When two Englishmen meet, their first talk is of the weather. --Samuel Johnson
两个英国人相遇，他们第一句话一定是聊天气。--塞缪尔·约翰逊
talking about the weather = 聊天气
icebreaker = （初次见面时）活跃气氛的话
今天的主题是：
【Small Talk about the Weather】
【闲聊天气】
In today‘s lesson, we are going to learn two things:
今天我们将会学习两个内容
1. how to ask and describe the weather.
如何询问和描述天气
2. how to start a conversation by talking about the weather.
如何用天气开启闲聊模式
【Part 1：如何询问和描述天气状况】
【如何询问天气状况？】
How is the weather?
天气怎么样？
weather = 天气
【How is…?】句型用来谈论事物的状态
how is = how‘s
【句尾加there】
How is the weather there?
你那儿的天气如何？
【句尾加today】
How is the weather today?
今天的天气如何?
【句尾加in+地点】
How is the weather in Shanghai?
上海的天气怎么样?
the /ð?/
weather /?weð?r/
there /ðer/
发/ð/的时候，声带振动，舌尖轻轻接触上齿，并且将舌头稍微露出牙齿外，注意是稍微，不需要露出太多。
接下来我们用chunking的方法复述这句话：
How / is / the / weather?
How is / the weather?
How is the weather?
再在这句话之后加上today：
How / is / the weather / today?
How is / the weather / today?
How is the weather / today?
What‘s the weather like
今天天气如何？
what is = what‘s
【What‘s … like? 】句型用来询问某人或某物怎么样。
What‘s your new house like?
你的新家如何？
house = 房子
What‘s your new teacher like?
你的新老师人怎么样？
teacher = 老师
What / is / the weather / like?
What is / the weather / like?
What‘s / the weather / like?
6个语块：
What / is / your / new / house / like？
4个语块：
What is / your / new house / like？
3个语块：
What‘s / your new house / like?
【如何描述天气状况?】
方法1：It‘s+描述天气的形容词.
-How is the weather there?
-It‘s sunny and warm.
sunny = 阳光明媚的
warm = 温暖的
方法2：It‘s a+描述天气的形容词+day.
方法3：It‘s+描述天气的形容词+weather.
【注意】day是可数名词，而weather是不可数名词，所以前面不能够加“a”。
It‘s sunny.
It‘s a sunny day.
It‘s sunny weather.
It‘s warm.
It‘s a warm day.
It‘s warm weather.
5个语块：
It / is / a / sunny / day.
3个语块：
It‘s / a / sunny day.
2个语块：
It‘s / a sunny day.
4个语块：
It / is / sunny / weather.
2个语块：
It‘s / sunny weather.
方法4： It‘s +动词ing.
【注意】仅用于一些特殊的可持续的天气状况，比如下雪、下雨
rain = 下雨
It‘s raining. 现在正在下雨。
snow = 下雪
It‘s snowing. 现在正在下雪。
-How is the weather today?
-It‘s raining.
【如何表达“天气很棒、天气很好”】
1. good = 令人愉快的、令人满意的
The weather is good here.
这儿的天气很好。
2. fine = 晴朗的
-How‘s the weather there?
-It‘s fine.
3. nice = 宜人的
-I really like this weather. 我真的很喜欢这种天气。
-Yes, it‘s nice weather. 是啊，天气真好。
5个语块：
I / really / like / this / weather.
3个语块：
I / really like / this weather.
2个语块：
I really like / this weather.
4个语块：
Yes, / it‘s / nice / weather.
3个语块：
Yes, / it‘s / nice weather.
4. beautiful = 风和日丽的
It‘s a beautiful day.
今天风和日丽。
5. lovely = 极好的，宜人的
It‘s a lovely day.
今天天气很宜人。
wind = 风
windy = 多风的，风大的
It‘s a windy day here.
今天这儿刮风。
rain = 雨
rainy = 阴雨的、多雨的
It‘s rainy.
今天是阴雨天。
It‘s raining.
天正在下雨。
snow = 雪
Snow White = 白雪公主
snowy = 下雪的
It‘s snowy.
今天下雪。
cloud = 云
cloudy = 多云的、阴云密布的
It‘s a cloudy day.
今天多云。
fog = 雾
foggy = 有雾的
a foggy morning
一个大雾的早上
sun = 太阳
sunny = 阳光明媚的
It‘s sunny weather.
今天阳光明媚。
/i/ cloudy
发/i/音时，嘴微微张开，嘴唇拉向两边，但是音不需要拖地很长，干脆有力。
/?/ it
发/?/的时候嘴巴要放松，嘴巴不能太扁，不能向两边拉伸。
cold = 冷
It‘s cold. 天气很冷。
freezing = 冻僵了
It‘s freezing! 冻成狗。
hot = 热
It‘s hot. 天气很热。
boiling = 酷热
It‘s boiling. 热爆了。
cool = 凉爽的
The weather is cool today.
今天天气很凉爽。
I love cool weather.
我喜欢不冷也不热的天气。
【Part 2：如何用天气开启一段聊天】
【聊天禁忌话题】
age = 年龄
weight = 体重
salary = 收入
marriage = 婚姻
There is no climate in England, but only weather.
在英国本土没有气候，只有天气。
用【陈述句】来评论天气。
It‘s a lovely day.
The weather is lovely.
It‘s so hot.
It‘s boiling.
用【反义疑问句】来评论天气。
句型结构：陈述句+isn‘t it?
It‘s a beautiful day, isn‘t it?
今天天气很好诶，是吧？
It‘s windy, isn‘t it?
今天风挺大的，是吧？
It‘s sunny today, isn‘t it?
今天阳光真明媚，对吧？
It sure is.
It certainly is.
sure / certainly = 无疑、确定
-It‘s a beautiful day, isn‘t it?
-It sure is.
-It‘s windy, isn‘t it?
-It certainly is.
idiom = 习语
under the weather
under = 在···下面
weather = 天气
under the weather: not feeling very well
身体不舒服、不得劲
这个习语的来源据历史学家推测跟航海有关。
在风急浪高的时候，人们会因为剧烈的晃动而晕船，感到身体不舒服。因为甲板（deck)下方晃动相对不那么剧烈，晕船的乘客会去那儿休息，换句话说乘客因为天气躲在甲板下了 “under the deck because of the weather”，由此under the weather这个习语就诞生了。
You look under the weather today.
你今天看起来脸色不太好啊。
I am under the weather today.
我今天身体不舒服。
今天我们学到了：
1.如何询问天气情况；
2.如何描述不同的天气情况；
3.如何通过“天气”打开话匣子；
