UnitSix Talking About theWeather (II) PartAMicro-listening PartBMacro-listening PartCOral Practice PartDHome Listening

Listening for Key Words You’ll hear weather forecasts. Fill in the blanks with the exact words that the announcer uses to describe the weather conditions. 1.Today: sunny and ______; Tomorrow: ______ and continuing ________ 2.Friday morning: cold and ______, temperature 6 to -3 。 C. Friday night and Saturday morning: _________ Sunday: _______ and _______, but very ________

Passage 1 A Weather Report A Weather Report Passage 2 You Always Worry Too Much

Exercise Listen to the weather report and choose the right answer to each of the questions you hear. 1. a. A weatherman is giving a forecast of tomorrow’s weather conditions in the country. b. A weather analyst is reviewing the weather conditions of the past two days. c. An announcer is discussing possible changes in the weather over the next few days. d. The local weather channel is announcing a sudden changes of weather tomorrow. 2. a. It was not a fine day yesterday in most parts of the country. b. The temperature will drop sharply in the country’s southern areas.

Exercise c. Tomorrow will still be a fine day in most parts of the country. d. There’s big difference in weather conditions between the southern and northern parts of the country. 3. a. People in most parts of the country have had fine weather since yesterday. b. Most people in the southwest will prefer to stay indoors tomorrow evening. c. There will be a change in temperature in the southwest tomorrow. d. Fine weather will soon end and rain will spread over most parts of the country.

Exercise Listen to the conversation and write down what the forecast says about the weather conditions of today and tomorrow. 1. Today Morning ________ Afternoon ________ Temperatures ________

Exercise 2. Tomorrow Morning _________ Later in the day _________ Temperatures _________ (low)

Communicative Function: Talking About the Weather The weather affects our lives in every way. We need to know what the weather conditions are in our local area in order to plan our daily activities. And if we travel, we need to find out beforehand what the weather will be like in the region where you are going. We often talk about the weather with friends and acquaintances. In English speaking countries, people often talk about the weather to start a conversation with strangers. It’s considered as one of the safest topics in making small talk on various social occasions. How can you ask for information about the weather? How do you describe different weather conditions? In the box below you’ll find some sentences and structures that are often used in talking about the weather.

A Four-Day Weather Report Today Mostly ____ with a ___ afternoon _____, with a low of tonight ____ 。 Tomorrow __________; The high will be _______ 。 Wednesday ____________ with a high ______ and a low ______ Friday Cool and cloudy; The high will only be _______ 。