1. Lesson 42 The forty-second lesson

2. Dashing thro‘ the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh( 雪橇 ). O'er the fields we go, laughing all the way. Bells on bob-tails ring, making spirits bright, what fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight. CHORUS: Jingle bells, Jingle bells, Jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh. Jingle bells, Jingle bells, Jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh. Sing a song

3. Warming up Which season is it in the song? Winter snow make snowman What is the weather like in winter? What do you like to do in winter? { the coldest seasoncold

4. Spring Summer Autumn Winter What do you know about the four seasons: spring /summer /autumn /winter here ? Pre-read the weathergets warmerthe daysget longer everythingbegins to growtreesturn green flowerscome out the warmest seasonsometimes quiteheavily the cropsgrow very quickly harvest time the daysget shorter the nightsget longer the coldest seasonsometimessnows the landis all white

5. What do we usually do in spring /summer /autumn / winter? Different seasons different sports

6. 1 、 Who wrote the letter? Read and answer 2 、 Who was this letter to? Wang Wei. To Helen.

7. Listen and answer 1 、 Which season does Wang Wei like best ? 2 、 Does summer often rain ? Why ? Does it sometimes rain quite heavily ? 3 、 Do the crops grow quickly ? 4 、 Why do many people love this time of year ?

8. Listen and answer 1 、 Is autumn a free season ? Is it harvest time? 2 、 Do the days get longer and the nights get shorter in autumn ? 3 、 Did Wang Wei really enjoy working on the farm last month ? 4 、 Why does Wang Wei like winter ?

9. New words and useful expressions crop really snow snowman the rice harvest all the year round make snowman Sometimes (it rains) quite heavily. come out It is good for sports. ＊ What ’ s the weather like? ＊ get warmer / longer ＊ turn green ＊ There aren ’ t four seasons,are there?

10. Read the letter and fill in the form seasons weather Wang Wei likes to do The features （特征） of each season spring ___________ begins to grow. Trees_____________ Flowers____________ The days ___________ summer hot The crops__________. Sometimes it rains_______. autumn cool Work__________. It is _______ time. _________ get shorter. The nights ________. winter Sometimes it ________. The land___________. turn green come out grow quickly harvest is all white Go swimming on the farm Make snowman cold warm Everything get longer heavily The days get longer snows

11. Talk about the pictures

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16. Group work Which season do you like ? Why ?

17. Finish Exercise book Lesson 42. Homework Read Lesson 42. Revise new words and useful expressions

18. Thank you for your coming! Goodbye!