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外研版 初二 (上)
Module 11
Unit 3
Language in use
summer
hot
autumn
cool
winter
very cold
freezing
How many seasons / months are there in a year What are they
Language practice
It’s freezing, isn’t it.
Yes, it’s really cold.
Will it be snowy
It may not even be cold, just wet.
And it might be windy.
It’ll probably be hot and sunny.
It may be quite cool.
Listen and choose the correct
months.
Sydney in December
New York in December
Sydney in June
Listen again and check (√ ) the true
sentences.
In December the weather is usually the same in Sydney and New York.
( )
2. In June it never rains in Sydney.
( )
3. It’s often very sunny in New York in December. ( )
4. It often snows in December in New York. ( )
5. It usually snows in Australia in December. ( )
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Tapescript
My name is Peter and I live in Sydney, in Australia with my parents. My grandparents are American and they live in New York. The weather is very different there! In December, for example, it often snows in New York. It never snows in Australia in December.
In Sydney in December, we go to the beach because it’s sunny! It often snows in New York in the winter months, like in February. In Sydney it rains mostly in autumn-April, May and June.
Complete the sentences with the
correct form of the words in the
box.
bring go see swim visit wear
It’s nice to see the Sun in winter.
1. It’s a good idea ________an
umbrella.
2. The best time ______ New York is
in October.
3. It’s very important _______
warm clothes when it’s freezing.
4. It’s nice _______ in the sea.
to bring
to visit
to wear
to swim
5. It’s great fun _____ on holiday.
6. When it’s sunny, he ______
sunglasses.
7. We’d better go and ____ the
famous Water Park while we are in
Tianjin.
to go
wears
visit
It’s great fun to play games.
Work in plete the sentences in your own words.
It’s a good idea…. It’s very important … The best time … It’s nice… It’s great fun…
It’s great fun to play this game. But it may be dangerous to play it.
Complete the sentences with possible, probably or may.
It’s great fun to play this game. But it may be dangerous to play it.
Complete the sentences with possible, probably or may.
It will ________ rain tomorrow.
2. It ____ be cold and wet in London in January.
3. It’s ________ freezing in Moscow in winter.
4. Is it _______ to visit Alaska in winter
5. Mary ____ go to New England in fall.
probably
may
probably
possible
may
Do you understand the words may, might, possible, possibly, probably
might是may的过去式, 但表示可能性时没有很大区别, 只是表示一般将来的可能性时, might比may的可能性要小。因为might和may都是情态动词, 所以, 他们后面应加动词原形, 即might/may + do sth.
possible, possibly, probably使用时应该按 以下要求表示：
It is possible that .... It is possible to do sth. Subject + will probably/possibly + do sth. probably表示的可能性比possibly要大。
Work in pairs. Say what you usually do, then say what you might do.
1. this evening
2. at the weekend
3. in the holidays
I usually do my homework but I might watch a programme on TV this evening.
Complete the sentences.
1. It’s sunny now, but let’s take an
umbrella… (rain later)
…because it may / might rain
later.
…it may / might be cool.
2. It isn’t always warm in February,
so…(cool)
…it won’t snow.
…we will probably swim in
the sea.
3. We’re going to the mountains,
and we hope… (snow)
4. It’s usually hot and sunny
so… (swim in the sea)
5. Buy a good map because …(visit
the city)
…we may / might visit the city.
…because it might be dark all
day and freezing cold.
6. Don’t go to Russia in winter…
(dark all day, freezing cold)
…it will be hot and sunny.
7. In Mexico, in summer… (too hot
and sunny)
Label the drawing with the words
in the box.
cold cool freezing hot warm
______
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
5. ______
hot
warm
cool
cold
freezing
Complete the sentences.
It rains a lot in spring. It’s the rainy season.
1. There’s a lot of _____. It’s cloudy.
2. The weather is snowy and there’s a
lot of _____in the park.
cloud
snow
3. The Sun is shining. It’s very ______
and hot today.
4. The wind is very strong. It’s so
_____ that it’s difficult to walk.
5. There was a bad _____. The weather
is stormy.
sunny
windy
storm
Work in pairs. Ask and answer.
—What’s the temperature
—It’s 20 degrees. It’s warm.
—What’s the weather like
—It’s warm and wet.
Complete the passage with the words in the box.
cold compared lot depend might time weather winter
It’s very difficult to depend on the weather in Britain because it changes a lot. (1)___________ with
Compared
countries like Mexico, Egypt or India, it’s really very (2)_____. You can’t plan to have a barbecue very easily, even in summer—it (3) ______ rain! From (4)_____to time, you get several days of good (5)________. Everybody loves it. But usually, there’s a (6)____
cold
might
time
weather
lot
of rain, especially in (7)_______.
It doesn’t snow very often but people always hope it’ll snow at Christmas.
winter
It’s very difficult to depend on the weather in Britain because it changes a lot.
It doesn’t snow very often but people always hope it’ll snow at Christmas. So I think it’s very nice to snow at Christmas.
Look and learn
动词不定式作主语时, 多采用 It is … to do sth. 的句式。其中，it为形式主语, 动词不定式(to do sth.)为真正主语, 作表语的可以是形容词，也可以是名词。
Read the email and find answers
to Ms Wang’s questions.
(The best time to come is in) October.
1. When might be the best time
to come
2. What might the weather be
like
(The weather might be) warm with some rain, but also cold.
(She should bring) a sweater.
(She might like to stay) in a bed-and-breakfast.
3. What clothes should she bring
4. Where might Ms Wang like to stay
(She might like to) buy a railcard to travel around the rest of the country.
5. What might she like to do
Around the world
Which is the wettest place in the world
Homework
1. Write a message to a friend who wants to visit China.
2. Workbook, Pages 154-155, Reading and writing & Self- assessment.
