天气预报ExtralisteningWeatherforecastPart1Gettingready•Theconditionofwind,temperature,rain,sunshine,snow,etc.,atacertaintimeofoveraperiodoftimeiscalledweather.Britishpeopleoftenhaveconversationsabouttheweather.Thefollowingwordsarerelatedtoweatherandsomearefrequentlyusedinweatherforecasts.Examinethemcarefullyandstudythedefinitions.2-1•1.freezingpoint:thetemperatureatwhichwaterbecomesice•2.relativehumidity:ameasureoftheamountofmoistureintheair•3.calm:peaceful,notrough•4.barometricpressure:thedownwardpressureoftheairataparticularplace•5.widelyscattered:farapart•6.shower:afallorrainorsnowlastingashorttime2-2•7.lows:thelowtemperaturesduringacertainperiodoftime.•8.variable:changeable•9.thunderstorms:local,shortstormswiththunder,lightening,andheavyrain•10.gale:averystrongwind.•11.theweathermanImportantknowledge•Wind-relatedwords:windvelocity/acutting(bitter)wind/aneasterlywindbreeze/gust/gale/hurricane/cyclone/tornado•Rain-relatedwords:drizzle/moderaterain/shower阵雨downfall/heavyrain/downpour/rainstorm•Sky-relatedwords:Cloudy;sunny;gloomy;clear;windy;warm;dark,etc.Temperaturerelatedinfo.•Thedifferencesbetween“C”and“F”•TemperaturecanbemeasuredindegreesCentigradeordegreesFahrenheit.Usuallyweuse“℃”tostandforCentigradeorCelsius.TheabbreviationforFahrenheitis“F”.Thesignfordegreesis“°”.CentigradeorCelsiusiscommonlyusedinChina,whileFahrenheitiswidelyusedinEnglishspeakingcountries.•Theformulafortemperatureconversionare:℃=5(F-32)/9andF=9C/5+32Ex.1•Youaregoingtohearfivestatementsabouttemperature,writedownallthesentencesyouhear.-10010203040506070809010014212506886104122140158176194321.Thefreezingpointofwateris0℃or32F.2.Theboilingpointofwateris100℃or212F.3.Thenormalbodytemperatureis37℃or98.6F.4.Thetemperatureonawarmspringdayis15℃or59F.5.Thetemperatureonahotsummer’sdayis35℃or95F.Ex.2•Youaregoingtohearareportonweatheraroundtheworld.Completethefollowingtable.CityCountryTimeWeatherTemperature(C)NewYorkUSAAuckland11:10a.m.BeijingChinaCalcuttaIndiaHonoluluUSAMelbourneclearMexicoCityMexicoMoscowRussiaParisFranceSanFranciscoUSASaoPaulo14℃NewZealandAustraliaBrazil7:10a.m.4:40a.m.1:a.m.9:00p.m.5:10a.m.2:10p.m.12:10p.m.3:10a.m.8:10a.m.7:10a.m.sunnycloudyclearrainyWindy/warmrainysunnyclearcloudyrainy30℃7℃19℃33℃30℃10℃24℃26℃27℃21℃Ex.3AWeatherReport•Directions:Youaregoingtohearaweatherreport.Writedowneverythingasadictation.Itwillberedthreetimes.