课程内容

   《It might snow.》

 
sun               storm
weather:sunny     weather:stormy
cloud             wind
weather:cloudy    weather:windy
rain                     snow
weather:rainy/raining    weather:snowy/snowing

℃？

It is unit for temperature(温度）.
“℃”refers to degree,and centigrade.
              度          摄氏温度

描述天气的形容词：
cool-warm  cold-hot
多云的：cludy  多雨的：rainy
下雪的：snowy  有风的：windy
晴朗的：sunny  寒冷的：freezing
Expressions on talking about the weather
1.What is the weather like today?
2.How is the weather in...?
It may be snowy/rainy/windy/sunny/cloudy...
It might be snowy/rainy/windy/sunny/cloudy...
It's snowy/rainy/windy/sunny/cloudy...
3.What will the weather be like?
It will probably be hot/cool/warm/cold/dry/wet...
4.What is the temperature today?
The temperature of today is...
表示温度：

>0℃,如5℃ Plus five degrees  centigrade.

<0℃，如-5℃ Minus five degrees centigrade.

    weather forecast
You might go out to visit...
You might stay at home and...
You might do sports...
It's freezing(too cold).You might put on warm clothes...
It's hot.You might...
You might take an umbrella...

Fill in the blanks according to the pictures.
It's rainy.  It's foggy.
It's a beavy shower.

It's snowy.  It's cloudy.

It's sunny.It's windy.
 How's the weather in...?
 What's the temperature?

stormy      windy     cloudy

5˜8℃           -7˜14℃      -7˜1℃  
Ask and answer about the weather.
1.---How's the weather in Hong Kong?
  ---It's sunny.
2.---What's the weather like in Canada?
  ---It's snowing there.It's triibly cold.
Match the words with the symbols in the table.
 

Listen to the conversation and write down the places
Betty,Tony,Lingling and Daming have mentioned.
        England
        America
        Australia
        Hainan
Listen again and complete the table with the
weather forecast in winter.

Read and answer the following questions.
1.Where is Betty going?
  She is going to the park to skate.
2.What's the weather like now?
  It's really cold.
3.What's the temperature in China in winter?
  It's between minus eight and minus two degrees.
4.What's the weather like in England in December?
  It's snowy.
5.What's the weather like in America in winter?
  It's snowy and cold.
6.Where is the best place in winter?Why?
  Australia.It's sunny and hot in winter.
Read again and check(√)the true sentences.
1.Tony and Daming are going skate.(√)
2.Winter is colder in Beijing than in England.(√)
3.It sometimes snows in winter in England.(√)
4.It is not hot in the US in summer.
5.It's usually snows in New York in winter.
6.Tony doesn't like windy weather.(√)

5 Complete the passage with the correct form of the
words in the box.
  dangerous degree joke  may
  may minus skate temperature
When it is very cold,it might be safe to skate on lakes,but
be very careful!Although it might feel cold,it might not be
safe.The temperature has to be at least minus one or two degrees
or even lower for several weeks,and the ice will thick enough.
Falling through the ice is dangerous.I am not joking.

Language points
1.joke
joke作动词，意为“开玩笑”。常见用法如下：
(1)You're joking!意为“你一定是在开玩笑吧”，表示
对某人所说的话表示不相信或惊讶，也可以说“You must
be joking!”如：
Is it true?You must be joking!
是真的吗？你是在开玩笑吧！
(2)joke with sb.意为“和某人开玩笑”。如：
He often jokes with me.
他经常和我开玩笑。
(3)joke about sth.意为“就某事开玩笑”。如：
Peter often jokes about my mistakes.
彼得经常拿我的错误开玩笑。
joke还可作名词，意为“笑话；玩笑”，为可数名词。常见搭配：tell jokes
意为“讲笑话”；make jokes about意为“取笑...”，相当于laugh at。如：
The teacher often tells jokes in class.
老师经常在课上讲笑话。
The other children often make jokes about him.
其他的孩子经常取笑他。
2.probably
probably是副词，意为“很可能地；大概”，它所表示的可能性比较大，表示
有充分的依据、合乎情理或有望实现。如:
It will probably clear up this afternoon.
今天下午天气大概将晴朗。
We're going on holiday soon,probably next month.
我们很快就要去度假了，可能是下个月。
3.What...like...?
What...like...?表示“......怎么样?”，相当于how。如：
--What's the story like?
(=How's the story?)
这个故事怎么样？
--It's very interesting.
很有意思。
[注意]
  询问天气用what和how来提问，how后面不能再接like.
    What's the weather like today?
    =How is the weather today？
    今天天气怎么样？
4.better get going!好了，走吧。
better get going相当于had better go,意思是“最好现在去/走”。
  We'd better get going(=go now),or we'll be late.
  我们最好现在就走吧，不然的话要迟到了。
5.What's the temperature?用来询问温度
What's the temperature in Beijing?
It's between eight and twenty degrees.
6.Me neither.我也是。如：
---I don't like English.
    我不喜欢英语。
---Me,neither.
    我也是。
情态动词may/might表示可能
如果要表达“某人可能做某事”、“将来某事可能发生”，
可以用情态动词may或might表示。
e.g.:It may be cloudy in two days.
     两天后可能会多云。
     I may go to Alaska one day.
      将来有一天，我可能去阿拉斯加。
     There may be a few showers,so bring an umbrella with you.
     可能会有陈雨，随身带上伞吧。
注意：may或might的比较
(1)用于疑问句，第一人称，表示“征求许可”时might的语气比may更加委婉，缓和。
e.g.：May I speak to him now?=Might I speak to him now?
      我现在可以和他讲话吗？
(2)用于陈述句中表“可能”“猜测”时，might比may可能性小些。
e.g.:He may come a little later.=He might come a little later.
     他可能晚些来。
用所给词的适当形式填空
(1)She told me that it might(may)be true.
(2)You might(may)have told him the news if you had known it.
(3)She may(may)be there today.
(4)Maybe he is(be)an actor.
(5)May(may)I use your pen?
Everyday  English
•Are you joking?
•Sounds great!
•Me neither.
•Come on.
   Complete the passage.
It's freezing and really cold today.Betty asks her friends to skate.The
temperature is between minus eight and minus two degrees.In Beijing,
winter is colder than in England.It's not usually snowy in winter in England
.But it snowed quite a lot this year.Most December are wet and rainy.

Betty said she has cold winter and hot summer in America;it's snowy in
New York in winter.Tony said he liked sunny and snowy weather.He doesn't
like windy or showers weather.In Australia,it's sunny and hot in winter.

Listen to the speaker asking a question or if he is showing surprise.
What's the weather like?
What's the weather like?
Listen and write(√)if the speaker is asking a question or(×)if he is
showing surprise.
1.When is the best time to visit your country?(√)
2.What clothes should she bring?(√)
3.What's the temperature?(√)
4.Where are you going?(×)
 Work in pains.
Say what the weather will be like tomorrow.

Say what the weather might or might not be like.
 tomorrow  next week  next month
It's probably be cold tomorrow.
  Exercises
根据句意填入合适的单词，使句意完整。
1.There is a lot of sunshine.It's sunny.
2.It is snowy.There is lots of snow outside.
3.The ship is traveling on a stormy day.
  There is a big storm.
4.The wind is blowing.It's windy today.
5.It rained heavily yesterday.It was rainy.
1.You can ask him,he__know.
  A.may B.can C.could
2.You can__with your father.
  A.swim B.swam C.swimming
3.---__?
  ---It's sunny.
A.How is the weather like in Beijing
B.How is the weather in Beijing
C.What is the weather in Beijing
4.There__thick ice on the lake.
A.is B.are C.be
5.Are you__?
A.joking  B.jokes  C.joked
6.We can skate in the park and__warm.
A.got B.get C.getting
7.---She doesn't eat breakfast.
  ---__.
A.Me too.
B.Me neither
C.Neither me
8.It usually__in winter.
A.snow  B.snowed  C.snows
9.What__the temperature?
A.is B.are C./

Homework
Talk about the best time to visit your home town.