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Today’s Graphic

今日气象图

monsoon zone

季风带

oceanic climate 海洋性气候

continental climate大陆性气候

Dust storm沙暴

drought

干旱

ice sheet

冰川

Iceberg

冰山

flood

洪水 Centigrade

摄氏

Fahrenheit

华氏

Temperature convert:

(Fahrenheit - 32) * 5/9 = Centigrade

Clear to overcast

晴转多云

cloudy to overcast

阴转多云

turning out cloudy

转阴

fine/fair/

sunny晴朗 mild 温暖 cool 凉爽

cloudy 多云overcast/dull

gloomy阴天 snowy 有雪

foggy 有雾 frosty 霜冻 chilly 微冷

misty 薄雾 damp 潮湿 wet 雨天

Drizzle 　　小雨

Pour/downpour 　大雨

Storm 　　暴风雨

Sleet 　雨夹雪 　

Blizzard 　暴风雪 　

Monsoon rain 　季风雨 　

Shower 　　阵雨

Thundery shower 雷阵雨

Thunder storm 　雷雨

Light snow 　小雪

Hail/hailstone 　冰雹 Seasonal rain 　季雨

breezybreezy 微风阵阵微风阵阵gentlegentle

windwind和风和风 gale windgale wind 大风大风

heavy/high heavy/high windwind

大风大风 windy and windy and dustydusty

风沙风沙 stormy stormy windwind

暴风暴风

gustgust 阵风阵风 piercing piercing windwind

寒风寒风 typhoontyphoon 台风台风

light airlight air 11 级风级风light light breezebreeze 22 级风级风

gentlegentle

breezebreeze33 级风级风

moderate moderate breezebreeze

44 级风 级风 fresh fresh breezebreeze

55 级风 级风 strong strong breeze breeze

66 级风 级风

moderate moderate gale gale

77 级风 级风 fresh gale fresh gale 88 级风 级风 strong gale strong gale 99 级风 级风

whole galewhole gale 1010 级风 级风 storm storm 1111 级风 级风 hurricanehurricane 1212 级风级风 // 飓飓风 风

Rainy turns to cloudyThunder storm

Sunny to cloudySnowy Cloudy

Overcast

Useful expressions

1. a. General weather conditions for today:

________________

b. Temperature:

High: _________________

c. Weather outlook

____________________________________

2. a. When did the storm started ands how long did it last?

_____________________________________________

b. How damaging was the storm?

________________________________________________

Fine and pleasant

18° C (64°F)

Cloudy with outbreaks of heavy shower.

It started around 8 p.m. and lasted for about three minutes

It caused four deaths and serious damage including a power failure.

LISTENING TASKS

Listening tasks: Did you hear the weather forecast?

1. What are Alan and Michelle doing?

a. They are planning a picnic for the department.

b. The are having a picnic organized by the department.

c. They are drinking and talking about the weather.

d. They are drinking and talking about the weather.

2. What can you infer from their talk?

a. Michelle likes having a picnic on a sunny day.

b. Alan is expecting a gentle breeze to cool himself off.

c. They haven’t had much sunshine recently.

d. Much to their surprise, bad weather is setting in.

3. What do you know about Alan?

a. He thinks the department has misjudged the

weather situation for the day.

b. he dismisses the idea of having an annual

picnic as silly.

c. He dislikes pre-arranged activities and would

rather go somewhere on his own

d. He prefers having a little doze after drinking.

Did you hear the weather forecast?

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