Module 11 The weather 北京市第 33 中学 李宏丹

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n. + y = adj. snow – cloud – rain – wind – storm – sun – snowy cloudy rainy windy stormy sunny

Unit 1 It may be cold tomorrow.  temperature degree(s) centigrade

Listen and check the correct information in the table. v v v v v v v v v v -1~4

Listen and answer:  What are they talking about?  How many countries are there in the dialogue?

cloudy cold dry freezing hot snow sunny warm wet windy Beijing England Australia Hong Kong freezing, cold wet, windy hot and sunny cool and dry

Check the true sentences:  It’s always cold and wet in February in England. ( )  It’s often freezing in February in England. ( )  It’s always warm and dry in winter in England. ( )  There’ll sometimes be snow in winter in England. ( )  It’s usually hot in February in Australia. ( )  It sometimes isn’t warm in winter in Hong Kong. ( )  It’s always too hot in the USA. ( )  It’s usually dry in winter in Hong Kong. ( ) v v v X X X X X

Listen and check the correct months  In December the weather is usually the same in Sydney and New York.  In June it never rains in Sydney.  It ’ s often very sunny in New York in December.  It often snows in December in New York.  It usually snows in Australia in December. ( )

Unit 2 When’s the best time to visit your town or country?

What can you see in these pictures: autumn summerwinter

Read the passage and answer:  How many cities in the USA are there in the passage?  What are they?

Read again and complete the table: CitiesBest time to visitReason New York and Washington D.C. The weather starts to get cooler and the trees start to change color Alaska Texas In May or October In September All year In July and August In summer and fall New England It’s not too hot then. The weather is fine all year. It isn’t very cold. It’s hot and sunny. Los Angeles, California The best time to visit USA is _______________. any time you like

Complete the sentences:  September is _________________ to New York.  It ’ s ____________________ your camera.  A good reason to visit California in December is ______________ the sun.  Alaska is _______________ in July and August.  In the evening it ’ s ___________________ some warm clothes.  ____________________ the USA is any time you like. the best time to go a good idea to bring that it’s nice to see pleasant to visit a good idea to wear The best time to visit

Exercise:  Match the two parts of the sentences Exercise 4 on Page 91  Finish off Exercise 6 on Page93

Module task: CitiesBest time to visitReason In May or June In June and July All year In September and October Harbin It’s not too hot then. The weather is fine all year. The best time to visit our country is _______________. any time you like Kunming It’s cool; beautiful leaves. Beijing Shanghai It’s not too hot or cold.

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