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Module 10
Unit2 The weather is fine all year round.
Learning objectives
1. To read this passage and find specific information.
2. To improve reading and communication abilities.
What's the weather like in different seasons in your hometown
When is the best time to visit your hometown
Talk about what you can see in the pictures.
1
Read the passage and find out the best time to visit the US.
2
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.
...
a）New York & Washington DC
b）New England
c）California
d）Alaska
summer
all year round
May or October
September
Match the place and the time.
Complete the table.
3
Place Weather Best time to visit
New York Winter:
New England
California
Alaska Summer: Winter:
a lot of snow
May or October
gets cooler
September
fine
all year round
warm
very cold
summer
Answer the questions.
1. What can you do when you visit New England in September
We can take photos of the autumn trees.
2. Is it possible to swim in the sea in California in December
Yes, it is.
3. What's the weather like in Iexas and the southeast of the US
It is usually very hot and sunny compared to other places.
[观察1] There are storms from time to time in summer and autumn.
在夏季和秋季有时有暴风雨。
[探究] 该短语是副词短语，相当于at times。
[拓展] 由time构成的短语：
on time准时，按时
in time及时
have a good time玩得开心
all the time总是；一直
活学活用
—How often do you go to the concert
—________．
A．One by one
B．More or less
C．From time to time
D．Here and there
C
[观察2] 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.
从东海岸到西海岸大约3000英里，所以要仔细选择去游玩的地点和时机。
[探究] 本句连续用了两处动词不定式：to see和to go。to see和所修饰的名词place存在动宾关系，意为“去看的地方”；to go修饰名词time，意为“去的时间”。
Here are four answers to choose. 这是供选择的四个答案。
活学活用
[2019·遵义]Then he started looking for a place ________ care of it.
A．to take B．take
C．took D．taking
A
[观察3] The weather gets cooler, and the green leaves start to turn gold, then brown. 天气变得更凉爽，绿色的树叶开始变成金黄色，然后变成棕色。
[探究] 句中get和turn都是系动词，表示“________”，其后用________作表语。
变得
形容词
[辨析] get, become, go, turn与grow
get 强调变化的过程，后常接形容词的比较级。
become 多指身份、地位、职位的变化。
go 常用于表示变坏、变质。如go bad, go mad, go wrong等。
turn 指颜色和性质方面的变化。
grow 有逐渐变为新状态的含义，侧重变化的过程。
活学活用
完成句子
It is ________(get) colder. Please put on more clothes.
getting
[观察4] In Texas and the southeast, it is 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炎热，阳光灿烂。
[探究] 该句中的“compared to other places”表示“与其他地方相比”，在句中作状语。动词compare表示“________”，通常与to或with连用，构成短语“compare…to/with…”，意为“_________________”。
[拓展] compare…to…还可译为“把……比作……”。
比较
把……和……相比较
活学活用
—If you always ________ yourself with others, you may have tons of pressure.
—I agree. We should believe in ourselves.
A．connect B．complain
C．compare D．consider
C
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
4
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.
3 You might need a(n)________in the evening.
4 Sometimes there are________in summer and autumn on the southeast coast.
5 You will need a(n)__________in Seattle because it rains a lot.
storms
sweater
miles
brown
umbrella
Summary
When is the best time to visit the US
The best time to visit New York and Washington DC
In 1. or 2. .
The best time to
visit New England
In 3. . The weather gets 4. .You can take photos of the 5._________trees.
The time to visit California
The weather is 6. all year round.You can swim in the sea, even in 7. .
The time to
visit Alaska
In 8. . Remember to bring a 9.________ sweater.
10．________ time you like.
May
October
September
cooler
autumn
fine
December
summer
warm
Any
GOOD JOB
