Unit 7 It’s raining!

Section A

1. Its raining！

下雨了！

rain  n.  雨水（通常作不可数名词）

v.  下雨（通常用it作主语来指代）

I like walking in the rain.

我喜欢在雨中散步。

It is going to rain.

要下雨了。

rainy是rain的形容词形式，意为“阴雨的;多雨的”。

What do you usually do in the rainy weather？

在阴雨天你通常做什么？

注意：

大部分表示自然现象的词都可以通过在名词词尾加-y变为形容词。如：

cloud 云—cloudy 有云的;sun 太阳—sunny 晴朗的;

wind 风—windy 有风的;snow 雪—snowy 下雪的;

rain 雨—rainy 下雨的。

2. Hows the weather in Beijing？

北京的天气怎么样？

Hows the weather...？是用来询问天气状况的常用句型，相当于Whats the weather like...？ 在句末可以加上“介词 + 地点/时间”等短语。

weather  n.“天气”。其前面不能用不定冠词a修饰，但可以用定冠词the或形容词bad/fine等修饰;通常可以用it来指代。

The weather is rainy in spring in the south of China.

在中国的南方，春天是多雨的。

3. Sounds like youre having a good time.

听起来你玩得好开心。

（1）sound like  听起来像

That sounds like a good idea.

那听起来像是个好主意。

（2）have a great/good/nice time = enjoy oneself = have fun 玩得开心，过得愉快

They are having a great time.

= They are enjoying themselves.

= They are having fun.

他们玩得很开心。

4. Can I take a message for him？

要我给他捎个话吗？

当接电话的人发现对方要找的人不在时，常用此句。message  n.“消息;信息;口信”，既可以是口头的，也可以是书面的。

take a message for sb  为某人捎个口信

give sb a message  捎信给某人

leave a message  留口信

Im sorry. Shes out right now. Can I take a message？

不好意思，她现在不在家。我捎个口信好吗？

Would you like to leave a message？

你想要留口信吗？

news  n.  新闻，消息（不可数）

a piece of news  一则新闻

information  n.  信息（不可数）

5. Could you just tell him to call me back？

你能否叫他给我回个电话？

（1）could  modal v.“能，可以”，表示请求许可，在语气上比can委婉、客气。

Could I have a look at your book？

我能不能看一下你的书？

（2）tell sb to do sth  告诉某人做某事

tell sb not to do sth  告诉某人不要做某事

（3）back  adv.  回来;回原处

call sb back  给某人回个电话

6. Im cooking.

我正在做饭。

（1）cook  v.  烹调;煮

cook sb sth = cook sth for sb  給某人做……（饭、食物）

He cooked me lunch. = He cooked lunch for me.

他给我做午餐。

（2）cook  n.  厨师

John is a very good cook.

约翰是一位很优秀的厨师。

① cooker  n.  厨灶，炉具

The cooker is very expensive.

这个厨灶很贵。

② cooking  n.  烹饪，做饭

do some cooking  做饭

Im doing some cooking at home now.

现在我正在家里做饭。

GRAMMAR FOCUS

谈论天气

（1）常见的询问天气状况的句型有：Hows the weather？ / Whats the weather like？ 这两个句型后面都可以加“in + 地点”，用以询问“某地天气如何”。

Hows the weather in Shenzhen？ / Whats the weather like in Shenzhen？

深圳的天气怎么样？

（2）回答询问天气状况的问句时，通常用“Its + 表示天气的形容词”，也可以用现在进行时进行回答。常见的表示天气的形容词有：fine，dry，warm，cold，cool，hot，rainy，snowy，sunny，cloudy等。

—Hows the weather in your city？

你所在的城市天气怎么样？

—Its warm.

很暖和。

—Whats the weather like in Shandong？

山东的天气怎么样？

—Its snowing now.

在下雪。

活学活用

词形转换。

1. wind  n. → adj.

2. sun  n. → adj.

3. rain  n. → adj.

4. hot → 反义词

5. cool → 反义词

6. snowy  adj. → n.

7. cloudy  adj. → n.

8. relax  v. → adj.

Section B

1. Im having a great time visiting my aunt in Canada.

我正在加拿大拜访我的姨妈，我玩得很开心。

（1）have a great/good time （in） doing sth

= have fun （in） doing sth  愉快地做某事

（2）visit  v.  拜访，探望;参观，游览

visit sb  拜访/探望某人

visit + 地点  参观/游览某地

I visit my grandmother every year.

我每一年都去拜访我的祖母。

I want to visit Beijing.

我想要游览北京。

① visit  n.  参观，访问

This is my first visit to China.

这是我第一次来中国旅游。

② visitor  n.  参观者，游客

There are many visitors in this city.

这个城市有很多游客。

2. Its afternoon right now， and Im sitting by the

pool and drinking orange juice.

现在是下午，我正坐在游泳池边喝橙汁。

（1）right now“现在，立即，马上”，常与现在进行时连用。

（2）by  prep.  在……旁边

There is an old big tree by the river.

河边有一棵古老的大树。

by的其他用法：

① by表示“用某种方法或某种手段”，意为“通过，凭借”。

I learn English by watching English films.

我通过观看英语电影来学习英语。

② by + 交通工具，表示“通过某种方式”。

I usually go to school by bike.

我通常骑自行车上学。

3. Are you studying hard， or are you having fun？

你是在努力学习，还是在玩耍？

（1）hard  adv.  努力地，辛苦地

Mary is working hard.

瑪丽正在努力地学习。

（2）hard  adv.“猛烈地，重重地”。既可以修饰下雨、下雪，也可以修饰刮风。当修饰下雨、下雪时相当于heavily;当修饰刮风时相当于strongly。

Its raining hard/heavily.

雨下得很大。

The wind is blowing hard/strongly.

风刮得很大。

hard  adj.  困难的，费力的，坚硬的，艰难的

Thats a very hard question.

那是个很难的问题。

4. My family and I are on a vacation in the mountains.

我和家人正在山里度假。

（1）on （a） vacation意为“在度假”，go on a vacation意为“去度假”。

（2）句中and连接两个并列主语，谓语动词用复数;但当and连接的并列主语是同一个人、事物或概念时，谓语动词用单数。

Zhang Tao and I are both students.

张涛和我都是学生。

The writer and teacher is coming.

那位作家兼教师要来。

（3）vacation n. 假期

winter/summer vacation  寒/暑假

5. Its hot in your country now， isnt it？

你们国家现在很热，对吧？

在陈述句后加一个简短的问句，用来对陈述部分内容进行确认，称为反意疑问句。本句是一个反意疑问句，表示提出看法，问对方同意与否。

反意疑问句由两部分组成：前面的陈述句如果是肯定的，后面的附加疑问句就要用否定形式，即“前肯后否”;前面的陈述句如果是否定的，后面的附加疑问句就要用肯定形式，即“前否后肯”。后面的附加疑问句与前面的陈述句的主语和谓语在人称、时态和数上均保持一致。

Its very hot today， isnt it？

今天天气很热，是吗？

肯定回答：Yes， it is. 是的，很热。

否定回答：No， it isnt. 不，不热。

活学活用

完成译句。

9. ——北京的天气怎么样？

——现在在下雪呢。

—____ is the ____ like in Beijing？

—Its ____  ____ .

10. 当冬天来临时，天经常下雨。

It often ____ when ____ comes.

11. 听起来真棒！

That sounds ____  ____ ！

12. 我是林涛，你是汤姆吗？（电话用语）

____  ____ Lin Tao. ____  ____ Tom？

13. 看！他们在公园里玩得很高兴。

Look！ They are ____  ____  ____  ____ in the park.

单项选择

（ ） 1. —___ is the weather like ___ London？

—Its very warm.

A. What; about B. What; in

C. How; about D. How; in

（ ） 2. Look at the ___ . Its ___ heavily now.

A. rain; rain B. raining; rain

C. rain; raining D. raining; raining

（ ） 3. —Hows it ___ ？

—Terrible.

A. go B. to go

C. goes D. going

（ ） 4. ___ everyone ___ basketball in your class？

A. Does; play B. Do; play

C. Does; plays D. Do; plays

（ ） 5. Look！ They ___ beach volleyball on the beach.

A. were playing B. are playing

C. plays D. play

單词拼写

1. Can you help me with these math p_____ ？

2. Its cold. Wash your clothes with w_____ water.

3. How is the w_____in Toronto？

4. Mary wants to v_____China next month.

5. Its s_____. Lets play basketball in the park.

用所给词的适当形式填空

1. It is _____（wind） today and John feels cold.

2. What do you usually do on_____（rain） days？

3. My cousin is good at _____（skate）.

4. Its cool and cloudy today， just right for_____ （walk）.

5. Look！ The cat_____（sit） on the table.

按要求完成句子

1. They are having fun in Canada.（改为同义句）

They are_____ in Canada.

2. My brother is doing his homework now.（对画线部分提问）

_____ your brother_____now？

3. The musician is playing the guitar at the park.（改为一般疑问句）

_____the musician_____ the guitar at the park？

4. Its snowy now.（改为同义句）

It _____now.

5. Its very cold today.（对画线部分提问）

__________ today？

6. 他们正在英国度假。（完成译句）

They are _____ in the UK.

7. 我可以给我妹妹捎个口信吗？（完成译句）

Can I _____ for my sister？

8. 请在六点前给我回电话。（完成译句）

Please _____ before 6 oclock.

9. lot， there， in， rain， of， summer， is， a（连词成句）

__________.

10. Chengdu， weather， the， in， hows（连词成句）

__________？

补全对话

A： Hello， Lisa speaking.

B： Hi， Lisa._____1

A： Oh， Ben._____2

B： Im in Canada now.

A： _____3

B： Its sunny but a little hot. What are you doing now， Lisa？

A：_____4 Its kind of boring.

B： Why dont you go out？

A： _____5

B： I see. See you next week.

A： See you.

A. This is Ben.

B. Where are you now？

C. Hows the weather there？

D. Because its raining now.

E. Im watching TV at home.

1. _____               2._____                3. _____               4. _____               5. _____

阅读理解

A

Its a cold evening. It snows outside. An old man walks in the street with a horse. He wants to find a warm place because he is very cold now.

He finds a pub （酒馆） and goes in. There are many people in the pub. And most people stay by the fire to keep warm. He cant go near. Then he has an idea and says to the waiter in the pub， “Waiter， please give some fish to my horse.” The waiter asks， “Can your horse eat fish？” The old man says， “Yes. It can sing and dance. It can do a lot of things， too. So I always give it fish to eat.” Then the waiter takes some fish out. Many people in the pub go out to see the old mans horse. Then the old man sits near the fire to keep warm. A moment later the waiter comes in and says， “Your horse doesnt eat the fish.” The old man says， “Really？ Maybe its not so hungry. OK， please bring the fish to me and Ill eat it.”

根據短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。

（ ） 1. Its a cold evening.

（ ） 2. There are few people in the pub.

（ ） 3. The horse can sing and dance.

（ ） 4. The horse eats fish.

（ ） 5. The old man eats the fish.

B

In the morning， we go camping in Green Nature Park. We are happy because it is a sunny day. However， in the afternoon， when we finish our picnic， it is dark and windy. Soon， it rains. Unluckily， none of us brings an umbrella. We run about but we can find no place to hide （藏身）.

Twenty minutes passes and it is still raining. There are hours to go before we reach the campsite （野營地）. It is even worse that our compass （指南针） shows that we go to the wrong way. We lose our way！

We have to make a quick decision as it is raining heavily. Chris say we can set up a tent （帐篷） to hide in， so Mary and Tom help to set up it. Chris and I try to make a fire to keep up warm. But we cant as everything is wet. We dry ourselves and wait inside the tent. At about five oclock， it stops raining. We decide to give up the camping trip because all of us are tired.

This camping trip may not be successful but we know each other better. And the most important thing I learn from this trip is the importance of team spirit （精神）.

（ ） 6. It is even worse that the writer and his friends ___ .

A. have no picnic B. lose their way

C. cant light the fire D. cant help each other

（ ） 7. Chris suggests that in the rain they should ___ .

A. keep singing B. reach the campsite

C. set up a tent D. find a place to hide

（ ） 8. In Paragraph 3， the word “it” is “___” .

A. the rain B. the tent

C. the fire D. the compass

（ ） 9. Which is TRUE about the writer and his friends？

a. They know each other better.

b. None of them had an umbrella.

c. They gave up the camping at last.

d. They ran about and found a place to hide.

A. a， b， c B. a， c， d

C. a， b， d D. b， c， d

（ ） 10. The writer thinks it is important to ___ .

A. work together B. take a compass

C. take an umbrella D. make a decision

完形填空

Jenny is a student in Hangzhou now. She moves （搬家） to this city with her family，    1    Hangzhou is a beautiful place and they like it very much. They are very    2    with their life in Hangzhou. The city is beautiful and clean. The people are kind and    3    to them. Now Jennys parents work    4    a bank and Jenny    5    at a great middle school. Everything is going    6   . But there is a big problem. They dont like the    7    in Hangzhou. Jenny said， “Its too hot in summer while too cold in winter. On    8    days， I have to stay at home. When its very cold， it often    9   . I cant go out to play，    10   . Thats really terrible.”

（ ） 1. A. but B. because C. so D. or

（ ） 2. A. pleased B. strict C. busy D. bored

（ ） 3. A. easy B. funny C. relaxed D. friendly

（ ） 4. A. on B. in C. at D. to

（ ） 5. A. stays B. studies C. works D. plays

（ ） 6. A. good B. bad C. well D. badly

（ ） 7. A. people B. school C. food D. weather

（ ） 8. A. dry B. hot C. cloudy D. warm

（ ） 9. A. rain B. rainy C. is raining D. rains

（ ） 10. A. too B. also C. either D. nor

選词填空

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词，并用其正确形式填空（每词限用一次）。

best other friend be tell

cool know or taste visit

Dear Jenny，

Im very happy1that youre coming to Beijing for your vacation. Now let me2you something about the city. There3lots of interesting places here. You can4the Great Wall， the Palace Museum， Tianan Men Square and many5places. The people here are very6 . Theyre always happy to help others. You can also7all kinds of delicious food here. But I dont think its the8time to come in August， because its very hot. You can come in September9October. The weather is usually sunny and10at that time.

I hope you can have a good time in Beijing.

Yours，

Li Hua

1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5. _____

6. _____  7._____ 8._____ 9. _____  10. _____

书面表达

你家乡的气候怎么样？你喜欢什么样的气候？请你以“The Weather in My Hometown”为题，用英语写一篇短文，介绍你家乡的天气。

注意：

1﹒词数60左右;

2﹒短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

The Weather in My Hometown

Hello， everyone！ Do you want to know what the weather is like in my hometown？ Let me tell you！