1. Integrated skills

2. n. 暴风雪 n. 风 adv. 大约 n. 阳光 n. 其余的部分（人） n. 度数 snowstorm wind around sunshine rest degree Words review

3. bit a bit blow loud ring n. 一点，少量 有一点 vi. & vt. 吹；刮 adv. 大声地 vt. & vi. 给 …… 打电话； 响起铃声 Words and expression review

4. Let’s enjoy some pictures Beijing’s spring, summer, autumn and winter

5. New York’s spring, summer, autumn and winter

6. Rearrange the words and form the sentences. 1. teenagers, have, an, many, unhealthy, diet 2. makes, weak, your, body, unhealthy, diet, an 3. unhappy, they, are 4. find, difficult, homework, they, their Many teenagers have an unhealthy diet. An unhealthy diet makes your body weak. They are unhappy. They find their homework difficult. ( S + V + DO ) ( S + V + DO + OC ) ( S + V + P ) ( S + V + DO + OC )

7.  Listen to learn the weather for different seasons in Beijing.  Listen to learn the weather in different places in the world.  To learn to talk about the weather  To learn the new words and expressions: wind, around, rest, degree, bit, blow, loud, ring, turn more cloudy, in the thirties, the rest of, a bit How are you doing? Objectives

9. Write the possible season under each report. (P 87) A1 Snowstorms from the north will arrive in the late afternoon. The wind will be stronger and the temperature will drop below zero, to -10 ℃. It will be mainly dry and sunny today, but it will turn more cloudy in the evening. The temperature will be around 9 ℃ during the day and 4 ℃ at night. winter autumn

10. It will be a beautiful, hot day again today, with temperatures in the thirties. Sunshine and blue skies will stay with us for the rest of the week. There will be a few showers today, but it will be warm, with daytime temperatures around 18 or 19 degrees. summer spring

11. Listen to the weather report and complete the table below. (P 87) PlaceWeatherTemperature (highest) Temperature (lowest) Beijing -2 ℃ New York 5℃5℃ London -1 ℃ Sydneyshowers snowstorm -9 ℃ sunny 9℃9℃ cloudy 3℃3℃ 26 ℃ 21 ℃ A2

12. Listen to Annie’s conversation with Simon and complete the diary entry. (P 88) Today I learnt more about weather. It can be so different in different places. There will be a __________ in Beijing tomorrow. The lowest temperature will be -9 ℃. It will be ________ in New York and _______ in London. The temperature in New York will stay above zero, between snowstorm sunny cloudy A3

13. _____ and 5 ℃, but it will be colder in London. The lowest temperature will be below zero, at ______. It is always so snowy and cold in Beijing during this time of year, but Sydney is quite different. When it is winter in China, it is ________ in Australia. Tomorrow there will be ________ in Sydney and the temperature will be between ______ and 21 ℃. 9℃9℃ -1 ℃ summer showers 26 ℃

14. 1. There was a strong snowstorm in Beijing. 2. It is a bit cold and dry in Nanjing. 3. There are some snowstorms in Nanjing. 4. The wind is blowing hard in Beijing. 5. Aunt Jane will call Daniel later. Daniel is talking about the weather on the phone with his aunt in Nanjing. Listen to their conversation and finish the exercise. B

15. 1. Role play the conversation in groups; 2. Role play the conversation in front of the class Let’s see which group does the best.

16. Talk Work in pairs and talk about the weather. Use Daniel and his aunt’s conversation as a model.

17. Useful expressions How is the weather today? 今天天气怎么样？ The weather is nice today. 今天天气很好。 It’s quite cold today. 今天真冷。

18. What was the weather like yesterday? 昨天天气怎么样？ Yesterday it rained all day. 昨天一天在下雨。 What will the weather be like tomorrow? 明天天气会如何？ It's going to snow tomorrow. 明天会下雪。

19. It's been cloudy all morning. 整个早上都是阴天。 Is it raining now? 现在在下雨吗？ The days are getting hotter. 天气越来越热了。 What's the temperature today? 今天几度？

20. Sample conversation A: Hi, Peter. This is Jim speaking. B: Hi, Jim. A: How are you doing? B: I’m fine. It’s cold and snowy in Harbin. The temperature is very low. A: What do people in Harbin do at this time of year? B: They usually go skiing or skating. How’s the weather in Haikou?

21. A: It’s hot and sunny. The temperature is quite high. B: What do people do at this time of year? A: People enjoy swimming and diving. B: Sorry, I can’t hear you. The wind is blowing hard. Can you speak louder? A: That’s OK. I’ll ring you later. Take care. Bye-bye. B: Bye.

22. Now 2 mins to test your spelling. 1. English-Chinese cloud, fever, cough, snowstorm, wind, sunshine, rest, degree, bit 2. Chinese-English 踢；糟糕的；大约；有一点；吹 / 刮； 大声地；给 … 打电话 / 响起铃声 When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.

24. 1. It’s a bit cold and dry, but there are no snowstorms here. 【词义辨析】 a bit 和 a little 虽然都有 “ 一 点儿 ” 之意，但用法不尽相同。 (1) a bit & a little 相同之处：用来表示程 度时，都是 “ 一点儿 ” 之意，可以修饰形容 词和副词，两者可以通用。如： a bit 是固定搭配，意为 “ 有一点 ” 。 凯特跳得比你远一点儿。 Kate jumped a bit / a little farther than you.

25. (2) a bit & a little 区别：用作定语修饰 不可数名 词时， a bit 之后要加上 of ，而 a little 却不用， a bit of = a little 意为 “ 少量的，一点儿 ” 。如： 麦克刚刚吃了一点面包。 Mike has just had a bit of / a little bread. (3)not a bit & not a little 区别： not a bit 和 not…at all 同义，表示 “ 一点也不 ” ；而 not a little 和 very much 意义相近，表示 “ 非常，很 ” 。 海伦一点儿也不像她的妈妈。 Helen is not a bit like her mother. 海伦非常像她的妈妈。 Helen is not a little like her mother.

26. 我明天早上会给你打电话。 I’ll ring you tomorrow morning. 有人在按门铃。 Someone is ringing the doorbell. 铃儿在响。 The bell is ringing now. 2. I’ll ring you later. ring 作及物动词，意为 “ 给 …… 打电 话 ，按 ( 铃 )” ，作不及物动词，意为 “( 钟、铃等 ) 响 ” 。

27. 在我回家的路上，我买了一个钥匙环。 On my way home, I bought a key ring. 不要忘了给我打电话。 Don’t forget to give me a ring. ring 作名词，意为 “ 环，圈，戒指， 电话 ” 。

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29. 选择合适的词 ( 组 ) 并用其正确形式填空。 hard, snowstorm, hit, take care, loud, ring, rest, a bit, blow, below Andy: Hello, Wendy. Are you still on your way here? I _____ you five minutes ago but you didn’t answer it. Wendy: Sorry, I am on the bus. The weather is bad. Can you hear the wind ________? And I am afraid the temperature is _____ zero now. I feel cold. rang blowing below

30. hard, snowstorm, hit, take care, loud, ring, rest, a bit, blow, below Andy: Yes, I am feeling _____ cold, too. The radio says a __________ is coming. It will ___ the city in a few hours. Wendy: Sorry, I can’t hear you clearly. Can you speak _______, please. Andy: Well, I said that it will snow _____ soon. Wendy: I see. How about the ____ of us? Have you all arrived? Andy: Yes, we are waiting for you. But there is no hurry. Please ________ of yourself. Wendy: Thank you, Andy. I will be OK. a bit snowstorm hit louder hard rest take care

31. II. 翻译下列句子。 1. 温度将会降到零下 10 摄氏度。 2. 今天主要是干燥晴朗的天气。 3. 晚上天气将会变成多云。 The temperature will drop to -10 ℃. It will be mainly dry and sunny today. It will turn cloudy in the evening.

32. 4. 温度在白天将会是大约 9 摄氏度左右。 5. 阳光和蓝天在这个星期的其余时间将会 陪伴我们。 6. 今天将会有一些阵雨。 The temperature will be around 9 ℃ during the day. Sunshine and blue skies will stay with us for the rest of the week. There will be a few showers today.

33. 1.Finish the exercises in Learning English. 2. Write weather reports for different days in Nanjing. 3. To preview Study skills on page 89 4. To preview Task on page 90 - 91