unit_4_talking_about_the_weather_121232.pptVIP

Why do the English always talk about the weather? Lovely day, isnt it!“ Bit nippy today.“ What strange weather were having!“ It doesnt look like its going to stop raining today.  Some examples of conversation starters Questions: What’s the weather like in…/today? How is the weather today? What is the temperature? Do you think it will rain?/ snow? It is sub zero today?(- minus) Some useful expressions: Proverb Man proposes, God disposes 谋事在人，成事在天 Bad Weather What horrible weather! I can’t believe this weather! The weather can’t make up its mind what to do. What a day! Draw the Picture In this activity members split up into several lines. The member of every other lines turns back opposite to his partner. One person looks at a picture of weather. The other person has a pencil and a blank piece of paper. The person with the picture will try to describe everything he sees to the drawer. When the describer is finished, compare the drawings to the real thing! Whose is the closest to the original? UNIT 4 Talking about the Weather Thunderstorms, Thundershowers, Storm, Lightning 雷暴，雷阵雨，风暴，闪电 Hail 冰雹 Snowstorm 暴风雪 Snow, Heavy Snow, Snowfall 雪，大雪，降雪 Light Snow 小雪 Sleet 雨夹雪 Weather forecast (1) Showers, Heavy Showers, Rainshower 阵雨，强阵雨（从降雨强度及降雨量上） Occasional Showers, Scattered Showers零星阵雨（时间、空间上不连续的阵雨） Isolated Showers局地阵雨（空间分布上比Scattered Showers范围更小的阵雨） Light Showers小阵雨 Freezing Rain冻雨 Drizzle, Light Rain毛毛雨，小雨 Weather forecast (2) Fog雾 Mist轻雾 Smoke烟雾 Haze霾 Overcast阴 Sunny Interval, No Rain, Clearing多云间晴 Sunny Period, Partly Cloudy, Partly Bright, Mild晴间多云 Cloudy, Mostly Cloudy多云 Bright, Sunny, Fair晴（尤指白天） Fine, Clear晴 Weather forecast(3) Windy, Squall, Stormy, Chill, Gale风，狂风，暴风，寒风，大风 Wet, Humid潮湿 Wet, Humid潮湿 Dry干燥 Freezing冰冻 Frost霜冻 Hot炎热 Cold寒冷 Warm暖和（升温） Cool凉爽（降温） Dew Point（露点） Humidity（湿度） Wind（风力） Visibility（能见度） Barometer（气压） Although British people like to com