主题分析
本单元写作情境属于“人与自然”主题范畴中“自然生态”这一主题群，涉及子主题“季节的特征与变化，季节与生活”。常见的写作任务是介绍最喜爱的季节，描写季节的气候特征、自然景色、人们的活动以及自己的感想。体裁多为说明文。
素材积累
常用短语
1. warm and windy 温暖多风
2. go swimming 去游泳
3. eat ice cream 吃冰激凌
4. turn brown 变成棕色
5. be busy doing sth 忙于做某事
6. harvest crops 收割庄稼
7. below zero 零度以下
8. make snowmen 堆雪人
9. have snowball fights 打雪仗
10. throw snowballs at each other 互相扔雪球
开头句
1. Of all the seasons, I like summer best.
在所有的季节中，我最喜欢夏天。
2. There are four seasons in a year. They are spring, summer, autumn and winter.
一年有四个季节。它们是春天、夏天、秋天和冬天。
中间句
1. When spring comes, the weather gets warm and everything begins to grow.
当春天来临，天气转暖，万物开始生长。
2. The flowers begin to come out and the trees begin to turn green.
花儿开始绽放，树木开始变绿。
3. You can see bees and butterflies flying around the flowers.
你可以看到蜜蜂和蝴蝶在花丛中飞舞。
4. The temperature is usually high and sometimes it rains heavily.
气温通常较高，有时下大雨。
5. Autumn is a great season for kids to play outside. 秋天是孩子们外出玩耍的好季节。
6. I like winter best because I can have snowball fights and make snowmen.
我最喜欢冬天，因为我可以打雪仗和堆雪人。
结尾句
1. Summer is really great! 夏天真的很棒！
2. I like autumn. What about you?
我喜欢秋天。你呢？
3. A whole year's plan starts with spring. Let's take action in spring!
一年之计在于春。让我们在春天行动起来！
思路妙解
[典型例题]
请你以“My Favourite Season”为题，写一篇英语短文，介绍一下你最喜欢的季节。
要求：
1. 书写工整、规范，意思连贯，符合逻辑；
2. 80词左右。
My Favourite Season

[思路点拨]

高分模板
开头：概述最喜爱的季节
主体：介绍该季节的气候、景色、人们的活动
结尾：表达喜爱之情
My Favourite Season
①My favourite season is summer. Some people think the weather in summer is too hot, but I enjoy the summer in my hometown.
The temperature is usually high and sometimes it rains heavily. You can see bright flowers and green trees everywhere. The sea is blue and it looks beautiful at sunset.
I love swimming in the sea. It is really relaxing. My friends and I also like ②lying in the sun and eating ice cream on the beach. I love diving deep into the sea ③because I can see colourful fish there.
Summer is exciting and I can have many fun activities. I love summer!
名师点评
①开篇点题，表明自己最喜欢的季节；前面先列出一些人对夏天的看法，再用but连接的转折句表明自己的观点，使文章更加出彩。
②并列短语的使用丰富了文章内容。
③使用了because引导的原因状语从句，增加了文章的可读性。