Reading I The Weather
Step-1 Lead-in Questions
1,What is the impression of Englishmen on you?
----Deep,simple but narrow and conservative.
Americans,broad,simple,open-minded
but shallow.
Germans,broad,deep but not simple.
Frenchmen,broad,deep,simple,romantic but
changeable.
Chinese,broad,deep,simple,delicate but
impulsive / impetuous.
2,How to begin a conversation with the English?
---- The topic of weather is a good choice because
the weather is so changeable that it’s noticeable in
Britain.
Step-2 Listen to the recording
Step-3 New words.
1,mislead,lead by mistake
2,dull,boring,not funny
3,thrill,excite
thrilling,exciting
thrilled,excited
4,adore,love or respect
5,nasty,bad,miserable,dreadful
6,emerge from,appear
7,contradict,refute,deny; be contrary to
8,uproot,pull… out from the root
9,learn… by heart
10,pick things up,learn sth by accident
11,occasion,situation
on … occasion
12,have a fair / good chance of doing…
Step-4 Questions
1,What is the most interesting topic of conversation
in England? Why so you think it is interesting to
the English people?
--- The weather,Because it is very changeable in
England.
2,What words and expressions will you use if it is
good weather?
--- Nice day,isn’t it?
( cool,excellent,good,gorgeous,magnificent,
marvelous,perfect,superb,splendid,terrific,
wonderful )
3,How will you reply when sb says to you
“Nasty day,isn’t it?” if you don’t think it is
nasty?
--- Isn’t dreadful?
4,Do you think the two people talking about
a rainy day really remember the year
when it happened?
--- No,They simply want to continue the
conversation by talking about it.
5,What does the writer say is the important
rule that one gets from the two
conversations given in the text?
--- Never contradict anybody when
discussing the weather.
6,Why do you think the writer suggests that
you learn the two conversations by heart?
--- It will help you on any occasion.
Step-5 Exercise on WB, Page 42
True or False
1-5 FFFFF
1,It was on the European continent.
2,in Europe
3,The person who mentions different years
might be forgetful,but not the other one,
He only wants to agree to everything the
first man says.
4,This is just an example to show that the
British people never contradict anybody
when discussing the weather,even
though the comment may be abused.
5,The conversation may make people think
that you are witty and pleasant.
Reading II The Weather Song
Step-1 General knowledge of English poem
It’s made up of 12 couplets,A couplet is
a pair of lines whose end-words rhyme(压
韵 ),eg:
January brings the snow,
Make your feet and fingers glow.
Step-2 Pay attention to the importance of
rhythm(节奏 ).eg:
`April `brings the `sweet spring `showers,
`On and `on for `hours and `hours.
Step-3 What general impressions you get
from the poem about the weather in
Britain? (Open)
Step-4 Exercise on WB, Page 43
Explain the couplets
1,In January,snow falls and makes your
feet and fingers red (with cold ).
2,In April there are pleasant spring showers,
which come and go for many hours.
3,August is cold and damp and there is
more rain than any other month of the
year.
4,In October there comes bleak weather,
which brings wind,slush,rain and hail.
Work Book
Guided Writing:
A,1,surely 2,actually 3,often 4,perhaps
5,Generally speaking 6,In my opinion
7,obviously 8,quite likely
B,5,4,1,7,3,6,2.
I,Spelling:
1,irregular 2,pronunciation 3,character
4,environment 5,continent 6,contradict
7,structure 8,recognize 9,hasty
10,conversation 11,thrilling
12,exceptionally
II,Dictation
A,Visitors to Britain are often surprised to
find that the weather is an almost inexhaustible
topic of conversation,This is not because the
British are too dull to think of anything else to
talk about,but because there is always an
element of surprise in the British climate,In
some countries,people can put away their
raincoats for several weeks and let out their fires
during the burning heat of the summer,Not so
in England,where they never know from one
day to the next what is in store for them,
One year,they had a spell of very hot
weather in early June and Mr,and Mrs,
Brown decided to spend the weekend at
the seaside,When everything was in the
car,Mr,Brown drove towards the coast,
Not for long,the sky began to cloud over,
and by the time they arrived,it was dismal
and wet,The cold wind reminded them
sharply of winter,They had to sit round
the fire playing indoor games.
B,The doctor is making the rounds of the
wards,He asks the patient many
questions,But he seems to be a little hard
of hearing,He cannot hear the patient’s
words,So the nurse repeats the patient’s
words to the doctor,The patient wants to
know if he is in hospital,if there has been
an accident,if he has been badly hurt,
and if he will be in hospital long,The
doctor answers all his questions,He says
that he is in hospital,that there has been
an accident,that he has not been badly
hurt,and that he will not be in hospital
long.
Translation
A,1,It took a sharp eye to distinguish
cultured pearls from genuine pearls.
2,To a man who has gone through so many
hardships during the war,this was really a
small matter.
3,That was the first time I had serious
trouble with an employer.
4,The newcomer asked the middle-aged
man sitting next to him if he knew the
place very well.
5,The new evidence which emerged from
this investigation was quite unfavourable
to him.
6,Should it be necessary,he would try to
persuade his father to sell this house to
pay the debt.
B.
Jane,Susan and Jack have gone away for
their honeymoon,Here is the note
Susan left me before leaving.
Tim,Does the note say where they’re going
first?
Jane,Yes,it says they’re going to London
first.
Tim,Oh good! Many places in London are
worth seeing.
Jane,Yes,Susan says they’re going to
Trafalgar Square first to look at the
Nelson Column,and then they’re going
to visit the National Gallery.
Tim,They’ll go to Buckingham Palace,too,
won’t they?
Jane,Yes,Susan says they’re going to visit
Buckingham Palace and several famous
churches as well,She says that they’ll leave for
Paris on Saturday,She asks us where we’re
going for our holiday,and if we’d like to meet
them in London and then go to Paris together
with them.
Tim,It’s a good idea,Let’s do that,I’m sure we’ll
have a good time in Paris.
Blank Filling
A,1,exact 2,speaker 3,direct 4,begins
5,letter 6,middle 7,quotation 8,rest
9,comma 10,point 11,mark 12,report
13,without 14,words 15,speech 16,changes
17,personal 18,possessive 19,adverb
20,order 21,depends 22,report 23,no
24,necessary
B
1,a 2.a 3,the 4,the 5,the 6,the
7,the 8,The 9,the 10 the 11,the 12,a
13,a 14,the
Vocabulary
B,1,carry through 2,will carry off 3,carrying on
4,carry out 5,carried… back
C,1-5 BACDB 6-10 ACCBD
Word Game
1,adore
2,bother
3,contradict
4,exceptionally
5,keen
6,ordeal
7,spoil
1,album
2,bump
3,costume
4,fancy
5,label
6,request
7,stroke
1,audio
2,calligraphy
3,distinction
4,gale
5,melodious
6,remark
7,uproot
1,visual
2,canteen
3,emerge
4,forecast
5,mist
6,recall
7,upsetting
1,auditorium
2,chill
3,dreadful
4,improve
5,opera
6,quote
7,thrilling
1,author
2,collapsible
3,enthusiasm
4,intellect
5,orchestra
6,slush
7,witty
Sentence Making
1,go through
2,have difficulty in / with doing
3,making distinctions of…
4,dip … into
5,be keen on…
6,emerge from…
7,pick things up
8,on…occasion
9,have a fair chance of…
Step-1 Lead-in Questions
1,What is the impression of Englishmen on you?
----Deep,simple but narrow and conservative.
Americans,broad,simple,open-minded
but shallow.
Germans,broad,deep but not simple.
Frenchmen,broad,deep,simple,romantic but
changeable.
Chinese,broad,deep,simple,delicate but
impulsive / impetuous.
2,How to begin a conversation with the English?
---- The topic of weather is a good choice because
the weather is so changeable that it’s noticeable in
Britain.
Step-2 Listen to the recording
Step-3 New words.
1,mislead,lead by mistake
2,dull,boring,not funny
3,thrill,excite
thrilling,exciting
thrilled,excited
4,adore,love or respect
5,nasty,bad,miserable,dreadful
6,emerge from,appear
7,contradict,refute,deny; be contrary to
8,uproot,pull… out from the root
9,learn… by heart
10,pick things up,learn sth by accident
11,occasion,situation
on … occasion
12,have a fair / good chance of doing…
Step-4 Questions
1,What is the most interesting topic of conversation
in England? Why so you think it is interesting to
the English people?
--- The weather,Because it is very changeable in
England.
2,What words and expressions will you use if it is
good weather?
--- Nice day,isn’t it?
( cool,excellent,good,gorgeous,magnificent,
marvelous,perfect,superb,splendid,terrific,
wonderful )
3,How will you reply when sb says to you
“Nasty day,isn’t it?” if you don’t think it is
nasty?
--- Isn’t dreadful?
4,Do you think the two people talking about
a rainy day really remember the year
when it happened?
--- No,They simply want to continue the
conversation by talking about it.
5,What does the writer say is the important
rule that one gets from the two
conversations given in the text?
--- Never contradict anybody when
discussing the weather.
6,Why do you think the writer suggests that
you learn the two conversations by heart?
--- It will help you on any occasion.
Step-5 Exercise on WB, Page 42
True or False
1-5 FFFFF
1,It was on the European continent.
2,in Europe
3,The person who mentions different years
might be forgetful,but not the other one,
He only wants to agree to everything the
first man says.
4,This is just an example to show that the
British people never contradict anybody
when discussing the weather,even
though the comment may be abused.
5,The conversation may make people think
that you are witty and pleasant.
Reading II The Weather Song
Step-1 General knowledge of English poem
It’s made up of 12 couplets,A couplet is
a pair of lines whose end-words rhyme(压
韵 ),eg:
January brings the snow,
Make your feet and fingers glow.
Step-2 Pay attention to the importance of
rhythm(节奏 ).eg:
`April `brings the `sweet spring `showers,
`On and `on for `hours and `hours.
Step-3 What general impressions you get
from the poem about the weather in
Britain? (Open)
Step-4 Exercise on WB, Page 43
Explain the couplets
1,In January,snow falls and makes your
feet and fingers red (with cold ).
2,In April there are pleasant spring showers,
which come and go for many hours.
3,August is cold and damp and there is
more rain than any other month of the
year.
4,In October there comes bleak weather,
which brings wind,slush,rain and hail.
Work Book
Guided Writing:
A,1,surely 2,actually 3,often 4,perhaps
5,Generally speaking 6,In my opinion
7,obviously 8,quite likely
B,5,4,1,7,3,6,2.
I,Spelling:
1,irregular 2,pronunciation 3,character
4,environment 5,continent 6,contradict
7,structure 8,recognize 9,hasty
10,conversation 11,thrilling
12,exceptionally
II,Dictation
A,Visitors to Britain are often surprised to
find that the weather is an almost inexhaustible
topic of conversation,This is not because the
British are too dull to think of anything else to
talk about,but because there is always an
element of surprise in the British climate,In
some countries,people can put away their
raincoats for several weeks and let out their fires
during the burning heat of the summer,Not so
in England,where they never know from one
day to the next what is in store for them,
One year,they had a spell of very hot
weather in early June and Mr,and Mrs,
Brown decided to spend the weekend at
the seaside,When everything was in the
car,Mr,Brown drove towards the coast,
Not for long,the sky began to cloud over,
and by the time they arrived,it was dismal
and wet,The cold wind reminded them
sharply of winter,They had to sit round
the fire playing indoor games.
B,The doctor is making the rounds of the
wards,He asks the patient many
questions,But he seems to be a little hard
of hearing,He cannot hear the patient’s
words,So the nurse repeats the patient’s
words to the doctor,The patient wants to
know if he is in hospital,if there has been
an accident,if he has been badly hurt,
and if he will be in hospital long,The
doctor answers all his questions,He says
that he is in hospital,that there has been
an accident,that he has not been badly
hurt,and that he will not be in hospital
long.
Translation
A,1,It took a sharp eye to distinguish
cultured pearls from genuine pearls.
2,To a man who has gone through so many
hardships during the war,this was really a
small matter.
3,That was the first time I had serious
trouble with an employer.
4,The newcomer asked the middle-aged
man sitting next to him if he knew the
place very well.
5,The new evidence which emerged from
this investigation was quite unfavourable
to him.
6,Should it be necessary,he would try to
persuade his father to sell this house to
pay the debt.
B.
Jane,Susan and Jack have gone away for
their honeymoon,Here is the note
Susan left me before leaving.
Tim,Does the note say where they’re going
first?
Jane,Yes,it says they’re going to London
first.
Tim,Oh good! Many places in London are
worth seeing.
Jane,Yes,Susan says they’re going to
Trafalgar Square first to look at the
Nelson Column,and then they’re going
to visit the National Gallery.
Tim,They’ll go to Buckingham Palace,too,
won’t they?
Jane,Yes,Susan says they’re going to visit
Buckingham Palace and several famous
churches as well,She says that they’ll leave for
Paris on Saturday,She asks us where we’re
going for our holiday,and if we’d like to meet
them in London and then go to Paris together
with them.
Tim,It’s a good idea,Let’s do that,I’m sure we’ll
have a good time in Paris.
Blank Filling
A,1,exact 2,speaker 3,direct 4,begins
5,letter 6,middle 7,quotation 8,rest
9,comma 10,point 11,mark 12,report
13,without 14,words 15,speech 16,changes
17,personal 18,possessive 19,adverb
20,order 21,depends 22,report 23,no
24,necessary
B
1,a 2.a 3,the 4,the 5,the 6,the
7,the 8,The 9,the 10 the 11,the 12,a
13,a 14,the
Vocabulary
B,1,carry through 2,will carry off 3,carrying on
4,carry out 5,carried… back
C,1-5 BACDB 6-10 ACCBD
Word Game
1,adore
2,bother
3,contradict
4,exceptionally
5,keen
6,ordeal
7,spoil
1,album
2,bump
3,costume
4,fancy
5,label
6,request
7,stroke
1,audio
2,calligraphy
3,distinction
4,gale
5,melodious
6,remark
7,uproot
1,visual
2,canteen
3,emerge
4,forecast
5,mist
6,recall
7,upsetting
1,auditorium
2,chill
3,dreadful
4,improve
5,opera
6,quote
7,thrilling
1,author
2,collapsible
3,enthusiasm
4,intellect
5,orchestra
6,slush
7,witty
Sentence Making
1,go through
2,have difficulty in / with doing
3,making distinctions of…
4,dip … into
5,be keen on…
6,emerge from…
7,pick things up
8,on…occasion
9,have a fair chance of…
