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Module 10
Module 10
The weather
Unit 2
The weather is fine
all year round.
1. To extract specific information from the reading passage.
2. To understand and talk about possibilities.
3. To learn some key words and useful expressions.
4. To give advice, using because, so and but.
When is the best time to visit your home town
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.
mile
northwest
southeast
from time to time
n. 英里
n. 西北；adj. 西北的；朝西北的
n. 东南；adj. 东南的；朝东南的
有时；间或
Talk about what you can see in the pictures.
talk about the season, the weather, or the place
1
Look at the title of the passage and guess when is the best time to visit the US.
When is the best time to visit the US
2
Scan the passage and check whether your guesses were correct.
The US is a very big country, so choose carefully the places to see and the time to go.
So when is the best time to visit the US
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 translations
New York (纽约) Washington DC (华盛顿特区)
New England (新英格兰) California (加利福尼亚)
Seattle (西雅图)
Alaska (阿拉斯加)
Texas (德克萨斯)
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
Read the passage and complete the table.
Fine all year round
All year
warm day, cool night
very cold
In summer
3
New York and Washington DC are good places to visit in ______ or __________, but in winter there is a lot of _______.
New York
Washington DC
May
October
snow
Fill in the blanks.
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 the autumn trees.
September
cooler
gold
brown
camera
New England
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
In Seattle, it isn’t very _________ but it _________ a lot, so bring an __________.
cold
rains
umbrella
Seattle
Alaska
In Alaska, the days are long and warm in ________, but may be _______ in the evening, so bring a warm sweater. You had better don’t go in ________. It’ll be very cold.
summer
cool
winter
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
Watch and check your answers above.
Read the advice and explain why.
1. Bring an umbrella.
Because it might rain.
2. Wear warm clothes.
Because it may be cool (in the evening).
3. Buy a good map.
Because you may want to travel (around).
4. Bring a swimming clothes.
Because you might want to go swimming (in the sea).
5. Bring your camera.
Because you may want to take photos (of the autumn trees).
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.
brown
miles
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.
sweater
storms
umbrella
4
Match the two parts of the sentences.
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’s a good idea to bring an umbrella.
e) … wear comfortable shoes.
f) … we will find our way with a good map.
c
d
a
e
f
b
5
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 …
6
时态：以一般现在时为主
人称：第二人称和第三人称
前后句之间有因果关系，可以用because或so来衔接；
前后句之间有转折关系，可以用but来衔接。
(1) The best time to visit … is in …
(2) It / The weather is …
(3) You don’t need to/needn’t … all the time
(4) It’s a good idea to wear…
(5) You can …
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 which is very important if you want to see around the town. It’s a good idea to wear comfortable shoes, so you can walk around the old city. It’s very beautiful, but the restaurants and shops can be very expensive.
1. 从……到……
2. 到处旅行
3. 变成金黄色
4. 给……拍照
5. 全年；一年到头
6. 去游泳
7. 最好
from ... to ...
travel around
turn gold
take photos of ...
all year round
go swimming
had better
8. 忘记做某事
9. 某人随身带……
10. 与……相比
11. 任何时间
forget to do sth.
bring ... with sb.
compared to ...
any time
Ⅰ. 根据语境，从方框中选择恰当的短语填空，注意形式变化，每个短语限用一次。
1. ________________ is a good way to learn about a place.
2. These flowers look nice. I want to ________________ them.
3. It's so hot today. How about ________________ this afternoon
turn gold, travel around, take photos of, all year round, go swimming, from time to time
Travelling/ around
To travel around
take photos of
going swimming
4. The hill _____________ every autumn and looks especially beautiful.
5. You should go over your notes _______________ so that you won't forget them.
6. The museum is open ______________ to visitors. You can go there any time you like.
turn gold, travel around, take photos of, all year round, go swimming, from time to time
turns gold
from time to time
all year round
Ⅱ. 根据括号内所给英文提示语，将下列句子翻译成英语。
1. Henry从1991年到2000年住在上海。(from ... to ...)
2. 植树的最佳时间在四月份。 (The best time to ...)
3. 在如此炎热的天气里我们最好喝足够的水。(had better)
Henry lived in Shanghai from 1991 to 2000.
The best time to plant trees is in April.
We'd better drink enough water in such hot weather.
4. 别忘了给花园里的花浇水。 (forget)
5. 你需要随身带着一支钢笔。 (bring ... with ...)
6. 和她姐姐相比，Liz很友好。 (compared to)
Don't forget to water the flowers in the garden.
You need to bring a pen with you.
Liz is friendly compared to her sister. /
Compared to her sister, Liz is friendly.
Finish your passage about the best time to visit your home town.
