Unit Five The seasons

What’s the weather like? It’s… warmwindycool sunnyrainycloudy

New York: a big city in the USA /America

Listen and match In spring In summer In autumn In winter a. It’s as hot as in Nanjing. b. It’s cool and usually sunny. Sometimes it’s windy. c. It’s colder than in Nanjing. d. It often rains and it’s warm most of the time. What’s the weather like …?

Listen and read Su Yang’s dad is going to New York next week. He is going to work there for one year. Su Yang wants to know about the weather there. She is asking Ben some questions about the weather in New York.

next week: last week: the week before this week next week: the week after this week

be going to: 将要，打算 Su Yang’s dad is going to New York next week.He is going to work there for one year.

Listen and read Su Yang’s dad is going to New York next week. He is going to work there for one year. Su Yang wants to know about the weather there. She is asking Ben some questions about the weather in New York.

Su Yang:Ben, my father’s going to New York soon. What’s the weather like there in summer? Is it hot? Ben: Yes, it’s usually very hot, as hot as in Nanjing.

Su Yang:What about autumn there? Ben: It’s the best season in New York. It’s cool and usually sunny. Sometimes it’s windy. People like to go to farms in the countryside and pick apples.

in the countryside: far away from the city There are some farms and there’s no park.

Su Yang:Sounds great! Does it often rain there in spring? Ben: Yes, it does, and it’s warm most of the time. New York is very beautiful in spring.

most of the time: most half

Su Yang:Which season in New York do you like best? Ben: I like winter best. Su Yang:Why? Ben:Because I can make snowmen with my friends. It’s great fun. Su Yang:So it’s very cold there in winter. Ben:Yes, it’s colder than in Nanjing. Your dad needs some warm clothes for winter in New York.

make a snowman make snowmen

spring hot season cool sunny colder warm Read and complete.

The seasons in New York. In spring often rains, warm most of the time, In summerusually very hot, as hot as In autumn the best season, cool and usually sunny, sometimes windy In wintervery cold, colder than in Nanjing

Complete the sentences. 1.I （打算） visit Shanghai （一周）. 2. The children are at school. （大部分时间）. 3. In winter, Ben and Jim like to. （堆雪人）. 4. People （需要一些温 暖的衣服） for winter. 5. The weather in the USA is （一样冷） in China. am going to for a week most of the time make snowmen need some warm clothes as cold as

Homework: 1.Read Part A after class. 2.Copy the new words four times.