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Module 10
The weather
Unit 2
The weather is fine all year round.
contents
A
Words and expressions
B
C
Writing
D
E
Exercises
F
Warming up
Reading and vocabulary
Language points
Warming up
When's the best time to visit your town or country Why
S1: When is the best time to visit your
town/city
S2: I think September is the best time.
S1: Why
S2: Because it’s not too hot or cold at
that time.
Example
Words and expressions
mile n. 英里
round adv. 围绕地
northwest n. 西北 adj. 西北的；朝西北的
southeast n. 东南 adj. 东南的；朝东南的
from time to time 有时；间或
Reading and vocabulary
1. Talk about what you can see in the pictures.
Reading and vocabulary
2. Read the passage and find out the best time to
visit the US.
Reading and vocabulary
Complete the passage.
The US is a very big country to visit, so choose carefully the places to see and the time to go. Bring a map because you may want to travel around.
When’s the best time to visit the US
Reading and vocabulary
New York or Washington DC in winter
Reading and vocabulary
New York and Washington DC are good places to visit in ____ or ________, but in winter there’s a lot of ______.
May
October
snow
New York
Washington DC
Reading and vocabulary
The best time to visit New England is in __________. The weather gets ______, and the green leaves start to turn _____, then ______. Bring your _______ so you can take photos of autumn trees.
New England
September
cooler
gold
brown
camera
Reading and vocabulary
In California, the weather is ____ all year round. Take your swimming clothes because you might want to go __________ in the sea, even in _________.
California
fine
swimming
December
Reading and vocabulary
In Seattle, in the northwest, it isn’t very ____ but it _____ a lot, so bring an ________.
Seattle
cold
rains
umbrella
Reading and vocabulary
In Alaska the days are long and warm in _______, but may be ____ in the evening, so bring a warm _______. Don’t go in winter. It’ll be very cold.
Alaska
summer
cool
sweater
Reading and vocabulary
In Texas and the southeast, it’s usually very ____ and ______ compared to other places. There are _______ from time to time in summer and autumn.
Texas
hot
sunny
storms
Reading and vocabulary
Place Weather Best time to visit
New York Winter:
New England
California
Alaska Summer: Winter:
3. Complete the table.
Reading and vocabulary
Place Weather Best time to visit
New York Winter:
New England
California
a lot of snow
In May or October
It gets cooler in September.
In September
Fine all year round
All year
3. Complete the table.
Reading and vocabulary
Place Weather Best time to visit
Alaska Summer: Winter:
warm day, cool night
very cold
In summer
3. Complete the table.
Reading and vocabulary
4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the words in 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.
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.
brown
miles
sweater
storms
umbrella
Learning to learn
When you read English in a magazine or a newspaper, you may find many names of people and places. Make a list of them and find out how to say them. Do they sound similar to their Chinese translation
Reading and vocabulary
5. 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 cool.
b) … there are lots of things to see.
c) … the best time to visit England is in spring.
d) … it’s a good idea to bring an umbrella.
e) … wear comfortable shoes.
f) … we will find our way with a good map.
6. Write some advice for visiting your home town
and give reasons. Use because, so and but.
Writing
The best time to visit my home town is in … because the weather is …
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Language points
1. The weather gets cooler and the green leaves start
to turn gold, then brown.
【考点】turn：v. “变得”，后多接表颜色的形容词，意
思上侧重于“变得与以前完全不同”。
eg. The trees turn green in spring.
Language points
1. The weather gets cooler and the green leaves start
to turn gold, then brown.
【辨析】
（1）get：表示进入或变成某种状态，通常与形容词或
形容词比较级连用，表状态。
eg. The days get shorter and shorter.
（2）go：表示由好变坏或由正常情况变成特殊情况。
eg. These eggs have gone bad.
Language points
2. In Seattle, in the northwest, it is not very cold but it
rains a lot, so bring an umbrella.
【考点】northwest：n./adj. “西北；西北的”。
eg. The factory is in the northwest of the city.
A northeast wind is blowing strongly.
Language points
3. In Texas and the southeast, it is usually very hot and
sunny compared to other places.
【考点】compared to：“与…相比；把…比喻成”。
pared to many women, she was very lucky.
The writer was compared to Shakespeare.
【拓展】compare with：“和…相比较”。
eg. The prices are low compared with those in other
shops.
Language points
4. There are storms from time to time in summer and
autumn.
【考点】from time to time：“有时；间或”。
eg. He has moved to another city, and we write to
each other from time to time.
【拓展】time构成的常见短语：
（1）have a good time：“玩得开心”
（2）at the same time：“同时”
Language points
4. There are storms from time to time in summer and
autumn.
【拓展】time构成的常见短语：
（3）in time：“及时”
（4）on time：“准时”
Language points
5. Any time you like!
【考点】any：“任何(一个)”，作形容词，后接单数可数
名词或不可数名词，常用于肯定句中。
eg. You can come any day you like.
【拓展】some/any：“一些”，两者都可修饰可数名词复
数和不可数名词。
Language points
5. Any time you like!
（1）some用于肯定句，any用于疑问句、否定句中。
eg. I have some questions to ask you.
—Do you have any friends here
—No, I don't have any.
（2）在表建议、请求等的疑问句中，用some。
eg. Would you like some coffee （建议）
Could you give me some advice on this （请求）
Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据句意及汉语提示完成句子
1．We all know that the earth goes ___________（围绕地）the sun.
2．There is little rain in the ________（西北）of the country.
3．It's much warmer this year ________（比较）to last year.
4．—How far is the bookshop from here
—It's about 2 _____（英里）.
5．Mr Smith lives in a ________（朝东南的）house alone.
round/around
northwest
compared
miles
southeast
Exercises
Ⅱ. 用所给单词的适当形式填空
1．Autumn is the _____（good）time to visit the Fragrant Hill because
you may see red leaves all over the mountains.
2．If you want to swim there, you should take your _________（swim）
clothes.
3．It's too ______（cloud）. It's going to rain.
4．It's a good idea ______（visit）the Great Wall in spring or autumn
because it's not too hot or too cold.
best
swimming
cloudy
to visit
Exercises
Ⅱ. 用所给单词的适当形式填空
5．Tom, you had better _____（finish）your homework before eight
o'clock.
6．It's ____________（snow）today. You should be careful when you
drive.
7．Ask Mr Green for help. He may ____（give）you some advice.
8．It's good ______（hear）that our class won the football game.
finish
snowy/snowing
give
to hear
Exercises
Ⅱ. 用所给单词的适当形式填空
9．The best time ______（read）English articles is in the morning.
10．The days get ______（long）in summer and the weather starts to
get hotter.
to read
longer
Exercises
Ⅲ. 用possibly, probably, may, so, because或but的适当形式填空
1．I think John might be joking _______ he smiled at us.
2．It's _______________ for us to finish the job before 7 o'clock.
3．The twins said they would ______________ go to Australia for the
winter holiday.
4．Jim got up late, ____ he got to school on time.
5．Mr King lost his wallet, ___ he had no money to buy the ticket for the
bus.
because
possible/impossible
probably/possibly
but
so
Exercises
Ⅲ. 用possibly, probably, may, so, because或but的适当形式填空
6．Miss Yang isn't in the office. She _____ be in our classroom.
may
Exercises
Ⅳ. 根据汉语意思完成句子
1．我爸爸全年都很忙。
My father is very busy ____ _____ ______.
2．与其他同学相比，我有更多的邮票。
I have more stamps ________ _______ other classmates.
3．我们最好今天下午去上海。
We ____ ______ go to Shanghai this afternoon.
all
year
round
compared
to/with
had
better
Exercises
Ⅳ. 根据汉语意思完成句子
4．你什么时候拍的这些沙滩的照片？
When did you _____ _______ ____ these beaches
5．吉姆和他的妹妹都不喜欢打篮球。
_______ Jim _____ his sister likes playing basketball.
take
photos
of
Neither
nor
Thank you!
