1. Unit 1 Spring Is Coming! 八年级下册 Lesson 2 It’s Getting Warmer!

2. neither nor boot jasmine blossom sunshine Tai Chi swing conj.&adv. 既不；也不；（二者）都不 conj.&adv. 也不；也没 n. 靴，靴子 n. 茉莉 v. 开花 n. 花朵 n. 阳光 n. 太极 n. 秋千 v. 打秋千；摇摆 Words and expressions

3. To understand the text To use the following words correctly: neither nor objectives

4. 1. What do you know about spring? When does the weather become warmer in your hometown? 2. What’s the weather like in spring? 3. Which season is your favourite? Think about it!

5. Skimming the article and choose the correct answer. Where is this article from? A. A newspaper. B. A letter. C. A book.

6. Read the lesson and write true or false. 1. The temperature reached 15 ℃ in the morning. 2. Wang Mei is still wearing boots. 3. Wang Mei saw some winter jasmine on her way to the park. 4. Wang Mei’s class is planning a field trip to the countryside.

7. Read the lesson again and tick all the scenes mentioned. The grass grows. The weather is warm. The air is fresh. The flowers blossom. The trees begin to sprout ( 发芽 ; 抽芽 ). The days get longer. The sun rises earlier. The birds fly back from the south. √ √ √ √ √

8. Discuss the following questions: 1. What season comes before spring? 2. What is the difference between spring weather and winter weather? 3. What is the difference between people’s clothes and activities in spring and in winter?

9. 1. I need neither my heavy winter coat nor my boots now! neither...nor... 表示 “ 既不 …… 也不 ……” 。其含义是否定的，可 连接任意两个并列的成份。例如： She likes neither butter nor cheese. 她既不喜欢黄油也不喜欢奶酪。 此句中 neither...nor... 连接两个宾语。 Language Points

10. 当 neither...nor... 连接两个主语时，也应遵循 " 就近原则 " 。例如： Neither dad nor mum is at home today. 今天父母都不在家。 若将 neither...nor... 句型变为肯定句，只需把 neither...nor... 改为 both...and... 即可，同时谓语动词必须用复数形式。例如： Both dad and mum are at home today. 今天父母都在家。

11. 还可以单独使用 neither 作主语，表示 " 两者中没有一个 " 。 例如： Neither of them likes football. 他们俩都不喜欢足球。

12. neither 或 nor 还有另外一种用法，就是当表达一个人没有做某事， 另一个人也没做同一类事时，可用 neither 或 nor 进行简略回答，其 结构为： Neither / Nor+ 助动词 / 情态动词 / be 动词 + 主语。例如： He doesn’t go to school by bike, neither / nor do I. 他不是骑自行车上学，我也不是。 They didn’t go to the park yesterday. Neither / Nor did we. 昨天他们没去公园，我们也没去。

13. 2. On my way to school this morning, I saw some winter jasmine blossoming. Every morning, I see lots of people exercising in the park. see sb. doing sth. 看见某人正在干某事 We saw her chatting with her neighbors. 我们看到她在和邻居聊天。

14. Fill in the blanks according to the text. It is March 1 today. Spring has arrived in Shijiazhuang. The ___________ was 10 ℃ in the morning and 15 ℃ in the afternoon. It’s getting ________! I need ______ my heavy coat ___ my boots now! I saw some winter jasmine _________ on my way ____ school. Spring is coming. temperature warmerneither nor blossomingto

15. The days are ____________ and the sun rises earlier in the morning. Every morning, I see more and more people _________ outside. My class is planning a field trip to the countryside. I can’t ____. What do you like to do in spring? getting longer exercising wait

16. 1. Seeing their teacher ____ into the classroom, they stopped _____ at once. A. walk; tellingB. entering; to speak C. enter; to tell D. walking; talking 2. When I walked past the park, I saw some old people ____ Chinese Tai Chi. A. do B. did C. doing D. are doing Exercise

17. 3. I have two sisters, but ____ of them is a teacher. A. all B. neither C. both D. none 4. — Which do you prefer, a CD player or a walkman? — ____. I prefer a portable computer. A. BothB. Either C. None D. Neither

18. 5. — Which do you prefer, rice or noodles? — ____, thanks. I am not hungry, I only need some water. A. Neither B. Either C. Both D. All 6. — Would you like some juice or coffee? — ____. I like green tea instead. A. Either B. Neither C. Both

19. 1) It’s getting warmer! 2) Every morning, I see lots of people exercising in the park. 3) Neither…nor… Summary

20. 1. Review Lesson 2. 2. Finish exercise 3 on page 5. Homework

21. 祝同学们学习进步！