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Warm-up Questions Background Information Extended Reading Free Discussion Warm-up Questions 1. Which season is the most unforgettable to you? Can you use a song or saying to express your opinion? Expressions that might be used for stating preferences: As far as I抦 concerned, the best ... From my point of view, the best ... I抎 go for ... because ... I抎 much prefer ... because ... ... is preferable because ... I抎 rather have ... because ... 《四季歌》 春季到来绿满窗，大姑娘窗下绣鸳鸯 忽然一阵无情棒，打得鸳鸯各一方 夏季到来柳丝长，大姑娘漂泊到长江江南江北风光好，怎及青纱起高粱 秋季到来荷花香，大姑娘夜夜梦家乡醒来不见爹娘面，只见窗前明月光 冬季到来雪茫茫，寒衣做好送情郎 血肉筑出长城长，奴愿做当年小孟姜 Warm-up Questions 2. Which season does the singer like best? She has both likes and dislikes in each season. Famous sayings related to seasons: 读经宜冬，其神专也；读史宜夏，其时久也；读诸子宜秋，其致别也；读诸集宜春，其机畅也。 Winter is good for reading the classics, for one’s mind is more collected. Summer is good for reading history, for one has plenty of time. Autumn is good for reading the ancient philosophers, because of the great diversity of thought and ideas. Finally, spring is suitable for reading literary works, for in spring one抯 spirit expands. Famous sayings related to seasons: April hath put a spirit of youth in everything. ?William Shakespeare 四月赋予万物青春朝气。 ——莎士比亚 Famous sayings related to seasons: Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. — Albert Camus 秋天是第二个春天，此时每一片树叶是一朵花。 ——加缪，法国作家 Background Information weather terminology snow: frozen precipitation in the form of ice crystals. 下雪 blizzard: wind of 35 miles per hour or more with snow and blowing snow reducing visibility to less than 1/4 mile for a period of at least three hours. 暴风雪 sleet: rain that freezes into ice before reaching the ground. 雨夹雪/冰雹 freezing rain: rain that freezes on impact with a surface at a below-freezing temperature. 冻雨 sleet freezing rain