Unit-2Talking-About-the-Weather.ppt

1、Unit 2,Talking About the Weather,Overview:,Lead-in Warm-up Activities Dialogues Vocabulary Useful Expressions Exercises Culture Tips Class Activities,Lead-in,What do you think of the weather today? Whats the temperature outside/inside now? Do you happen to know whats the weather going to be like tom

2、orrow? How can we get the weather information? Discuss them with your partner. You may use the following examples for help:,Q: What do you think of the weather today? A: Its terrible/awful/rainy/sunny/lovely/warm/hot/cold today. I feel a little bit Q: Whats the temperature outside/inside now? A: The

3、 temperature is Q: Do you happen to know whats the weather going to be like tomorrow? A: It will be sunny / clear Q: How can we get the weather information? A: We usually get the information from,Warm-up Activities,I. Read the following words and find the pronunciation rule for letter “E”. i:shebe h

4、eevening piece e petthensendshed chef ibenefitreduceeffectiveeconomy eleven,II. Read the passage below and pay attention to your pronunciation and intonation. Announcement Attention, please. It is six oclock in the afternoon. Im now giving the weather forecast as usual. From midnight to tomorrow mor

5、ning there will be strong north wind blowing across our town and the temperature will drop by 58. Also there will be showers tomorrow morning. Therefore be sure to close all the windows when you leave your classroom tonight and when you get up tomorrow morning, please put on more clothes in order to

6、 keep yourself from catching cold. Thats all. Thank you.,Dialogues,Dialogue 1 Kate: What a rain! Its terrible, isnt it, John? John: You bet. Its raining cats and dogs! Kate: And cows! The weather forecast says the wet weather is expected to continue toward the end of the week. John: Too bad! Our bar

7、becue on Sunday will be ruined again. Kate: Then well have to take another rain check!,Dialogue 2 A: Whats the weather forecast for today? B: Cloudy in the morning, and overcast in the afternoon. A: Any rain? B: No, but I wouldnt be surprised if it rained tomorrow. A: I wouldnt either. Its been look

8、ing like rain for several days.,Dialogue 3 A: Hows the weather in your hometown? B: Its rather cold in winter; sometimes the temperature drops to 15 below zero. A: It must be terribly cold then. B: Yes, but weve gotten used to it. A: How about summer? B: Hot and humid days most of the time.,Dialogue

9、 4 A: What a wind! Its really awful. B: Yes, theres a dust storm blowing up. A: You could get blinded if you go outside. B: The weather forecaster recommends staying indoors. A: Sure. Then lets just stay inside.,Dialogue 5 A: Fairly warm this morning, isnt it? B: Yes, the weather is nice today. I ho

10、pe it stays nice like this for a long period of time. A: How about a walk in the park and enjoying the sunshine? B: That sounds like a good idea. The sky is clear, and theres a nice cool breeze. A: Sure. If this weather keeps up, we may have a picnic tomorrow. B: Sounds great!,Dialogue 6 (Elaine (E)

11、 and Tiffany (F) are talking about the weather.) E: Whats it like outside today? T: Its clearing up. Its quite different from the weather forecast. E: What does the weather forecast say? T: The weatherman predicted it would go from overcast to cloudy. E: Well, as you know, the weather is rather chan

12、geable, especially at this time of year, isnt it? Anyway, the temperature has dropped a lot today. T: Yeah, maybe youre right. The weather is often quite different from the weather forecast.,Dialogue 7 A: How terrible a day it is! B: Yes. The weather is really awful! A: Is this kind of weather commo

13、n here? I almost cant stand it, you know, so hot and humid. B: No. Actually, it is very likely to have a downpour tonight. After that, I think it will be cool. A: I hope so. Its been so hot for several days. B: Believe me. The weather like this never lasts long. A: I began to miss the days in Kunmin

14、g. Its neither so hot in summer nor so cold in winter. B: The autumn will come in one or two months. That is the best season here, youll love it. A: Well, I hope you are right. Would you like to go swimming with me? B: All right. Lets go.,Vocabulary,you bet 当然, 真的，的确 rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨 weather

15、forecast 天气预报 ruin ru:in v. 破坏，损坏 take a rain check 改天 awful :ful adj. 糟糕的 dust storm 沙尘暴 recommend rekmend v. 建议，推荐 check tek v. 检查，核对final fainl n. 决赛thunderstorm ndst:m n. 雷暴雨 (大雷雨) fair f adj. 晴朗的 sunny sni adj. 阳光充足的，睛朗的，明媚的，和煦的,Useful Expressions,Asking about the weather Whats it like outside?

16、 Hows the weather? Whats the weather like today? Whats the weather going to be like tomorrow? What do you think of the weather there? How do you like the weather there? Whats the temperature? What is the weather report? What did the weatherman say?,B. Stating how the weather is or will be It is driz

17、zling/raining/pouring/sunny/fine/cloudy/overcast/raning/windy/ Its cold/hot/warm/cool/mild It looks like rain. Its a bit chilly. Its miserable out. Its going to be cloudy the whole day. Itll clear up in the afternoon. The winds getting up, but it may go down in the evening. Its ten below. We havent

18、had a drop of rain for weeks. Its 22 degrees Celsius. Its an awful day, isnt it? It looks like snowing/raining/hailing/sleeting this afternoon. It looks as if a storm is coming. We couldnt ask for a better day than this.,Exercises,I. Do you know the symbols below? Write down the words on the lines.

19、Then make dialogue with your partner using the following examples for help. Examples: A: Whats the weather like today? B: Its sunny. A: What was the weather like yesterday? B: It was cloudy.,sunny,foggy,cloudy,rain,downpour,thunder storm,hail,snow,II. Complete the short dialogues by translating the

20、Chinese into English.,1. A: _ (你听天气预报了吗) ？,B: Yes, they said it would be cloudy and rainy tomorrow.,Did you hear the weather forecast,2. A: Take your coat; its freezing cold outside.,B: Ok, I will. _ (外面温度都达到零下10度了).,Its minus 10 Celsius below zero out there,3. A: Youd better take your umbrella with

21、 you. _ (看起来好像要下雨).,B: You may be right. Thank you for reminding me.,It looks like its going to rain,4. A: _ (度假时天气如何)？,B:Not bad. It wasnt warm enough for swimming, but at least it didnt rain.,How was the weather during your vacation,5. A: Is it hot enough for you?,Its the humidity that bothers me,

22、B:Well, I dont mind the heat so much. _ (最令我困扰的是潮气太重了).,6. A: What is it like outside today?,B: _ (天气晴好，阳光明媚).,Its clear and sunny,7. A: _ (你认为今天会下雨吗)？,Do you think its going to rain today,B: I dont know, but I hope so.,8. A: Do you like winter?,B: No, Im afraid not. _ (天气有点太糟糕了).,Its a little bit t

23、oo miserable,9. A: What did the weatherman say about todays weather?,B: _ (他说将会是晴朗的一天).,He said its going to be a fine day,10. A: _ (你觉得家乡的天气怎么样)？,What do you think of the weather in your hometown,B: Its warm and fine in spring, but hot and muggy in summer.,III. Give possible answers to the followin

24、g questions.,1. What is it like outside today? _.,2. Do you think its going to rain today? _.,I dont know, but I hope so,Its clear and sunny,3. Do you like winter? _. 4. What did the weatherman say about todays weather? _. 5. What do you think of the weather in your hometown? _.,No, Im afraid not. I

25、ts a little bit too wet and miserable,He said its going to be a fine day,Its warm and fine in spring, but hot and muggy in summer,IV. Topics for discussion 1. Do you think the weather will affect your mood? What can you do to avoid it? 2. What is your favorite season? And why do you like it best? 3.

26、 What causes global warming? What measures should be taken?,Culture Tips,English native speakers love to talk about the weather. It is a way of breaking the ice (starting a conversation). It is an easy way to start a conversation anytime and anywhere with anyone you meet! People talk about the weath

27、er on the phone and in person. Friends and family talk about the weather before they discuss whats new. Co-workers talk about the weather before starting a hard day of work. Even strangers discuss the weather. Weather patterns vary throughout the world and when we talk about weather, we often use various phrases to describe it. For example, there are numerous ways to describe rainfall. Drizzlin