吉林大学：《大学英语》课程电子教案（PPT课件）大学英语（一）第五单元（第42-49讲）

Unit 5 Talking About the Weather

Unit 5 Talking About the Weather

Content 1.Talking about weather forecast

1. Talking about weather forecast Contents

Lead-in:Warm-up 1.Do you often listen to weather forecast?Why or why not? 2.What's the use and importance of a weather forecast?

1. Do you often listen to weather forecast? Why or why not? 2. What’s the use and importance of a weather forecast? Lead-in: Warm-up

Lead-in:Read and tro Read and transate Sample 1. 28

Read and translate Sample 1. Lead-in: Read and translate

Sample 1 Good morning.This is the local weather report.Today will be cool and partly cloudy,with a chance of rain this afternoon.At 7:00 a.m.,the downtown temperature was 62 F.Thank you for calling.Have a nice day!

Sample 1 Good morning. This is the local weather report. Today will be cool and partly cloudy, with a chance of rain this afternoon. At 7:00 a.m., the downtown temperature was 62 F. Thank you for calling. Have a nice day!

Weather forecasts and weather reports Information about the weather that's likely to come is called a weather forecast,though it's often included with information about recent weather in a weather report.As you could expect,there are local and national weather reports on television and radio during the day and in the evening,and in local and national newspapers,too.You can also get weather reports by phone(dial 121 in China).Even if you don't understand everything,reading or listening to weather reports will give you some idea of what the weather is going to be like

Weather forecasts and weather reports • Information about the weather that’s likely to come is called a weather forecast, though it’s often included with information about recent weather in a weather report. As you could expect, there are local and national weather reports on television and radio during the day and in the evening, and in local and national newspapers, too. You can also get weather reports by phone (dial 121 in China). Even if you don’t understand everything, reading or listening to weather reports will give you some idea of what the weather is going to be like

Applied writing:Weather report Sample analysis A weather report or forecast is a very useful aid in our daily life.Knowing the usual format for giving a weather forecast helps us a lot in understanding a weather forecast in English

Applied writing: Weather report A weather report or forecast is a very useful aid in our daily life. Knowing the usual format for giving a weather forecast helps us a lot in understanding a weather forecast in English. Sample analysis

Applied writing:Weather report Sample analysis Figures,measurement units,graphics, weather terms,and broken short passages are often used to forecast weather conditions.In general,the language used to forecast weather should be concise,clear,familiar and vivid

Figures, measurement units, graphics, weather terms, and broken short passages are often used to forecast weather conditions. In general, the language used to forecast weather should be concise, clear, familiar and vivid. Applied writing: Weather report Sample analysis

Some terms in weather reports Describing the weather (nouns) Sunshine,haze,drizzle,shower,downpour, storm,thunder,lightning,thunderstorm,breeze, gust of wind,gale,hurricane,fog,mist,frost, hail,dew,ice,snow,sleet,slush,snowstorm, blizzard,snowdrift Describing the weather (adjectives) Bright,fine,fair,cloudy,overcast,dull,rainy,hot, warm,mild,cool,chilly,freezing,calm,windy, strong,dry,damp,humid,wet,stuffy,close

Some terms in weather reports • Describing the weather (nouns) • Sunshine, haze, drizzle, shower, downpour, storm, thunder, lightning, thunderstorm, breeze, gust of wind, gale, hurricane, fog, mist, frost, hail, dew, ice, snow, sleet, slush, snowstorm, blizzard, snowdrift • Describing the weather (adjectives) • Bright, fine, fair, cloudy, overcast, dull, rainy, hot, warm, mild, cool, chilly, freezing, calm, windy, strong, dry, damp, humid, wet, stuffy, close

Applied writing:Weather report Sentences use to describe weather: 1.Tomorrow is going to be fair. 2.It's foggy in the morning and it'll be clear and fine this afternoon. Tomorrow will be overcast with drizzle

Sentences used to describe weather: 1. Tomorrow is going to be fair. 2. It’s foggy in the morning and it’ll be clear and fine this afternoon. 3. Tomorrow will be overcast with drizzle. Applied writing: Weather report