8上M10Unit 2 The weather is fine all year around

Unit2sunnycloudywindyrainysnowyWhatdotheymean?Whatwillyoudoindifferentweather?Itmightbe______inthemorning.sunnyItmaybe_____onMonday.rainyItmaybe________onFriday.cloudyTheremaybe_____________onSaturday.aheavyshowerItmaybe______onTuesday.snowy---HowmanyseasonsarethereinayearinChina?Andwhatarethey?---Therearefourseasons.Theyare…springMarchAprilMaysummerJulyAugustJunefall/autumnSeptemberOctoberNovemberwinterDecemberJanuaryFebruaryInourcountry,springsummerfallwinterit’sfromSeptembertoNovember.it’sfromMarchtoMay.itisfromJunetoAugust.itisfromDecembertoFebruary.HaveyoubeentoAmerica?1.Howmanyplacesarementionedinthepassage?2.Whatarethey?ListeningNewYorkWashingtonD.CNewEnglandCaliforniaAlaskaTexasSeattleLosAngelesTexasAlaskaNewYorkWashingtonWherearetheplaces?NewEnglandSeattleTheClimatesoftheUnitedStatesTheUnitedStateshasmanydifferentkindsofclimate.Onthewestcoastthetemperaturechangesverylittlebetweensummerandwinter.Butthenorthcentralstateshaveaverydifferentkindsofclimate.Inthosestates,peoplewearlightclothingduringthesummer,andtheyneedheavywoolorfurclothinginthewinter.Inthesouthwest,theclimateispleasantlywarmduringthewinter,butthesummerisunpleasantlyhot.IntheeasternpartoftheUnitedStates,summertemperaturesareverydifferentfromwintertemperatures.Summersareusuallyhot,andwintersareusuallycold.Springtemperaturesarecomfortablywarm,andfalltemperaturesarepleasantlycool.Yearsago,peopleinthecoldpartsoftheUnitedStatesdidn’toftengetfreshvegetablesandfreshfruitsduringthewinter.Today,however,truckscarryfruitsandvegetablesveryquicklytoallpartsoftheUnitedStates.Inthisway,Americans“sendtheirclimates”topeopleinotherstates.Readandanswerthequestions.1.WhenisthebesttimetovisittheUSA?2.NewYorkisintheeastandCaliforniaisinthewest.Isthebesttimetovisitthetwocitiesthesame?Anytimeyoulike!No,itisn’t.Readcarefullyandfinishtheform.PlacesBesttimetovisitReason(Why)NewYork&WashingtonDCMayorOctoberNewEnglandSeptemberadviceinwinterthere’salotofsnowTheweathergetscoolerandthegreenleavesstarttogogold,thenbrown.bringcameraandtakephotosPlacesBesttimetovisitReason(Why)Theweatherisfineallyear.SeattleadviceItisn’tverycoldbutitrainsalot.TakeswimmingclothesCaliforniaalltheyearroundtakeumbrellaPlacesBesttimetovisitReason(Why)AlaskaTexasSummerThedaysarelongandwarm.spring&winterIt’susuallyveryhotandsunnycomparedtootherplaces.Manystormsinsummerandautumn.adviceBringawarmsweater.Don’tdoinwinter.1.takephotosoftakephotosof为…拍摄/照像Satellitesareusedmoreandmoretotakephotosoftheearthandtoproducemaps.卫星越来越多地被用于给地球拍摄照片和绘制地图。2.fromtimetotimefromtimetotime为介词短语,意为“有时”,相当于sometimes。如：Youshouldcheckyourhealthfromtimetotime.你应该时常去做健康检查。Istillthinkofherfromtimetotime.我偶尔会想起她。[拓展]类似的词组有:fromhousetohouse=fromdoortodoor挨家挨户fromwesttoeast从西向东fromdaytoday一天天地fromheadtofoot从头至脚,全身frombeginningtoend从头至尾frommorningtonight从早到晚Retellthepassageaccordingtotheplaces.NewYorkWashingtonD.CNewEnglandCaliforniaAlaskaTexasSeattle1.Youcancomeanytimeyoulike,but…2.Itoftenrainsinspring,so…3.Bringacoatbecause…4.Ourplanistowalkinthecountryside,so…5.Sydneyisabigcity,but…6.Let’sstayforalongtimebecause…a.…itwillsoonbecomecool.b.…therearelotsofthingstosee.c.…thebesttimetovisitEnglandisinspring.d.…it’sagoodideatobringanumbrella.e.…wearcomfortableshoes.f.…we’llfindourwaywithagoodmap.Matchthetwoparts.Writesomeadviceforvisitingyourhometownandgivereasons.Usebecause,soandbut.•Thebesttimetovisitmyhometownisin…becausetheweatheris…When’sthebesttimetovisitourcity?springsummerautumnwinterItisthebesttimetovisit…in…,but…Soit’sagoodideato…GoodBadadvicespringsummerautumnwinterWarm,pleasantflykitessunnyswim…coolredtreeleaves…snowymakeasnowman…oftenrainswindyhot…dry…cold…bringanumbrella…drinkmorewater…wearapairofsunglasses…wearsomewarmclothes…Thebesttimetovisit…isin___.Becausethereisalottodoandsee.Whenyoucomehereit’sagoodideato________,becauseyoumaywantto_______.Youmight________,because_______,but_____________,so_______.…Iwishyoutohaveagoodtime.MyAmericanfriendiscomingtoChina,andhewantstovisitsomewhereinterestinginChina.Pleasegivehersomeadvice.Wherecanshego?Whenisthebesttime?Why?Whatshouldshebring?