Insectarewaking–springishereagain（ForJunior3）.pptVIP

Insect are waking – spring is here again ?? (For Junior 3) 福建省泉州实验中学 谢培职 Pre-reading Do you know the 24 solar terms of Chinese calendar? What are they? While-reading 1. When is jingzhe? It’s on ____ this year. A. March 8 B. March 12 C. March 6 2. Jingzhe mean____. A. tomorrow is March 6 B. the sleeping insects are waking C. solar terms are still important today 3. Which sentence is TRUE according to the article? A. Some solar terms are about festivals. B. Some solar terms are about seasons. C. Some solar terms are about food. 4. After jingzhe, farmers know it’s time to _____. A. have a rest B. feed their cows C. plough the land D. celebrate the New Year While-reading 5. Why do Chinese farmers take insects very seriously? A. Because insects are lovely to farmers. B. Because insects can give food to farmers. C . Because insects can show farmers how the world of nature is changing. 6. Which insect begins to sing when jingzhe comes? A. Bees. B. Crickets. C. Frog. 7. We can tell from the story that jingzhe is a solar term about _____. A. the arrival of new seasons B. the weather C. the changes to the living world Useful sentences 1. Jingzhe means the insects are waking! 惊蜇意味着（各种各样的）昆虫开始苏醒。 mean: 意味着…… 常见句子: What did you mean? What does the word mean? No. 1 means you are the best. Useful sentences 2. Chinese farmers take insects very seriously. 中国的农民对于昆虫的态度非常认真。 take…seriously: 认真地对待…… 例句：You should take your study seriously. The girl takes her future seriously. Useful sentences 3. This practice became popular with ordinary people as well. 这种活动也很受普通老百姓的欢迎。 become popular with …变得很受……的欢迎 也可以说：be popular with 例句： The song became popular with the young soon.