人教新英语四上Unit 4 How’s the weather today2.pptVIP

Objectives Knowing some words and structures related to weather Understanding and talking about weather and climate Talking some topics related to weather Thinking about How is the weather today? Is it sunny? Cloudy? Or...? How about yesterday? What will the weather be like tomorrow? What’s the weather like in the pictures? fog snow cloud wind storm rain sun Weather sunny rainy stormy windy cloudy snowy foggy Brainstorming.... Continue..... Do you konw these weather symbols? Cloudy rainy showery snowy stormy sunny windy Misty hazy Sweltering Scorching Muggy Humid Wet Breezy Gust Gale Frosty Chilly Freezing Showery Downpour Muddy Sleet Blizzard Hail Forecasting weather In the past.... Observing The sky; Animals..... Nowadays... Advanced technique apparatus Weather report Weather forecasting rainbow n. 彩虹 (an arch of different colors formed in the sky after a rain) e.g. When?the?sun?shines?through?a?light?rain, it makes?a?rainbow. vapor n. 水汽 (a liquid in the form of a gas such as mist or steam) e.g. ?Water?vapor?is?water?in the form of a?gas. twinkle v. 闪烁 (shine with an unsteady light) e.g. Stars?twinkle?in?the?sky.? Talking about the weather Talking about the weather is a neutral topic of conversation with people you don’t know well; for example, when you’re waiting for a bus or sitting in a doctor’s office. Fahrenheit In the United States, Fahrenheit is still the scale for measuring temperature. On the Fahrenheit scale, water freezes at 32℉ and boils at 212℉. On the Celsius scale, water freezes at 0℃ and boils at 100℃. On the Fahrenheit scale, normal human body temperature is 98.6℉. 1. Weather forecasting makes it possible for people to ____. B) tell what the weather will probably be like in the short term 2