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UnitTwoClearorCloudy?,PartIGettingReady,A.Thefollowingwordsandphraseswillappearinthisunit.Allofthemarerelatedtoweatherandsomearefrequentlyusedinweatherforecast.Listencarefullyandstudythedefinitions.1.freezingpoint:冰点2.relativehumidity:相对湿度3.calm:平静的,安宁的4.barometricpressure:大气压5.widelyscattered:分散的,散开的6.shower:阵雨,阵雪,PartIGettingReady,7.lows:低点,低温点cf:highs8.variable:可变化的9.thunderstorm:雷雨10.gale:大风=degree(s)centigrade/celsius=degree(s)FahrenteitC=5(F-32)/9F=9C/5+32,B.Youaregoingtohearfivestatementsabouttemperature.WritedownallthedegreesinbothCentigrade(C)andFahrenheit(F).,1.Thefreezingpointofwateris0or32.2.Theboilingpointofwateris100or212.3.Thenormalbodytemperatureis37or98.6.4.Thetempertureonawarmspringdayis15or59.5.Thetempertureonahotsummersdayis35or95.,AweatherforecastisgivenseveraltimesadayonTVandontheradio.Themanwhopredictsweatherconditionsiscalledtheweatherman.InmostEnglishspeakingcountries,theweathermanusuallyspeakswithapersonalandfriendlytone.Heactsasifheischattingwithafriendaboutwhattheweatherwillbelike.,C.Youaregoingtohearareportonweatheraroundtheworld.Completethefollowingtable.,PartIIWeatherReports,AnotherimportantreasonwhypeopletalkabouttheweatherinBritainisthatitssounpredictable.Youcannevertellwhattheweathersgoingtobelikefromonedaytothenext.Youmaylistentotheweatherforecastonradio,TV,ortelephone.Butoftentheweatherchangefasterthantheweathermancanpredict.Butstillmanypeoplehaveformedahabitoflisteningtotheweatherforecastinthemorning.,PartIIWeatherReports,A.YouaregoingtohearaweatherreportfortheUK.Writedownallthewordsthattheweathermanusestodescribetheweather.,B.YouaregoingtohearaNationalWeatherServiceforecastfortheChicago,Illinoisarea.Payspecialattentiontothetemperatures.Fillinthefollowingchartwithinformationabouttemperaturesfromthereport.Notethatwherethereisadash(),thereisnothingtowrite.Allthetimeperiodsmentionedinthereporthavebeenfilledinforyou.,C.Nowtrythis:listentoamoreauthenticversionoftheweatherreport.Paymoreattentiontotheotherfeaturesoftheweather.Takenotesonthechartbelow.Notethatwherethereisadash(),thereisnothingtowrite.,PartIIIAtabusstopA.Youaregoingtohearaconversationbetweenamanandawoman.Theyaretalkingabouttheweather.Thefollowingvocabularyisusedintheconversation.Guessthemeaningwhenyouhearthesewordsandexpressions.Whileyoulisten,dontforgettoaddmorekeywordsinthenotescolumn.Theywillbeveryhelpfulforthenextsection.,1.endedupwith以结束;结果是ingdownhard使劲下3.Attorney律师4.offthelobby在大厅侧面5.stopin/by顺便拜访6.donut/doughnutshop面饼店7.boy:exclamation,usedtoexpressfeelingsofsurprise,pleasure,pain,etc.,B.Youaregoingtoheartheconversationagain.Answerthefollowingquestionswiththehelpofthenotes.,1.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?Ittakesplaceatabusstop.2.Whattimeofthedayisit?Itislateafternoonorearlyevening.3.Whatseasonoftheyearisit?Itisinthewinter.4.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?Theyarestrangers.,5.Howlonghasthewomanbeenwaiting?Shehasbeenwaitingfortenminutesorso.6.Whatdidtheweathermensaythatmorning?Theysaidthattherewouldbelightrain.7.Wheredidthemanwork?Heworkedinatravelagency.8.Whatistheiropinionofweatherreports?Theydontbelievethereports.,C.Nowtrythis:listentoamoreauthenticversionoftheconversationanddecidewhetherthestatementsaftertheconversationareTrueorFalse.,1.(F)2.(T)3.(T)4.(F)5.(T)6.(F)7.(F)8.(F)9.(F)10.(F),PartIVMoreaboutthetopic:WeatherLanguage,AstheweatherinBritainissounpredictable,Britishpeopleseemtobeobsessedwithtalkingabouttheweather.Thereforeyoumayheartheweatherlanguagefromtimetotimeineverydaylife.,ListentoapassageabouthowthetopicofweatherinfluencestheEnglishlanguage.FillintheblankswiththephrasesinColumnA.ThentrytoguessthemeaningandmatchColumnAwithColumnB.,Britishpeoplearefamousforalwaystalkingabouttheweather,buttheweatheralsoaffectsthewaywespeakandthephrasesweuse.AsmorewinterweatherbatterstheUK,thisweeksTakeAwaydemonstrateshowtheBritishobsessionwithweatherhasinfluencedourlanguage.ThereturnofsnowstormstotheUKprovesthatwhenitcomestobadweatheritneverrainsbutitpours.Thepolicehavewarnedthatunnecessaryroadtravelisnotrecommendedbutsomemotoristshavethrowncautiontothewindandmadetheirjourneysanyway,claimingthatitsallastorminteacup.,Thosewhosecarsarestuckinthesnowmayconsiderthemselvestobetwistinginthewind.Thereareproblemstooforlocalcouncilswhoarerunningoutofsandandgritfortheroads,havingnotsavedenoughsuppliesforarainyday.Howeveritsanillwindthatblowsnobodyanygoodandbreakdownserviceswillbeseeinganincreaseinbusinessatthistimeofyear.Andeverycloudhasasilverliningforplumberstooasthecoldweatherbringsburstandfrozenpipesinhomesandbusinesses.,Whathasbecomeapparentfromthecoldsnapisthatseasonalweatherforecastingisnotaprecisescience.TheUKMeteorologicalOfficepredictedthatthiswinterwouldbemildandwarmsothebadweathercamelikeaboltfromtheblue,defyingpredictions.Itsnowonderthenthatmanypeoplearefeelingundertheweatherwithflusandcoldsanever-presentdanger,especiallyfortheveryoldandveryyoung.Thebestthingtodothenistowrapupwarm,stayathomeandweatherthestormandhopefullyinafewweekseverythingwillbeasrightasrain.,1(C)2(G)3(A)4(I)5(B)6(H)7(D)8(K)9(J)10(E)11(F),WeatherLanguage天气成语throwcautiontothewind仍然冒险allastorminteacup大惊小怪、小题大做betwistinginthewind孤立无援rainyday艰难的时刻anillwindthatblowsnobodyanygood没有对人人都有害的事(害于此者利于彼)aboltfromtheblue突如其来的事undertheweather身体不舒服weatherthestorm度过危机asrightasrain完全正常的,asrightasrain十分健康或正常的rainorshine原意为下雨或天晴,喻意为不论情况如何forarainyday为雨天作准备,喻意相当于成语未雨绸缪inafog在雾里,喻意为处于困难、困惑中Everycloudhasasilverlining原意为乌云也有银边;乌云背后有阳光喻意为黑暗中总有一丝光明;守得云开见月明,nothavethefoggiest(idea)如坠云雾中,完全不知怎么回事Itneverrainsbutitpours.不下则已,一下倾盆。喻意相当于成语祸不单行。Smallrainlaysgreatdust.小雨压大尘。喻意为小的东西也可派上大用场。Afterraincomesfineweather.雨过天晴。转喻为困难过后,胜利就会到来,Itsbelievedthattheweathercanleaveitsmarkonmanythingsinourlife.Tominimizeitsbadeffects,wealwaystryhardtopredictedtheweather.Butisitpossibletodosoandhow,PartMemoryTest:EffectsofEather,A.Listentoapopularpoemaimedtoidentifyweatherpatterns.Fillintheblankswiththemissingwords.,Redskyatnight,shepherdsdelight;Redskyinthemorning,shepherdswarning;Ashleafbeforetheoak,thenwewillhaveasummersoak;Oakleafbeforetheash,thesummercomeswithoutasplash;Flieswillswarmbeforeastorm;Rainbefore7,clearby11.,oakukn.植橡树;橡木家具;橡木色soaksukn.浸;湿透;大雨splashspln.飞溅的水;污点;卖弄朝霞不出门;晚霞行千里。梣树的树叶比橡树叶先发芽,那夏天雨水会很多。如果是橡树叶先发芽,那夏天雨水将很少。群蝇会在暴风雨前群集。雨过天晴。,B.Nowstudytheoutlineofthepassagetalkingabouttheweatherfirst.Trytoguesswhatyouwillhearfortheblanks.Thenlistentothepassageandcompletethemissingparts.Weather.EffectsofweatherA.ImpactonnatureExamples:PalmtreesbentdoubleinhurricaneforcewindsCarsstrandedinsnowdriftsBoatsbenavigateddownfloodedcitystreets,B.responsibleformoodsExamples:changeableweathermakepeoplehardtoconcentrateCloudyskiesslowdownreflexesHighhumidity+hot/drywindsmakemanypeopleirritableandsnappy.C.LeavingmarksoncharacterExamples:Peoplefromthesameregionsimilartemperaments,.Whatcauseschangesintheweather?A.WeathersystemsmovingaroundareasoftheglobeExamples:HighsandlowsB.HumanactivityExamples:GasesproducedbyheavyindustrychangethetemperatureoftheEarthsurface,andaffectcloudformation.,.Canwepredicttheweather?A.TraditionalwayswithfolkwisdomExamples:Rhymes/popularpoemsusingpineconesandseaweedB.TodaymethodsrelyingontechnologyExamples:Satellites,balloons,ships,aircraftandweathercenterswithsensitivemonitoringequipment,senddatatocomputers.Weather.doc,1.(T)2.(F)3.(F),PartWatchandEnjoy,Overonethirdofourplanetisfrozen,andyet,theicyworldsoftheArcticandAntarcticareasalientomostofusasthesurfaceofanotherplanet.Theyareplacesofsuperlatives.Fromicecapsthatholdnearly80%ofourplanetsfreshwatertofrozenforeststhatencircletheentireglobe.Theseareplacesthatfeedourimaginations,placesthatseemtobeborrowedfromfairytales.Theyredominatedandshapedbytheice.bothbyitscomingandbyitsgoing.Thisisourplanetslasttruewildernessandonethatischangingjustaswerebeginningtounderstandit.,Thepolesarepermanentlycappedwithice.Nowhereiscolder,windierormorehostiletolife.Imstandin
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