合肥市第七十中学

刘雯

Unit 2 The weather is fine all year round.

Module 10

New York Washington DC New England

Alaska TexasSeattleCalifornia

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California

Alaska

New York

Washington DC

New England

3000 miles

Seattle

southeast

northwest

Texas

（ 1 mile=1.6093 kilometres ）

Florida

When is the best time to traveling?

Months of a year:

Seasons of a year:

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Weather ：

spring summer autumn winter

sunny windy cloudy rainy snowy

Skim the passage and choose the main idea.

A. The US is a very big country.

B.The best time to visit New England.

C.You can visit the US any time you like.

D.The best time to visit New York.

1)How many cities are mentioned( 提到） in the passage? 2)What are they?

Seven cities. They are New York, Washington D.C., New England, California, Seattle, Alaska and Texas.

So choose carefully the places to see and the time to go.

Read Paragraph 1 and complete the sentences.

1.The US is about ____________ from the east coast to the west coast.

2.When you visit the US ,you should bring a ______.

3,000 miles

map

New York and Washington DC are good

places to visit in ____ or ________, but

in winter there’s a lot of ______.

New York Washington DC

May Octobersnow

New England

Place WeatherBest time to visit

Bring

New England It gets cooler in September.

Camera

So you can take photos of the autumn trees.

In September

Because the tree leaves start to turn gold, then brown.

1.Where is California?

2.What can you do there even in December?

It’s on the Pacific coast.

We can go swimming.

California

So the weather is fine all year round.

Please say “T” or “F”.1.In the northwest, there’s not a lot of rain.

2.When you visit it, remember to bring some warm clothes.

3.The best time to visit Alaska is in winter.

F

T

F

summer

don't forget to

You had better go in summer

It rains a lot.

Seattle Alaska

1.It’s usually very hot and sunny compared to other cities.

有时

Texas

2.There are storms from time to time in summer and autumn.

Choose the best answer.

A.

A. 比作 B. 与 ... 相比

B. 从 ... 时间到 ... 时间

___________ other students, I study hard.Compared to

It will rain __________________ tomorrow.from time to time

Place Weather Best time to visit

New York Winter:

New England

California

Alaska Summer:

Winter:

a lot of snowIn May or October

It gets cooler in September.

In September

Fine all year round All year

warm day, cool night In summer

very cold

Read the passage and complete the table.

New York and Washington D.C.

Seattle and Alaska

New England

California

Texas

Any time you like.

When is the best time to visit the US?

It is ______in winter in _______

snowy

New York

It gets cooler in _________New EnglandSeptember

The weather is fine ________________

In Seattle, it is not very cold but it ______ a lotrainsall year round

In Alaska, it is very cold in winter

InTexas,in the southwest, it is usually very hot and sunny compared to other places.

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['teksəs]

Do you know their meanings?

the best time to visit

the places to see

the time to go

travel around

good places to visit

get cooler

turn gold ／ brown

take photos of

参观的最好时间

参观的地点

去的时间

四处逛逛

参观的好去处

变凉

变成金黄色／褐色

给…拍照

Do you know their meanings?

on the Pacific coast

all year round

rain a lot

had better do sth

forget to do

compared to

from time to time

any time you like

在太平洋沿岸

全年 雨水充足 最好做某事 忘记去做某事与…相比 有时 你想什么时候都可以

My advice:

When you go travelling, you should choose carefully the places to see and the time to go .There are different views at different places at different times. Bring a map because you may want to travel around. Bring your camera because you may take photos of the things you see. Bring your clothes according to( 根据） the local weather. Get everything ready before you go travelling, so you can have a good journey.

Match the two parts of the sentences.1 You can come any

time you like, but…

2 It often rains in

spring, so…

3 Bring a coat

because…

4 Our plan is to walk in

the countryside, so…

5 Sydney is a big city,

but…

6 Let’s stay for a long

time because…

a) …it will soon become cold.

b) …there are lots of things to see.

c) … the best time to visit England is in spring.

d) …it is a good idea to bring an umbrella.

e) …wear comfortable shoes.

f) …we will find our way with a good map.

3 Complete the sentences, Use may, might or probably where necessary.The weather is usually warm during the day, but bring a sweater… (cold in the evening)The weather is usually warm during the day, but bring a sweater because it may be cold in the evening.

1 It is sunny now, but let’s take an umbrella…(rain later)2 It is not always warm in February, and…(cool)3 It is usually hot and sunny, so we…(swim in the sea)4 Buy a good map because we…(visit the city)

1. It is sunny now, but let’s take an umbrella because it might/may/will probably rain later.2. It is not always warm in February, and sometime it may/might be very cold.3.It is usually hot and sunny, so we may /will probably swim in the sea.4.Buy a good map because we may /will probably visit the city.

3. What are the good places to visit?

1. What’s the weather like in your hometown?

2. When is the best time to visit ?

4. What delicious food is there?

Write some advice for visiting your home town and give reasons. Use because, so and but.

The best time to visit my home town is in … because the weather is …____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. What can you do there?

6. Where can you live?

Life is just like a journey ， 人生就像一场旅行

not for the destination ， 不在乎目的地

but for the scenery of the journey 在乎的是沿途的风景

and the mood of seeing the scenery ， 以及看风景的心情

Let the soul travel. 让心灵去旅行。

HomeworkWriting some advice for visiting

your city.

假如你 (Lingling)的英国笔友 (pen pal)Jim要来中国参观 ,

向你询问有关中国的天气情况以及来中国的最好时节等 , 请你

给你的笔友写一封电子邮件 , 介绍一下中国的气候特点。 (70

个词左右 )

【写作模板】

【参考范文】

Dear Jim,

I’m very glad that you’ll come to visit China. You asked

me about the weather in China. There are four seasons—spring,

summer, autumn and winter. Summer is the hottest season of

the year. It’s often rainy. Compared to summer, winter is the

coldest. Sometimes it snows, you can come at this time of year.

But it depends on your interest. I think the best time to visit

China is in spring or autumn because the weather is neither too

hot nor too cold. It’s very pleasant to visit many places of

interest in China, such as the Great Wall, the West Lake,

Mount Tai and so on. I hope you can come soon.

Yours sincerely,

Lingling