2019-2020學(xué)年新教材高中英語(yǔ) Unit 2 Exploring English Period Ⅲ Developing ideas教學(xué)案 外研版必修第一冊(cè)

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1、Period Ⅲ　Developing ideas 課前自學(xué)導(dǎo)引 英語(yǔ)中的不幸事件 上周，我們的論壇問(wèn)你有沒(méi)有關(guān)于使用英語(yǔ)的有趣或奇怪的故事。我們沒(méi)有想到會(huì)有這么多的帖子！這里有一些我們最喜歡的(帖子)提醒我們，我們?cè)诮淌依飳W(xué)習(xí)的英語(yǔ)與外部世界的英語(yǔ)是相當(dāng)不同的！ 人們說(shuō)英國(guó)人總是謹(jǐn)慎對(duì)待他們的飲食。不是真的！我去了曼徹斯特的一所暑期學(xué)校，我的英語(yǔ)老師叫瑪吉。一天，另一位老師帶我們?nèi)ド险n。他告訴我們那天瑪吉不能去教書(shū)，因?yàn)樗韲道镉兄磺嗤?實(shí)指咽喉痛而說(shuō)話(huà)困難)?？蓱z的瑪吉，但是她為什么要吃這么大的青蛙呢？ 135條評(píng)論 當(dāng)我第一次去紐約的時(shí)候，我去市區(qū)

2、的一個(gè)購(gòu)物中心去買(mǎi)一些冬天穿的靴子。在入口的問(wèn)詢(xún)處，我問(wèn)一位女士鞋子柜臺(tái)在哪里。她說(shuō)在the first floor(一層)。所以我去了the first floor(一層)，但是沒(méi)有找到任何鞋子。我決定離開(kāi)。當(dāng)我在找出口的時(shí)候，我看到鞋子實(shí)際上是在樓下的the ground floor(負(fù)一層)賣(mài)的，而不是在the first floor(一層)。她為什么要給我錯(cuò)誤的信息呢？ 128條評(píng)論 我有一個(gè)英國(guó)筆友，今年夏天我終于在倫敦見(jiàn)到了他。他告訴我他的祖父真的很wicked(缺德)。但是當(dāng)我見(jiàn)到他的祖父時(shí)，我很喜歡他。我覺(jué)得很奇怪。我的朋友為什么用貶義詞來(lái)形容這么好的人？ 63

3、條評(píng)論 英國(guó)人一定有很高的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。我參加了英國(guó)一所大學(xué)和中國(guó)一所大學(xué)的學(xué)生交流活動(dòng)。我花了幾天時(shí)間準(zhǔn)備并且寫(xiě)我的第一篇英語(yǔ)論文。我知道我做得很好，我期待著得到一個(gè)好的評(píng)語(yǔ)。當(dāng)我拿回試卷時(shí)，我發(fā)現(xiàn)我的老師寫(xiě)的評(píng)論“不錯(cuò)！”不錯(cuò)？可是我的論文里沒(méi)有任何錯(cuò)誤。 85條評(píng)論 課堂合作探究 1 remind vt. 提醒，使想起(P20) 歸納 拓展 (1)remind sb. (not) to do sth. 提醒某人(不)做某事 remind sb. of/about (doing) sth. 使某人想起(做過(guò))某事 remind sb. that ... 使某人想

4、起……，提醒某人…… (2)reminder n. 引起回憶的事物，提醒人的事物；(告知該做某事的)通知單，提示信 ①Let me remind you once again so that you won't forget. 我再說(shuō)一遍，省得你忘了。 ②Please remind him to start early. 請(qǐng)?zhí)嵝阉琰c(diǎn)動(dòng)身。 ③The pictures reminded me of my school days. 這些照片使我想起了學(xué)生時(shí)代。 ④Please remind me that there is an important meeting tomor

5、row morning. 請(qǐng)?zhí)嵝盐颐髟缬袀€(gè)重要的會(huì)議。 單句語(yǔ)法填空 ①He reminded me not (forget) my promise. ②Your words remind me my mistakes. ③I left a (remind) for myself on the table. 答案：①to forget?、趏f?、踨eminder 2 comment n. 評(píng)論；議論　vt.& vi. 作出評(píng)論；表達(dá)意見(jiàn)(P20) 歸納 拓展 (1)make comments on/ab

6、out ... 對(duì)……加以評(píng)論 No comment! 無(wú)可奉告！ offer comments 提意見(jiàn) (2)comment on/upon sth. 對(duì)……發(fā)表評(píng)論 comment that ... 評(píng)論稱(chēng)…… ①He made no comments on our proposal. 他對(duì)我們的建議沒(méi)有作評(píng)論。 ②Users can also offer comments and feedback. 用戶(hù)還可以提出建議和反饋。 ③I commented on his actions and speech without any prejudice. 我評(píng)論他的行為和

7、言論絲毫不帶偏見(jiàn)。 (1)單句語(yǔ)法填空 ①The reporter (comment) that the film Lost and Love was very moving. ②Don't offer (comment) if you cannot understand the real meaning. ③I know nothing about the incident so I refuse to comment it. 答案：①commented　②comments?、踥n/upon (2)同義句轉(zhuǎn)換

8、It is rude to comment on others' appearance. →It is rude to others' appearance. 答案：make comments on 3 base v. 以……為基礎(chǔ)(P24) 歸納 拓展 (1)base ... on/upon 把……置于……基礎(chǔ)之上 be based on/upon 以……為基礎(chǔ)/根據(jù) (2)basis n. 基礎(chǔ)，根據(jù) on the basis of 以……為基礎(chǔ)；根據(jù)…… (3)basic adj. 基礎(chǔ)的，基本的 ①You shoul

9、d base your conclusion on/upon careful research. 你應(yīng)該以審慎的研究為基礎(chǔ)而下結(jié)論。 ②The movie is based on/upon the popular novel of the same name. 這部電影是以同名人氣小說(shuō)為基礎(chǔ)(改編)的。 ③On the basis of these facts, we can reach the following conclusions. 以這些事實(shí)為基礎(chǔ)，我們能得出以下結(jié)論。 單句語(yǔ)法填空 ①We drew this conclusion on the

10、(base) of experiments. ② (base) research is of great importance in all scientific fields. ③The research group produced two reports (base) on the survey, but neither contained any useful suggestions. ④You're foolish enough to base your hopes his promise. 答案：①basis?、贐asic

11、?、踒ased?、躱n/upon be aware of 意識(shí)到，察覺(jué)到(P24) 歸納 拓展 (1)be aware of 意識(shí)到，察覺(jué)到 be aware that ... 意識(shí)到，知道 (2)awareness n. 意識(shí) raise one's awareness 增強(qiáng)某人的意識(shí) unaware adj. 不知道的 ①He was not aware of her presence till she spoke to him. 直到她開(kāi)口對(duì)他說(shuō)話(huà)他才意識(shí)到她在場(chǎng)。 ②In order to raise people's awareness of pro

12、tecting our environment, we must make people around us aware of the importance of it first. 為了增強(qiáng)人們的環(huán)保意識(shí)，我們必須首先讓周?chē)娜艘庾R(shí)到它的重要性。 (1)單句語(yǔ)法填空 Only if you are aware the importance of English can you learn it well. 答案：of (2)單句寫(xiě)作 我們應(yīng)該增強(qiáng)人們節(jié)水的意識(shí)。

13、 答案：We should raise people's awareness of saving water. Here are some of our favourites to remind us that some of the English we learn in the classroom is rather different from the English in the outside world! 這里有一些我們最喜歡的(帖子)提醒我們，我們?cè)诮淌依飳W(xué)習(xí)的英語(yǔ)與外部世界的英語(yǔ)是相當(dāng)不同的！(P20) 剖析 本句為h

14、ere置于句首引起的完全倒裝句。其正常語(yǔ)序應(yīng)為Some of our favourites are here。 歸納 拓展 完全倒裝是把整個(gè)謂語(yǔ)放到主語(yǔ)之前，完全倒裝句的主語(yǔ)必須是名詞，如果主語(yǔ)是人稱(chēng)代詞則不能進(jìn)行完全倒裝。常使用完全倒裝的情況： (1)以副詞here, there, out, in, up, down, away, then, now等開(kāi)頭，后面的動(dòng)詞是be, come, exist, fall, follow, go, lie, remain, seem, stand (表示位移的不及物動(dòng)詞)等時(shí)，句子進(jìn)行完全倒裝。 (2)there引出完全倒裝句，除了最常見(jiàn)的t

15、here be句型以外，there還可以接appear, exist, lie, remain, seem to be, stand等，一般都譯成“有”的含義，句子進(jìn)行完全倒裝。 (3)為了保持句子平衡或上下文銜接緊密，表示地點(diǎn)的介詞短語(yǔ)作表語(yǔ)或狀語(yǔ)并置于句首時(shí)，句子進(jìn)行完全倒裝。 (4)有時(shí)為了強(qiáng)調(diào)，可將謂語(yǔ)部分的現(xiàn)在分詞、過(guò)去分詞置于句首，句子進(jìn)行完全倒裝。 ①Then came the hour we had been looking forward to. 我們期盼的時(shí)候到了。 ②There lies a temple near our cottage. 在我們小屋附近有一

16、座寺廟。 ③Under the big tree stand some farmers. 大樹(shù)下站著一些農(nóng)民。 ④Hidden behind the door were some naughty children. 藏在門(mén)后面的是幾個(gè)頑皮的孩子。 (1)單句寫(xiě)作 ①一個(gè)蘋(píng)果從樹(shù)上掉了下來(lái)。 an apple from the tree. ②公交車(chē)來(lái)了！ the bus! 答案：①Down fell?、贖ere comes (2)句型轉(zhuǎn)換(改為完全倒裝句) Our new teacher stands i

17、n the front of the classroom. → 答案：In the front of the classroom stands our new teacher. Ⅰ.單詞拼寫(xiě) 1．The database could be used as a teaching (資源) in colleges. 答案：resource 2．He made a few notes to (提醒) himself of

18、 what he wanted to say. 答案：remind 3．The speech received much (評(píng)論) in the press. 答案：comment 4．Peppa Pig has to put on her (靴子) to jump in the mud. 答案：boots 5．I don't i staying long. 答案：intend 6．If the problem is not properly handled, it may have n effects on

19、them. 答案：negative 7．The two groups met for i talks. 答案：informal 8．The paper had intended to b itself in London. 答案：base Ⅱ.單句語(yǔ)法填空 1．On the top of the hill (be) two small houses. 答案：are 2．He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of (recognise)．

20、答案：recognition 3．Government officials have tried to raise (aware) about internet addiction. 答案：awareness 4．You can't expect (learn) a foreign language in a few months. 答案：to learn 5．Most of her life was spent in (care) for others. 答案：caring 6．I would rather you

21、 (go) right now. 答案：went 7．The beautiful song reminded me my childhood. 答案：of/about 8．I have a friend always helps me when I am in trouble. 答案：who Ⅲ.選詞填空 play safe； based on； pick up； would rather； be aware of 1．Their relationship was mutual respect. 答案：based

22、on 2．Let's and make enough preparations. 答案：play safe 3．Do we need to any differences between them? 答案：be aware of 4．If you go to England, you'll soon English. 答案：pick up 5．She go there by train than by plane. 答案：would rather Ⅳ.單句寫(xiě)作 1．下課后孩子們蜂擁而出。(out引導(dǎo)

23、完全倒裝句) the children after class. 答案：Out rushed 2．我寧愿你沒(méi)有告訴我這個(gè)消息。(would rather) I would rather the news. 答案：you had not told me 3．我想知道你能不能幫我一個(gè)忙。(wonder if/whether) you would mind doing me a favour. 答案：I wonder if/whether 4．山上坐落著一座古廟。(t

24、here引起完全倒裝句) an old temple on the hill. 答案：There stands 5．這本書(shū)是專(zhuān)為五至七歲兒童寫(xiě)的。 The book children aged 5 to 7. 答案：is intended for 課后課時(shí)作業(yè) How do young people learn best? This is something I think a lot when I am teaching foreign languages to young people. I

25、 often 1 that traditional teaching 2 are hardly effective for young brains to learn a foreign language. After moving to southern Italy, I was 3 to have had the chance to 4 a private course teaching English to children under 7. I 5 children liked singing and enjoyed games so I

26、 wanted to use these 6 to help my students 7 English conversation skills. I found some fun and easy songs online, 8 they loved. I also found the English version of some nursery rhymes (童謠) they once were 9 with. All of them were very entertaining and helpful but 10 could still no

27、t have a basic 11 in English. I wanted these guys to be 12 in the language I was teaching and I also wished them to speak it. I was eager to deliver 90% of my lessons in English. 13 ， I knew it would be difficult to get them to talk in a foreign language they 14 speak outside our les

28、sons. So I had to 15 a simple yet effective plan. One day I decided to 16 a dialogue in English and rather than simply getting students to repeat the phrases, I got them to sing and chant (唱) 17 . I discovered that chanting along to some conversational sentences was a practical way to ge

29、t students to speak in English—it 18 ！ So when teaching English to young people now, I 19 them to make up their own songs and chants to help them remember 20 or complex sentences. 篇章導(dǎo)讀：本文是一篇記敘文，講述了作者用自創(chuàng)的不同于傳統(tǒng)教學(xué)方式的方法來(lái)教授7歲以下孩子學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的經(jīng)歷。 1．A.suggest B．know C．find D．guess 答案：C　“我”經(jīng)常發(fā)現(xiàn)(find

30、)，傳統(tǒng)的教學(xué)方法對(duì)年輕人學(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ)幾乎沒(méi)有什么效果。 2．A.materials B．processes C．a(chǎn)ttitudes D．methods 答案：D　由下文所述可知此處指的是教學(xué)方法(method)。 3．A.anxious B．lucky C．surprised D．puzzled 答案：B　“我”很幸運(yùn)(lucky)，有機(jī)會(huì)開(kāi)辦了一門(mén)私人課程，教7歲以下的孩子學(xué)英語(yǔ)。 4．A.get B．offer C．meet D．run 答案：D　由下文所述可知作者開(kāi)辦了(run)一門(mén)私人英語(yǔ)課程，run在此處意為“經(jīng)營(yíng)；管理；開(kāi)辦”。 5．A.considered B．

31、realized C．proved D．insisted 答案：B　“我”意識(shí)到(realized)孩子們喜歡唱歌和玩游戲。 6．A.activities B．tools C．skills D．lessons 答案：B　唱歌和做游戲是作者用以教授英語(yǔ)的工具，故選B項(xiàng)。 7．A.develop B．practice C．support D．increase 答案：A　此處指幫助“我”的學(xué)生發(fā)展(develop)英語(yǔ)會(huì)話(huà)技巧。 8．A.that B．when C．where D．which 答案：D　“我”在網(wǎng)上找到了一些有趣且簡(jiǎn)單的歌曲，他們很喜歡。指代先行詞songs，故

32、用which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句。 9．A.popular B．familiar C．similar D．particular 答案：B　“我”還發(fā)現(xiàn)了一些他們?cè)?jīng)熟悉的(familiar)英文版的童謠。be familiar with “對(duì)……熟悉”。 10．A.students B．teachers C．writers D．readers 答案：A　這些學(xué)習(xí)資料都很有趣，也很有幫助，但是學(xué)生們(students)仍然不能用英語(yǔ)…… 11．A.conversation B．performance C．a(chǎn)pplication D．contact 答案：A　由第12空后的“wi

33、shed them to speak it”可知，學(xué)生們?nèi)匀徊荒苡糜⒄Z(yǔ)進(jìn)行基本對(duì)話(huà)(conversation)。 12．A.experienced B．interested C．concerned D．caught 答案：B　“我”希望這些孩子對(duì)“我”所教的語(yǔ)言感興趣(interested)。 13．A.Besides B．Therefore C．However D．Though 答案：C　然而(However)，“我”知道要讓他們用一種外語(yǔ)進(jìn)行交流是很困難的。 14．A.fairly B．eagerly C．nearly D．seldom 答案：D　由上文所述作者在意大利教

34、英語(yǔ)，并結(jié)合設(shè)空前的“it would be difficult to get ... ”可知，讓他們用一種外語(yǔ)進(jìn)行交流是很困難的，說(shuō)明他們很少(seldom)在課堂之外講外語(yǔ)。 15．A.come up with B．put up with C．keep up with D．catch up with 答案：A　所以“我”必須想出(come up with)一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單而有效的計(jì)劃。put up with “容忍，忍受”；keep up with “趕得上”；catch up with “趕上，追上”。 16．A.prepare B．manage C．connect D．bring

35、答案：A　“我”決定用英語(yǔ)來(lái)準(zhǔn)備(prepare)對(duì)話(huà)。 17．A.that B．it C．one D．them 答案：D　用them指代前邊提到的phrases。 18．A.mattered B．valued C．worked D．wondered 答案：C　它起作用了(worked)! 19．A.persuade B．encourage C．remind D．command 答案：B　“我”鼓勵(lì)(encourage)他們自己編歌，唱歌來(lái)幫助他們記住表達(dá)或復(fù)雜的句子。 20．A.expressions B．conversations C．courses D．measur

36、es 答案：A　“我”鼓勵(lì)他們自己編歌，唱歌來(lái)幫助他們記住表達(dá)(expressions)或復(fù)雜的句子。與前文出現(xiàn)的phrases相對(duì)應(yīng)，應(yīng)用expressions。 　 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。 English has been called one of the most difficult languages for non-native speakers to learn. One reason is that English has so many rules. 1 Sometimes, this leave

37、s learners confused. For example, the order of words in a sentence can be tricky. 2 The pronunciation of English words cannot always be judged by their spelling. For example, there are at least six ways to pronounce the group of letters spelled o—u—g—h. And, maybe the worst thing of all is tha

38、t there are many idioms, or expressions, in English. 3 So, it is comforting to know that learning root words can help a non-native speaker use English. 4 Root words can help you to break down large, new words into smaller units to discover their meanings. Learning just one root word can

39、help you understand several words in English. 5 Then where can a root be found? A root can be any part of a word that carries meaning: the beginning, middle or end. Prefixes, bases, and suffixes are types of roots. The prefix appears at the beginning of a word, the base in the middle and the suf

40、fix at the end. A．A root word is the most basic form of a word. B．The English have always been fond of all kinds of rules. C．You could say we use idioms like they're going out of style. D．And there are almost as many exceptions (例外) of those rules! E．Most English root words came from the Greek

41、and Latin languages. F．Another reason why English is hard to learn is the pronunciation of its words. G．So, by learning 20 or 30 root words, you can increase your vocabulary to hundreds of more new words. 篇章導(dǎo)讀：本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，分析了英語(yǔ)對(duì)于非母語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)者難學(xué)的原因。 1．D　根據(jù)設(shè)空前一句“One reason is that English has so many rules.

42、”可知，英語(yǔ)有許多規(guī)則；根據(jù)設(shè)空后一句“Sometimes, this leaves learners confused.”可知，這有時(shí)會(huì)讓學(xué)習(xí)者感到困惑。因而推斷設(shè)空處的表述應(yīng)指出這些規(guī)則的不利之處。故D項(xiàng)(這些規(guī)則也有很多例外。)符合語(yǔ)境。 2．F　根據(jù)設(shè)空后一句“The pronunciation of English words cannot always be judged by their spelling.”及所舉的例子可知，本段說(shuō)英語(yǔ)發(fā)音與拼寫(xiě)的關(guān)系。F項(xiàng)(英語(yǔ)難學(xué)的另一個(gè)原因是單詞的發(fā)音。)符合語(yǔ)境。 3．C　根據(jù)設(shè)空前一句“And, maybe the worst th

43、ing of all is that there are many idioms, or expressions, in English.”可知，也許最糟糕的是，英語(yǔ)中有很多習(xí)語(yǔ)或表達(dá)。C項(xiàng)中idioms為復(fù)現(xiàn)詞，且舉了一個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)的例子。 4．A　根據(jù)設(shè)空前句“l(fā)earning root words can help a non-native speaker use English”可知，學(xué)習(xí)詞根可以幫助非母語(yǔ)者使用英語(yǔ)。設(shè)空下句“Root words can help you to break down large, new words into smaller units to disco

44、ver their meanings.”表述了詞根的作用，即詞根對(duì)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)有很大的幫助，由此推測(cè)設(shè)空處應(yīng)是對(duì)詞根的解釋或定義。故A項(xiàng)(詞根是詞的最基本形式。)符合語(yǔ)境。 5．G　根據(jù)設(shè)空前一句“Learning just one root word can help you understand several words in English.”可知，學(xué)習(xí)詞根可以有效擴(kuò)大詞匯量，故G項(xiàng)(所以，通過(guò)學(xué)習(xí)20或30個(gè)詞根，你可以增加你的詞匯量到上百個(gè)新單詞。)符合語(yǔ)境。 Voyages of people from England play an important part in

45、1 (spread) the English language. At present, English is frequently spoken as 2 official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries, all of 3 are based on British English. The Englishes spoken in these countries can 4 (underst

46、and) well by native English speakers. But actually, these Englishes have been changing gradually in accents, spellings, expressions and the usage of vocabulary. Because of this fact, you can make use of the differences 5 (tell) which country the foreigners of your block are from. For example, if

47、 a boss 6 (fluent) commands his driver, “Come up straight to my apartment 7 elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs”， instead 8 requesting, “Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis”， you can recognize 9 (he) American identity while the la

48、tter 10 (suggest) that he is British. 1． 　2. 　3. 　4. 5． 　6. 　7. 　8. 9． 　10. 答案：1.spreading　2.an　3.which　4.be understood 5．to tell　6.fluently　7.by　8.of　9.his　10.suggests 閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容寫(xiě)一篇60詞左右的內(nèi)容概要。 How can you start

49、a conversation with an English person? The answer is quite simple. Many people will tell you that any English conversation begins with “the weather”. Such a fixation (固定) with the weather finds expression in Dr Johnsons famous comment that “When two Englishmen meet, their first talk is of weather.”

50、Though Johnsons finding is almost the same as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators (評(píng)論員) fail to come up with a convincing (令人信服的) explanation for this English weather-speak. Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English weather is not exciting at all, the obsession (癡迷)

51、 with it can hardly be understood. He argues that the most impressive thing about the English weather to an outsider is that there is not very much of it. Simply the reason is that it doesn't matter to talk about weather because it is so changeable and unpredictable. Jeremy Paxman, however, disagre

52、es with Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive, Bryson is wrong, he says, because the English preference for the weather is not about the natural phenomena (H) at all. “The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.” According to him, it is because th

53、e weather in England is very changeable and uncertain that it attracts the English as well as the outsider. Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman stand for common misunderstandings about the weather-speak among the English. Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point. The English weather conversation

54、 has nothing to do with the weather. English weather-speak is a system of signs, which is developed to help the speakers overcome shyness and actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with weather-speak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they are routine greetings, c

55、onversation starters or the blank “fillers”. In other words, English weather-speak is a means of social bonding (關(guān)系，紐帶)． 　

56、 寫(xiě)前導(dǎo)讀：本文是一篇議論文，該文章主題是“英國(guó)人愛(ài)以天氣來(lái)開(kāi)始對(duì)話(huà)”。作者在第一段提出話(huà)題，第二段和第三段分別闡釋兩種作者認(rèn)為錯(cuò)誤的觀點(diǎn)，文章最后作者指出，人們愛(ài)談?wù)撎鞖獾牧?xí)慣與英國(guó)天氣毫不相干，而只是一種克服害羞心理的社交手段。 [精彩范文] As is widely known, any English conversation starts with “the weather”， but few commentators can convincingly explain the reasons for it.

57、 (要點(diǎn)1) Bill Bryson holds that the obsession with the English weather isn't understandable as there is nothing serious about it. (要點(diǎn)2) Jeremy Paxman, however, argues that its attraction just lies in its uncertainty. (要點(diǎn)3) In fact, English weather-speak is not about the weather itself but serves as a way to keep social connection. (要點(diǎn)4) - 15 -