八年级英语下册 Unit 1 Spring Is Coming Lesson 6 Stories about Spring 冀教版.pptVIP

* Unit 1 Spring is Coming Lesson 6 Stories about Spring ? What clothes do you wear in spring? ? What interesting things do you see in spring? low below zero until groundhog bush adj. 低的；浅的 prep. adv. 低于；在……下面 num. 零 conj. 直到……为止 n. 土拨鼠 n. 灌木 Words and expressions objectives To understand the article To use the words correctly: low, as…as, below zero, not…until… Dear Wang Mei It isn’t snowing today, but there is still snow on the grass. In Edmonton, the weather in March can be cold and snowy or warm and sunny. It’s a little wild. The temperature can be as low as -15℃, but it can also reach 15 ℃. Still, sometimes it snows in April and May! The temperature drops below zero on those snowy days. We probably won’t see any flowers until May or June! Listen and read. After school today, we played outside. We played “snow” soccer. We had to wear our jackets and boots, but it was fun. Danny fell into the snow. Maybe next month we will play in our shorts and T-shirts! I like the Chinese name for winter jasmine. It’s interesting. Here, we have Groundhog Day on February 2 for the coming of spring. In spring, many families drive to the countryside on weekends. A popular place to go is sugar bush, its so much fun to make syrup. I love spring because of all the fun activities. Also, summer follows it! Talk to you soon. Jenny Have you seen a groundhog? Culture Tip Groundhog Day is on February 2. On that day, a small animal called a groundhog comes out of a hole in the ground. If it sees its shadow, then spring won’t come for another 6 weeks. But if the groundhog does not see its shadow, then spring is very close. How does a groundhog know? It doesn’t. It’s just a very old tradition in North America. Language points 1. The temperature can be as low as -15℃. as...as意为“和……一样”，表示同级的比较。使用时要注意第一个as为副词，第二个as为连词。其基本结构为：as+ adj./ adv. +as。例如： (1) This film is as interesting as that one. 这部电影和那部电影一样有趣。 (2) Your pen writes as smoothly as mi