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Unit 2 Weather
Learning objectives 学习目标
After learning this unit, students will be able to
1. master the vocabulary about the weather;
2. ask others the questions about the weather;
3. answer the questions about the weather.
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情景英语口语
口语第一步:知识储备
weather [ˈweðər] n. 天气
forecast [̍fɔ(ːr)kɑːst] n. 预测,预报
sun [sʌn] n. 太阳
cloud [klaʊd] n. 云,云朵
rain [reɪn] n. 雨,雨水; v. 下雨
snow [snəʊ] n. 雪,雪花; v. 下雪
hot [hɒt] adj. 温度高的,热的
warm [wɔ(ːr)m] adj. 暖和的,温暖的
cold [kəʊld] adj. 寒冷的,冷的
cool [kuːl] adj. 凉爽的,凉快的
sunny [ˈsʌnɪ] adj. 晴朗的
cloudy [ˈklaʊdi] adj. 多云的
rainy [ˈreɪni] adj. 多雨的
windy [ˈwɪndi] adj. 多风的
foggy [ˈfɒɡi] adj. 有雾的
snowy [ˈsnəʊi] adj. 下雪的
rainstorm [ˈreɪnstɔ:m] n. 暴风雨
typhoon [taɪˈfu:n] n. 台风
tornado [tɔ:̍neɪdəʊ] n. 龙卷风
Hows the weather? / Whats the weather?
Its sunny. / Its rainy. / Its+描述天气的形容词 .
—Its a nice day, isnt it?
—Yes. It is.
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口语第二步:口语大放送
1. Hows the weather?
E.g.:
A: Hows the weather today? / Whats the weather like today?
B: Its sunny.
如果询问某地天气如何,可以说:
Hows the weather in + 地点?
Whats the weather like in + 地点?
回答可用:Its+描述天气的形容词 .(根据实际情况而定)
问天气时还可以说:
Do you like the weather here?
What do you think of the weather here?
2. Its sunny.
E.g.:
天气晴朗时可以说:
What a nice day!
Its sunny today.
Its very nice out today.
The weather is beautiful.
Its a beautiful / lovely day.
下雨/下雪时可以说:
Its rainy / snowy today.
Its raining / snowing outside.
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情景英语口语
Theres rain / snow outside.
Its going to rain / snow.
Its wet and cloudy / rainy today.
The rain is pouring down.
Its raining cats and dogs.
Its snowing heavily.
天气阴冷时可以说:
Its a windy day.
Its very foggy.
Its really cold out.
Its freezing outside.
The weather outside is terrible.
It wont be very sunny. There are a lot of clouds.
3. Its a nice day, isnt it?
E.g.:
A: Its a nice day, isnt it?
B: Yeah, it really is.
还可以说:
Fine day, isnt it?
A lovely day, isnt it?
The weather is good, dont you think so?
聊天气多为打招呼时的闲聊话题,所以回答多用肯定。
Yes, it is. / Yes, I think so.
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口语第三步: 对话交流
Conversation 1
Hows the weather today?
Its hot.
But I really dont think this weather will last.
Lets just hope it doesnt get hotter.
Oh, no. I enjoy sunny days.
Then you must like summer.
Yeah. I like swimming.
Thats a good sport.
What do you like to do?
I like running.
Well. Cool!
Conversation 2
Hello, Lily. Beautiful day, isnt it?
Yes, it is. The weather forecast says it will stay fine this week.
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情景英语口语
Thats good. I wish it would stay this way for the weekend.
As long as it doesnt rain!
Hahaha, thats true.
口语第四步:实景练习
Making dialogues
1. 根据特定情景,编写情景对话。
2. 邀请搭档进行角色扮演,呈现对话。
特定情景如下:
最近昆明的天气很好,阳光明媚,微风轻拂。于是 Jack一家准备周末去七
彩欢乐世界(Colorful Yunnan Paradise)游玩,请就昆明的天气及 Jack一家的计
划编一段对话。
口语第五步:课后巩固
Reading & reciting
1. 熟读“对话交流”与“实景练习”部分的对话与句子。
2. 背诵“知识储备”。
Translating
1. 昆明的天气怎么样?
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2. 今天天气很好。
3. 外面真冷。
4. 快下雪了。
5. 今天天气很好,难道你不这么认为吗?
6. What a nice day!
7. Its raining cats and dogs.
8. The weather outside is terrible.
9. It wont be very sunny. There are a lot of clouds.
10. The weather forecast says it will stay fine this week.
文化小贴士
英美人并非如我们想象的为了谈天气而谈天气,而是在与陌
生人相遇和相处时,为了避免尴尬,所以常以天气为话题,引出其
他许多话题罢了。在以天气为话题交谈时,也要讲究策略。一般
是先打招呼,比如以 “Hello”或“Hi”开始,再进行交谈。同时评论
天气时尽量不要反驳对方,如对方说“Lovely day, isnt it?” (天气不
错,是吗?),你回答:“Oh, yes. Its great.” (是啊! 真是太好了。)
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