryyear?About1000millimetres.,3.Howmanyhoursofsunshinedoesthecitygeteveryyear?About2250hoursofsunshine.4.WhyaretheremanyflowersallyearroundinKunming?TheremanyflowersallyearroundinKunmingbecauseofthespring-likeweather.,2.Listentopeopletalkingabouttheirhometownsandmatchthenameswiththesentences.SusanSpringbeginsinAprilandendsinJune.Thetemperatureisbetween4℃and15℃.MikeItiswarmandwet.SpringbeginsinNovember.ZhangJingTheaveragespringtemperatureis5℃.Itisverycold.TomTheweatherisneithertoohotnortoocold.Theaveragespringtemperatureis20℃.DongChaoTheycelebratetheFestivalofColourstogreetthecomingofspring.,listeningmaterialSusan:Hi,I’mSusan.Inmyhometown,thespringiswarmandwet.ItbeginsinNovember.Mike:MynameisMike.I’mfromIndia.Inmyhometown,peoplecelebratetheFestivalofColourstogreetthecomingofspring.ZhangJing:Hi,mynameisZhangJing.IcomefromYunnan.Theweatherinmyhometownisneithertoohotnortoocold.Theaveragespringtemperatureis20°C.,Tom:I’mTom.IliveinFrance.SpringbeginsinAprilandendsinJune.Thetemperatureisbetween4°Cand15°C.DongChao:I’mDongChaofromHeilongjiang.Springisverycoldinmyhometown.Theaveragetemperatureis5°C.,1．Shedidn’tgotoschool_____________herillness.2．Healways____________hisfriendwhenheisintrouble.3．They___________sunshineduringthelongrainydays.4．It’ssohottoday.It___________summer.3.Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformsofthephrasesinthebox.longforthinkoffeellikebecauseofbecauseofthinksoflongforfeelslike,4.Workinpairs.Talkaboutthespringinyourhometown.Tasktips：Youcantalkabouttheweather,thetemperatureandyourfavouriteactivities.,Languagepoints1.Whenwethinkofspring,...(教材P8)thinkof想起；想到e.g.Wehavethoughtofthreewaystosolvethemathsproblem.我们已经想到了三种解这道数学题的方法。thinkof也可意为“认为”，常用于句型:Whatdoyouthinkof...?=Howdoyoulike...?你觉得/认为……怎么样?用于询问某人对某事物的看法、观点。,2.Everyonelongsforspring.(教材P8)longfor渴望；向往；盼望。long在此是不及物动词，意为“渴望，盼望”。常用结构：longforsth.渴望某物longtodosth.渴望做某事e.g.Peoplelongforpeace.人们向往和平。Helongedtoreturnhomeagain.他渴望再次回到家中。,3.…itfeelslikespringnearlyallyearround.(教材P8)feellike感觉像；想要。其中like为介词，后常跟动词的-ing形式，相当于“wanttodosth.”或“wouldliketodosth.”。e.g.Withthesepeople,hefeelslikeafishoutofwater.与这些人在一起，他感到不自在。Ifeellikehavingadrink.Haveyougotanybeer?我想喝点东西。你有啤酒吗？,常接动名词作宾语的动词有：enjoy(喜欢)，finish(完成)，practice(练习)，consider(考虑)，mind(介意)等。,nearly/'nɪəlɪ/adv.几乎；差不多almost可用于no,none,nothing等前面，但nearly不可。not修饰nearly意为“远非；远不及”。①almost强调“差一点……就”(＝verynearly)。②nearly表示“接近”。常可与almost换用，但在具体数字前常用nearly。辨析：nearly与almost,e.g.Healmostknockedmedownbeforehesawme.他看到我之前差点把我撞倒。Almostnoone(＝Hardlyanyone)believesher.几乎没有人相信她。Hesaidalmostnothingworthlisteningto.他几乎没说什么值得听的东西。Theyarenearlyattheendoftheirjourney.他们快结束旅行了。,4.There’splentyofsunshinetoo,withabout2250hoursof...(教材P8)plentyof许多;大量。多用在肯定句中，后加不可数名词或加可数名词复数。相当于alotof/lotsofe.g.There’splentyoffurnitureintheshop.在商店里有很多家具。Thereareplentyofeggsinthefridge.在冰箱里有许多鸡蛋。,5.Becauseofthespring-likeweather,youcanfindhundredsofbeautifulflowersandtreesanytimeoftheyear.(教材P8)becauseof意为“因为”，后面接名词、代词、动名词或what引导的名词性从句等。because意为“因为”，作连词，引导原因状语从句，可用于回答why提出的问题。辨析：becauseof与becausee.g.Suedidn’tcometoschoolbecauseofherillness.=Suedidn’tcometoschoolbecauseshewasill.苏没有来上学是因为她生病了。,hundredsof数以百计的当hundred,thousand,million,billion等词前有基数词，afew,several等词修饰时，这些数词要用单数形式。类似用法：thousandsof数以千计的millionsof数以百万计的billionsof数以十亿计的,e.g.Thereareeighthundredstudentsinourschool.我们学校有800名学生。Therearehundredsofpeopleinthepark.公园里有数百人。Thisvaseisworthseveralhundreddollars.这只花瓶值几百美元。Animalsofthatkindhavebeenextinctformillionsofyears.那种动物已经灭绝数百万年了。,Exercises一、用适当的介词填空1．TherearemanypeoplelearningEnglish________theworld.2．Itfeels________raining.3．Wedidn'tgofishingbecause________theheavyrain.4．Thereisplenty________water.5．________alotofsunshine,itisbrightinthehouse.aroundlikeofofWith,二、单项选择1．Ican't________mydictionaryanywhere.A．lookforB．findC．findoutD．invent2．________nobodyknowshim.A．NearlyB．AlmostC．HardlyD．Mostly3．________Igotback,Ifoundmymothercookingforme.A．WhenB．BeforeC．SinceD．Although,HomeworkPreviewthepassageLesson5.Dotheexercisesinstudents’book.
