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3、ionsGrammarUnit 1(P116)Spring Is Coming!Talking about the Weather and SpringWord BuildingTalking about Outdoor ActivitiesUnit 2(P1732)Plant a Plant!Talking about Plants and GardeningWord BuildingUnit 3(P3348)Animals Are Our FriendsTalking about AnimalsIndefinite Pronouns(some,any)Unit 4(P4964)The In
4、ternetConnects UsTalking about the InternetAdverbial Clause with“if”Unit 5(P6580)Buying and SellingRaising MoneyObject ClauseTalking about BusinessUnit 6(P8196)Be a Champion!Talking about the Olympics and RecordsComparative and Superlative Adjectives and AdverbsObject ClauseUnit 7(P97112)Know Our Wo
5、rldTalking about Contrast and ComparisonPresent Perfect TensePassive VoiceUnit 8(P113128)Save Our WorldTalking about Cause,Effect and PurposeUsing“it”Pronunciation(P129130)Vocabulary(P131143)Structures and Expressions(P144147)Irregular Verbs(P148149)Grammar(P150155)Contents 1Lessons 1 6Spring Is Com
6、ing!Functions Talking about the Weather and Spring Talking about Outdoor ActivitiesGrammar Word BuildingStructures It will reach 10C during the day.My class is also planning a field trip to the countryside.Everyone longs for spring.The temperature drops below zero on those snowy days.UNIT1We Will Le
7、arn 2Lesson 1:Hows the Weather?How is the weather in your hometown in spring?Have you ever heard a weather report?What expressions do they often use?THINK ABOUT ITDanny:Good morning,everyone.Im Danny Dinosaur on the radio.Whats the weather like today?Heres the weather report.Today is Friday,February
8、 28.It will be snowy and hot.Jenny:(She laughs.)Danny!When it snows,its not hot.Its cold.Danny:OK,its not hot.Its not snowing,but it is cloudy.Jenny:Whats the temperature?Danny:Lets see.It will reach 10C during the day.Brian:Its quite warm today.Spring is coming.Is it going to rain,Danny?Danny:Yes!T
9、here will be a shower this afternoon.Maybe there will be a thunderstorm.I hope not!Im scared of thunder!Jenny:Wow!What strange weather!Now talk about the sunrise and the sunset.Danny:This morning,the sun rose.This evening,the sun will set.Jenny:No,no!Tell us the exact time!Danny:The sun rose at 7:25
10、 this morning and it will set at 6:09 this evening.Dig InHere are some weather icons:sunny rainy cloudy windy lightning thunderstorm foggy snowy thunder showerDo you know more?3Lets Do It!Listen to the passage and fill in the table.2DateWeatherTemperatureTimeDay time_Sunrise _Night_Sunset _Danny is
11、writing a weather report.Help him complete it.1Hello everyone.Heres my weather report.Today is Friday,_ 28.It is _.The _ will reach 10C during the day.Its quite warm today.There will be a _ this afternoon.Maybe there will be a _.Today,the sun rose at 7:25 a.m.,and it will set at 6:09 p.m.Make new wo
12、rds by combining the words below.Complete the sentences with the compound words.31.Can you hear the thunder?Maybe there will be a _.2.The days are getting longer.The _ today is two minutes earlier than yesterday.3.A:Will Peter come to the party on Saturday?B:I think so._ he will come with Jim.4.Lin
13、Taos dream is to be a _ player.He wants to be like Yao Ming.Work in pairs.Talk about the weather in your hometown.Then write a short weather report and share it with the class.4Example:Its time for the weather report.Today is The temperature is The weather will be If you go out,please remember to To
14、day,the sun,and it will Thank you.maysunthunderbasketriseballbestorm_ 4Lesson 2:Its Getting Warmer!What do you know about spring?Which season is your favourite?THINK ABOUT ITDear Jenny,Today is March 1.Spring has arrived in Shijiazhuang.The temperature was 10C this morning.This afternoon,it reached
15、15C.It was quite warm and the air was fresh.I need neither my heavy winter coat nor my boots now!On my way to school this morning,I saw some winter jasmine blossoming.Here,people believe the blossom of this flower always tells the coming of spring,so we call winter jasmine“the welcoming-spring flowe
16、r”.The days are getting longer and the sun rises earlier in the morning.The warm sunshine feels good after the cold winter days.Every morning,I see lots of people exercising in the park.Some practice Tai Chi.Others sing and dance.Children run around or play on the swings.We will have a school basketball game next week.My class is also planning a field trip to the countryside.We will plant trees,enjoy the beautiful flowers and play games.Wow!I cant wait.Whats the weather like in Canada?What do yo
