新概念英语第一册578h版26-4

Lesson 53 An interesting climate

Where do you come from?

I come from England.

What's the climate like in your country?

It's mild, but it's not always pleasant.

The weather's often cold in the North and windy in the East.

It's often wet in the West and sometimes warm in the south.

Which seasons do you like best?

I like spring and summer.

The days are long and the night are short.

The sun rises early and sets late.

I don't like autumn and winter.

The days are short and the nights are long.

The sun rises late and sets early.

Our climate is not very good, but it's certainly interesting.

It's our favourite subject of conversation.

mild adj. 温和的， 温暖的

Is it always mild?

Is it always pleasant?

No.

I come from England.

What's the climate like in your country?

It's very mild.

But it's not always pleasant.

The weather is cold in the North.

It's wet in the West.

It's windy in the East.

It's warm in the South.

which

Which season do you like best?

Which season does she like best?

She likes spring and summer.

Because the days are long and the night are short.

The sun rises early and sets late.

She doesn't like autumn and winter.

Because the days are short and the night are long.

The sun rises late and sets early.

Our climate is not very good.

certainly

But it's certainly interesting.

It's our favorite subject of conversation.

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Where do you come from?

I come from England.

What's the climate like in your country?

It's mild, but it's not always pleasant.

The weather's often cold in the North and windy in the East.

It's often wet in the West and sometimes warm in the south.

Which seasons do you like best?

I like spring and summer.

The days are long and the night are short.

The sun rises early and sets late.

I don't like autumn and winter.

The days are short and the nights are long.

The sun rises late and sets early.

Our climate is not very good, but it's certainly interesting.

It's our favourite subject of conversation.

mild adj. 温和的，温暖的

always adv. 总是

north n. 北方

east n. 东方

wet adj. 潮湿的

west n. 西方

south n. 南方

season n. 季节

best adv. 最

night n. 夜晚

rise v. 升起

early adv. 早

set v. （太阳）落下去

late adv. 晚，迟

interesting adj. 有趣的，有意思的

subject n. 话题；[语法]主语；科目

conversation n. 谈话

A Write questions and answers

Example:

The sun rises early.

Does the sun rise early?

The sun doesn't rise early.

1 The sun sets late.

Does the sun set late?

The sun doesn't set late.

2 He likes ice cream.

Does he like ice cream?

He doesn't like ice cream.

3 Mrs. Jones wants a biscuit.

Does Mrs. Jones want a biscuit?

Mrs. Jones doesn't want a biscuit.

4 Jim comes from England.

Does Jim come from England?

Jim doesn't come from England.

Lesson 55 The Sawyer family

live v. 住，生活

stay v. 呆在，停留

home n. 家；adv. 到家

housework n. 家务

lunch n. 午饭

afternoon n. 下午

usually adv. 通常

together adv. 一起

evening n. 晚上

arrive v. 到达

night n. 夜间

Nigeria n. 尼日利亚

Turkey n. 土耳其

Korea n. 韩国

Poland n. 波兰

Thailand n. 泰国