Unit 5 Talking About the Weather.ppt

Unit 5 Talking About the Weather Weather Forecast New Practical English I Unit 5 Weather Forecast Session 2 Section III Maintaining a Sharp Eye Passage Ⅰ Passage Ⅰ Is It Going to Be a Fine Day Warm-up questions 1. What’s the weather like today? Something about Celsius and Fahrenheit: In weather forecasts we usually use two different measurements of temperature to describe the weather. Warm-up questions 2. Do you know the difference between Celsius and Fahrenheit? One is Celsius (℃) and the other is Fahrenheit (℉). 0℃ equals 32℉ and l00℃ equals 2l2℉. Western people are more familiar with Fahrenheit measurement. Warm-up questions Reading of the passage Is It Going to Be a Fine Day Para.1: Which city’s weather condition is mentioned in the first paragraph? Reading comprehension Para. 2: What’s the weather going to be like tomorrow in Chicago? Answer the following questions according to paragraphs. Para. 3: What’s the weather condition in Los Angeles? Reading comprehension Para. 4: How is the weather expected to be on the weekend in Colorado? Para. 5: What’s the weather like in Montreal? Reading comprehension Para. 6: Which city is a good place for you to enjoy a sunny weekend? shower wind snow storm rain Reading comprehension shower wind snow storm rain cloudy freezing fair windy cold sunny clear scattered showers, freezing point, cold front, snow activity, thirty-mile-an-hour winds B. Adjectives: C. Phrases: A. Nouns: 78℉; clear; sunny M____ The city with the highest temperature 32℉; raining; scattered showers C_____ The city with the lowest temperature Weather conditions Cities Forecast area hicago iami Reading comprehension Fill in the table with the information in Passage Ⅰ. 38℉; windy and cold D_______ fair San Diego little above 70℉; fair L________ showers San Francisco