大学英语听说教程 第一册 unit 4.ppt

普通高等教育“十一五”国家级规划教材 丛书主编：王　新 主　　编：王　新 副 主 编：马　鸿　吴景华　孙南南　孟彦莉 编　　者：常　琳　姜　莹　李　杨　朴圣玉 　　　　　杨春会 Module Unit 4　Weather Part I Lead - in Part II Specific Focus Part III Listening Task Part IV Speaking Task Part V Self - enjoyment Unit 4　Weather In this unit, you will: Learn how to express weather Listen to different materials about weather Practice talking in English about weather Know some phonetic knowledge about assimilation Enjoy an English song and some English idioms about weather Part I: Lead-in Section A: Group Work Directions: Please discuss the following questions in groups. Try to talk in English as much as possible. 1. How do you usually get the information about weather? 2. What is the weather like in your hometown? 3. What kind of weather do you like most? 4. What’s the effect of weather on our life? Part I: Lead-in Section B: Useful Words and Expressions Part II: Specific Focus Section A: Phonetics about Assimilation (1) Directions: Please repeat the following sentences, and pay more attention to assimilation. 1. The little baby is in bed. 2. Please write me a letter soon. 3. The thin glass is easy to break. 4. His pen was broken falling on the ground. 5. The company’s main problem is lacking money. 6. That boy was given ten pounds to buy some food. 7. Only ten minutes were left when they got to the station. 8. Their family can go on holiday when they are not busy. Part II: Specific Focus Section B: VOA Special English Directions: Listen to the following passage in VOA Special English carefully, and then try to fill in the blanks with the exact words you hear. Choose the word for each blank from the following box. returned 　　difference 　　means 　　subject 　　amounts 　　estimating 　　fall 　　 Winter weather has ________ to northern areas of the world. In much of the United States, winter ______ the return of snow. Snow is a ______ of great interest to weather experts. Experts sometimes have difficulty ________ where, when or how much snow will ___ . One reason i