1、Unit 5 Talking About the Weather,Session 3,Section III Maintaining a Sharp Eye Section IV Trying Your Hand,Passage ,British People Like Talking About the Weather,Do you know something about the weather conditions in Britain?,changeable,Warm-up questions,2. How do English people usually start their c
2、onversations? Why?,Warm-up questions,British People Like Talking About the Weather,Reading of the passage,passage,Find out the topic sentences and summarize the main ideas for each paragraph.,Reading comprehension,The topic sentence: The first sentence.The main idea: Weather in Britain is changeable
3、.,Reading comprehension,Para. 1,The topic sentence: The first sentence.The main idea: Some British customs are related to the weather there.,Reading comprehension,Para. 2,The topic sentence: The first two sentences.The main idea: British people talk about weather frequently because it is interesting
4、 and changeable.,Reading comprehension,Para. 3,The topic sentence: The last sentence.The main idea: Talking about weather is an easy way for British people to begin their conversation.,Reading comprehension,Para. 4,The climate in Britain is very c_. Sometimes it can be c_, r_, w_ and s_ all in the s
5、ame day. Generally, it r_ a lot, especially in the north and the west. Most of the time, the weather is quite m_ never too h_ nor too c_. In summer, it is usually w_.,hangeable,old,ainy,indy,unny,ains,ild,ot,old,arm,Fill in the blanks and then read aloud.,Reading comprehension,Role play the situatio
6、n.,A Chinese student is going to study in Britain, and he is asking a British student studying in China about the weather conditions in Britain and the British student happily gives the information.,Reading comprehension,Useful words and expressions,(1) change according to,(2) need someone or someth
7、ing for help or to be able to do something,a. depend on,Whether well go out for a walk depends on the weather.,Useful words and expressions,Dont always depend on your parents since you are an adult now.,a. depend on,Many people know that the weather in Britain is _.,b. variable,various variety varie
8、d variable,Useful words and expressions,changeable; not steady,He is very reluctant to accept the fact that his sister has married a foreigner.,c. be reluctant to do,not willing to do; slow to act,Useful words and expressions,d. break the ice,say or do sth. to make people feel more relaxed,Useful wo
9、rds and expressions,Sometimes talking about the weather is a way of breaking the ice between strangers.,Section IV Trying Your Hand,Applied writing: Weather report,A weather report or forecast is a very useful aid in our daily life. Knowing the usual format for giving a weather forecast helps us a l
10、ot in understanding a weather forecast in English.,Sample analysis,Figures, measurement units, graphics, weather terms, and broken short passages are often used to forecast weather conditions. In general, the language used to forecast weather should be concise, clear, familiar and vivid.,Applied wri
11、ting: Weather report,Sample analysis,Sentences used to describe weather:,1. Tomorrow is going to be fair.,2. Its foggy in the morning and itll be clear and fine this afternoon.,3. Tomorrow will be overcast with drizzle.,Applied writing: Weather report,4. It is expected to be partly cloudy in the nex
12、t two days.,5. Tomorrow we can expect cloudy, windy and cold weather.,6. The wind will be light with little change of the temperature.,Applied writing: Weather report,Sentences used to describe weather:,Exercises,Key to Ex. 2:,Weather outlook for the urban area: Itll be cloudy today, and later turn
13、to be partly cloudy, the highest temperature will be one degrees and the lowest temperature will be four degrees belowzero.,Exercises,Key to Ex. 2:,It is expected to be partly cloudyin the next two days.The wind will be calm with little change of the temperature.,Sentence Writing: Simple past and pr
14、esent perfect,The simple past tense is used to prefer to a past action that does not continue, while the present perfect tense is used to show actions which started in the past and are still continuing, or actions which happened in the past, but have an effect till the present.,Sample snalysis,Exerc
15、ises,Key to Ex. 6.,The weather was terrible yesterday. In fact, it has been awful for several days.,2. She has worked in this office for 5 years.,3. I paid a visit to the Great Wall last year and had a very good time there.,4. We have never spoken to each other since we quarreled last time.,Key to E
16、x.6.,5. Turn down the TV a bit. The weather forecast hasnt begun yet.,Exercises,Assignments,1. Recite the first and the last paragraphs of Passage II.2. Read and learn by heart the new words in Unit 6.3. Prepare the speaking activities in Section I of Unit 6.,The most important thing to remember abo
17、ut the weather in Britain is that it often changes. You can wake up to a beautiful blue sky and then it starts raining during breakfast. Similarly, you may decide not to go for a picnic because its too wet-then later its fine. Because long periods when the weather stays the same day after day arent
18、very common in Britain, the kind of weather you get will depend not only on the time of year, but also on luck.,Reading of the passage,The weather in Britain may explain a lot about what you find here. For example, the opportunities for people to meet outside depend a lot on the weather, so you wont
19、 see people meeting and spending time together outdoors as much as you do in warmer countries. This may give some visitors the idea that the British are not very friendly. The weather helps to explain eating customs too; a large hot breakfast, for example, is a good idea on a cold dark morning.,Read
20、ing of the passage,Foreigners are often amused that the English spend so much time discussing the weather. An important reason for this is that the climate in Britain is interesting and variable. Because the weather changes frequently, theres always something to say about it, and this is probably th
21、e commonest way for strangers to start a conversation. At places like bus stop you might hear conversations start like this: 1st person: Lovely day, isnt it? 2nd person: Yes, isnt it.,Reading of the passage,Then they may go on to talk about what the weather has been like recently or what itll be lik
22、e next. Another reason is that the British people are reluctant to converse about personal matters with people who are not friends. Mentioning the weather is also a useful way to greet someone you pass on the street; its inoffensive to begin a conversation with someone you dont know at a social event. A comment on a nice day or a personal complaint about the rain is an easy way to break the ice.,Reading of the passage,
