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Unit 12 What's the weather
like?
Lesson 45
2 Practise
A：How cold it is today!
B：I agree! But it’ll be warmer later on.
A：What a cold day it is!
B：Yeah, and it’ll get colder, I’m afraid!
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Lesson 46
1 Read and act
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Bruce rings up his father in Sydney,
Australia.
FATHER：Hello!
BRUCE： Hello! Dad? This is Bruce.
FATHER：Oh, hello, Bruce! How are you?
BRUCE： I’m very well, Dad. What about you?
FATHER：Fine. What’s the weather like in Beijing?
BRUCE： Beijing? I’m not in Beijing now. I’m in Xinjiang.
FATHER：Oh, really? You’re in Xinjiang. Is it in the west of
China？How’s the weather there?
BRUCE：Yeah, it’s in the west. The weather here is very strange.
It’s cold in the morning, but turns very warm at noon. It’s also
very dry, so the fruit here is very sweet because there is a lot
of sunshine. I like the grapes and melons very much. Dad, what’s
the weather like at home now?
FATHER：It’s warm and sunny. I’m going hiking in the Blue
Mountains with your mother.
BRUCE： Have a great time.
FATHER：Thanks.
BRUCE： Bye, Dad!
BRUCE： Bye!
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2 Read Here is a radio report of the weather in spring.
A WEATHER REPORT
Most of North and South China will have a cold wet day. It
will be cloudy at times. There will be a strong wind to the
north of the Huai River. The day after tomorrow will be sunny.
In the Northeast it will be fine. The temperature will stay
above zero in the daytime, but at night it will fall below zero
again. In the Northwest, there will be snow in the night. The
snow will be very heavy in some place.
Beijing will be rainy. The temperature will be 2 to 9. Tianjin
will be cloudy and the high temperature will…
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Lesson 47
2 Read and learn
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A：What a fine day today!
B：Yes, it’s sunny but not very hot. Will you play football with
me?
A：OK. Let’s go and play on our school playground.
B：That’s a good idea!
A：Look at the rain! It’s really heavy!
B：Anna, you can’t climb the mountain today, I’m afraid. What
will you do?
A：I think I’ll stay home and do some reading.
B：Good. It’s better to do some reading on rainy days.
A：Wow! What a heavy snow! I’m afraid you can’t go roller-skating
outside, Allan. What will you do?
B：I can go out to play in the snow. Would you like to play with
me, Adam?
A：Certainly! Shall we make a snowman?
B：OK. Come on!
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Lesson 48
1 Spelling and pronunciation
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