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7:10 a.m.
11:10 a.m.
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7:10 a.m. 4:40 a.m.
sunny cloudy clear rainy
30 ℃ 7℃ 19 ℃ 33 ℃ 30 ℃ 10 ℃ 24 ℃ 26 ℃ 27 ℃ 21 ℃
14℃
Australia
Mexico Russia France USA
Cloudy; sunny; gloomy; clear; windy; warm; dark, etc.
Temperature related info.
•The differences between “C” and “F”
• Temperature can be measured in degrees Centigrade or degrees Fahrenheit. Usually we use “℃” to stand for Centigrade or Celsius. The abbreviation for Fahrenheit is “F”. The sign for degrees is “°”. Centigrade or Celsius is commonly used in China, while Fahrenheit is widely used in English speaking countries. • The formula for temperature conversion are: ℃ =5(F-32)/ 9 and F=9C/ 5 +32
Important knowledge
• Wind-related words: wind velocity/ a cutting (bitter)wind/ an easterly wind breeze/ gust/ gale/ hurricane/ cyclone/ tornado • Rain-related words: drizzle/ moderate rain/ shower 阵雨 downfall/ heavy rain/ downpour/ rainstorm • Sky-related words:
天气预报
Weather forecast
Extra listening
Part 1 Getting ready
• The condition of wind, temperature, rain, sunshine, snow, etc., at a certain time of over a period of time is called weather. British people often have conversations about the weather.
Windy/ warm 1: a.m. 9:00 p.m. clear 5:10 a.m. rainy 2:10 p.m. sunny clear 12:10 p.m.
3:10 a.m. 8:10 a.m.
cloudy rainy
Brazil
Ex. 3 A Weather Report
• Directions: You are going to hear a weather report. Write down every thing as a dictation. It will be red three times.
Ex.2
• You are going to hear a report on weather around the world. Complete the following table.
City Country USA
New Zealand
Time
Weather
Temperature(C)
New York Auckland Beijing Calcutta Honolulu Melbourne Mexico City Moscow Paris San Francisco Sao Paulo
The following words are related to weather and some are frequently used in weather forecasts. Examine them carefully and study the definitions.
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• 1. freezing point: the temperature at which water becomes ice • 2. relative humidity: a measure of the amount of moisture in the air • 3. calm: peaceful, not rough • 4. barometric pressure: the downward pressure of the air at a particular place • 5. widely scattered: far apart • 6. shower: a fall or rain or snow lasting a short time
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• 7. lows: the low temperatures during a certain period of time. • 8. variable: changeable • 9. thunderstorms: local, short storms with thunder, lightening, and heavy rain • 10. gale: a very strong wind. • 11. the weatherman
100 212
86 104
The freezing point of water oint of water is 100 ℃ or 212 F. The normal body temperature is 37 ℃ or 98.6 F. The temperature on a warm spring day is 15 ℃ or 59 F. 5. The temperature on a hot summer’s day is 35 ℃ or 95 F. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Ex. 1
• You are going to hear five statements about temperature, write down all the sentences you hear.
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14
0
32
10 50
20 68
30
40
50 122
60
140
70
158
80
176
90
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