Comparative Review: AB Level

• Review of comparatives (AB level)

Comparative Examples

• "This book is the most interesting of the three books", demonstrating superlative comparison with "most interesting."
• "She runs faster than me", using the comparative form "faster."
• "This box is more heavy than that one", using "more heavy" to show comparison.
• "She is the slimmest student in our class", using "slimmest" to show superlative degree.
• "The weather today is more colder than yesterday", using "more colder" for comparison.
• "This is the most delicious cake I have ever eaten", using the superlative "most delicious."

Bridge to Dialogue

• Two individuals are meeting on campus and likely to converse.

Unit 5: What a Fine Day!

• This unit focuses on describing the weather.

Objectives

• Understand common sentence patterns and expressions for asking about and describing the weather.
• Describe weather conditions in English and engage in simple conversations.
• Gain an in-depth understanding of what climate change is and its dangers.

Pre-Assessment: Expressing the Weather

• Vocabulary includes terms like "foggy," "overcast," "drizzly," and "clear to cloudy."

Pre-Assessment: Asking About the Weather

• Common questions include: "What's the weather like here?", "What's the weather like in [place]?", "What do you think of the weather here?", and "How is the weather?"

Dialogue Learning

• Focus is on talking about the weather and commenting on the weather.

Talking About The Weather

• Describing the weather: "It is sunny and clear these days", "The wind is gentle, too", "The temperature is comfortable", "Yes, the best time of year".
• Asking about weather conditions: "What's the weather like this summer in Qingdao?", "Very hot and dry," "I'm thinking of spending a couple of days there," "You can go swimming and sunbathing then".

Talking About The Weather in New York

• Bill asks Zhang if it is a convenient time to talk.
• Bill mentions he has arrived to NY and asks "How is the weather there?".
• Bill mentions it is warm and sunny.
• Zhang then asks "What's the temperature?".
• Bill replies that it is 50°F.
• Zhang responds that is 10°C.
• Zhang thinks that it cold for November.

Post-Assessment 1

• Mrs. Parks asks, "How is the weather in California?", Student A responds, "It's always warm".
• Mrs. Parks then asks, "What's the temperature there?", Student B responds, "The temperature is always about 78 degrees".
• Student A replies, "That's the temperature in Fahrenheit. It's the same as 26 degrees Centigrade."
• Mrs. Parks asks, "How's the weather in Seattle?"
• Student B says It's terrible / awful weather, because it rains almost every day and people are very happy when the sun comes out.

Commenting on the Weather

• Making Comments: What do you think of the weather here?
• Commenting about the weather: What an awful day!

Vocabulary

• Agreeable means pleasant, and livable place refers to an area good for living.

Complaining About the Weather

• Someone says, "The heat is killing me."
• Another replies, "No wonder I can't stand it".
• "Stand" means to bear or put up with.

Unit 5: Listening Comprehension:

• Pronunciation practice includes words like "pretty," "weather," "today," "partly," and "forecast."

Post-Assessment 3: Dialogue in Scenarios

• Practicing conversations on the topic of weather.

Summary: Asking About Weather

• Relevant questions include: "What's the weather like...?", "How's the weather...?", "Do you know what the weather will be like...?", and "Is the weather going to...?"

Summary: Describing Weather

• Phrases: "It's + descriptive adjective," "There be + weather phenomenon," "It's + verb -ing form," "The temperature is...", and "It's + short phrase describing weather conditions."

Further Practice

• Organize and discuss conversations with partners, commenting on the weather and practicing weather forecasts.
• Preview Unit 5 and Unit 6 grammar sections, focusing on tenses.