課程內容
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=薄霧 Lightening=雷電
Drifting Snow=飄雪 Drizzle=毛毛雨
Dust=灰塵 Fair=晴
Fog=霧 Hail=冰雹
Heavy Rain=大雨 Heavy Snow=大雪
Heavy Storm=強烈雷雨 Light Drizzle=微雨
Light Rain=小雨 Light Snow=小雪
Light Snow Shower=小陣雪 Mostly Clear=大部晴朗
Mostly Cloudy=大部多云 Mostly Sunny=晴時多云
Partly Cloudy=局部多云 Rain and Snow=雨夾雪
Scattered Showers=零星陣雨 Showers Early=早有陣雨
Showers Late=晚有陣雨 Snowflakes=雪花
Sunny=陽光 Few Showers=短暫陣雨
Few Snow Showers=短暫陣雪
Light Rain Shower=小陣雨
Light Rain Shower and Windy=小陣雨帶風
Light Rain with Thunder=小雨有雷聲
Cloudy Early/Clearing Late=早多云/晚轉晴
1、一般性談論天氣：Lovely day, isn't it? 好天氣，不是嗎？
2、談論氣溫：
It's cold today, isn't it? 今天冷，不是嗎？
It's very cold, but quite sunny. 今天天很冷，但很晴朗。
3、談風：
(1) It's rather windy today, isn't it? 今天風相當大，不是嗎？
(2) It's blowing strongly. 今天風刮得很大。
4、談將來的天氣：
(1) It looks like rain, don't you think so?
天看上去像是要下雨，你不這么認為嗎？
(2) It's quite windy, and there's a lot of snow.
風很大，會有雪的。
5、談不正常的天氣：
(1) It's much too cold/hot. 太冷（熱）了。
(2) It's hot for this time of year, don't you think so?
對于每年的這個時候來說太熱了，你不這么認為嗎？
Weather Forcasts
For example
1. There will be occasional showers in southeast England, some of them perhaps heavy.
英格蘭東南部有短時陣雨，部分地區會轉成大雨。
2. Elsewhere is largely dry with sunny spells and just a scattering of light showers, but becoming cloudier in Northern Ireland towards evening.
其余大部分地區為干燥晴朗的天氣，局部地區有小陣雨，夜間，北愛爾蘭地區云量會有所增加。
3. Tonight has any showers dying away to leave a dry evening with some clear periods.
今天夜間沒有降雨，將保持干燥晴朗。
4. Thicker cloud with occasional rain or drizzle will spread into some western areas during the night.
夜間，西部地區云量增加會導致短時小雨出現。
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.
本周六是多云的天氣，西部地區將有小雨，而且降雨會緩慢東移，不過中部大部分地區和東部部分地區仍將保持干燥天氣。
6. From Sunday to Tuesday, it will be cloudy with occasional drizzle in western and northwestern areas, especially around coasts and hills.
本周日到下周二將會是多云的天氣，西部和西北部地區有短時小雨，沿海和山區的降雨會比較明顯。
7. Elsewhere is mainly dry with some sunshine, but heavy showers possible central and southeast England on Tuesday.
其余地區主要為干燥和晴朗的天氣，不過下周二的時候，英格蘭中部和東南部可能會降大雨。
Study skills
The suffix -y can be added to nouns to form adjectives with the meaning "having the quality of ...". For example:
boss -- bossy 愛指揮他人的
hair -- hairy 毛發的
sand -- sandy 含沙的
worth -- worthy 有價值的
sleep -- sleepy 困倦的
sun -- sunny 陽光燦爛的
cloud -- cloudy 多云的
luck -- lucky 運氣好的
noise -- noisy 喧鬧的
smell -- smelly 有使人難受的氣味的，臭的
翻譯
1、紅潤（玫瑰色的）臉頰 2、有益（健康）的活動
3、一個愛大驚小怪的人 4、多云的天空
5、一個有趣的故事 6、水汪汪的眼睛
7、由衷的祝愿 8、波浪性的頭發
9、可口的食物 10、冗長的演講
11、銀鈴般的嗓音 12、和煦的日子
13、多雪的冬天 14、喧鬧的教室
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
選詞填空
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?
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邊老師
女，中教中級職稱
教育教學教研成績優異，教學理念先進、教學方法靈活。
