1. Unit 8 The seasons and the weather Topic 1 How is the weather in fall? Section C Made by Liu Shuisheng May 29 th, 2008

2. You’d better take an umbrella when you go out. had better do sth. 最好做某事 22 ℃

3. -20 ℃ Please remember to wear warm clothes. remember to do sth. 记住做某事 wear (wore). v. 穿，戴

4. The sun shines brightly in the morning. shine (shone) v. 照耀，发光 brightly adv. 明亮的 20 ℃ ～ 31 ℃ You need to wear sunglasses, a T-shirt and shorts.

5. Kunming, Yunnan The weather is always fine all the year round. It is a good place to spend your holidays. Spend v. 度过，花费（时间，金钱等）

6. Kunming, China Sydney, Australia London, England Beijing, China

7. timecountryweatherThe things you should take August Read 1a and fill in the form: hot and rainy not very cold hot England Australia Most parts of China warm clothes an umbrella sunglasses, a T-shirt and shorts

8. Answer the following questions (1b) 1. Is the weather in England the same as that in Australia? 2. What’s the weather like in England in August? 3. Which season is it in Australia in August? 4. If you want to go to Australia in January, do you need to wear a warm coat there? Why? No, we don’t need to wear a warm coat. Because it is summer in Australia in January. No, it isn’t. It’s hot and it rains a lot. It’s in winter. 与 … 一样

9. Kunming, China London, England Beijing, China Sydney, Australia 1c Pair work Talk with your partner about where you are going for your holidays and reasons. Example: A: Where are you going for your holidays? B: I’m going to …… A: Why are you going to…? B: …is the best time to go there. The weather there is …. We can ….

10. If conj. 如果，是否 had better(do sth.) 最好做某事 (an)umbrella n. 雨伞 go out 出去；熄灭 Australia n. 澳大利亚；澳洲 remember v. 记起；记得 wear (wore) v. 穿，戴 sun n. 太阳，阳光 shine (shone) v. 照耀，发光 brightly adv. 明亮地 sunglasses n. 太阳眼镜，墨镜 shorts n. 短裤，运动短裤 suddenly adv. 突然；忽然；猛地 later on 后来；以后；随后 spend (spent) v. 度过；花费（时间，金钱等） the same as 和 …… 相同，一样 report n. / v. 报道；报告 New words and phrases:

11. Present the key sentences: 1. Summer holidays are coming. 暑假就要到了。 此句是用现在进行时表示将来。在英语中, 有些动词的现在 进行时可以表示将来, 这类词有 go, come, leave 等。如： I’m coming. He is going to Canada next Monday. 2. If you are in England, you’d better take an umbrella when you go out. you’d better=you had better If 如果 had better do sth. 最好做某事 had better+ 动词原形，否定形式在 better 后直接加 not You’d better do your homework now. You’d better not go out at night. take an umbrella 带把伞. 在 umbrella 前应用不定冠词 an

12. 3. Of course, please remember to wear warm clothes. remember to do sth. 记住做某事 forget to do sth. 忘记做某事 Don’t forget to bring your guitar. You must remember to do your homework on time. wear, 动词， “ 穿着、戴着 ” ，强调穿的状态，常用一般现在时. She often wears a red skirt. be in ，介词短语，也表示穿着的状态， in 后可跟表示衣物的词或表示颜色的词 The girl in red is my sister. The girl in a red skirt is my sister. put on 动词短语， “ 穿上，戴上 ” ，强调穿的动作。 She put on her coat and went out. 4. And later on, it may get fine again. later on 后来, 以后, 过一会儿 get fine 变好， get 在此意思是 “ 变得 ”

13. 6. Is the weather in England the same as that in Australia? 英格兰的天气与澳大利亚的天气一样吗？ 代词 that 在此指代前文中的 the weather, 以避免前后复。 be the same as … 与 … 相同 be different from… 和 … 不同 5. The sun shines brightly in the morning. 上午阳光灿烂. shine (shone) 照耀，发光 bright 明亮的，形容词； brightly, 副词 There is a bright moon in the sky. The sun is shining brightly.

14. write a weather report according to the information below. CityWeatherTemperature Beijingsunny 2-5 ℃ Torontosnowy -10--4 ℃ New Yorkcloudy 3-7 ℃ Sydneyfoggy 15-20 ℃ 2 Written work

15. You can begin like this: Here is the weather report on February 20th for some big cities in the world. Beijing is sunny. The high temperature is 5 ℃ and the low temperature is 2 ℃. _______________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ ___________ It is snowy in Toronto. The temperature is between -10 ℃ and -4 ℃. It is cloudy in New York. The low temperature is 3 ℃ and the high temperature is 7 ℃. It is foggy in Sydney. The temperature is from 15 ℃ to 20 ℃.

16. Homework: Your friend wants to go on a trip to a big city. Try to find some information about the weather there. And give him/her some suggestions by e-mail. Dear…, …It is sunny/hot…in Beijing/Shanghai …You can …