BOOK ONE · LESSON 051

A pleasant climate

宜人的气候

Hans asks Dimitri about the climate and seasons in Greece. 汉斯向迪米特里询问希腊的气候和四季天气。

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READ & UNDERSTAND

Lesson 课文

Listen then answer this question

Listen then answer this question. Does it ever snow in Greece?

听录音，然后回答问题。希腊下过雪吗？

1Does it ever snow in Greece?

1
HANS
Where do you come from?
你是哪国人？
2
DIMITRI
I come from Greece.
我是希腊人。
3
HANS
What's the climate like in your country?
你们国家的气候怎么样？
4
DIMITRI
It's very pleasant.
气候非常宜人。

5
HANS
What's the weather like in spring?
春季的天气怎么样？
6
DIMITRI
It's often windy in March.
3月里常常刮风。
7
DIMITRI
It's always warm in April and May,
4月和5月的天气总是暖洋洋的，
8
DIMITRI
but it rains sometimes.
但有时下雨。

9
HANS
What's it like in summer?
夏季的天气如何呢？
10
DIMITRI
It's always hot in June, July and August.
6月、7月和8月的天气总是炎热的，
11
DIMITRI
The sun shines every day.
每天都出太阳。

12
HANS
Is it cold or warm in autumn?
秋季的天气是冷还是暖呢？
13
DIMITRI
It's always warm in September and October.
9月和10月总是很暖和。
14
DIMITRI
It's often cold in November
11月常常很冷，
15
DIMITRI
and it rains sometimes.
而且有时下雨。

16
HANS
Is it very cold in winter?
冬季的天气很冷吗？
17
DIMITRI
It's often cold in December, January and February.
12月、1月和2月常常很冷，
18
DIMITRI
It snows sometimes.
有时还下雪。

New words & expressions 生词和短语

Greece /gri:s/: n. 希腊
climate /'klaimit/: n. 气候
country /'kʌntri/: n. 国家
pleasant /'plezənt/: adj. 宜人的
weather /'weðə/: n. 天气
spring /spriŋ/: n. 春季
windy /'windi/: adj. 有风的
warm /wɔ:m/: adj. 温暖的
rain /rein/: v. 下雨
sometimes /'sʌmtaimz/: adv. 有时
summer /'sʌmə/: n. 夏天
autumn /'ɔ:təm/: n. 秋天
winter /'wintə/: n. 冬天
snow /snəu/: v. 下雪
January /'dʒænjuəri/: n. 1月
February /'februəri/: n. 2月
March /mɑ:tʃ/: n. 3月
April /'eiprəl/: n. 4月
May /mei/: n. 5月
June /dʒu:n/: n. 6月
July /dʒu'lai/: n. 7月
August /'ɔ:gəst/: n. 8月
September /sep'tembə/: n. 9月
October /ɔk'təubə/: n. 10月
November /nəu'vembə/: n. 11月
December /di'sembə/: n. 12月

Notes on the text 课文注释

1 Where do you come from?

用于问对方是哪儿的人，在第7课中出现过一个类似的句子。

2 What's the climate like in your country?

句中 like 是介词，不是动词，它的宾语是 what。

MAKE IT YOUR OWN

Practice 练习

A Dialogue

Read this dialogue. Fill in the missing words.

阅读对话，填入所缺单词。

Hans and You are discussing where You come from and the climate there. Keep the printed speaker order.

1Hans: ____ do you come ____?

2You: I ____ from ____.

3Hans: What's ____ climate ____ in your part of the ____?

4You: It's very ____.

5Hans: What's it ____ in summer?

6You: It's ____ ____ in ____, ____ and ____.

B Vocabulary: months

Write the months in the correct order.

按正确的顺序写出一年中12个月的单词。

JulyDecemberMarchOctoberAprilJuneAugustFebruarySeptemberNovemberJanuaryMay

1First month

2Second month

3Third month

4Fourth month

5Fifth month

6Sixth month

7Seventh month

8Eighth month

9Ninth month

10Tenth month

11Eleventh month

12Twelfth month

B Vocabulary: seasons

Now write about the seasons in your part of China.

现在根据你所居住的地方的气候特色写出4季的区分。

The printed workbook key supplies month ranges as models; local seasons may differ.

1Spring in my part of China is from ____ to ____.

2Summer in my part of China is from ____ to ____.

3Autumn in my part of China is from ____ to ____.

4Winter in my part of China is from ____ to ____.

C Numbers

Write these ordinal numbers in words.

用英语序数词写出以下数字。

122nd

225th

320th

428th

530th

631st

C Birthday

When is your birthday? Write it here.

你的生日是哪一天？在这里写出你的生日。

1When is your birthday? Write it here.

BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION

Grammar 语法练习

I. Answer the questions

Answer the questions, using the cues given according to the example.

仿照例句用所给的词回答下列问题。

1When does the sun shine every day? (in July and August)

The sun shines every day in July and August.

2When is it always windy? (in winter and early spring)

3When does spring come? (in March)

4When does it rain sometimes? (in April and November)

5When is it often sunny? (in autumn)

6When is it always warm? (in May and October)

7When does it often snow? (in December and January)

8When is it sometimes warm? (in winter)

9When is the climate often pleasant? (in May, June and October)

10When is it always very cold? (in December, January and February)

II. Frequency adverbs

Add the frequency adverbs given to the sentences and rewrite them.

用所给频率副词改写下列句子。

1It's hot in August. (always)

2He's late for class. (sometimes)

3It's very pleasant here. (always)

4The students are hard-working. (always)

5It's windy in December and January. (often)

6The policemen are very tired. (often)

7Students are lazy. (sometimes)

8The weather is bad here in winter. (always)

9We're busy in spring. (often)

10The steak in this shop is good. (always)

III. Your part of China

Answer the questions according to the real situation in your part of China.

根据当地的实际情况回答下列问题。

Personal answers vary. The suggestions below describe one possible situation; replace them with truthful answers about your own area.

1Where are you from?

2What's the climate like in your part of China?

3Does spring usually come in May?

4What's the weather like in summer? What about autumn?

5What's the weather like in January?

6Does it rain every day in autumn?

7Does the sun shine every day in spring?

8Does it always snow in December?

9Do you like spring and summer?

10What's the weather like today?

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Original sources 原始资料

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A little practice, every day. 每天一点，慢慢积累。