Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking Unit 8 Weather

Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking

Unit 8 Weather

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Contents

Warm up1

Part I2

Part II3



Warm up: Discussion

1. How is the weather today?

2. What’s the weather like in your hometown?



Part I: Section A Weather Forecast—Europe

wet weekend heavy outbreaks of rain

costal regions brighter, clearer

weather arrives

1. Southern Europe



Weather Forecast—Europe

prolonged snow showers

improve with blue skies

2. Over the Alps




remain grey and cloudy occasional shower rain will move in for a

short time

3. Central and northern France




warm and sunny weather

temperatures should reach 20 degrees centigrade

rise above 18 degrees centigrade

4. British isles




wind speeds of up to 70 miles an hour

Gust reach 90 miles an hour

5. Northern Germany




The belt of rain has moved away.

The weather will improve.

It should be fair .

6. Southern Scandinavia



Section B Map of US



Section B Weather forecast-North America

See from the weather map There is varied weather activity across … It is raining from …down to … The high in …will be 50 degrees. …will be in better shape today. They will have sunny skies and warmer

temperatures. A high of 78 degrees in … …will be having clear but windy weather.



Weather forecast-North America

…will see a high of 65 and sunny skies, with very strong winds.

Down in …we’re looking for cloudy skies and a high of 69.

We expect the thermometer to reach 64 degrees..

Up in the northeast, it looks like winter just won’t let go.



Weather forecast-North America

…will be having another day of heavy rains, high winds, and cold temperature, with a high of only 35 degrees expected.

further north …it’s even colder—28 degrees, with snow flurries expected.

Over…it is sunny but a cold 30 degrees.



Weather: Useful expressions

Clear= 晴朗 Cloudy= 多云

Drizzle= 毛毛雨 Dust= 灰尘 Fair= 晴

Fog= 雾 Haze= 薄雾 Hail= 冰雹 Heavy Rain= 大雨

Snow= 雪 Snow / Rain Icy Mix= 冰雨夹雪

Sunny= 阳光 Thunder= 雷鸣

Storms= 雷雨 Windy= 有风

Mist= 薄雾 Mostly Clear= 大部晴朗 Partly Cloudy= 局部多云 PM Light Rain= 下午小雨

PM T-Storms= 下午雷雨

Rain= 雨 Rain Shower= 阵雨 Rain and Snow= 雨夹雪 Showers= 阵雨 Smoke= 烟雾




AM Clouds / PM Sun= 上午有云 / 下午后晴 AM Showers= 上午阵雨 AM Snow Showers= 上午阵雪 AM T-Storms= 上午雷暴雨 Clear= 晴朗 Cloudy= 多云 Cloudy / Wind= 阴时有风 Clouds Early / Clearing Late= 早多云 / 晚转晴 Drifting Snow= 飘雪 Drizzle= 毛毛雨 Dust= 灰尘 Fair= 晴 Few Showers= 短暂阵雨 Few Snow Showers= 短暂阵雪 Few Snow Showers / Wind= 短暂阵雪时有风 Fog= 雾 Haze= 薄雾 Hail= 冰雹 Heavy Rain= 大雨




Heavy Rain Icy= 大冰雨 Heavy Snow= 大雪 Heavy T-Storm= 强烈雷雨 Isolated T-Storms= 局部雷雨 Light Drizzle= 微雨 Light Rain= 小雨 Light Rain Shower= 小阵雨 Light Rain Shower and Windy= 小阵雨带风 Light Rain with Thunder= 小雨有雷声 Light Snow= 小雪 Light Snow Fall= 小降雪 Light Snow Grains= 小粒雪 Light Snow Shower= 小阵雪 Lightening= 雷电




Mist= 薄雾 Mostly Clear= 大部晴朗 Mostly Cloudy= 大部多云 Mostly Cloudy/ Windy= 多云时阴有风 Mostly Sunny= 晴时多云 Partly Cloudy= 局部多云 Partly Cloudy/ Windy= 多云时有风 PM Rain / Wind= 下午小雨时有风 PM Light Rain= 下午小雨 PM Showers= 下午阵雨 PM Snow Showers= 下午阵雪 PM T-Storms= 下午雷雨




Rain= 雨 Rain Shower= 阵雨 Rain Shower/ Windy= 阵雨 / 有风 Rain / Snow Showers= 雨或阵雪 Rain / Snow Showers Early= 下雨 / 早间阵雪 Rain / Wind= 雨时有风 Rain and Snow= 雨夹雪 Scattered Showers= 零星阵雨 Scattered Showers / Wind= 零星阵雨时有风 Scattered Snow Showers= 零星阵雪 Scattered Snow Showers / Wind= 零星阵雪时有风 Scattered Strong Storms= 零星强烈暴风雨 Scattered T-Storms= 零星雷雨 Showers= 阵雨 Showers Early= 早有阵雨 Showers Late= 晚有阵雨 Showers / Wind= 阵雨时有风 Showers in the Vicinity= 周围有阵雨 Smoke= 烟雾




Snow= 雪 Snow / Rain Icy Mix= 冰雨夹雪 Snow and Fog= 雾夹雪 Snow Shower= 阵雪 Snowflakes= 雪花 Sunny= 阳光 Sunny / Wind= 晴时有风 Sunny Day= 晴天 Thunder= 雷鸣 Thunder in the Vicinity= 周围有雷雨 T-Storms= 雷雨 T-Storms Early= 早有持续雷雨 T-Storms Late= 晚有持续雷雨 Windy= 有风 Windy / Snowy= 有风 / 有雪 Windy Rain= 刮风下雨 Wintry Mix= 雨雪混合



Part II Oral Practice

Asking About the Weather Do you know the weather update? How is the weather, Nicholas? How is the weather today? What does the weather look like? What do you think of the weather, Joe? What is the weather forecast for tomorrow? What is the weather like today? What sort of day is it?



Oral Practice

Stating How the Weather is or Will Be It is drizzling/raining/pouring/blowing hard/clearing

up/freezing now. It is getting cold. It is supposed to be cloudy this afternoon. It is warm/mild/sunny/fair/splendid/perfect/hot/sultry

（闷热的） /muggy （闷热的） /cloudy/foggy/breezy（微风的） /windy/cool/chilly/cold/frosty （有霜的） /snowy/wet/damp （潮湿的） /dull （阴沉的） /gloomy（阴沉的） /oppressive （天气闷热的） /wretched（恶劣的） /nasty.



Oral Practice

It’ll apparently turn out to be a misty （有雾的） day. It’ll probably turn warm tomorrow. It’ll seemingly continue to be fine. It’ll snow soon, without a doubt. It looks as if a storm is coming. It looks like snowing/raining/hailing/sleeting （下冰

雹） this afternoon. It’s a clear/lovely/warm and nice/scorching （炎热

的） /boiling/miserable/rotten/wet/beastly （恶劣的） /snowy day.

It’s an awful day, isn’t it?



Oral Practice

It’s very likely to have a downpour （倾盆大雨） in a short time.

There is a typhoon （台风） /hurricane （飓风） /tornado （龙卷风） coming.

There’ll be a gale （狂风） tomorrow. The radio says it’s going to be fine day

tomorrow. The weatherman says it’s going to rain the

day after tomorrow. We’ll get a shower in a few minutes, I’m sure.



Oral Practice

atmosphere 大气；空气；气氛 beastly 令人讨厌的 blow hard 刮大风 breezy 有微风的 clear up 多云的；阴天的；阴沉的 damp 潮湿的 downpour 倾盆大雨 drought 干旱 fair 晴朗的；转晴的 freeze 结冰 gale 大风 gust of wind 阵风 haze 薄雾 lightning 闪电 mild 气温适中的 nasty 令人不快的，讨厌的 overcast 阴天的 rainfall 降雨；降雨量

sand storm 沙暴 sleet 下雨雪；下冻雨；下雨夹雪 snowflake 雪花 sultry 闷热的；酷热的 awful 糟糕的 blow dust 扬沙 boiling 沸腾的 chilly 寒冷的 climate 气候 cyclone 旋风；飓风；暴风；龙卷风 dew 露水 drizzle 下毛毛雨 dull 阴天的 foggy 浓雾的 frosty 结霜的，严寒的 gloomy 阴沉的 hail 冰雹；下冰雹 hurricane 飓风；强热带风暴 meteorology 气象学；气象状态 mist 薄雾



Oral Practice

oppressive 天气闷热的 precipitation 降水；降水量 rotten 坏的；恶劣的 scorching 灼热的 snowfall 降雪；降雪量 splendid 极好的 sunny 阳光充足的 tempest 暴风雨 tornado 内陆龙卷风 warm and nice 暖洋洋的 whirlwind 旋风 thunder 雷声；打雷 typhoon 台风 waterspout 海上龙卷风 wretched 恶劣的；非常坏的



Part II Oral Practice

1. What is the weather like out there? 　　外面的天气如何？ 2. It's a beautiful day. 　　今天天气很好。 3. It rained cats and dogs last night. 　　昨晚雨下得很大。 4. We had a downpour. 　　我们刚遇到了一场倾盆大雨。 5. It's just sprinkling. 　　只是在下毛毛雨而已。　 6. You need to put on your sweater because it's freezing. 　　你必须穿上你的毛衣因为外面很冷。 7. It's burning up out there. 　　外面热得跟火炉似的。 8. We can't play tennis today because It's too windy. 　　我们今天不能打网球因为风太大了。 9. We had 3 inches of snow and sleet last week. 　　上个星期下了三英寸的雪和冰雹。 10. The devil's beating his wife. 　　魔鬼正在打他的老婆。（正在下太阳雨）


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Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking Unit 8 Weather