1、英语听说训练ppt unit5 Weather and ClimateObjectives:Master the key words and expressions about weather and climate;Understand weather forecasts and change schedules according to the weather.use the expressions to describe the outside weather with travelers during travel.Lead-in Nowadays,nearly all the peo
2、ple have the weather forecast software on their phones,which shows the importance of weather in our daily life.We change our clothes and schedule according to the weather.If the weather reporter said that it may be rainy in the afternoon,most of us may be supposed to take an umbrella to work as well
3、 as make adjustment of our out-door activities.Warming-upQuestions for discussionYou are going to talk about weather and climate.Read the following questions and discuss them with your partner.Which is your favorite season?Whats the weather like in your hometown?Do you concern about the weather ever
4、yday in your daily life?How do you know the weather condition?Do you listen to the weather forecast?Part A Listening Listen and ChooseDirections:Listen to the following sentences and choose the correct words to fill in the blanks in each sentence.stop the rain be snow weather like in winter stay at
5、homevery good weather weather forecast nice day windy cleared up1.Whats the in your country?2.Whats the for today?3.There will tomorrow morning.4.We have in Paris.5.It was rainy and cold and then it and got warmer.6.It is a ,isnt it?7.It doesnt look like it is going to today.8.The radio says its in
6、the morning but sunny in the afternoon.9.There are a lot of snows in my hometown .10.I think it is a nice day to .Listen and Respond Directions:Listen to 10 sentences for weather and climate and choose their right responses.1.A.Its hot in summer.B.Good Morning.C.Im fine.D.Its lucky.2.A.Great.B.I am
7、fine.C.It is lovely.D.It says it will rain in the evening.3.A.Yes,it was.B.Yes,I did.C.No,it wasnt.D.No,I dont think so.4.A.such kind of bad weather.B.I like stay inside.C.I like watch TV.D.The weather report said it would last for few more days.5.A.The rainbow disappeared.B.The rainbow has seven co
8、lors.C.Yes,it is beautiful.D.It shows up everyday.6.A.The weather report.B.It is sunny.C.No,what does it say?D.I dont think so.7.A.Today is a clear weather.B.It is lovely.C.The weather is good today.D.It says a storm may come next month.8.A.It is said it will clear up tonight.B.It is a bad day.C.We
9、will have fine weather.D.It is cold today.9.A.Yes,it isnt.B.No,it is.C.Yes,it is dark.D.Yes,it is.10.A.It is raining.B.Yes,I think so.C.I forget to take an umbrella.D.Its nice.Listen and FillDirections:Listen to the dialogues below.Then fill in the missing information.SECTION A:Directions:Listen to
10、the following three dialogues and filling in the blanks with the correct words or phrases you have heard.Dialogue 1Smith：Its been raining hard all day.Jean:A downpour like this never last long in Shenyang .Smith:I hope you are right.is going to be tomorrow.Jean:We can listen to the .Smith:I hope tom
11、orrow will be sunny,so that we can .Jean:I .Dialogue 2Tom:Itlookslikeitsgoingtobesunny.Bill:Yes,itsmuch .Tom:Theysayweregoingtogetsomerainlater.Bill:Oh,letsjusthopeit .Tom:Ithinkitsgoingtobe .Bill:Itscertainlyabigimprovementoveryesterday.Tom:Butitssupposedto againthisafternoon.Bill:Well,theworstofth
12、ewintershouldbeover.Dialogue 3Alice:Itseemstobeclearingup.Bob:Itssucha .Alice:Ireallydontthinkthisweather .Bob:Letsjusthopeitdoesntgetcoldagain.Alice:,isntit?Bob:Yes,itsnotlike atall.Alice:Iwishitwouldstaythiswayfortheweekend.Bob:Aslongasit !SECTION B:Directions:Listen to the following two dialogues
13、 and filling in the blanks with the correct sentences you have heard.Dialogue 4Teacher:?Studnets:ItsDecember15th.Teacher:?Studnets:.Teacher:Howcolditistoday!Studnets:Yes,.Teacher:Whatacoldday!Studnets:Yes,and ,wereafraid.Dialogue 5Allen:Hello,Peter!,right?Peter:(have a cough).oh,yap,its a really sca
14、rcely good day.Clare:.The air pollution is so heavy that Peter hardly could bear.Today is fine,.Allen:Im sorry to hear that,from the pollution.Peter:Maybe next month.We have to immigrate to California for my health.Allen:My parents are thinking about it,too.When you decide,please tell me.,ok?B and C
15、:We hope so!Its a deal!Listen and UnderstandDirections:Now you are going to hear a story of a plane pilot.Listen carefully and try to answer the following questions.The Words and Expressions provided below will be of some help to you.Words and Expressions pilot n.飞行员飞行员 Chicago n.芝加哥芝加哥coast n.海岸海岸
16、Iowa n.艾奥艾奥瓦州瓦州stormy a.亚洲的亚洲的Nebraska n.内布拉斯加州内布拉斯加州smoggy a.烟雾弥漫的烟雾弥漫的 Colorado n.科罗拉多州科罗拉多州A.Directions:Listen to the passage TWICE and complete the following sentences.1)Last week the weather was bad all the way from the East to the West .2)There were in New York City.3)It was over Colorado,and
17、it was smoggy in the big cities.4)The weather in California last week was .5)Mr.Smith felt after his trip last week as there was bad weather all the way.B.Directions:Listen to the passage for THIRD TIME and Decide whether you think each statement is right or wrong.Mr.Smith is a pilot.()He often flie
18、s between New York and California.()The weather is always very bad.()There were windy days in New York City.()It was windy over Colorado,and it was smoggy in the big cities.()C.Directions:Give brief answers to the questions below while listening to the passage for the LAST TIME?What does Mr.Smith do
19、?Where does he often fly between?How does Mr.Smith feel about the trip?Whats the weather like in Iowa?Why does he feel tired?Part B Speaking Warming-upQuestions for discussionYou are going to talk about weather and climate.Read the following questions and discuss them with your partner.What is the w
20、eather like in spring in your city?Do you like the weather here where you study?Why?Do you think what should we do to reduce the influence on weather changing all over the world?Dialogue 1 What a Lovely Spring Day!Jim:Hi,how are you?Liu Lu:I really feel good in such a sunny morning.Jim:I am so happy
21、 to see that you are so energetic after such a long trip from Austrialia.Liu Lu:Well,it is really a long trip.Anyway,the sun ray makes me feel strong.Jim:What a lovely spring day!Liu Lu:Yes.We can go out for a walk or hiking in the open air.Jim:What is the weather like in your county?Liu Lu:In my co
22、untry,we have quit a short spring,and its windy.But we dont mind the wind after our long cold winter.Jim:Winter here is rather long,too.But it is not very cold.The temperature seldom gets as low as ten below zero degrees centigrade.Liu Lu:Do you get much rain during the year?Jim:Not as much as in th
23、e South.We do have a rainy season in July and August.It is rather hot and muggy then.But it is the best growing season of the year.On the whole,the climate here is quite pleasant,neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter.Liu Lu:Then the outdoors activity of your company should be conducted du
24、ring the spring season here.Jim:Thats for sure,so we are pretty busy during the spring season.You know,we are selling the outdoors equipment.Its not so easy to sell the item in winter.Liu Lu:Then lets get down to our business and we will have a nice season with our efforts!Dialogue 2The Weather Was
25、Bad.Paul:How was the flight,Tom?Tom:Difficult.The weather was bad,and I was late getting to Los Angeles.Im sure the passengers werent happy about the flight!Paul:Do you like your job?Tom:Of course.Paul:Why do you like it?Tom:I like to work with people,and I like to travel.Paul:Whats your favorite pl
26、ace?Tom:Thats a hard question.I like South America.I go to Colombia and Brazil a lot.The people are very nice,and I like the weather there.Its always warm.Of course,I like the United States,too.New York is nice in summer,but I dont like it in winter.Paul:Why not?Tom:It is too cold.I hate cold weathe
27、r.Paul:But I love winter.I love ice-skating.As for your job,you can travel to many places.But you need to remember to change clothes according to the weather where you go,and then you can have a good health to do your job well.Tom:It is quiet right.I will pay attention to it.Thank you a lot.Paul:It
28、is my pleasure.Dialogue 3Whats the Weather Like in Your City?Michael:Hi,Xiao Li.Nice to meet you!Welcome to our company.How was your flight?Xiao Li:Nice to meet you!The journey is good,but the weather is so hot here.Michael:Whats the weather like in your city?Xiao Li:In summer it gets very hot.The t
29、emperature is often between 35 and 40 degree centigrade.In winter,it is about 15 or 20 degrees centigrade.Michael:Wow,it is so hot in summer in your city.The temperatures usually reach about 20 or 25 centigrade in my city in summer.Temperatures often fall to zero in winter.At night,temperatures are
30、even below that.The streets are often icy in the mornings.We often have thunderstorms in summer days.Xiao Li:The temperature is nearly the same every year.However,the fog and haze days become more and more this year,especially in some big cities in China,such as Beijing,Nanjing,Shanghai and so on.Mi
31、chael:I heard about that from the weather forecast.It is not only in China,but also some other parts of the world.Xiao Li:The experts said that this kind of weather is bad for peoples health and it is very easy to have traffic accidents on the roads.Michael:As for this situation,wed better wear mask
32、s when we go out and drive slowly and carefully outside.Xiao Li:I cant agree with you more.It is very necessary to wear masks.Also,for some elder people,they should cancel the morning exercises if the weather is bad.Michael:Thats right.By the way,I will take you to your hotel first,and then you can
33、have a short rest.We will have the business meeting at 4p.m.I will pick you up.Xiao Li:Ok.I got it.Thank you very much to see me at the airport.Michael:It is my pleasure.Pay attention to the weather changing.See you later.Xiao Li:See you!Dialogue 4Changing plan because of the bad weatherLucy:Oh!Itis
34、afoggyday.Ithasbeenfoggyforages.Icantstandit.I am afraid that we have to call off the trip to scenic spots today.Guide:Yeah,you are right.AlthoughImalocalinShenyang,Icantstandittoo.Lucy:Howlongwillittakestobe sunny?Guide:Maybeadayormore.Itbringsalotofinconveniencetous.Lucy:Icantagreemorewithyou.Guid
35、e:NowthatyouhavegonetoShenyangfor a tour,youcannot go to other place right away.So,I suggest you to change your travel plan,and you can do some indoor activities during such kind of weather.Lucy:Thats a good idea.Do you have some good recommendations?Guide:Absolutely,there are a lot of museums here
36、and you can learn plenty Chinese culture from there.You can go to the Forbidden City,Provincial Museum,Nan Hu park,Qipan Mountain and North park.These are all very famous here.It is up to you.Lucy:Ok.Thank you so much.Lets go.Role-Play Dialogues Make up your own dialogues according to the following
37、situations and role-play them.Situation 1:One sales respective of America Boston will come to Shenyang at the end of January.You make a telephone call to tell her/him the current weather in Shenyang.Also,tell her/him to take the proper seasonal clothes.Situation 2:The Company is planning to promote
38、a new product on Saturday in front of the Tesco supermarket door.We invited 2 America models to product exhibition.But you see the weather forecast on Thursday,which said it will be moderate rain on Saturday,so the company adjusted plan.The new products introduction will be held indoor on Saturday.Y
39、our task is to meet the 2 America models and tell them the changes,so that they can adjust their dressSituation 3:Seven department heads of the headquarters from Chicago of you company come to China to spend their winter holiday.They are now in Shenyang for a 3-day tour.After the 3-day tour,they wil
40、l leave for Hainan to continue their trip in China.Before they leave for Hainan,you are supposed to talk with them about the weather in Hainan now and tell them how should they dress during the trip to Hainan.Situation 4:Making a dialogue on the subject:you and your best friend went to Sichuan to ha
41、ve a tour vacation.You two plan to climb the Emei Mountain,but the weather report said it will have a heavy fog tomorrow.So you call the local guide to change the travel plan.Situation 5:Here is the weather forecast of Haikou in the following days,during which your business partner,Michael,from Amer
42、ica is going to take his winter holiday.So talk with him about the weather in Haikou and the arrangement for the tour there.Part C Culture NotesDirections:Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the words you have heard.What does weather mean?Weather is basically the way the 1 is behaving,
43、mainly with respect to its effects upon life and human 2 .The difference between weather and climate is that weather consists of the shot-term(minutes to months)changes in the atmosphere.Most people think of the weather in terms of 3 ,humidity,precipitation,cloudiness,brightness,visibility,wind and
44、atmospheric,pressure,as in high and low pressure.In most places,weather can change form minute-to-minute,hour-to-hour,day-to-day,and season-to-season.4 ,however,is the average of weather over time and space.An easy way to remember the difference is that climate is what you expect,like a very hot summer,and weather is what you get,like a hot day with pop-up 5 .
