1. 合肥市第七十中学 刘雯

2. Unit 2 The weather is fine all year round. Module 10

3. New York Washington DC New England Alaska Texas Seattle California [ə'l æ skə] [' teksəs]

4. California Alaska New York Washington DC New England 3000 miles Seattle southeast northwest Texas （ 1 mile=1.6093 kilometres ） Florida

5. When is the best time to traveling? Months of a year: Seasons of a year: January February March April May June July August September October November December Weather ： spring summer autumn winter sunnywindycloudyrainysnowy

6. Skim the passage and choose the main idea.  A. The US is a very big country.  B.The best time to visit New England.  C.You can visit the US any time you like.  D.The best time to visit New York.

7. 1)How many cities are mentioned( 提到） in the passage? 2)What are they? Seven cities. They are New York, Washington D.C., New England, California, Seattle, Alaska and Texas. So choose carefully the places to see and the time to go.

8. Read Paragraph 1 and complete the sentences.  1.The US is about ____________ from the east coast to the west coast.  2.When you visit the US,you should bring a ______. 3,000 miles map

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

10. New England PlaceWeather Best time to visit Bring New England It gets cooler in September. Camera So you can take photos of the autumn trees. In September Because the tree leaves start to turn gold, then brown.

11. 1.Where is California? 2.What can you do there even in December? It’s on the Pacific coast. We can go swimming. California So the weather is fine all year round.

12. Please say “T” or “F”. 1.In the northwest, there’s not a lot of rain. 2.When you visit it, remember to bring some warm clothes. 3.The best time to visit Alaska is in winter. F T F summer don't forget to You had better go in summer It rains a lot. Seattle Alaska

13. 1.It’s usually very hot and sunny compared to other cities. 有时 Texas 2.There are storms from time to time in summer and autumn. Choose the best answer. A. 比作 B. 与... 相比 B. 从... 时间到... 时间 ___________ other students, I study hard. Compared to It will rain __________________ tomorrow. from time to time

14. PlaceWeatherBest time to visit New York Winter: New England California AlaskaSummer: Winter: a lot of snow In May or October It gets cooler in September. In September Fine all year roundAll year warm day, cool nightIn summer very cold Read the passage and complete the table.

15. New York and Washington D.C. Seattle and Alaska New England California Texas Any time you like. When is the best time to visit the US?

16. It is ______in winter in _______ snowy New York I t gets cooler in _________New England September The weather is fine ________________ In Seattle, it is not very cold but it ______ a lot rains all year round

17. In Alaska, it is very cold in winter InTexas,in the southwest, it is usually very hot and sunny compared to other places. [kəm'p ɛ əd] [ə'l æ skə] [' teksəs]

18. Do you know their meanings?  the best time to visit  the places to see  the time to go  travel around  good places to visit  get cooler  turn gold ／ brown  take photos of  参观的最好时间  参观的地点  去的时间  四处逛逛  参观的好去处  变凉  变成金黄色／褐色  给 … 拍照

19. Do you know their meanings?  on the Pacific coast  all year round  rain a lot  had better do sth  forget to do  compared to  from time to time  any time you like  在太平洋沿岸  全年  雨水充足  最好做某事  忘记去做某事  与 … 相比  有时  你想什么时候都可以

20. My advice: When you go travelling, you should choose carefully the places to see and the time to go.There are different views at different places at different times. Bring a map because you may want to travel around. Bring your camera because you may take photos of the things you see. Bring your clothes according to( 根据） the local weather. Get everything ready before you go travelling, so you can have a good journey.

21. 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 cold. b) …there are lots of things to see. c) … the best time to visit England is in spring. d) …it is a good idea to bring an umbrella. e) …wear comfortable shoes. f) …we will find our way with a good map.

22. 3 Complete the sentences, Use may, might or probably where necessary. The weather is usually warm during the day, but bring a sweater… (cold in the evening) The weather is usually warm during the day, but bring a sweater because it may be cold in the evening. 1 It is sunny now, but let’s take an umbrella…(rain later) 2 It is not always warm in February, and…(cool) 3 It is usually hot and sunny, so we…(swim in the sea) 4 Buy a good map because we…(visit the city)

23. 1. It is sunny now, but let’s take an umbrella because it might/may/will probably rain later. 2. It is not always warm in February, and sometime it may/might be very cold. 3.It is usually hot and sunny, so we may /will probably swim in the sea. 4.Buy a good map because we may /will probably visit the city.

24. 3. What are the good places to visit? 1. What’s the weather like in your hometown? 2. When is the best time to visit ? 4. What delicious food is there? 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 …______________________________________________________________ 5. What can you do there? 6. Where can you live?

25. Life is just like a journey ， 人 生就像一场旅行

26. not for the destination ， 不 在乎目的地

27. but for the scenery of the journey 在 乎的是沿途的风景

28. and the mood of seeing the scenery ， 以 及看风景的心情

29. Let the soul travel. 让 心灵去旅行。

30. Homework Writing some advice for visiting your city.

31. 假如你 (Lingling) 的英国笔友 (pen pal)Jim 要来中国参观, 向 你询问有关中国的天气情况以及来中国的最好时节等, 请你给 你的笔友写一封电子邮件, 介绍一下中国的气候特点。 (70 个词 左右 )

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33. 【参考范文】 Dear Jim, I’m very glad that you’ll come to visit China. You asked me about the weather in China. There are four seasons—spring, summer, autumn and winter. Summer is the hottest season of the year. It’s often rainy. Compared to summer, winter is the coldest. Sometimes it snows, you can come at this time of year. But it depends on your interest. I think the best time to visit China is in spring or autumn because the weather is neither too

34. hot nor too cold. It’s very pleasant to visit many places of interest in China, such as the Great Wall, the West Lake, Mount Tai and so on. I hope you can come soon. Yours sincerely, Lingling