What will the weather be like in …?

When’s the best time to visit your town or country? Why? S1: When is the best time to visit your town/city? S2: I think September is the best time. S1: Why? S2: Because it’s not too hot or cold at that time. ple Example

Talk about what you can see in the pictures.

mile northwest umbrella southeast from time to time n. 英里 n. 西北； adj. 西北的；朝西北的 n. 雨伞 n. 东南； adj. 东南的；朝东南的 有时；间或

The US is a very big country, so choose carefully the places to see and the time to go. Read the passage and fill in the blanks. When’s the best time to visit the US?

New York and Washington DC are good places to visit in ____ or ________, but in winter there’s a lot of ______. New YorkWashington DC MayOctober snow

The best time to visit New England is in __________. The weather gets ______, and the green leaves start to turn _____, then ______. Bring your _______ so you can take photos of the autumn trees. New England September cooler gold brown camera

In California, the weather is ____ all year round. Take your swimming clothes because you might want to go __________ in the sea, even in __________. California fine swimming December

In Seattle, in the northwest, it isn’t very ____ but it ____ a lot, so bring an ________. Seattle cold rains umbrella

In Alaska, the days are long and warm in _______, but may be ____ in the evening, so bring a warm _______. Don’t go in winter. It’ll be very cold. Alaska summercool sweater

In Texas and the southeast, it’s usually very ____ and ______ compared to other places. There are _______ from time to time in summer and autumn. Texas hot sunny storms

PlaceWeather Best time to visit New YorkWinter: New England a lot of snow In May or October It gets cooler in September. In September

PlaceWeatherBest time to visit California Alaska Summer: Winter: Fine all year round All year warm day, cool night very cold In summer

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. brown mile storm sweater umbrella 1. In autumn the leaves turn gold and then ________. 2. It is about 3,000 _______ from the east coast to the west coast. brown miles

3. You might need a(n) ________ in the evening. 4. Sometimes there are ________ in summer and autumn on the southeast coast. 5. You will need a(n) _________ in Seattle because it rains a lot. sweater storms umbrella

I. 请根据句意及括号内所给汉语提示 写出所缺单词。 1. My father bought a _______ ( 照相机 ) for me on my birthday. 2. It’s raining and you should take an ________ ( 雨伞 ) with you. camera umbrella

3. It will get cooler and cooler when ___________ ( 秋天 ) comes. 4. Bring your _______________ ( 游泳衣 ) because you might go swimming in the sea. autumn/fall swimming clothes

II. 请根据所给汉语及括号内的提示词语 翻译下列句子。 1. 每天用英语写日记是个好主意。 (it’s a good idea to...) _______________________________ _______________________ It’s a good idea to keep an English diary every day.

2. 与其他城市相比，海南的冬天很温暖。 (compared to...) ______________________________ ________________________ 3. 我昨天在动物园拍了几张猴子的照片。 (take photos of...) _______________________________ _______________________________ Hainan is very warm in winter compared to other cities. I took several photos of monkeys in the zoo yesterday.

4. 在昆明, 一年到头都很温暖。 (all year) _________________________________ 5. 海上时不时有风暴, 所以你一定要小心。 (from time to time) _________________________________ __________________________________ There are storms on the sea from time to time, so you must be very careful. It’s very warm in Kunming all year.

Match the two parts of the sentences. 1. You can come any time you like, but … 2. It often rains in spring, so … 3. Bring a coat because … 4. Our plan is to walk in the countryside, so … 5. Sydney is a big city, but … 6. Let’s stay for a long time because …

a) … it will soon become cool. b) … there are lots of things to see. c) … the best time to visit England is in spring. d) … it’s a good idea to bring an umbrella. e) … wear comfortable shoes. f) … we will find our way with a good map. Keys: 1.c 2.d 3.a 4.e 5.f 6.b

Write some advice for visiting your home town and give reasons. Use because, so and but. The best time to visit my home town is in … because the weather is …___________________________________