Module 10 The weather Unit 2 The weather is fine all year round. 课件28张PPT

英语（外研版）
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English
Module 10
The weather
Unit 2
The weather is fine all year round.
City
Today’s Temperature
Today’s
weather
Tomorrow’s weather
Shanghai
13℃~15℃
Jinan
-5℃~2℃
Lhasa
16℃~19℃
Harbin
-6℃~-1℃
It may/might be…
Let’s talk about the weather
…
…
…
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课堂导入
New words & phrases
from time to time
n.英里
adv.围绕地
n.西北
southeast
adj.西北的；朝西北的
round
n.东南
adj.东南的；朝东南的
northwest
有时；间或
mile
Talk about what you can see in the pictures.
For example: Where is it?
What’s the weather like?
What season is it?
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Reading and vocabulary
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课堂活动
Watch and choose
1. Bring ______ because you may want to travel around.
A. a pair of shoes B. a map C. a sports bag
2. New York and ______ are good places to visit in May or October.
A. Washington D.C. B. Boston C. Chicago
3. The best time to visit New England is in ______.
A. October B. September C. May
4. In the northwest, there’s a lot of ______
A. snow B. wind C. rain
In Texas and the southeast, there are ______ from time to time in summer and autumn.
A. showers B. lightning C. storms
Read the passage and find out the best time to visit the US.
The US is a very big country. It is about 3,000 miles from the east coast to the west coast, so choose carefully the places to see and the time to go. Bring a map because you may want to travel around.
New York and Washington D.C are good places to visit in May or October, but in winter there is a lot of snow.

When is the best time to visit the US?
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The best time to visit New England is in September. The weather gets cooler, and the green leaves start to turn gold, then brown. Bring your camera so you can take photos of the autumn trees.
California is on the Pacific coast, and the weather is fine all year round. Take your swimming clothes because you might want to go swimming in the sea, even in December.
In Seattle, in the northwest, it is not very cold but it rains a lot, so bring an umbrella. In Alaska, the days are long and warm in summer, but may be cool in the evening. In winter, Alaska can be very very cold. If you want to visit Alaska, you had better go in summer. Do not forget to bring a warm sweater with you.
In Texas and the southeast, it is usually very hot and sunny compared to other places. There are storms from time to time in summer and autumn.
So when is the best time to visit the US? Any time you like!
Read and answer
1. When is the best time to visit New England?
2. What’s the weather like in September in New England?
3. Why do you need to bring your camera in New England?
4. What’s the weather like in California?
In September.
It starts to get cooler.
Because I may want to take photos of the autumn trees.
It is fine all year.
5. Why do you need to bring your swimming clothes in California?
6. When is it pleasant to visit Alaska?
Because I might swim in the sea.
In summer.
When is the best time to visit the USA?
8. New York is in the east and California is in the west.
Is the best time to visit the two cities the same?
Any time you like!
No, it isn’t.
Retell the passage according to the map.
New York
Washington D.C
California
New England
Seattle
Alaska
Texas
Complete the table.
Place
Weather
Best time to visit
New York
Winter:
New
England
California
Alaska
Summer：
Winter：
A lot of snow
In May or October.
It gets cooler
in September.
In September.
fine all year round
All year.
warm day,
cool night
very cold
In summer.
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Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the words from the box.
brown mile storm sweater umbrella
1 In autumn the leaves turn gold and then _______.
2 It is about 3,000 ______ from the east coast to the west coast.
brown
miles
3 You might need a(n) __________ in the evening.
Sometimes there are ________ in summer and autumn on the
southeast coast.
5 You will need a(n) ____________ in Seattle because it rains a lot.
sweater
storms
umbrella
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Match the two parts of the sentences.
Writing
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.
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Being a good writer
My American friend is coming to China, and he wants to visit somewhere interesting in China. Please give her some advice.
Where can he go?
When is the best time?
Why?
What should he bring?
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…
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Any time you like is the best time to visit my home town but you need to do some preparation.
spring
summer
autumn
winter
spring
summer
autumn
winter
Preparation
warm, pleasant,
fly kites
often rains,
windy
bring an
umbrella…
sunny,
swim...
hot...
wear a pair of sunglasses…
cool,
red tree leaves
dry...
drink more
water…
snowy, make a
snowman…
cold…
wear some
warm clothes…
The best time to visit … is in ______. Because there is a lot thing to do and see. When you come here it’s a good idea to ______. Because you may want to ______. You might ______, because ______, but you need to ______, so ______.
I wish you will have a good time.
Possible answer:
The best time to visit my home town is in spring because the weather is always sunny then, but not too hot. It also doesn’t rain much in spring. It is very important to know that if you want to visit the town. It’s a good idea to wear comfortable shoes, so you can walk around the old city. It is very beautiful, but dishes in restaurants and things in shops may be very expensive.
1. Bring your camera so you can take photos of the autumn trees.
带上你的照相机以便拍摄秋天的树木。
take photos of …的意思是“给……拍照”。例如：
I took a photo of Linda.
我给琳达拍了一张照片。
She took a lot of photos of the kids.
她给孩子们拍了许多照片。
2. In Texas and the southeast, it’s usually very hot and sunny compared to other places.
和其他地方相比，得克萨斯州和东南部地区通常天气很热，阳光灿烂。
compared to 意为“和……比较”， 表示此意也可以用 compared with。例如：

Compared to our small house, Bill’s house seemed like a palace.
和我们的小房子相比，比尔的房子就像一座宫殿。
This road is very busy compared to/ with ours.
和我们（附近）的马路相比，这条马路（交通）非常繁忙。
3. There are storms from time to time in summer and autumn.
但是夏秋季节时常有暴风雨。
from time to time 表示“有时, 间或”。
例如: He has moved to another city, but we write to each other from time to time. 他移居到了另外一座城市，但我们会时不时通通信。
They are now living in different cities, but they still talk on the phone from time to time.
他们现在生活在不同的城市, 但是仍然间或通通电话。
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课堂小结
We have learnt to talk about possibilities
2. We have learnt to write a short passage about the time to visit your town
3. We have learnt the key words and expressions involving the text.
1. 他有时给我发电子邮件。
2. 照些动物的相是一个好主意。
He sends me emails __________________.
It’s a good idea to _____________ animals.
from time to time
take photos of
3. 比起其它城市，住在珠海很舒适。
It’s pleasant to live in Zhuhai ____________ other cities.
compared to
一、完成下列句子。
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课堂训练
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