3.　　 他们正在干什么？他们正在学习。

2.　　 Sarah阿姨是个厨师。她正在烹饪食物。

1.　　 北京天气如何？阳光灿烂又暖和！

4. Ask all the Ss further: When is the best time to your town/city? Ss may answer like: The best time to visit my town/city is in … because it’s …

　　 Step4. Extension

　　 Show pictures of the nature disasters: sandstorm, typhoon and tsunami(海啸).Tell Ss: If we have such natural disasters, we could not enjoy the lives any longer. But what can we do with this?

Collect any possible answers from Ss.

　　 Step5. Reinforcement

3. Make a survey. Find out what activities people will do on certain days.

2. Ss form groups of 4. One of them works for CCTV’s Around the World show. He/She interviews the other 3 Ss what the weather is like in their hometowns and what the people are doing. Then give a report about what he/she has got.

1. In groups of 2, finish 3 in Self check by asking and answering.

4. Draw attention to the pictures of France and the descriptions below. Ask Ss to work alone .Have Ss fill in the blanks. Check the answers.

　　 Step3. Group working

3. Ask Ss to work alone. Underline the things that people are doing and circle the words that describe the weather. They may follow the 2 examples have done for them. Check the answers.

2. Look at a paragraph, and ask Ss to find out what the show is (CCTV’s Around the World show) and where the reporter is (in Australia) .Ask them to tell what they know about Australia.