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Unit 6 Rain or Shine
Period 1
Section A 1a-Pronunciation
Objectives of Unit 6
In this unit, you will:
1.talk about different types of weather.
2.talk about weather-related activities by using the present continuous tense and the simple present tense.
3.explore how the weather affects people’s lives.
不同类型的天气
现在进行时
一般现在时
与天气相关的
Look and share
1. How do you think the children in the photo feel about the weather?
2. Do you like rainy weather?
It’s rainy.
They’re running in the rain.
I think they like it / they are having fun.
Section
A
What’s the weather like?
Lead in
sunny
windy
stormy
lightning
cloudy
dry
What weather do you like best? What do you do during such weather?
天气怎么样?
1a
A
B
C
D
E
cloudy
dry
lightning
stormy
windy
Write the weather descriptions in the box under the pictures.
stormy
dry
windy
cloudy
lightning
adj.
adj.
adj.
adj.
n.
It’s stormy / dry / windy...
There is lightning.
Pre-listening
A weather report
A weather report can tell us about the weather in the past, at the moment, or in the future.
place
weather condition
temperature
A weatherman is reporting the weather. And what information can be found in the weather report?
weatherman
Celsius (°C) is widely used globally, while Fahrenheit (°F) is mainly in the US.
Celsius (°C) 摄氏度
Fahrenheit (°F) 华氏度
10 degrees Celsius
1b
Listen to the weather report. Match the different parts of Australia with the weather conditions.
north
west
south and east
centre
warm and dry
sunny and hot
stormy
cloudy
35°C
20°C
28°C
22°C
How many parts of this country are mentioned in this weather report?
area
weather conditions
temperature
While-listening
Here’s the weather report. Let’s look at the weather across __________. In the north, it’s _________. It’s _______ and the wind is blowing hard. The __________ is around 20°C. In the west, it’s __________ and about 22°C. In the south and east, the sun ___ __________ and it’s very _______. It’s around 35°C. The _______ of the country has the best weather right now. It’s ________and _______, and the temperature is about 28°C.
Australia
stormy
raining
temperature
cloudy
is
shining
hot
centre
warm
dry
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Listening material
1. Where is Grandpa now?
A. In Australia. B. In his hometown.
2. What’s the weather like at Grandpa’s place?
A. It’s stormy. B. It’s sunny.
3. What’s Lucy doing?
A. She’s staying in. B. She’s watering flowers.
4. Is the weather making Grandpa sad?
A. Yes. B. No.
Listen to the conversation. Circle the correct answers.
1c
Lucy: Hey, Grandpa. How are you? How’s the weather in Australia?
Grandpa: Hi, Lucy. It’s ____. Oh! And now ____!
Lucy: Oh no, don’t go outside!
Grandpa: Don’t worry. I’m ____! What’s the weather
like back home? What are you doing now?
Lucy: I’m ____ in the garden. It’s ____ here!
Grandpa: Lucky you! Well, enjoy your day!
Lucy: You too!
Grandpa: I’m always happy, rain or shine!
A. there’s lightning
B. raining cats and dogs
C. sunny and warm
D. staying in
E. watering flowers
A
B
D
E
C
That means "to rain very heavily" as if cats and dogs were falling from the sky.
This is widely used to describe weather conditions.
Listen and complete the sentences with the expressions in the box.
Listening material
weather descriptions
activities
=What’s the weather like?
Q1: Is the weather good or bad at Grandpa’s place?
Q2: How does Lucy’s grandpa feel about the weather? How do you know?
He feels happy. He says, “I’m always happy, rain or shine!”
Answer the questions after listening.
Bad.
What does “I’m always happy, rain or shine” mean? Choose the best answer:
A. 下雨或晴天
B. 无论晴雨;风雨无阻
Post-listening
1d
Act out a phone conversation with a partner. Talk about the weather near you and what people are doing.
What’s the weather like?
It’s warm and sunny.
What are you doing?
...
ur
or
ir
er
ar
Pronunciation
1
Listen and repeat. Add one more word to each group.
hard
start
verb
person
first
bird
short
horse
word
world
hurt
nurse
/a:/
/ɜː/
/ɜː/
/ɔː/
/ɜː/
/ɜː/
shark
tiger
thirty
pork
work
purple
/ɜː/: er、ir、or、ur
2
Read the chant and clap when you read the bold syllables.
Tip: Read with rhythms.
Let’s chant!
What’s the weather like today?
It’s windy and warm. It’s spring again.
Let’s fly a kite. Isn’t it great?
Hooray! Hooray! Let’s play!
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