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UnitTwoClearorCloudy?PartIGettingReadyA.Thefollowingwordsandphraseswillappearinthisunit.Allofthemarerelatedtoweatherandsomearefrequentlyusedinweatherforecast.Listencarefullyandstudythedefinitions.1.freezingpoint:冰点2.relativehumidity:相对湿度3.calm:平静的,安宁的4.barometricpressure:大气压5.widelyscattered:分散的,散开的6.shower:阵雨,阵雪PartIGettingReady7.lows:低点,低温点cf:highs8.variable:可变化的9.thunderstorm:雷雨10.gale:大风℃=degree(s)centigrade/celsius℉=degree(s)FahrenteitC=5(F-32)/9F=9C/5+32B.Youaregoingtohearfivestatementsabouttemperature.WritedownallthedegreesinbothCentigrade(C)andFahrenheit(F).1.Thefreezingpointofwateris0℃or32℉.2.Theboilingpointofwateris100℃or212℉.3.Thenormalbodytemperatureis37℃or98.6℉.4.Thetempertureonawarmspringdayis15℃or59℉.5.Thetempertureonahotsummer’sdayis35℃or95℉.AweatherforecastisgivenseveraltimesadayonTVandontheradio.Themanwhopredictsweatherconditionsiscalledtheweatherman.InmostEnglishspeakingcountries,theweathermanusuallyspeakswithapersonalandfriendlytone.Heactsasifheischattingwithafriendaboutwhattheweatherwillbelike.C.Youaregoingtohearareportonweatheraroundtheworld.Completethefollowingtable.CityCountryTimeWeatherTemperature℃NewYorkUSA7:10a.m.Sunny30AuclandNewZealand11:10a.m.Cloudy7BeijingChina7:10p.m.Clear19CalcuttaIndia4:40p.m.Rainy33HonoluluUSA1:00a.m.Windy30MelbourneAustralia9:10p.m.Clear10MexicocityMexico5:10a.m.Rainy24MoscowRussia2:10p.m.Sunny26ParisFrance12:10p.m.Clear27SanFranciscoUSA3:10a.m.Cloudy21SaoPauloBrazil8:10a.m.Rainy14PartIIWeatherReportsAnotherimportantreasonwhypeopletalkabouttheweatherinBritainisthatit’ssounpredictable.Youcannevertellwhattheweather’sgoingtobelikefromonedaytothenext.Youmaylistentotheweatherforecastonradio,TV,ortelephone.Butoftentheweatherchangefasterthantheweathermancanpredict.Butstillmanypeoplehaveformedahabitoflisteningtotheweatherforecastinthemorning.PartIIWeatherReportsA.YouaregoingtohearaweatherreportfortheUK.Writedownallthewordsthattheweathermanusestodescribetheweather.Southwestcool,warm,sunshineAroundLondon&Southeastdry,cloudyMidlandscloudy,showersNorthWalesfogpatchesSouthWaleswindyNortheastcloudy,rain,heavyrainScotlandsleet,snowNorthernIrelandrain,verycoldB.YouaregoingtohearaNationalWeatherServiceforecastfortheChicago,Illinoisarea.Payspecialattentiontothetemperatures.Fillinthefollowingchartwithinformationabouttemperaturesfromthereport.Notethatwherethereisadash(—),thereisnothingtowrite.Allthetimeperiodsmentionedinthereporthavebeenfilledinforyou.TimeTemperature(℉)10p.m.Lakefront:76Midway:76O’Hare:74LowsHighsTonightLower70s--Tomorrow--Upper80sTomorrownightMiddle60s--Tuesday--Around90WednesdayThursdayFridayUpper60s90to95C.Nowtrythis:listentoamoreauthenticversionoftheweatherreport.Paymoreattentiontotheotherfeaturesoftheweather.Takenotesonthechartbelow.Notethatwherethereisadash(—),thereisnothingtowrite.TimeWeatherDescriptionHumidityWindBarometricPressure10p.m.--66%Calm30.08andrisingTonightCloudy,widelyScatteredshowers--Lightandvariable--TomorrowSunny,warm--Southwinds,5-10milesperhour--TomorrownightFair------TuesdaySunny,hotHumid----TimeWeatherDescriptionHumidityWindBarometricPressureThursdayFair------FridayCloudy,thunderstorms------PartIIIAtabusstopA.Youaregoingtohearaconversationbetweenamanandawoman.Theyaretalkingabouttheweather.Thefollowingvocabularyisusedintheconversation.Guessthemeaningwhenyouhearthesewordsandexpressions.Whileyoulisten,don'tforgettoaddmorekeywordsinthenotescolumn.Theywillbeveryhelpfulforthenextsection.1.endedupwith以……结束;结果是…2.comingdownhard使劲下3.Attorney律师4.offthelobby在大厅侧面5.stopin/by顺便拜访6.donut/doughnutshop面饼店7.boy:exclamation,usedtoexpressfeelingsofsurprise,pleasure,pain,etc.B.Youaregoingtoheartheconversationagain.Answerthefollowingquestionswiththehelpofthenotes.1.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?Ittakesplaceatabusstop.2.Whattimeofthedayisit?Itislateafternoonorearlyevening.3.Whatseasonoftheyearisit?Itisinthewinter.4.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?Theyarestrangers.5.Howlonghasthewomanbeenwaiting?Shehasbeenwaitingfortenminutesorso.6.Whatdidtheweathermensaythatmorning?Theysaidthattherewouldbelightrain.7.Wheredidthemanwork?Heworkedinatravelagency.8.Whatistheiropinionofweatherreports?Theydon'tbelievethereports.C.Nowtrythis:listentoamoreauthenticversionoftheconversationanddecidewhetherthestatementsaftertheconversationareTrueorFalse.1.(F)2.(T)3.(T)4.(F)5.(T)6.(F)7.(F)8.(F)9.(F)10.(F)PartIVMoreaboutthetopic:WeatherLanguageAstheweatherinBritainissounpredictable,Britishpeopleseemtobeobsessedwithtalkingabouttheweather.Thereforeyoumayheartheweatherlanguagefromtimetotimeineverydaylife.ListentoapassageabouthowthetopicofweatherinfluencestheEnglishlanguage.FillintheblankswiththephrasesinColumnA.ThentrytoguessthemeaningandmatchColumnAwithColumnB.Britishpeoplearefamousforalwaystalkingabouttheweather,buttheweatheralsoaffectsthewaywespeakandthephrasesweuse.AsmorewinterweatherbatterstheUK,thisweek’sTakeAwaydemonstrateshowtheBritishobsessionwithweatherhasinfluencedourlanguage.ThereturnofsnowstormstotheUKprovesthatwhen
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