1. 天气 Weather Goals for this lesson: 1 。 Function (Speaking and Understanding): 1 ） Being able to describe the general weather conditions 今天天气很好（ good) ／不好 (bad) ／糟糕 (zāogāo awful) 2 ） Being able to describe specific weather conditions 今天天晴／天阴／多云／下雨／下雪／刮风 3 ） Being able to describe the four seasons of a certain place 春，夏， 秋， 冬 4 ） Be able to compare differences in the weather _____ Be able to make plans according to the weather

2. Reading and Writing 1)Being able to read weather reports 2) Being able to recognize and write the following words : Noun: 天气 (tiànqi) ， 雨， 雪， 风，度 Verb: 下雨 (xiã yù) ， 下雪， 刮风， Adj: 晴，阴 热, 冷， 凉，暖和 (nuân huo) ，最，高，低 Seasons: 春， 夏， 秋， 冬

3. Grammar Recognizing the grammatical differences between English/French and Chinese in describing weather condition Today, the weather is fine. Aujourd’hui, il fait beau. 今天 天气 0 ( 很 ) 好。 Today weather very good.

4. “ 更 ”and “ 比 ”(comparative degree) “ 最 ” （ superlative degree) A 中国 大。 Russia 更 大。 Russia 比中国大。 Russia 最大

5. Comparative Degree Mt Everest Mt Alps Everest 山比 Alps 山 高

6. Rule for the comparative degree in Chinese A 比 B + adjective