Module 10

Module 10 The weather

Unit 1 It might snow.

Weather report

snowy rainy cloudy weather windy sunny showery stormy

New words 1. sun n. 太阳 → sunny adj. 晴朗的 2. rain n. 雨 → rainy adj. 多雨的; 下雨的 3. cloud n. 云 → cloudy adj. 多云的

4. snow n. 雪；v. 下雪 → snowy adj. 多雪的; 下雪的 5. wind n. 风 → windy adj. 多风的; 刮大风的 6. storm n. 暴风雨 → stormy adj. 有暴风雨的 7. shower n. 阵雨 → showery adj. 有雷阵雨的

根据句子意思，用适当的单词填空。 1. It rains a lot in summer in Beijing. It’s often _______. 2. There’re a lot of clouds. It’s ________. 3. The weather is snowy and there’s a lot of _______ in the park. rainy cloudy snow

4. The sun is out. It’s very ________ and hot today. 5. The wind is very strong. It’s so ________ that it’s difficult to walk. sunny windy

Words and expressions cloud shower snow storm cloudy rainy snowy sunny n. 云；云雾 n. 阵雨 n. 雪；v. 下雪 n. 暴风雨 adj. 多云的 adj. 多雨的；下雨的 adj. 多雪的；下雪的 adj. 晴朗的

windy skate thick ice joke might temperature adj. 多风的；刮大风的 v. 滑冰 adj. 厚的 n. 冰 v. 说笑话；开玩笑； n. 笑话；玩笑 v. aux.可能；也许 n. 温度

minus degree although wet terrible wish probably come on adj. 负的；零下的 n. 度，度数 conj. 然而；尽管 adj. 下雨的；湿的 adj. 使人烦恼的；可怕的 v. 但愿；希望 adv. 或许；可能 快点

degree(s) minus 5 ℃ 一 temperature

cold cool freezing hot warm Put the words in order. cold cool freezing hot warm 45 ℃ hot warm cool cold freezing 20 ℃ -5 ℃

Listen and check ( √ ) the correct information in the table. City Temperature Weather Beijing -8℃ ～-2℃ Shanghai 5℃ ～9℃ Xi’an -5℃ ～1℃ Guangzhou 10℃ ～21℃ Hong Kong 17℃ ～20℃ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Work in pairs. Correct the wrong information in the table. City Temperature Weather Beijing -8℃ ～-2℃ Shanghai 5℃ ～9℃ Xi’an -5℃ ～1℃ Guangzhou 10℃ ～21℃ Hong Kong 17℃ ～20℃ √ √ √ √ 5℃～8℃ √ √ -4℃～2℃ √ √ √ √

Pair work What’s the weather like in Beijing? -8～-2 ℃ In Beijing, there will be clouds in the early morning, and the temperature will be between minus eight and minus two degrees.

What’s the weather like in Shanghai? 5～8℃ Shanghai will be rainy and windy, and the temperature will be between 5 and 8 degrees.

What’s the weather like in Xi’an? -5～1 ℃ Xi’an will be cloudy and snowy, and the temperature will be between minus 4 to 2 degrees.

What’s the weather like in Guangzhou? 10～21 ℃ Guangzhou will be cloudy. There may be some showers, and the temperature will be between 10 to 21 degrees.

What’s the weather like in Hongkong? 17～20 ℃ Hongkong will be cloudy. There will be storms later, and the temperature will be between 17 and 20 degrees.

Listen and read

What’s the weather like in England in December? Not usually, although this year it ________ a lot. Most Decembers are _____ and ______. snowed wet rainy

What’s the weather like in America? It is ____ in winter and ____ in summer. It’s _______ in New York in winter. cold hot snowy

What’s the weather like in Australia in winter? 25℃ ～31℃ It’s probably ______ and _____ there. sunny hot

What’s the weather like in Hainan Island? It’s _______. sunny

× √ √ 1. Tony and Daming are going to skate. Read again and check (√) the true sentences. 1. Tony and Daming are going to skate. 2. Winter is colder in Beijing than in England. 3. It sometimes snows in England in winter. × √ √

× √ √ 4. It is not hot in the US in summer. 5. It usually snows in New York in winter. 6. Tony does not like windy weather. × √ √

dangerous degree joke may minus skate temperature Complete the passage with the correct form of the words from the box. dangerous degree joke may minus skate temperature When it is very cold, it might be safe to (1)__________ on lakes, but be very careful! Although it (2) ________ feel cold, it might not be safe. skate may

The (3) ____________ has to be at least (4) ________ one or two (5) _________ or even lower for several weeks, and the ice will be thick enough. Falling through the ice is (6) __________. I am not (7) _________! temperature minus degrees dangerous joking

Pronunciation and speaking Listen to the speaker asking a question or showing surprise. What’s the weather like?

Listen and write ＊ if the speaker is asking a question or ＊＊ if he is showing surprise. 1. When is the best time to visit your country? 2. What clothes should she bring? 3. What is the temperature? 4. Where are you going? ＊ ＊ ＊＊ ＊＊

1. 问气温： — What’s the temperature? 气温怎么样？ — It’s between minus five and minus two degrees! 零下5度到零下2度之间。

2. 问天气： — What’s the weather like in …? = How is the weather in …? 天气怎样？ — It’s snowy (cloudy, rainy, sunny, windy ...). 下雪(多云、下雨、晴、有风……)

3. … although this year it snowed quite a lot. 虽然今年下了很多雪。 although = thought conj. 然而; 尽管, 引导的从句不能与 but, however 连用, 但可与 yet, still 连用。例如： 1) 虽然他很累，但他继续工作。 Although / Though he was tired, he went on working. = He was tired, but he went on working.

2) 尽管他相当忙，但是还常常帮我学英语。 He often helps me with my English although/though he is quite busy. = He is quite busy, but he often helps me with my English although.

4. Come on, better get going! 好了，走吧！ better get going 是 we’d better get going 的省略形式, 意思是“最好现在去/ 走”。例如： We’d better get going (= We’d better go now), or we’ll be late. 我们最好现在就走，不然要迟到了。

5. It’s probably sunny and hot there. 那里的天气可能晴朗、热。 It’ll probably be cold tomorrow. 明天可能冷。 probably adv. 大概; 或许; 很可能 英语中表示可能的方式有许多, 除使用情态动词may / might 以外, 还可

以通过will 以及表示“可能” 的形容词和副词表达。常用的有：It is possible to do sth 以通过will 以及表示“可能” 的形容词和副词表达。常用的有：It is possible to do sth. ..., It is possible that …, 主语 + will probably / possibly + v.等。例如： Is it possible to visit Alaska in December? 十二月去阿拉斯加游览有可能吗？

It is possible that it’ll be snowy in the night. 晚上有可能会下雪。 It’ll probably be cold and wet. 天气很可能会又湿又冷。 注: probably 表示“很可能”，所以表示的可能性要比 possible 大。

情态动词may和might 一、表示允许或请求 may和might表示允许或请求时，意为“可以”。其中，might表示的语气较委婉（不表示过去）。如：

May I come tomorrow? Might I have a cup of coffee? I asked her if I might call and see her. You may leave at any time. You may use the room if you keep it clean.

二、表示推测 may和might都可以用来表示推测，意为“也许；可能”。它们的否定形式分别是may not和might not。如： I think David may be at school. That woman may not be Mark’s mother. How long might the travel take? Susan might not return tomorrow.

注意： may和might 表推测时，may比might 表示的可能性要大一些；而might 使说话的语气更加委婉，表示实现的可能性比较小。

【运用】根据括号内所给提示将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。 1. 这块手表不是你的。它可能是谁的 呢？(may) The watch isn’t yours. Whose may it be? 2. 爸爸也许知道如何发动那台机器。 (might) Dad might know how to start that machine.

3. 明天我可以和你一起吃早饭吗？  (may) May I have breakfast with you tomorrow? 4. 他可能及时赶到了那儿，但我不确定。 (might) He might get there in time, but I am not sure.

Work in pairs Make a weather forecast for different cities in China. Use the correct information in the table in Activity 2 to help you.

-2-3℃ 5-1℃ -11- -9℃ 4-8℃ 7-12℃ 17-22℃ Hainan Island

Now say what the weather might or might not be like in your town. tomorrow next week next month It’ll probably be cold tomorrow.

Good morning. Here’s the weather report for some big cities Good morning! Here’s the weather report for some big cities. Beijing will be …. The temperature is …. Shenyang may be ….

中考链接 1. — Do you have any plans for this weekend? — I’m not sure. I _______ go climbing Mount Yuntai. (2012河南) A. must B. need C. may D. can

2. — How do you like the story? — Interesting, _____ end of it is not perfect. (2011聊城) A. so B. though C. or D. because

3. _______ our football team failed in the match, we did our best A. Though B. But C. Because D. As

1. Remember the new words and phrases in the lesson. 2. Finish the exercises in the workbook.