1.ItislocatedinthesouthwestofChina.2.Theweatherisfineallyearround.3.Itiscalled“TheCityofSpring”anditisthecapitalcityofYunnanProvince.KunmingVocabularyItmightbe______inthemorning.sunnyLookandsayItmaybe_____onMonday.rainyItmaybe________onFriday.cloudyTheremaybe_____________onSaturday.

aheavyshowerzxxkItmaybe______onTuesday.snowywinterWinter:December,January,FebruaryHowmanymonthsarethereineachseason?Whatarethey?

springSpring:March,April,MaysummerSummer:June,July,AugustautumnAutumn:September,October,NovemberPre-ReadingTask1HaveyoueverbeentotheUS?CanyoulistsomefamouscitiesinAmerica?AmericaisthefourthbiggestCountryintheworld.CaliforniaLosAngelesTexasAlaskaNewYorkWashingtonDCWherearethesecities?NewEnglandSeattleNewYorkLet’senjoysomepicturesofthesecities.WashingtonD.C.NewEnglandNewEnglandMaineVermontNewHampshireMassachusettsRhodeIslandConnecticut;[v?:'m?nt][,m?s?'t?u:sits][k?'netik?t][rod]CaliforniaSeattle[si'?tl]Alaska[?'l?sk?]Texas['teks?s]TheClimatesoftheUnitedStatesOnthewestcoastchangesverylittlebetweensummerandwinterthenorthcentralstatesPeoplewearlightclothingduringthesummer,andtheyneedheavywoolorfurclothinginthewinter.Inthesouthwestpleasantlywarm

duringthewinter,butthesummerisunpleasantlyhotIntheeasternpartspring—comfortablywarmsummers—hotfall/autumn—pleasantlycoolwinters—cold1.Talkaboutwhatyoucanseeinthepictures.P82

NorthChinaautumncool,rainyHainansummerhot,sunnyInBeijing,whichseasondoyoulike

best?Why?WhenisthebesttimetovisitBeijing?

Why?ThinkaboutPre-ReadingThebesttimetovisitBeijingisin…becausetheweatheris…Bringamap,anumbrella,acamera…There’refourseasonsinBeijinginayear.While-ReadingReading

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gistFastReading1.Bring_____________becauseyoumaywanttotravelaroundtheUS.

amap2.WhenisthebesttimetovisittheUS?

Anytimeyoulike.Readthefirstparagraphandthelastonequickly,thenanswerthequestions.(Infact,itdiffersfromplacetoplace.)1.WhenisthebesttimetovisitNewEngland?

2.Whichplaceisgoodforswimmingallyeararound?

3.HowmanyplacesoftheUSarementionedinthepassage?Whatarethey?InSeptember.California.Seven.TheyareNewYork,WashingtonDC;NewEngland;California;Seattle;AlaskaandTexas.1.NewYorkisagoodplacetovisitinJuly.2.SeattleisinthenortheastoftheUS.3.You’dbetternotbringwarmsweater

ifyouwanttogotoAlaskainsummer.4.Texashasstormyweatherfromtimeto

timeinsummerandautumn.√×MayorOctober×northwest×bringReading

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detailsPlaceWeatherBesttimetovisitThingstobringReasonNewYorkWinter:NewEnglandCaliforniaAlaskaSummer:Winter:alotofsnowInMayorOctoberItgetscoolerinSeptember.InSeptember.acameratakephotosoftheautumnleavesFineallyearroundAllyearwarmday,coolnightverycoldInsummer

swimmingclothesYoumightwanttoswiminthesea.awarmsweateritmaybecoolintheeveningReadaloudPost-ReadingTheUSisaverybigcountry.Itisabout3,000miles____theeastcoast___thewestcoast,Sochoosecarefullytheplaces______andthetime_____.Bring_______.Becauseyou__________________________.fromtotoseetogoamapmaywanttotravelaroundPost-ReadingNewYorkandWashingtonDCaregoodplaces______in____or________,butinwinterthere’salotof______.NewYorkWashingtonDCMayOctobersnowtovisitThebesttimetovisitNewEnglandisin__________.Theweathergets______,andthegreenleavesstarttoturn_____,then______.Bringyour_______soyoucantakephotosofautumntrees.NewEnglandSeptembercoolergoldbrowncameraInCalifornia,theweatheris____allyearround.Takeyourswimmingclothesbecauseyoumightwanttogo__________inthesea,evenin_________.CaliforniafineswimmingDecemberInSeattle,inthenorthwest,itisn’tvery____butit____alot,sobringan________.SeattlecoldrainsumbrellaInAlaskathedaysarelongandwarmin_______,butmaybe____intheevening,sobringawarm_______.Don’tgoinwinter.It’llbeverycold.AlaskasummercoolsweaterInTexasandthesoutheast,it’susuallyvery____and______comparedtootherplaces.Thereare_______fromtimetotimeinsummerandautumn.TexashotsunnystormsThebesttimetovisitNewYorkisinMayorOctober,becausethereisalotofsnowinwinter.(Pleasebring…..,because…..)RetellthepassagePlaceWeatherBesttimetovisitThingstobringReasonNewYorkWinter:NewEnglandCaliforniaAlaskaSummer:Winter:alotofsnowInMayorOctoberItg