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Unit 6 Rain or Shine
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In this lesson you will:
1. talk about how weather affects our moods;
2. learn about weather-related idioms and use them correctly;
3. learn how to keep positive, rain or shine.
Learning Objectives
Presentation
Look and share
Pre-reading
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What can you know from the picture and the tittle
stormy
sunny
happy
sad
Weather
Mood
and
It means people may feel bad in rainy weather
feel happy in
sunny weather.
Weather affects
how he feels.
Free Talk
How do you feel in different weather Would you feel greatly differently
I feel happy and relaxed in sunny weather. But if it’s too hot, I’ll feel tired and uncomfortable.
It’s easy for me to feel sad and down in rainy days.
I like snowy days because I feel peaceful and quiet in mind.When it snows, everything outside seems to slow down and it's just so calming.
...
Presentation
Read and say
Fast reading
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1. How many paragraphs
are there in the text
2. What is the structure of
the text
Four paragraphs.
A
B
General Introduction
Body part
Conclusion part
Read the passage quickly
and answer the questions.
Presentation
Read and match
Fast reading
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1.How do we divide the article into three parts
2.Match the main idea of each part.
Weather is a big part of our lives
Give advice
Why weather is a big part of our lives
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
1
Read the text and correct the statements.
1. The weather doesn't really affect how we feel and behave.
2. If we are feeling ill, we can say that we are “snowed under".
3. We use sunny or warm weather to describe negative moods.
4. Darkness helps us produce more vitamin D.
5. We can feel down if we spend too much time outside.
affects
under the weather
good
Sunlight
inside
1. to brighten up -
“to brighten up” 字面意思是 “使变明亮、使快活起来” ，在表达情绪方面，就是指人变得更开心、愉悦，。
2. to be on cloud nine -” 是一个很形象的习语，直译为 “在九重云霄上” ，用来形容人处于极度高兴和兴奋的状态，就好像飘到了云端一样。
3.“to feel as right as rain” 中 “as right as rain” 是一种比喻，就像雨一样恰到好处、状态良好，用于表示人感觉身体恢复健康、状态良好，
4.to be in a fog” 字面是 “处于迷雾中” ，在描述人的状态时，就表示人处于困惑、迷糊的状态，就像在迷雾中看不清方向一样，与 “to be confused”（感到困惑）意思一致。
Presentation
Look and say
Careful reading
Reading Plus
2
Find more weather idioms and share them with a partner.
Guess the meaning of these English idioms.
“it never rains but it pours”
“take a rain check”
“have your head in the cloud”
“brainstorm”
“break the ice”
祸不单行
头脑风暴;奇想
打破僵局
心不在焉;注意力不集中
延期;改天
Head in the clouds.
心不在焉，做白日梦
Storm in a teacup
小题大做
More Weather Idioms
storm in a teacup 小题大做；大惊小怪
e.g. Don't make a storm in a teacup over this little problem.
别为这点小问题大惊小怪。
e.g. The whole debate about the color of the office walls was a
storm in a teacup. In the end, it didn't matter that much.
关于办公室墙壁颜色的整个争论完全是小题大做。到头
来，那并没有那么重要。
weather the storm 渡过难关；渡过恶劣气候
e.g. Many companies couldn't weather the storm of the sudden
change in the market and had to close down.
许多公司无法经受住市场突然变化带来的风暴，不得不倒闭。
e.g. Their marriage has weathered many storms over the years, but
they still love each other deeply.
多年来他们的婚姻经受了许多风风雨雨，但他们仍然深爱着
彼此。
Every cloud has a silver lining. 黑暗中总有一线光明；
柳暗花明又一村
e.g. She was sad about losing the competition, but then she realized
every cloud has a silver lining — she had learned a lot from the
experience.
她为输掉比赛而难过，但后来她意识到天无绝人之路 ——
她从这次经历中学到了很多。
一、短语填空
1.I'm feeling __ today. Maybe I need to rest. (under the weather / snowed under)
2.We should go for a walk ____ to enjoy the fresh air. (once in a while / in the past)
3.With so many tasks to do, I'm completely ____. (feel down / snowed under)
4._____, I was very shy, but now I'm more outgoing. (In the past / For example)
5.The heavy rain made me _ because I couldn't go out to play. (feel down / a part of)
重难点当堂练
under the weather
once in a while
snowed under
In the past
feel down
Presentation
Look and say
Post reading
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When it's sunny, we can enjoy the sunshine and play outside. When it rains, we can listen to the sound of the rain and feel the fresh air. So, we should go outside more often and not be afraid of the weather.
Reflecting
How well can you do these things Very well OK Needs work
1. I can talk about how weather affects our moods; 2. I can learn about weather-related idioms and use them correctly; 3. I can learn how to keep positive, rain or shine.
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Homework
Required:
1. Polish your report.
2. Search for more information about how the weather affects us.
3. Listen to the recording of this lesson and read the text aloud following it.
4. Practice retelling the main content of the passage based on your notes.
Optional:
Post the live report online.
Summarize English idioms related to the weather theme and write out their Chinese interpretations.
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