Unit 7

Unit 7 Seasons

Speak up & Study skills

Presentation blow vi.&vt. 吹, 刮

ring vt.&vi. 给……打电话; 响起铃声

loud adv. 大声地

fog n. 雾

sleepy adj. 困倦的；瞌睡的

shiny adj. 光亮的；反光的

snowball n.雪球

snowball fights 打雪仗

Learn some new words. bit n. 一点，少量 a bit 有一点 blow vi. & vt. 吹；刮 loud adv. 大声地 ring vi. & vt. 给……打电话; 响起铃声

fog n. 雾 sleepy adj. 困倦的；瞌睡的 shiny adj. 光亮的；反光的 sudden adj. 突然的 snowball n. 雪球 fight n. 打架（仗）

Speak up

Listen and answer What was the weather like in Beijing yesterday? There was a strong snowstorm in Beijing yesterday. 2. How’s the weather in Nanjing? It’s a bit cold and dry.

Make your own dialogue.

What’s the weather like? The sun is shining brightly. It is _____. sunny

The rain is too heavy. It’s a ______ day. In the afternoon, it is _______. How big the storm is! rainy stormy

There are many clouds in the sky. It is ________. cloudy

The wind blows hard. The weather is _______. windy

There is terrible fog. It is _______. foggy

Look! They are walking in the snow. Today is ________. snowy

Study skills The suffix -y We can add the suffix –y to some nouns to form adjectives. The suffix –y means “having the quality of ”.

Conclusion cloud cloudy rainy rain storm stormy windy wind snow snowy sun sunny frost frosty fog foggy

n. adj. luck health sleep shine noise fun lucky healthy sleepy shiny noisy funny

A weatherman wanted: 12月22日天气形势 -8~0℃ -12 ~ -4℃ -22 ~ -15℃ -12~1℃ -8~9℃ 2~6℃ 13~23℃ 18~25℃ Hello, everyone! Here is the weather forecast. Beijing will be… The temperature will… Thank you for listening.

Millie is writing about the weather in Beijing. Complete her article with the help of the pictures and the words in the box.

fun heath luck noise sleep It is so ______ in spring. Many people in the street have to cover their faces with scarves. It makes them look _________. Summer is usually very hot. The high temperature makes people _______ in the afternoon. Sometimes it is _______. The sudden heavy rain causes a lot of problems. windy funny sleepy rainy

Autumn is the best season of the year Autumn is the best season of the year. People are ______ to enjoy many _______ days. They like to have a short trip around the city at the weekend. Most children like winter. They are happy and _______ on _________ days. They like snowball fights. It is sometimes _______ in autumn and winter. Heavy fog is not ______ for people. lucky sunny noisy snowy foggy healthy

Explanation This is Aunt Jane speaking. This is … speaking. 我是…… 这是打电话时的专业用语。 2. How is the weather？ =What’s the weather like? 天气怎么样？ e.g. How is the weather in Beijing? 北京的天气怎么样？

3. The wind is blowing hard. blow hard 风很大 e.g. The wind is blowing hard tonight. 今晚风很大。 4. Can you speak louder? 你能讲的大声点吗？ speak loud 大声讲话

5. The sudden heavy rain causes a lot of problems. heavy rain 大雨 e.g. I went back because of the heavy rain. 6. I’ll ring you again. ring / call / phone sb. 给某人打电话 e.g. I will ring you this afternoon.

Exercises 根据汉语或首字母提示完成单词。 1. The _______ (突然的) heavy rain causes a lot of problems. 2. In winter, they are happy on _______ (下雪的) days. 3. They like snowball f_______. 4. He feels s______ in the afternoon. 5. The wind is b_______ hard. sudden snowy ights leepy lowing

用所给词的适当形式填空。 1. It will be _______ (cloud) here and cloudy _______ (rain) in South China. 2. It will be ______ (wind) in Shania tomorrow. 3. What a ______ (snow) day! The ground is covered with snow everywhere. cloudy rainy windy snowy

4. It was _______ (fog) this morning, there was much ______ (fog) on the window. foggy fog

Homework 1. Remember the new words and the language points in this lesson. 2. Recite the conversation in speak-up.