课程内容

Unit 7《Seasons》（3）
spring  春天
summer  夏天
autumn  秋天
winter  冬天
Weather in different seasons and places
Mr Wu is giving the students the weather reports for different seasons in Beijing. Help them match the weather with the possible season.
1. Snowstorms from the north will arrive in the late afternoon. The wind will be stronger and the temperature will drop below zero, to -10 ℃.
   winter
"-10" reads as "minus ten degrees (celsius)" or "ten degrees (celsius) below zero"
2. It will be mainly dry and sunny today, but it will turn more cloudy in the evening. The temperature will be around 9 ℃ during the day and 4 ℃ at night.
   autumn
3. It will be a beautiful, hot day again today, with temperatures in the thirties. Sunshine and blue skies will stay with us for the rest of the week.
   summer
4. There will be a few showers today, but it will be warm, with temperatures around 18 or 19 degrees.
   spring
How to make weather forcast?
Dialogue
Daniel is talking about the weather on the phone with his aunt in Nanjing. Work in pairs and talk about the weather.
Aunt: Hi, Daniel. This is Aunt Jane speaking.
Daniel: Hi, Aunt Jane.
Aunt: How are you doing?
Daniel: I'm fine, but it's really cold. There was a strong snowstorm here in Beijing yesterday. How's the weather in Nanjing?
Aunt: It's a bit cold and dry, but there are no snowstorms here.
Daniel: Sorry, I can't hear you. The wind is blowing hard. Can you speak louder please?
Aunt: That's OK. I'll ring you again. Take care. Byr-bye.
Daniel: Bye.
Words
Clear=晴朗                   Cloudy=多云
Mist=薄雾                    Lightening=雷电
Drifting Snow=飘雪           Drizzle=毛毛雨
Dust=灰尘                    Fair=晴
Fog=雾                       Hail=冰雹
Heavy Rain=大雨              Heavy Snow=大雪
Heavy Storm=强烈雷雨         Light Drizzle=微雨
Light Rain=小雨              Light Snow=小雪
Light Snow Shower=小阵雪     Mostly Clear=大部晴朗
Mostly Cloudy=大部多云       Mostly Sunny=晴时多云
Partly Cloudy=局部多云       Rain and Snow=雨夹雪
Scattered Showers=零星阵雨   Showers Early=早有阵雨
Showers Late=晚有阵雨        Snowflakes=雪花
Sunny=阳光                   Few Showers=短暂阵雨
Few Snow Showers=短暂阵雪
Light Rain Shower=小阵雨
Light Rain Shower and Windy=小阵雨带风
Light Rain with Thunder=小雨有雷声
Cloudy Early/Clearing Late=早多云/晚转晴
1、一般性谈论天气：Lovely day, isn't it? 好天气，不是吗？
2、谈论气温：
   It's cold today, isn't it? 今天冷，不是吗？
   It's very cold, but quite sunny. 今天天很冷，但很晴朗。
3、谈风：
   (1) It's rather windy today, isn't it? 今天风相当大，不是吗？
   (2) It's blowing strongly. 今天风刮得很大。
4、谈将来的天气：
   (1) It looks like rain, don't you think so?
       天看上去像是要下雨，你不这么认为吗？
   (2) It's quite windy, and there's a lot of snow.
       风很大，会有雪的。
5、谈不正常的天气：
   (1) It's much too cold/hot. 太冷（热）了。
   (2) It's hot for this time of year, don't you think so?
       对于每年的这个时候来说太热了，你不这么认为吗？
Weather Forcasts
For example
1. There will be occasional showers in southeast England, some of them perhaps heavy.
英格兰东南部有短时阵雨，部分地区会转成大雨。
2. Elsewhere is largely dry with sunny spells and just a scattering of light showers, but becoming cloudier in Northern Ireland towards evening.
其余大部分地区为干燥晴朗的天气，局部地区有小阵雨，夜间，北爱尔兰地区云量会有所增加。
3. Tonight has any showers dying away to leave a dry evening with some clear periods.
今天夜间没有降雨，将保持干燥晴朗。
4. Thicker cloud with occasional rain or drizzle will spread into some western areas during the night.
夜间，西部地区云量增加会导致短时小雨出现。
5. Saturday will be a cloudier day with outbreaks of mainly light rain in western areas, spreading slowly eastwards, though many central and eastern areas should remain dry.
本周六是多云的天气，西部地区将有小雨，而且降雨会缓慢东移，不过中部大部分地区和东部部分地区仍将保持干燥天气。
6. From Sunday to Tuesday, it will be cloudy with occasional drizzle in western and northwestern areas, especially around coasts and hills.
本周日到下周二将会是多云的天气，西部和西北部地区有短时小雨，沿海和山区的降雨会比较明显。
7. Elsewhere is mainly dry with some sunshine, but heavy showers possible central and southeast England on Tuesday.
其余地区主要为干燥和晴朗的天气，不过下周二的时候，英格兰中部和东南部可能会降大雨。
Study skills
The suffix -y can be added to nouns to form adjectives with the meaning "having the quality of ...". For example:
  boss -- bossy  爱指挥他人的
  hair -- hairy  毛发的
  sand -- sandy  含沙的
  worth -- worthy  有价值的
  sleep -- sleepy  困倦的
  sun -- sunny  阳光灿烂的
  cloud -- cloudy  多云的
  luck -- lucky  运气好的
  noise -- noisy  喧闹的
  smell -- smelly  有使人难受的气味的，臭的
翻译
1、红润（玫瑰色的）脸颊   2、有益（健康）的活动
3、一个爱大惊小怪的人     4、多云的天空
5、一个有趣的故事         6、水汪汪的眼睛
7、由衷的祝愿            8、波浪性的头发
9、可口的食物            10、冗长的演讲
11、银铃般的嗓音         12、和煦的日子
13、多雪的冬天           14、喧闹的教室
Key:
1. rosy cheek    2. healthy activities    3. a fussy man
4. a cloudy sky    5. a funny story    6. watery eyes
7. hearty wishes    8. wavy hair    9. tasty food
10. a lengthy speech    11. a silvery voice
12. sunny days    13. a snowy day/winter
14. a noisy classroom
选词填空
   fun     health     luck    wind    sun
   noise    sleep     fog     snow    rain
It is so (1)______ in spring. Many people in the street have to cover their faces with scarves. It makes them look (2)______.
Summer is usually very hot. The high temperature makes people (3)______ in the afternoon. Sometimes it is (4)______. The sudden heavy rain causes a lot of problems.
Autumn is the best season of the year. People are (5)______ to enjoy many (6)______ days. They like to have a short trip around the city at the weekend.
Most children like winter. There are happy and (7)______ on (8)______ days. They like snowball fights.
It is sometimes (9)______ in autumn and winter. Heavy fog is not (10)______ for people.
Task
My favorite season
My favorite season is summer, summer is very hot. But it's good for sports. I like swimming best. I often go swimming with my friends in summer. In summer we can eat ice cream and some fruit. In summer we have the longest holiday.
It's summer holiday. In summer holiday we can do some thing interesting, such as swimming, playing basketball, going to the park and so on. I think summer is the best season of a year.
My favorite season is autumn. In China, autumn is always from September. When autumn comes, the leaves turn yellow slowly. People often go hiking and fishing on weekends. At his time, the farmers are busy doing their farm work. It's a harvest time for everyone to gain what they want to get. Although the weather is a little cold, I like autumn best. What a golden season!
              I love winter
Winter is my favourite season. It is very cold in winter and everyone has to wear thick, warm clothes, but I always enjoy the winter here in harbin.
The temperature is usually below zero and it is often snowy. Everything is covered in deep white snow, and the lakes and rivers are frozen.
During this season, you cannot see beautiful flowers or green trees, but the land is quiet and beautiful.
My friends and I love playing outside in winter. It is exciting to have big snowball fights. We throw snowballs at each other, screaming and laughing. We also make snowmen and use carrots for their noses. They look funny. Moreover, I enjoy the Ice Festival each year.
There are beautiful ice lanterns everywhere. It is really wonderful.
Winter is great!
Homework
Talk about your favourite season.
1. Which is your favourite season?
2. What is the weather like then?
3. What does your city look like then?
4. Why do you like this season?
5. What activities do people enjoy doing in this season?