Unit4 Grammar in use 课件-2025-2026学年沪教版(五四制)英语六年级下册

英 语 六年级下册 多媒体教学课件 ENGLISH 6B Unit 4 Preparatory it Grammar in use Weather and our lives 2 Read the news article again and think what the underlined it refers to in the two sentences. Think and answer 1 WORLD NEWS UK heatwave hits a new high The 19th of July saw an extreme heatwave in the UK. Temperatures in several places broke records. In Coningsby, England, it reached 40.3 °C. Scotland also had its hottest day, with a temperature of 34.8 °C. That day, fires broke out in a few places in England. Trains had to slow down in many areas. An airport closed when parts of the runway started to break open. Some schools were closed too. Other schools took action to keep cool. Pupils wore T-shirts and shorts, not their school uniforms, and played indoors. Zoos also tried their best to cool their animals down. Tree animals and sea animals ate iced vegetables, leaves or fish. In fact, the average temperature of the Earth has increased by about 1 °C since the late 1700s. Using coal, cutting down forests and driving cars caused the problem and made it worse day by day. A boy tries to cool down. the temperature the problem (of increasing temperature) Read the sentences on the right to see when we use it. Read and think 2 (1) It’s the thirtieth of March today. (2) It’s quite windy and cold in Beijing. (3) It’s spring now. (4) It’s about 300 kilometres northwest of London. (5) It’s nice to go hiking and enjoy the sunshine. (6) In Coningsby, England, it reached 40.3 °C. Work out the rules 3 Fill in the blanks with the numbers of the sentences on the right. Use Example We use it as an empty subject. It can refer to date, season, weather, temperature and distance. date (sentence ______) season (sentence ______) weather (sentence ______) temperature (sentence ______) distance (sentence ______) We often use it before “be + adj./n. + to-infinitive”. sentence ______ (1) It’s the thirtieth of March today. (2) It’s quite windy and cold in Beijing. (3) It’s spring now. (4) It’s about 300 kilometres northwest of London. (5) It’s nice to go hiking and enjoy the sunshine. (6) In Coningsby, England, it reached 40.3 °C. (1) (3) (2) (6) (4) (5) Work out the rules 3 (1) It’s the thirtieth of March today. (2) It’s quite windy and cold in Beijing. (3) It’s spring now. (4) It’s about 300 kilometres northwest of London. (5) It’s nice to go hiking and enjoy the sunshine. (6) In Coningsby, England, it reached 40.3 °C. What does it refer to in this sentence? Use Example We use it as an empty subject. It can refer to date, season, weather, temperature and distance. date (sentence ______) season (sentence ______) weather (sentence ______) temperature (sentence ______) distance (sentence ______) We often use it before “be + adj./n. + to-infinitive”. sentence ______ (1) (3) (2) (6) (4) (5) It be + adj./n. + to-infinitive. = To-infinitive + be + adj./n. Wang Yiming is talking about a hot day with Lu Yao. Fill in each blank with the correct sentence to complete the conversation. A it’s Major Heat B It’s so hot C It’s a tradition to drink Fu tea D it’s 38 °C Practise 4 Hi, Lu Yao. (1)_____ today. Yes, (2)_____. Did you know (3)_____, the last solar term in summer? Oh, really? What do people usually do on this day? (4)_____. We can also go to the beach. B D A C Wang Yiming finds more information about the weather in different cities. He is now telling his sister his findings. Look at his findings and report like him. Report 5 Sanya Harbin Sydney Jan. Jul. Jan. Jul. Jan. Jul. (°C) 21.3 28.3 0 22 22.2 11.7 (mm) 10.3 158.5 8 150 101.6 63.5 (km/h) 10.1 8.6 14 14 20.9 9.7 Wang Yiming finds more information about the weather in different cities. He is now telling his sister his findings. Look at his findings and report like him. Report 5 Sanya Harbin Sydney Jan. Jul. Jan. Jul. Jan. Jul. (°C) 21.3 28.3 0 22 22.2 11.7 (mm) 10.3 158.5 8 150 101.6 63.5 (km/h) 10.1 8.6 14 14 20.9 9.7 In Sanya, it’s winter in January and summer in July. In January, it’s quite warm and it’s dry. It’s 21.3 °C. It’s not windy. In July, ... it’s a bit hot. It’s 28.3 °C. It’s really rainy. You should take your umbrella with you when you visit Sanya in July. It’s not windy. Wang Yiming finds more information about the weather in different cities. He is now telling his sister his findings. Look at his findings and report like him. Report 5 Sanya Harbin Sydney Jan. Jul. Jan. Jul. Jan. Jul. (°C) 21.3 28.3 0 22 22.2 11.7 (mm) 10.3 158.5 8 150 101.6 63.5 (km/h) 10.1 8.6 14 14 20.9 9.7 In Harbin, it’s winter in January and summer in July. In January, it’s very cold. It’s only 0 °C. It’s dry. In July, it’s quite warm and it’s really wet. It is not a good idea to visit Harbin in summer. It’s a bit windy in either January or July. Wang Yiming finds more information about the weather in different cities. He is now telling his sister his findings. Look at his findings and report like him. Report 5 Sanya Harbin Sydney Jan. Jul. Jan. Jul. Jan. Jul. (°C) 21.3 28.3 0 22 22.2 11.7 (mm) 10.3 158.5 8 150 101.6 63.5 (km/h) 10.1 8.6 14 14 20.9 9.7 In Sydney, it’s summer in January and winter in July. In January, it’s quite warm and very wet. It’s 22.2 °C. It’s windy. In July, it’s cool. It’s 11.7 °C. It’s wet and not windy. HOMEWORK Complete the exercises on page 56, Workbook 6B. 12 $