1、Module 2 The natural worldUnit 4 SeasonsListening & GrammarListeningThe weather in CanberraThis is Australia.Canberra is a city in the south of Australia. A Listen to Kelly talking about the weather in Canberra, Australia and put the photos below in the correct order. Write the numbers 1- 4 in the b

2、oxes. ab1243cdB Listen again and plete the table below.November warm December dryMaysunnyJune coldIn pairs, ask and answer the following questions.What is Kellys favourite season?What do the trees look like in spring?Where does Kelly usually go in summer?How long does she usually stay there?What do

3、the leaves on the trees look like in autumn?Where do some people like going in winter?What does Kelly usually do in winter?Ask and answerWhat are the differences between the four seasons in China and those in Australia?Work out the ruleWe use an adjective before a noun to describe a thing or a perso

4、n.a bright starlovely childrena close relativean old umbrellaa funny snowmana warm coatheavy raina windy day Things to rememberSometimes we form an adjective like this:wind (n.) windy (adj.)rain (n.) rainy (adj.)But note the spelling change with: sun (n.) sunny (adj.)fog (n.) foggy (adj.) Sometimes

5、we can turn a _ into an _ by adding -y to the word. adjectivenounGrammarA Using adjectives before nounsLook at the pictures. plete the sentences with the words from the box. rainysnowysunnywindy1 The Sun is shining brightly. It is a _ day. 2 It is raining heavily. It is a _ day. 3 The wind is blowin

6、g strongly. It is a _ day. 4 It is snowing heavily. It is a _ day. rainysnowysunnywindyB Using adjectives after the verb to beWe can also use adjectives like this:Winter is cold. Sometimes it is snowy. Winter clothes are warm. Im hot. It will still be sunny tomorrow. Work out the ruleWe can use adje

7、ctives (before/after) the verb _ (e.g. am, is and are). to beIn pairs, ask and answer questions about the weather. Follow the example. cloudy cold hot snowy sunny warm windyS1: Whats the weather like in Beijing in July? (How is the weather in Beijing in July?)S2: Its hot and sunny. Using adjectives

8、before nouns形容詞形容詞是修飾名詞或代詞，說明事物或人的性質(zhì)或特征的詞(e.g. long, old, close, heavy, empty, cheap, hungry, etc )，在句中作定語、表語成分。1. Its a windy day today.2. She has a red coat.3. They are lovely children.4. I buy a new umbrella.5. Tom makes a funny snowman.6. Lucy wears a warm coat.Its a sunny day today. 今天是個(gè)陽光燦爛的日子

9、。b. I have something important to tell you. 我有一些重要的事告訴你。c. She is a beautiful girl. 她是一個(gè)漂亮的女孩。 形容詞作定語，一般放在名詞之前, 不定代詞something, anything, nothing, everything 等之后。形容詞的用法 1形容詞的構(gòu)成 名詞后+y變形容詞，若該名詞為重讀閉音節(jié)則雙寫后面的輔音字母再加y。sun sunny snow snowy wind windy rain rainy cloud cloudy fog foggy2. 加后綴ful變形容詞，表示充滿的，具有性質(zhì)的

10、。help helpful beauty beautiful use useful thank thankful care careful colour colourfulUsing adjectives after the verb to be1. Winter is very cold.2. In autumn, the weather is cool and dry. 3. It will be sunny tomorrow.4. Tom is very clever.5. That box is very heavy.The girl is _ (happy).happyThe wom

11、an _ (angry).is angryThe girl _(afraid).is afraidThey _(hungry).are hungry形容詞作表語，放在系動(dòng)詞的后面。 a. He looks happy today. 他今天顯得很高興 b. The class is bright. 教師很明亮。形容詞的用法 2Adjectives with It is and to + a verb1. It is nice to eat ice cream in the park.2. It is important to study hard. 3. It is hard to find t

12、he thief.4. It is exciting to see you again.5. It is good to study English well.形容詞的用法 3 It is healthy to eat more vegetables. It was +adj.+ to do. 不定式短語作主語，可直接放句首，但更常放在謂語之后，而用it作形式主語。形式主語真正主語 多吃蔬菜是有益健康的。Here are some pictures of different seasons. Write a caption for each picture by using the words below it.1. hard / walk / on muddy roads / spring _It is hard to walk on muddy roads in spring.P51_It is exciting to play on the beach in summer. 2.