Seasons and weather

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Мусаева Гүлзада Әбдіжәмиқызы

Ақтөбе  қаласы  № 39  орта мектеп

 

Seasons and weather

Level: intermediate

The aims of the lesson:    

           -develop pupils’ abilities in oral speech

          -enrich   pupils’ knowledge about seasons;                                                                      

I.Teacher: Dear boys and girls! I am very glad to see you at our lesson. Today we'll speak about many interesting things: your favourite seasons, weather, people's activities., Let's start. How are you?

P-s: We are fine, thanks. And you?

Teacher: I am not well today. I think it's because of the weather. What is the weather like today?

P. 2: To my mind the weather is fine today. It is snowing hard and there is no wind.

II. Teacher: Look at these pictures:

Teacher: What season is it?

P 1: It is winter.

Teacher: What are winter months?

P. 2: Winter months are December, January and February.

Teacher: What is the weather like in winter?

P. 3: I think it is cold, frosty and windy in winter.

Teacher: Do you like winter? Why?

P. 4: I like winter because I have winter holidays and I can ski, skate and play

Teacher: And what season is it?

P. 5: It is summer.

Teacher: What are summer months?

P. 6: Summer months are June, July and August.

Teacher: Is it cool or hot in summer?

P. 7: In our place it is hot in July; and in June and August it is warm.

Teacher: Is summer your favourite season? Why?

P. 8: Of course summer is my favourite season, because I can swim, go to a picnic and fish.

III. Teacher: Let's improve our pronunciation:

The snow is thick,

The snow is white.

It must have fallen all the night.

A summer day

Has rain or sun,

But other way

I find it fun.

IV:Put the verbs into the right form. (The pupils write the sentences in their exercise-books).

a) If the weather (be) fine we (go) to a picnic.

b) If it (be) very hot they (go) to the beach.

с) If I (have) time we (play) tennis.

d) If I (finish) my work I (go) for a walk.

e) We (watch) TV if my friends (come) to me.

f) They (stay) at home if there (be) foggy.

V: Teacher : Look at the blackboard, please. (The pupils see the names of animals: a monkey, a frog, a giraffe, a cock).

Tell me what season they like and why.

For example: A polar bear likes winter because it is frosty.

P. 1: A monkey likes summer because it is warm.

P. 2: A frog likes autumn because it is rainy.

P. 3: A giraffe likes spring because it can eat green leaves.

P. 4: A cock likes summer because the sun shines brightly.

VI: Now let’s read the text ‘Seasons” and do the tasks:

There are four seasons in a year. They are winter, spring, summer and autumn.

Winter begins in December. The winter months are December, January and February. The weather is cold. frosty and windy in Winter. It often snows. Everything is white with snow. The days are short and the nights are long. Winter is time for fun. Children can ski, skate, sledge and play snowballs. We celebrate New Year on the 31st of December and Christmas on the 71" of January.

Spring begins m March. It lasts for three month: March, April find May. In early spring the weather is changeable. Sometimes it is cold and rainy, hi late spring the weather is sunny and warm. Everything begins to grow. Spring is a wonderful season. In spring there are many holidays: the 8th of March, the f of May, the 9th of May. Children like spring. They play different games: hopscotch, tag, leapfrog. They often go for walks.

Summer begins in June and lasts for three months: June, July and August. Summer is the holiest season. The weather Is warm, sunny and bright. Everybody likes summer. Many People go to the country in summer. Summer is the best season for sports m the open air. People play football, basketball, tennis, badminton, bathe and swim. Schoolchildren have their summer holidays.

Autumn begins in September and lasts for three months;

September, October and November. In early autumn the weather is sunny, warm and bright. In late autumn the weather

gets cooler. It often rains. The weather is cloudy, rainy and wet. The days become shorter and the nights longer. Autumn is a beautiful season. The leaves are red, brown, green and yellow. It is a “tasty” season. There are a lot of fruit and vegetables. Autumn is a season when a school year begins.

 Put the sentences in the right order:

1. Spring is a wonderful season.

2. Winter begins in December.

3. The weather is warm, sunny and bright in summer.

4. Sometimes it is cold and rainy in spring.

5. Autumn is a beautiful season.

6. Everybody likes summer.

7. The leaves are red, brown and yellow.

8. Children can ski, skate, sledge and play snowballs.

Say true or false:

1. Winter begins in January in Russia.

2. It often snows in winter.

3. The days are long and the night are short in winter.

4. Christmas is on the 25th of December in Russia.

5. Everything begins to grow in autumn.

6. Summer is the coldest season.

7. Summer is the best season for sports in the open air.

8. In early spring the weather is changeable.

9. There are no vegetables and fruit in autumn.

10. A school year begins in autumn

VI. Read these small texts and put the numbers:

№1 The weather is cold. Usually it snows. The days are short and the nights are long. You can see snow everywhere. The rivers and lakes freeze and we can go skating and skiing.

Children play snowballs in the yard.

№2 It is a very nice season. The weather is fine, it is warm. There are many green trees in the streets, in the parks and in the yards. Sometimes it rains, but as usual the sun shines brightly. The birds return from the hot countries and make their nests.

We all like this season.

№3 It is hot or warm. Sometimes it is hot. The days are long and the nights are short. There are many green trees and nice flowers in the parks and in the squares in summer. The pupils don't go to school, they have got their summer holidays.

№4 It is cool. The weather is changeable. It often rains. The days become shorter and the nights become longer. The birds prepare to fly to the South. One can see yellow, red, brown leaves everywhere. It is time for gathering harvest.

Seasons	Spring	Summer	Autumn	Winter
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VIII. Home task: to write composition about the season

 

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