1、Unit16高高职职英英语语第第一一册册TalkingabouttheweatherVocabularySome words about weatherLook at the word and guess the meaningFair晴时有风晴时有风晴时多云晴时多云晴天晴天MostlySunny晴晴Sunny/WindSunnyDayVocabulary多云多云PartlyCloudy/WindyCloudsEarly/ClearingLate多云时有风多云时有风Cloudy/Wind早多云早多云/晚转晴晚转晴Cloudy阴时有风阴时有风VocabularyLightRainwithThun
2、der小雨有雷声小雨有雷声LightDrizzle下午小雨时有风下午小雨时有风PMRain/Wind小雨小雨HeavyRain大雨大雨VocabularyT-StormsEarly早有持续雷雨早有持续雷雨ScatteredStrongStorms零星强烈暴风雨零星强烈暴风雨ScatteredT-Storms零星雷雨零星雷雨T-Storms雷雨雷雨VocabularyLightSnowShower小阵雪小阵雪LightSnowFall小粒雪小粒雪LightSnowGrains小降雪小降雪LightSnow小雪小雪Questions:Whats the weather like in/today?
3、How is the weather today?What is the temperature?Do you think it will rain?/snow?It is sub zero today?(-minus)Some useful expressions:Britishpeopleoftenbeginpoliteconversationsbytalkingabouttheweather.Itaniceday,isntit?Thatstrangeweatherwerehaving!?Itdoesntlooklikeitsgoingtostoprainingtoday.?Terribl
4、eweather,isntit?Ithasntstoppedrainingfordays.?Ithinkitisgoingtorain.?Thereisachillintheairthismorning.?Beautifulday,isntit?Itlookslikeitsgoingtosnow?Wecouldntaskforanicerday,couldwe?ContentsAfter Reading While Reading Before Reading After ReadingBefore ReadingWhile Reading1 Lead-in322 SkimmingItisco
5、ldtoday,therearechangeableweatherhere,andmanyofusgetill.Weknowweatherhasapowerfuleffectonpeople.Doyouknowhowweatheraffectspeople?Lead-inLead-inTrueorFalse?Gothroughthetextanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse1.Theweatherinfluencespeopleshealthandfeelings.2.Therearethesamenumberofheart
6、attacksineverypartoftheUnitedStatesineverymonthoftheyear.3.Intelligenceneverchanges.4.Hotandcoldweatheraffectsallpeoplethesameway.5.Someweatherinfluencesaretemperature,storms,andairpressure.6.Thereisaperfectkindofweatherforpeoplesworkandhealth.TrueorFalse?Gothroughthetextanddecidewhetherthefollowing
7、statementsaretrueorfalse Before ReadingWhile ReadingAfter ReadingnText OrganizationnFurther Understanding1 1 2Thefirstparagraph:Thesecondparagraph:Thethirdparagraph:Text OrganizationIntroductionTheeffectofheat,cold,andweatherchangesonpeopleshealthTheinfluenceofweatheronintelligenceThefourthparagraph
8、:Thefifthparagraph:Thesixthparagraph:Text OrganizationTheinfluenceofweatheronpeoplesfeelingsTheeffectofairpressureonpeopleConclusionn 1.Weather has a powerful _ on people.It _health,intelligence,and feelings.(Para.1)Further UnderstandingeffectinfluencesNoteshaveaneffecton,意为意为“对对.有影响有影响”，其意等同于，其意等同于
9、influence.E.G.Didthemedicinehaveanyeffect/agoodeffectonyou?Thefilmhadquiteaneffectonher.People in these states_to have heart attacks after the weather changes in February or March.(Para.2)Further Understandingtendtendto意为意为“倾向于做某事，往往倾向于做某事，往往”E.G.Itendtogotobedearlierduringthewinter.Womentendtolivel
10、ongerthanmen.Notes The weather can also _ intelligence.(Para.3)Further Understandingaffectaffect及物动词，意为及物动词，意为“影响影响”，等同，等同于于haveaneffectonE.G.Thenoiseoutsideaffectedourwork.Overworkhasaffectedhishealth.Notes Very hot weather,_,can lower it.(Para.3)Further Understandingontheotherhandononehand,ontheot
11、herhand意为意为“一方面，另一方面一方面，另一方面”E.G.Youhavestudiedveryhard,ontheotherhand,youhavenotlearnedasmuchasyouneed.Ononehandthisjobdoesntpayverymuch,butontheotherhand,Icantgetanotherone.Notes Before ReadingWhile Reading After Reading12DiscussionExtension1Discussion1.Dohumanacitivitieshaveeffect1.Dohumanacitivi
12、tieshaveeffectontheweather?ontheweather?2.WhydoesEarthsclimate2.WhydoesEarthsclimatechange?change?3.Whataregreenhousegasesand3.Whataregreenhousegasesandgreenhouseeffectrespectively?greenhouseeffectrespectively?4.Whatarethehumancausesof4.Whatarethehumancausesofclimatechange?climatechange?The evidence
13、 is clear:the main cause of climate change is burning fossil fuels such as oil,gas,and coal.When burnt,fossil fuels release carbon dioxide into the air,causing the planet to heat up.Discussion1.Dohumanacitivitieshaveeffecton1.Dohumanacitivitieshaveeffectontheweather?theweather?The climate on Earth h
14、as been changing since it formed 4.5 billion years ago.Until recently,natural factors have been the cause of these changes.Natural influences on the climate include volcanic eruptions,changes in the orbit of the Earth,and shifts in the Earths crust(known as plate tectonics).Discussion2.WhydoesEarths
15、climatechange?2.WhydoesEarthsclimatechange?However,since the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s,the global temperature has increased at a much faster rate.By burning fossil fuels and changing how we use the land,human activity has quickly become the leading cause of changes to our climate.Discussion
16、2.WhydoesEarthsclimatechange?2.WhydoesEarthsclimatechange?Discussion2.WhydoesEarthsclimatechange?2.WhydoesEarthsclimatechange?How_does_the_climate_system_work_.mp4Some gases in the Earths atmosphere trap heat and stop it escaping into space.We call these greenhouse gases.These gases act as a warming
17、 blanket around the Earth,known as the greenhouse effect.Discussion3.Whataregreenhousegasesand3.Whataregreenhousegasesandgreenhouseeffectrespectively?greenhouseeffectrespectively?The greenhouse effect is critical to our survival.In fact,without greenhouse gases,Earth would be about 30 degrees colder
18、 than it is today.Without greenhouse gases and their warming effect,we wouldnt be able to survive.DiscussionHowever,since the Industrial Revolution,weve been adding more and more greenhouse gases into the air,trapping even more heat.Instead of keeping Earth at a warm,stable temperature,the greenhous
19、e effect is heating the planet at a much faster rate.We call this the enhanced greenhouse effect and its the main cause of climate change.DiscussionWe produce greenhouse gases in lots of different ways:*Burning fossil fuels Fossil fuels such as oil,gas,and coal contain carbon dioxide that has been l
20、ocked away in the ground for thousands of years.When we take these out of the land and burn them,we release the stored carbon dioxide into the air.Discussion4.Whatarethehumancausesof4.Whatarethehumancausesofclimatechange?climatechange?We produce greenhouse gases in lots of different ways:*Deforestat
21、ionForests remove and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.Cutting them down means that carbon dioxide builds up quicker since there are no trees to absorb it.Not only that,trees release the carbon they stored when we burn them.Discussion4.Whatarethehumancausesof4.Whatarethehumancausesofclimatec
22、hange?climatechange?We produce greenhouse gases in lots of different ways:*AgriculturePlanting crops and rearing animals releases many different types of greenhouse gases into the air.Discussion4.Whatarethehumancausesof4.Whatarethehumancausesofclimatechange?climatechange?We produce greenhouse gases
23、in lots of different ways:*Cement Producing cement is another contributor to climate change,causing 2%of our entire carbon dioxide emissions.Discussion4.Whatarethehumancausesof4.Whatarethehumancausesofclimatechange?climatechange?The leading cause of climate change is human activity and the release o
24、f greenhouse gases.However,there are lots of natural causes that also lead to changes in the climate system.Natural cycles can cause the climate to alternate between warming and cooling.*Solar irradiance*Volcanic eruptions ExtensionNaturalchangestotheclimateNaturalchangestotheclimate ExtensionElNinoElNino What is El Nio,what does it mean and how does it affect weather around the world?Man proposes,God disposes.
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