1、Unit 2 The weather is fine all year round.,Module 10 The weather,sunny,cloudy,windy,rainy,snowy,What do they mean?,Review,It might be _ in the morning.,sunny,Look and say,It may be _ on Monday.,rainy,It may be _ on Friday.,cloudy,It might be _ on Saturday.,windy,It may be _ on Tuesday.,snowy,Please

2、describe the pictures! What can you see in the pictures?,1,P82,Try to talk about the pictures.,For example: Where is it? Whats the weather like? What season is it?,possible key words:,North China autumn cool, rainy,Hainan summer hot, sunny,Words and expressions,mile northwest southeast from time to

3、time,n. 英里 n. 西北； adj. 西北的；朝西北的 n. 東南； adj. 東南的；朝東南的 有時；間或,The United States of America,When is the best time to visit the US?,Spring? Summer? .,the west coast,changes very little between summer and winter,the north central states,People wear light clothes during summer, and they need heavy wool or

4、fur clothes in winter.,the southeast,pleasantly warm during winter, but summer is unpleasantly hot,the eastern part,spring warm summer hot fall / autumn pleasantly cool winter cold,Lets find out the climate of the US. Maybe it will help you a lot to choose the best time to visit it!,The best time to

5、 visit the US differs from place to place.,Watch and read.,Read the passage and find out the best time to visit the US.,When is the best time to visit the US?,Any time you like! Because the US is a very big country and the best time to visit the US differs from place to place.,Task 1,2,P82,word文檔鏈接,

6、Task 2,1. How many places are mentioned in the passage? 2. What are they?,New York,Washington D.C,New England,California,Alaska,Texas,Seattle,California,Los Angeles,Texas,Alaska,New York,Washington,Where are the places?,New England,Seattle,The US is a very big country, so choose carefully the places

7、 to see and the time to go. Read the passage and fill in the blanks.,Whens the best time to visit the US?,New York and Washington DC are good places to visit in _ or _, but in winter theres a lot of _.,New York,Washington DC,May,October,snow,The best time to visit New England is in _. The weather ge

8、ts _, and the green leaves start to turn _, then _. Bring your _ so you can take photos of the autumn trees.,New England,September,cooler,gold,brown,camera,In California, the weather is _ all year round. Take your swimming clothes because you might want to go _ in the sea, even in _.,California,fine

9、,swimming,December,In Seattle, in the northwest, it isnt very _ but it _ a lot, so bring an _.,Seattle,cold,rains,umbrella,In Alaska, the days are long and warm in _, but may be _ in the evening, so bring a warm _. Dont go in winter. Itll be very cold.,Alaska,summer,cool,sweater,In Texas and the sou

10、theast, its usually very _ and _ compared to other places. There are _ from time to time in summer and autumn.,Texas,hot,sunny,storms,Task 4,3,P83,Complete the table.,a lot of snow,In May or October,It gets cooler in September.,In September,Fine all year round,All year,warm day, cool night,very cold

11、,In summer,Why did the writer introduce the places of the US in this order?,課文對美國幾個城市的介紹順序是先東部的紐約、華盛頓和新英格蘭，然后是西部的西雅圖，最后介紹南部的德克薩斯。 課文沒有采用中國人常用的東南西北的順時針線路，而是采取了東西南的逆時針線路，這是基于這些旅游區(qū)域的重要性而設計的。,Task 3,Choose the best answers.,1. Bring _ because you may want to travel around. A. a pair of shoes B. a map C.

12、 a sports bag 2. New York and _ are good places to visit in May or October. A. Washington D.C. B. New England C. Seattle,3. The best time is to visit New England in _. A. October B. September C. May 4. In the northwest, theres a lot of _. A. snow B. wind C. rain 5. In Texas and the southeast, there

13、are _ from time to time in summer and autumn. A. showers B. lightning C. storms,1. In autumn the leaves turn gold and then _. 2. It is about 3,000 _ from the east coast to the west coast. 3. You might need a(n) _ in the evening. 4. Sometimes there are _ in summer and autumn on the southeast coast. 5

14、. You will need a(n) _ in Seattle because it rains a lot.,brown,brown mile storm sweater umbrella,miles,sweater,storms,umbrella,Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.,4,P83,Task 5,Retell the passage according to the places.,New York & Washington D.C,New England,California,Alaska,Texas and the southeast,Seattle,Task 7,Now lets enjoy the scenery of the US.,本課時主要短語和句型,總結(jié)回顧,1. from the east coast to the west coast 2. from time to time 3