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What's the weather like... ？

It's hot / cold.

It's sunny / windy/ raining / snowing.

1.Read.Match the text to the country.

1） Well， it rains a lot， more in the norththan in the south. The south is warmerthan the north， but Britain isn't usually hot.It always snows in the north of the countryin the winter and usually the south too.Winter is December， January and Februaryand it is really cold sometimes. Spring and autumn are very windy and， as I said， it rainsa lot！

2） We have 4 seasons. In the summer， from December to March， it's hot andhumid. The autumn is sometimes quite cold and windy. Around June， it starts to snow.On the South Island， it gets very cold and very icy. Winter is my favourite seasonbecause I love skiing！ The spring is lovely. It's usually warm with lots of rain. That's whyNew Zealand is so green！

2.Match.

1） In Great Britain， winter is from

a） December to March

2） In New Zealand， winter is from

b） June to August

3.Read the texts again. Can you find the names fo the 4 seasons？

spring 1）___2）______ winterLook.

4.What's the weather like in New Zealand？

1） In spring， it's usually warm with lots of____.

2） It's____ and humid in the summer.

3） The autumn is sometimes quite______ and windy.

4） Around June， it starts to____.

5.Read and fill in the gaps with these words.

1） today

2） night

3） day

6.Read again.Answer these questions.

1） Where was he last week？

2） Where is he now？

3） What was the weather like during the day？

4） What was the weather like at night？

5） What is the weather like today？

參考答案：

1. 1） B 2）A

2. 1）a 2）b

3. 1）summe 2）autumn

4. 1）rain 2）hot 3）cold 4）snow

5. a）3 b）2 c）1

6. 1）In the mountains 2）At the beach 3）Hot and sunny. 4）Very cold. 5）It's going to rain.There's goingto be a storm. It's very windy