英语听说训练-unit5-Weather-and-Climate课件

英语听说训练pptunit5WeatherandClimate英语听说训练pptunit5WeatherandCl1Objectives:Masterthekeywordsandexpressionsaboutweatherandclimate;Understandweatherforecastsandchangeschedulesaccordingtotheweather.usetheexpressionstodescribetheoutsideweatherwithtravelersduringtravel.

Objectives:2Lead-in

Nowadays,nearlyallthepeoplehavetheweatherforecastsoftwareontheirphones,whichshowstheimportanceofweatherinourdailylife.Wechangeourclothesandscheduleaccordingtotheweather.Iftheweatherreportersaidthatitmayberainyintheafternoon,mostofusmaybesupposedtotakeanumbrellatoworkaswellasmakeadjustmentofourout-dooractivities.Lead-in3Warming-upQuestionsfordiscussionYouaregoingtotalkaboutweatherandclimate.Readthefollowingquestionsanddiscussthemwithyourpartner.Whichisyourfavoriteseason?What’stheweatherlikeinyourhometown?Doyouconcernabouttheweathereverydayinyourdailylife?Howdoyouknowtheweathercondition?Doyoulistentotheweatherforecast?Warming-up4PartAListeningListenandChooseDirections:Listentothefollowingsentencesandchoosethecorrectwordstofillintheblanksineachsentence.stoptherainbesnowweatherlikeinwinterstayathomeverygoodweatherweatherforecastnicedaywindyclearedup1.What’sthe

inyourcountry?2.What’sthe

fortoday?3.Therewill

tomorrowmorning.4.Wehave

inParis.5.Itwasrainyandcoldandthenit

andgotwarmer.6.Itisa

,isn’tit?7.Itdoesn’tlooklikeitisgoingto

today.8.Theradiosaysit’s

inthemorningbutsunnyintheafternoon.9.Therearealotofsnowsinmyhometown

.10.Ithinkitisanicedayto

.PartAListening5ListenandRespond

Directions:Listento10sentencesforweatherandclimateandchoosetheirrightresponses.1. A.It’shotinsummer. B.GoodMorning. C.I’mfine. D.It’slucky.2. A.Great. B.Iamfine. C.Itislovely. D.Itsaysitwillrainintheevening.3. A.Yes,itwas.B.Yes,Idid. C.No,itwasn’t. D.No,Idon’tthinkso.4. A.suchkindofbadweather. B.Ilikestayinside. C.IlikewatchTV.D.Theweatherreportsaiditwouldlastforfewmoredays.5. A.Therainbowdisappeared. B.Therainbowhassevencolors. C.Yes,itisbeautiful. D.Itshowsupeveryday.6. A.Theweatherreport. B.Itissunny. C.No,whatdoesitsay? D.Idon’tthinkso.7. A.Todayisaclearweather. B.Itislovely. C.Theweatherisgoodtoday. D.Itsaysastormmaycomenextmonth.8. A.Itissaiditwillclearuptonight. B.Itisabadday. C.Wewillhavefineweather. D.Itiscoldtoday.9. A.Yes,itisn’t.B.No,itis. C.Yes,itisdark.D.Yes,itis.10. A.Itisraining. B.Yes,Ithinkso. C.Iforgettotakeanumbrella. D.It’snice.ListenandRespond6ListenandFillDirections:Listentothedialoguesbelow.Thenfillinthemissinginformation.SECTIONA:Directions:Listentothefollowingthreedialoguesandfillingintheblankswiththecorrectwordsorphrasesyouhaveheard.Dialogue1Smith：It’sbeenraininghardallday.Jean:AdownpourlikethisneverlastlonginShenyang

.Smith:Ihopeyouareright.

isgoingtobetomorrow.Jean:Wecanlistentothe

.Smith:Ihopetomorrowwillbesunny,sothatwecan

.Jean:I

.ListenandFill7Dialogue2Tom:

It

looks

like

it’s

going

to

be

sunny.

Bill:

Yes,

it’s

much

.

Tom:

They

say

we’re

going

to

get

some

rain

later.

Bill:

Oh,

let’s

just

hope

it

.

Tom:

I

think

it’s

going

to

be

.Bill:

It’s

certainly

a

big

improvement

over

yesterday.

Tom:

But

it’s

supposed

to

again

this

afternoon.

Bill:

Well,

the

worst

of

the

winter

should

be

over.

Dialogue3Alice:

It

seems

to

be

clearing

up.

Bob:

It’s

such

a

.

Alice:

I

really

don’t

think

this

weather

.

Bob:

Let’s

just

hope

it

doesn’t

get

cold

again.

Alice:

,

isn’t

it

?

Bob:

Yes,

it’s

not

like

at

all.

Alice:

I

wish

it

would

stay

this

way

for

the

weekend.

Bob:

As

long

as

it

!

Dialogue28SECTIONB:Directions:Listentothefollowingtwodialoguesandfillingintheblankswiththecorrectsentencesyouhaveheard.Dialogue4Teacher:

?

Studnets:

It’s

December

15th.

Teacher:

?

Studnets:

.

Teacher:

How

cold

it

is

today!

Studnets:

Yes,

.

Teacher:What

a

cold

day!

Studnets:

Yes,

and

,

we’re

afraid.

Dialogue5Allen: Hello,Peter!

,right?Peter: (haveacough)...oh,yap,it'sareallyscarcelygoodday.Clare:

.TheairpollutionissoheavythatPeterhardlycouldbear.

.Todayisfine,

.Allen: I’msorrytohearthat,

fromthepollution.Peter: Maybenextmonth.WehavetoimmigratetoCaliforniaformyhealth.Allen: Myparentsarethinkingaboutit,too.Whenyoudecide,pleasetellme.

,ok?BandC:Wehopeso!It’sadeal!SECTIONB:9ListenandUnderstandDirections:Nowyouaregoingtohearastoryofaplanepilot.Listencarefullyandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions.TheWordsandExpressionsprovidedbelowwillbeofsomehelptoyou.WordsandExpressionspilotn.飞行员 Chicagon.芝加哥coastn. 海岸 Iowan. 艾奥瓦州stormya. 亚洲的 Nebraskan. 内布拉斯加州smoggya.烟雾弥漫的Coloradon.科罗拉多州A.Directions:ListentothepassageTWICEandcompletethefollowingsentences.1)LastweektheweatherwasbadallthewayfromtheEasttotheWest

.2)Therewere

inNewYorkCity.3)Itwas

overColorado,anditwassmoggyinthebigcities.4)TheweatherinCalifornialastweekwas

.5)Mr.Smithfelt

afterhistriplastweekastherewasbadweatheralltheway.ListenandUnderstand10B.Directions:ListentothepassageforTHIRDTIMEandDecidewhetheryouthinkeachstatementisrightorwrong.Mr.Smithisapilot.()HeoftenfliesbetweenNewYorkandCalifornia.()Theweatherisalwaysverybad.()TherewerewindydaysinNewYorkCity.()ItwaswindyoverColorado,anditwassmoggyinthebigcities.()C.Directions:GivebriefanswerstothequestionsbelowwhilelisteningtothepassagefortheLASTTIME?WhatdoesMr.Smithdo?Wheredoesheoftenflybetween?HowdoesMr.Smithfeelaboutthetrip?What’stheweatherlikeinIowa?Whydoeshefeeltired?B.Directions:Listentothep11PartBSpeakingWarming-upQuestionsfordiscussionYouaregoingtotalkaboutweatherandclimate.Readthefollowingquestionsanddiscussthemwithyourpartner.Whatistheweatherlikeinspringinyourcity?Doyouliketheweatherherewhereyoustudy?Why?Doyouthinkwhatshouldwedotoreducetheinfluenceonweatherchangingallovertheworld?PartBSpeaking12Dialogue1WhataLovelySpringDay!Jim: Hi,howareyou?LiuLu: Ireallyfeelgoodinsuchasunnymorning.Jim: IamsohappytoseethatyouaresoenergeticaftersuchalongtripfromAustrialia.LiuLu: Well,itisreallyalongtrip.Anyway,thesunraymakesmefeelstrong.Jim: Whatalovelyspringday!LiuLu: Yes.Wecangooutforawalkorhikingintheopenair.Jim: Whatistheweatherlikeinyourcounty?LiuLu: Inmycountry,wehavequitashortspring,andit’swindy.Butwedon’tmindthewindafterourlongcoldwinter.Jim: Winterhereisratherlong,too.Butitisnotverycold.Thetemperatureseldomgetsaslowastenbelowzerodegreescentigrade.LiuLu:Doyougetmuchrainduringtheyear?Jim: NotasmuchasintheSouth.WedohavearainyseasoninJulyandAugust.Itisratherhotandmuggythen.Butitisthebestgrowingseasonoftheyear.Onthewhole,theclimatehereisquitepleasant,neithertoohotinsummernortoocoldinwinter.LiuLu: Thentheoutdoorsactivityofyourcompanyshouldbeconductedduringthespringseasonhere.Jim: That’sforsure,soweareprettybusyduringthespringseason.Youknow,wearesellingtheoutdoorsequipment.It’snotsoeasytoselltheiteminwinter.LiuLu: Thenlet’sgetdowntoourbusinessandwewillhaveaniceseasonwithourefforts!Dialogue113Dialogue2TheWeatherWasBad.Paul:Howwastheflight,Tom?Tom:Difficult.Theweatherwasbad,andIwaslategettingtoLosAngeles.I’msurethepassengersweren’thappyabouttheflight!Paul:Doyoulikeyourjob?Tom:Ofcourse.Paul:Whydoyoulikeit?Tom:Iliketoworkwithpeople,andIliketotravel.Paul:What’syourfavoriteplace?Tom:That’sahardquestion.IlikeSouthAmerica.IgotoColombiaandBrazilalot.Thepeopleareverynice,andIliketheweatherthere.It’salwayswarm.Ofcourse,IliketheUnitedStates,too.NewYorkisniceinsummer,butIdon’tlikeitinwinter.Paul:Whynot?Tom:Itistoocold.Ihatecoldweather.Paul:ButIlovewinter.Iloveice-skating.Asforyourjob,youcantraveltomanyplaces.Butyouneedtoremembertochangeclothesaccordingtotheweatherwhereyougo,andthenyoucanhaveagoodhealthtodoyourjobwell.Tom:Itisquietright.Iwillpayattentiontoit.Thankyoualot.Paul:Itismypleasure.Dialogue214Dialogue3What’stheWeatherLikeinYourCity?Michael: Hi,XiaoLi.Nicetomeetyou!Welcometoourcompany.Howwasyourflight?XiaoLi:Nicetomeetyou!Thejourneyisgood,buttheweatherissohothere.Michael:What’stheweatherlikeinyourcity?XiaoLi: Insummeritgetsveryhot.Thetemperatureisoftenbetween35and40degreecentigrade.Inwinter,itisabout15or20degreescentigrade.Michael:Wow,itissohotinsummerinyourcity.Thetemperaturesusuallyreachabout20or25centigradeinmycityinsummer.Temperaturesoftenfalltozeroinwinter.Atnight,temperaturesareevenbelowthat.Thestreetsareoftenicyinthemornings.Weoftenhavethunderstormsinsummerdays.XiaoLi: Thetemperatureisnearlythesameeveryyear.However,thefogandhazedaysbecomemoreandmorethisyear,especiallyinsomebigcitiesinChina,suchasBeijing,Nanjing,Shanghaiandsoon.Dialogue315Michael:Iheardaboutthatfromtheweatherforecast.ItisnotonlyinChina,butalsosomeotherpartsoftheworld.XiaoLi:Theexpertssaidthatthiskindofweatherisbadforpeople’shealthanditisveryeasytohavetrafficaccidentsontheroads.Michael:Asforthissituation,we’dbetterwearmaskswhenwegooutanddriveslowlyandcarefullyoutside.XiaoLi:Ican’tagreewithyoumore.Itisverynecessarytowearmasks.Also,forsomeelderpeople,theyshouldcancelthemorningexercisesiftheweatherisbad.Michael:That’sright.Bytheway,Iwilltakeyoutoyourhotelfirst,andthenyoucanhaveashortrest.Wewillhavethebusinessmeetingat4p.m.Iwillpickyouup.XiaoLi:Ok.Igotit.Thankyouverymuchtoseemeattheairport.Michael:Itismypleasure.Payattentiontotheweatherchanging.Seeyoulater.XiaoLi:Seeyou!Michael:Iheardaboutthatfr16Dialogue4ChangingplanbecauseofthebadweatherLucy: Oh!It

is

a

foggy

day.It

has

been

foggy

for

ages.I

can’t

stand

it.

Iamafraidthatwehavetocalloffthetriptoscenicspotstoday.Guide: Yeah,youareright.Although

I’m

a

local

in

Shenyang,I

can’t

stand

it

too.Lucy: How

long

will

it

takes

to

besunny?

Guide: Maybe

a

day

or

more

.It

brings

a

lot

of

inconvenience

to

us.

Lucy: I

can’t

agree

more

with

you.

Guide: Now

that

you

have

gone

to

Shenyang

foratour,you

cannotgotootherplacerightaway.

So,Isuggestyoutochangeyourtravelplan,andyoucandosomeindooractivitiesduringsuchkindofweather.Lucy: That’sagoodidea.

Doyouhavesomegoodrecommendations?Guide: Absolutely,therearealotofmuseumshereandyoucanlearnplentyChineseculturefromthere.

YoucangototheForbiddenCity,ProvincialMuseum,NanHupark,QipanMountainandNorthpark.Theseareallveryfamoushere.Itisuptoyou.Lucy: Ok.Thankyousomuch.Let’sgo.Dialogue417Role-PlayDialoguesMakeupyourowndialoguesaccordingtothefollowingsituationsandrole-playthem.Situation1:OnesalesrespectiveofAmericaBostonwillcometoShenyangattheendofJanuary.Youmakeatelephonecalltotellher/himthecurrentweatherinShenyang.Also,tellher/himtotaketheproperseasonalclothes.Role-PlayDialogues18Situation2:TheCompanyisplanningtopromoteanewproductonSaturdayinfrontoftheTescosupermarketdoor.Weinvited2Americamodelstoproductexhibition.ButyouseetheweatherforecastonThursday,whichsaiditwillbemoderaterainonSaturday,sothecompanyadjustedplan.ThenewproductsintroductionwillbeheldindooronSaturday.Yourtaskistomeetthe2Americamodelsandtellthemthechanges,sothattheycanadjusttheirdressSituation2:TheCompanyispl19Situation3:SevendepartmentheadsoftheheadquartersfromChicagoofyoucompanycometoChinatospendtheirwinterholiday.TheyarenowinShenyangfora3-daytour.Afterthe3-daytour,theywillleaveforHainantocontinuetheirtripinChina.BeforetheyleaveforHainan,youaresupposedtotalkwiththemabouttheweatherinHainannowandtellthemhowshouldtheydressduringthetriptoHainan.Situation3:Sevendepartment20Situation4:Makingadialogueonthesubject:youandyourbestfriendwenttoSichuantohaveatourvacation.YoutwoplantoclimbtheE’meiMountain,buttheweatherreportsaiditwillhaveaheavyfogtomorrow.Soyoucallthelocalguidetochangethetravelplan.Situation4:Makingadialogue21Situation5:HereistheweatherforecastofHaikouinthefollowingdays,duringwhichyourbusinesspartner,Michael,fromAmericaisgoingtotakehiswinterholiday.SotalkwithhimabouttheweatherinHaikouandthearrangementforthetourthere.Situation5:Hereistheweath22PartCCultureNotesDirections:Listentothepassageandfillintheblankswiththewordsyouhaveheard.Whatdoesweathermean?Weatherisbasicallythewaythe1isbehaving,mainlywithrespecttoitseffectsuponlifeandhuman2.Thedifferencebetweenweatherandclimateisthatweatherconsistsoftheshot-term(minutestomonths)changesintheatmosphere.Mostpeoplethinkoftheweatherintermsof3,humidity,precipitation,cloudiness,brightness,visibility,windandatmospheric,pressure,asinhighandlowpressure.Inmostplaces,weathercanchangeformminute-to-minute,hour-to-hour,day-to-day,andseason-to-season.4,however,istheaverageofweatherovertimeandspace.Aneasywaytorememberthedifferenceisthatclimateiswhatyouexpect,likeaveryhotsummer,andweatheriswhatyouget,likeahotdaywithpop-up5.PartCCultureNotes23英语听说训练pptunit5WeatherandClimate英语听说训练pptunit5WeatherandCl24Objectives:Masterthekeywordsandexpressionsaboutweatherandclimate;Understandweatherforecastsandchangeschedulesaccordingtotheweather.usetheexpressionstodescribetheoutsideweatherwithtravelersduringtravel.

Objectives:25Lead-in

Nowadays,nearlyallthepeoplehavetheweatherforecastsoftwareontheirphones,whichshowstheimportanceofweatherinourdailylife.Wechangeourclothesandscheduleaccordingtotheweather.Iftheweatherreportersaidthatitmayberainyintheafternoon,mostofusmaybesupposedtotakeanumbrellatoworkaswellasmakeadjustmentofourout-dooractivities.Lead-in26Warming-upQuestionsfordiscussionYouaregoingtotalkaboutweatherandclimate.Readthefollowingquestionsanddiscussthemwithyourpartner.Whichisyourfavoriteseason?What’stheweatherlikeinyourhometown?Doyouconcernabouttheweathereverydayinyourdailylife?Howdoyouknowtheweathercondition?Doyoulistentotheweatherforecast?Warming-up27PartAListeningListenandChooseDirections:Listentothefollowingsentencesandchoosethecorrectwordstofillintheblanksineachsentence.stoptherainbesnowweatherlikeinwinterstayathomeverygoodweatherweatherforecastnicedaywindyclearedup1.What’sthe

inyourcountry?2.What’sthe

fortoday?3.Therewill

tomorrowmorning.4.Wehave

inParis.5.Itwasrainyandcoldandthenit

andgotwarmer.6.Itisa

,isn’tit?7.Itdoesn’tlooklikeitisgoingto

today.8.Theradiosaysit’s

inthemorningbutsunnyintheafternoon.9.Therearealotofsnowsinmyhometown

.10.Ithinkitisanicedayto

.PartAListening28ListenandRespond

Directions:Listento10sentencesforweatherandclimateandchoosetheirrightresponses.1. A.It’shotinsummer. B.GoodMorning. C.I’mfine. D.It’slucky.2. A.Great. B.Iamfine. C.Itislovely. D.Itsaysitwillrainintheevening.3. A.Yes,itwas.B.Yes,Idid. C.No,itwasn’t. D.No,Idon’tthinkso.4. A.suchkindofbadweather. B.Ilikestayinside. C.IlikewatchTV.D.Theweatherreportsaiditwouldlastforfewmoredays.5. A.Therainbowdisappeared. B.Therainbowhassevencolors. C.Yes,itisbeautiful. D.Itshowsupeveryday.6. A.Theweatherreport. B.Itissunny. C.No,whatdoesitsay? D.Idon’tthinkso.7. A.Todayisaclearweather. B.Itislovely. C.Theweatherisgoodtoday. D.Itsaysastormmaycomenextmonth.8. A.Itissaiditwillclearuptonight. B.Itisabadday. C.Wewillhavefineweather. D.Itiscoldtoday.9. A.Yes,itisn’t.B.No,itis. C.Yes,itisdark.D.Yes,itis.10. A.Itisraining. B.Yes,Ithinkso. C.Iforgettotakeanumbrella. D.It’snice.ListenandRespond29ListenandFillDirections:Listentothedialoguesbelow.Thenfillinthemissinginformation.SECTIONA:Directions:Listentothefollowingthreedialoguesandfillingintheblankswiththecorrectwordsorphrasesyouhaveheard.Dialogue1Smith：It’sbeenraininghardallday.Jean:AdownpourlikethisneverlastlonginShenyang

.Smith:Ihopeyouareright.

isgoingtobetomorrow.Jean:Wecanlistentothe

.Smith:Ihopetomorrowwillbesunny,sothatwecan

.Jean:I

.ListenandFill30Dialogue2Tom:

It

looks

like

it’s

going

to

be

sunny.

Bill:

Yes,

it’s

much

.

Tom:

They

say

we’re

going

to

get

some

rain

later.

Bill:

Oh,

let’s

just

hope

it

.

Tom:

I

think

it’s

going

to

be

.Bill:

It’s

certainly

a

big

improvement

over

yesterday.

Tom:

But

it’s

supposed

to

again

this

afternoon.

Bill:

Well,

the

worst

of

the

winter

should

be

over.

Dialogue3Alice:

It

seems

to

be

clearing

up.

Bob:

It’s

such

a

.

Alice:

I

really

don’t

think

this

weather

.

Bob:

Let’s

just

hope

it

doesn’t

get

cold

again.

Alice:

,

isn’t

it

?

Bob:

Yes,

it’s

not

like

at

all.

Alice:

I

wish

it

would

stay

this

way

for

the

weekend.

Bob:

As

long

as

it

!

Dialogue231SECTIONB:Directions:Listentothefollowingtwodialoguesandfillingintheblankswiththecorrectsentencesyouhaveheard.Dialogue4Teacher:

?

Studnets:

It’s

December

15th.

Teacher:

?

Studnets:

.

Teacher:

How

cold

it

is

today!

Studnets:

Yes,

.

Teacher:What

a

cold

day!

Studnets:

Yes,

and

,

we’re

afraid.

Dialogue5Allen: Hello,Peter!

,right?Peter: (haveacough)...oh,yap,it'sareallyscarcelygoodday.Clare:

.TheairpollutionissoheavythatPeterhardlycouldbear.

.Todayisfine,

.Allen: I’msorrytohearthat,

fromthepollution.Peter: Maybenextmonth.WehavetoimmigratetoCaliforniaformyhealth.Allen: Myparentsarethinkingaboutit,too.Whenyoudecide,pleasetellme.

,ok?BandC:Wehopeso!It’sadeal!SECTIONB:32ListenandUnderstandDirections:Nowyouaregoingtohearastoryofaplanepilot.Listencarefullyandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions.TheWordsandExpressionsprovidedbelowwillbeofsomehelptoyou.WordsandExpressionspilotn.飞行员 Chicagon.芝加哥coastn. 海岸 Iowan. 艾奥瓦州stormya. 亚洲的 Nebraskan. 内布拉斯加州smoggya.烟雾弥漫的Coloradon.科罗拉多州A.Directions:ListentothepassageTWICEandcompletethefollowingsentences.1)LastweektheweatherwasbadallthewayfromtheEasttotheWest

.2)Therewere

inNewYorkCity.3)Itwas

overColorado,anditwassmoggyinthebigcities.4)TheweatherinCalifornialastweekwas

.5)Mr.Smithfelt

afterhistriplastweekastherewasbadweatheralltheway.ListenandUnderstand33B.Directions:ListentothepassageforTHIRDTIMEandDecidewhetheryouthinkeachstatementisrightorwrong.Mr.Smithisapilot.()HeoftenfliesbetweenNewYorkandCalifornia.()Theweatherisalwaysverybad.()TherewerewindydaysinNewYorkCity.()ItwaswindyoverColorado,anditwassmoggyinthebigcities.()C.Directions:GivebriefanswerstothequestionsbelowwhilelisteningtothepassagefortheLASTTIME?WhatdoesMr.Smithdo?Wheredoesheoftenflybetween?HowdoesMr.Smithfeelaboutthetrip?What’stheweatherlikeinIowa?Whydoeshefeeltired?B.Directions:Listentothep34PartBSpeakingWarming-upQuestionsfordiscussionYouaregoingtotalkaboutweatherandclimate.Readthefollowingquestionsanddiscussthemwithyourpartner.Whatistheweatherlikeinspringinyourcity?Doyouliketheweatherherewhereyoustudy?Why?Doyouthinkwhatshouldwedotoreducetheinfluenceonweatherchangingallovertheworld?PartBSpeaking35Dialogue1WhataLovelySpringDay!Jim: Hi,howareyou?LiuLu: Ireallyfeelgoodinsuchasunnymorning.Jim: IamsohappytoseethatyouaresoenergeticaftersuchalongtripfromAustrialia.LiuLu: Well,itisreallyalongtrip.Anyway,thesunraymakesmefeelstrong.Jim: Whatalovelyspringday!LiuLu: Yes.Wecangooutforawalkorhikingintheopenair.Jim: Whatistheweatherlikeinyourcounty?LiuLu: Inmycountry,wehavequitashortspring,andit’swindy.Butwedon’tmindthewindafterourlongcoldwinter.Jim: Winterhereisratherlong,too.Butitisnotverycold.Thetemperatureseldomgetsaslowastenbelowzerodegreescentigrade.LiuLu:Doyougetmuchrainduringtheyear?Jim: NotasmuchasintheSouth.WedohavearainyseasoninJulyandAugust.Itisratherhotandmuggythen.Butitisthebestgrowingseasonoftheyear.Onthewhole,theclimatehereisquitepleasant,neithertoohotinsummernortoocoldinwinter.LiuLu: Thentheoutdoorsactivityofyourcompanyshouldbeconductedduringthespringseasonhere.Jim: That’sforsure,soweareprettybusyduringthespringseason.Youknow,wearesellingtheoutdoorsequipment.It’snotsoeasytoselltheiteminwinter.LiuLu: Thenlet’sgetdowntoourbusinessandwewillhaveaniceseasonwithourefforts!Dialogue136Dialogue2TheWeatherWasBad.Paul:Howwastheflight,Tom?Tom:Difficult.Theweatherwasbad,andIwaslategettingtoLosAngeles.I’msurethepassengersweren’thappyabouttheflight!Paul:Doyoulikeyourjob?Tom:Ofcourse.Paul:Whydoyoulikeit?Tom:Iliketoworkwithpeople,andIliketotravel.Paul:What’syourfavoriteplace?Tom:That’sahardquestion.IlikeSouthAmerica.IgotoColombiaandBrazilalot.Thepeopleareverynice,andIliketheweatherthere.It’salwayswarm.Ofcourse,IliketheUnitedStates,too.NewYorkisniceinsummer,butIdon’tlikeitinwinter.Paul:Whynot?Tom:Itistoocold.Ihatecoldweather.Paul:ButIlovewinter.Iloveice-skating.Asforyourjob,youcantraveltomanyplaces.Butyouneedtoremembertochangeclothesaccordingtotheweatherwhereyougo,andthenyoucanhaveagoodhealthtodoyourjobwell.Tom:Itisquietright.Iwillpayattentiontoit.Thankyoualot.Paul:Itismypleasure.Dialogue237Dialogue3What’stheWeatherLikeinYourCity?Michael: Hi,XiaoLi.Nicetomeetyou!Welcometoourcompany.Howwasyourflight?XiaoLi:Nicetomeetyou!Thejourneyisgood,buttheweatherissohothere.Michael:What’stheweatherlikeinyourcity?XiaoLi: Insummeritgetsveryhot.Thetemperatureisoftenbetween35and40degreecentigrade.Inwinter,itisabout15or20degreescentigrade.Michael:Wow,itissohotinsummerinyourcity.Thetemperaturesusuallyreachabout20or25centigradeinmycityinsummer.Temperaturesoftenfalltozeroinwinter.Atnight,temperaturesareevenbelowthat.Thestreetsareoftenicyinthemornings.Weoftenhavethunderstormsinsummerdays.XiaoLi: Thetemperatureisnearlythesameeveryyear.However,thefogandhazedaysbecomemoreandmorethisyear,especiallyinsomebigcitiesinChina,suchasBeijing,Nanjing,Shanghaiandsoon.Dialogue338Michael:Iheardaboutthatfromtheweatherforecast.ItisnotonlyinChina,butalsosomeotherpartsoftheworld.XiaoLi:Theexpertssaidthatthiskindofweatherisbadforpeople’shealthanditisveryeasytohavetrafficaccidentsontheroads.Michael:Asforthissituation,we’dbetterwearmaskswhenwegooutanddriveslowlyandcarefullyoutside.XiaoLi:Ican’tagreewithyoumore.Itisverynecessarytowearmasks.Also,forsomeelderpeople,theyshouldcancelthemorningexercisesiftheweatherisbad.Michael:That’sright.Bytheway,Iwilltakeyoutoyourhotel