1. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking Unit 8 Weather

2. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Contents Warm up 1 Part I 2 Part II 3

3. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Warm up: Discussion  1. How is the weather today?  2. What’s the weather like in your hometown?

4. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Part I: Section A Weather Forecast—Europe  wet weekend  heavy outbreaks of rain costal regions  brighter, clearer weather arrives 1. Southern Europe

5. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Weather Forecast—Europe  prolonged snow showers  improve with blue skies 2. Over the Alps

6. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Weather Forecast—Europe  remain grey and cloudy  occasional shower  rain will move in for a short time 3. Central and northern France

7. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Weather Forecast—Europe  warm and sunny weather  temperatures should reach 20 degrees centigrade  rise above 18 degrees centigrade 4. British isles

8. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Weather Forecast—Europe  wind speeds of up to 70 miles an hour  Gust reach 90 miles an hour 5. Northern Germany

9. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Weather Forecast—Europe  The belt of rain has moved away.  The weather will improve.  It should be fair. 6. Southern Scandinavia

10. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Section B Map of US

11. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Section B Weather forecast-North America  See from the weather map  There is varied weather activity across …  It is raining from …down to …  The high in …will be 50 degrees.  …will be in better shape today.  They will have sunny skies and warmer temperatures.  A high of 78 degrees in …  …will be having clear but windy weather.

12. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Weather forecast-North America  …will see a high of 65 and sunny skies, with very strong winds.  Down in …we’re looking for cloudy skies and a high of 69.  We expect the thermometer to reach 64 degrees..  Up in the northeast, it looks like winter just won’t let go.

13. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Weather forecast-North America  …will be having another day of heavy rains, high winds, and cold temperature, with a high of only 35 degrees expected.  further north …it’s even colder—28 degrees, with snow flurries expected.  Over…it is sunny but a cold 30 degrees.

14. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Weather: Useful expressions  Clear= 晴朗 Cloudy= 多云  Drizzle= 毛毛雨 Dust= 灰尘 Fair= 晴 Fog= 雾 Haze= 薄雾 Hail= 冰雹 Heavy Rain= 大雨  Snow= 雪 Snow / Rain Icy Mix= 冰雨夹 雪  Sunny= 阳光 Thunder= 雷鸣  Storms= 雷雨 Windy= 有风 Mist= 薄雾 Mostly Clear= 大部晴朗 Partly Cloudy= 局部多云 PM Light Rain= 下午小雨  PM T-Storms= 下午雷雨  Rain= 雨 Rain Shower= 阵雨 Rain and Snow= 雨夹雪 Showers= 阵雨 Smoke= 烟雾

15. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Weather: Useful expressions  AM Clouds / PM Sun= 上午有云 / 下午后晴 AM Showers= 上午阵雨 AM Snow Showers= 上午阵雪 AM T-Storms= 上午雷暴雨 Clear= 晴朗 Cloudy= 多云 Cloudy / Wind= 阴时有风 Clouds Early / Clearing Late= 早多云 / 晚转晴 Drifting Snow= 飘雪 Drizzle= 毛毛雨 Dust= 灰尘 Fair= 晴 Few Showers= 短暂阵雨 Few Snow Showers= 短暂阵雪 Few Snow Showers / Wind= 短暂阵雪时有风 Fog= 雾 Haze= 薄雾 Hail= 冰雹 Heavy Rain= 大雨

16. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Weather: Useful expressions  Heavy Rain Icy= 大冰雨 Heavy Snow= 大雪 Heavy T-Storm= 强烈雷雨 Isolated T-Storms= 局部雷雨 Light Drizzle= 微雨 Light Rain= 小雨 Light Rain Shower= 小阵雨 Light Rain Shower and Windy= 小阵雨带风 Light Rain with Thunder= 小雨有雷声 Light Snow= 小雪 Light Snow Fall= 小降雪 Light Snow Grains= 小粒雪 Light Snow Shower= 小阵雪 Lightening= 雷电

17. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Weather: Useful expressions  Mist= 薄雾 Mostly Clear= 大部晴朗 Mostly Cloudy= 大部多云 Mostly Cloudy/ Windy= 多云时阴有风 Mostly Sunny= 晴时多云 Partly Cloudy= 局部多云 Partly Cloudy/ Windy= 多云时有风 PM Rain / Wind= 下午小雨时有风 PM Light Rain= 下午小雨 PM Showers= 下午阵雨 PM Snow Showers= 下午阵雪 PM T-Storms= 下午雷雨

18. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Weather: Useful expressions  Rain= 雨 Rain Shower= 阵雨 Rain Shower/ Windy= 阵雨 / 有风 Rain / Snow Showers= 雨或阵雪 Rain / Snow Showers Early= 下雨 / 早间阵雪 Rain / Wind= 雨时有风 Rain and Snow= 雨夹雪 Scattered Showers= 零星阵雨 Scattered Showers / Wind= 零星阵雨时有风 Scattered Snow Showers= 零星阵雪 Scattered Snow Showers / Wind= 零星阵雪时有风 Scattered Strong Storms= 零星强烈暴风雨 Scattered T-Storms= 零星雷雨 Showers= 阵雨 Showers Early= 早有阵雨 Showers Late= 晚有阵雨 Showers / Wind= 阵雨时有风 Showers in the Vicinity= 周围有阵雨 Smoke= 烟雾

19. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Weather: Useful expressions  Snow= 雪 Snow / Rain Icy Mix= 冰雨夹雪 Snow and Fog= 雾夹雪 Snow Shower= 阵雪 Snowflakes= 雪花 Sunny= 阳光 Sunny / Wind= 晴时有风 Sunny Day= 晴天 Thunder= 雷鸣 Thunder in the Vicinity= 周围有雷雨 T-Storms= 雷雨 T-Storms Early= 早有持续雷雨 T-Storms Late= 晚有持续雷雨 Windy= 有风 Windy / Snowy= 有风 / 有雪 Windy Rain= 刮风下雨 Wintry Mix= 雨雪混合

20. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Part II Oral Practice  Asking About the Weather  Do you know the weather update?  How is the weather, Nicholas?  How is the weather today?  What does the weather look like?  What do you think of the weather, Joe?  What is the weather forecast for tomorrow?  What is the weather like today?  What sort of day is it?

21. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Oral Practice  Stating How the Weather is or Will Be  It is drizzling/raining/pouring/blowing hard/clearing up/freezing now.  It is getting cold.  It is supposed to be cloudy this afternoon.  It is warm/mild/sunny/fair/splendid/perfect/hot/sultry （闷热的） /muggy （闷热的） /cloudy/foggy/breezy （微风的） /windy/cool/chilly/cold/frosty （有霜的） /snowy/wet/damp （潮湿的） /dull （阴沉的） /gloomy （阴沉的） /oppressive （天气闷热的） /wretched （恶 劣的） /nasty.

22. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Oral Practice  It’ll apparently turn out to be a misty （有雾的） day.  It’ll probably turn warm tomorrow.  It’ll seemingly continue to be fine.  It’ll snow soon, without a doubt.  It looks as if a storm is coming.  It looks like snowing/raining/hailing/sleeting （下冰雹） this afternoon.  It’s a clear/lovely/warm and nice/scorching （炎热的） /boiling/miserable/rotten/wet/beastly （恶劣的） /snowy day.  It’s an awful day, isn’t it?

23. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Oral Practice  It’s very likely to have a downpour （倾盆大雨） in a short time.  There is a typhoon （台风） /hurricane （飓风） /tornado （龙卷风） coming.  There’ll be a gale （狂风） tomorrow.  The radio says it’s going to be fine day tomorrow.  The weatherman says it’s going to rain the day after tomorrow.  We’ll get a shower in a few minutes, I’m sure.

24. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Oral Practice  atmosphere 大气；空气；气氛  beastly 令人讨厌的  blow hard 刮大风  breezy 有微风的  clear up 多云的；阴天的；阴沉的  damp 潮湿的  downpour 倾盆大雨  drought 干旱  fair 晴朗的；转晴的  freeze 结冰  gale 大风  gust of wind 阵风  haze 薄雾  lightning 闪电  mild 气温适中的  nasty 令人不快的，讨厌的  overcast 阴天的  rainfall 降雨；降雨量  sand storm 沙暴  sleet 下雨雪；下冻雨；下雨夹雪  snowflake 雪花  sultry 闷热的；酷热的  awful 糟糕的  blow dust 扬沙  boiling 沸腾的  chilly 寒冷的  climate 气候  cyclone 旋风；飓风；暴风；龙卷风  dew 露水  drizzle 下毛毛雨  dull 阴天的  foggy 浓雾的  frosty 结霜的，严寒的  gloomy 阴沉的  hail 冰雹；下冰雹  hurricane 飓风；强热带风暴  meteorology 气象学；气象状态  mist 薄雾

25. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Oral Practice  oppressive 天气闷热的  precipitation 降水；降水量  rotten 坏的；恶劣的  scorching 灼热的  snowfall 降雪；降雪量  splendid 极好的  sunny 阳光充足的  tempest 暴风雨  tornado 内陆龙卷风  warm and nice 暖洋洋的  whirlwind 旋风  thunder 雷声；打雷  typhoon 台风  waterspout 海上龙卷风  wretched 恶劣的；非常坏的

26. Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking www.themegallery.com Part II Oral Practice  1. What is the weather like out there?  外面的天气如何？  2. It's a beautiful day.  今天天气很好。  3. It rained cats and dogs last night.  昨晚雨下得很大。  4. We had a downpour.  我们刚遇到了一场倾盆大雨。  5. It's just sprinkling.  只是在下毛毛雨而已。  6. You need to put on your sweater because it's freezing.  你必须穿上你的毛衣因为外面很冷。  7. It's burning up out there.  外面热得跟火炉似的。  8. We can't play tennis today because It's too windy.  我们今天不能打网球因为风太大了。  9. We had 3 inches of snow and sleet last week.  上个星期下了三英寸的雪和冰雹。  10. The devil's beating his wife.  魔鬼正在打他的老婆。（正在下太阳雨）

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