大学英语泛读教程2教学课件 Unit 3

大学英语泛读教程2PPT教学课件-Unit3大学英语泛读教程2PPT教学课件-Unit33CloudsontheHorizonReading:ClimateChange:FacingtheFutureWordstoKnow:Climate;keyword:wayFurtherReading:ExtremeClimates3CloudsontheHorizonReading:U3-p.25BeforeYouStart•Whatistheweatherlikewhereyoulive?•Haveyoueverexperiencedanyextremeweatherconditions?•Whatisyouridealtypeofclimate?U3-p.25BeforeYouStart•WhatReadingClimateChange:FacingtheFutureDespiteskepticismfromsomequarters,themajorityofcredibleevidencesuggeststhatglobalwarmingisafact.Mostscientistsbelievethatifwedon’tactnowtotackleclimatechange,itwillbetoolatetodosofurtherdowntheline.HerearesomepredictionsbasedondatafromtheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)andotherorganizationsabouthowweathersystemsandtheenvironmentaregoingtochange.Track6U3-p.26ReadingClimateChange:FacingTemperatureTemperaturesareexpectedtoriseworldwideoverthecourseofthiscentury.EPAresearchsuggeststhat,by2100,averageglobaltemperatureswillhaveincreasedbyupto6.5°C.Thisindicatesthatwewillbeexperiencingheatwavesandextremeheatconditionsonamoreregularbasisinthefuture.Track6U3-p.26ATemperatureTrack6U3-p.26AWindandRainThoughclimatologistsarelesscertainaboutthisaspectofclimatechange,precipitationisalsopredictedtoincreaseonaverage,withtropicalregionslikelytoexperiencethelargestriseinrainfall.Likewise,typhoons,hurricanesandpossiblyeventornadoesaresettobecomemorepowerfulandwreakworsedevastation.Track6U3-p.26BWindandRainTrack6U3-p.26BIce,SnowandPermafrostArcticseaicehasbeendecliningatanalarmingrateformanyyearsnowashassnowinmostnortherlyregionsoftheworld.Therearecurrentlynosignsofthesetrendsbeingreversed.Infact,studiessuggestthatsnowcoverintheNorthernHemispherewillhavedecreasedbyasmuchas15%by2100.Alsoofconcernisthethawingofpermafrost–akindofpermanentlyfrozensoilthatconstitutesalmostaquarterofthelandmassnorthoftheequator.Thisisworryingbecausepermafroststoreshugeamountsofcarbon,andasitthawsandeventuallymelts,itcouldreleaseC02andmethane,bothofwhichtrapheat.Thiscouldpotentiallyexacerbateglobalwarming.Track6U3-p.26CIce,SnowandPermafrostTrackSeaLevelsAstudybytheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC)hasprojectedariseinsealevelsofupto59centimetersby2100.Otherresearchsuggeststhatthisfigureisaconservativeestimateandthattheaverageglobalsealevelcouldshootupbytwometers.Basedonthisforecast,sealevelswillhavebeenrisingbyanaverageoftwocentimetersperyearbytheendofthecentury.Ifalloftheabovemakesforunsettlingreading,considerthis:Somescientistsbelievethisisjustthetipoftheiceberg.It’stimetoactonclimatechangebeforeitgetstoolate.Track6U3-p.27DSeaLevelsTrack6U3-p.27DU3-p.27DoYouGetIt?AMultipleMatchingRereadthetext.Thefourparagraphs(A-D)inthebodyofthetextrefertopossibleeffectsofclimatechange.Whichparagraphincludes…_____1.anotherwordforrain?_____2.typesofstorms?_____3.typesofgas?_____4.thecenterlineoftheEarth?_____5.onehalfoftheglobe?_____6.hotweather?BBCCACU3-p.27DoYouGetIt?AMultipleReadingComprehensionBasedonthereadingtext,choosethemostappropriateanswertothefollowingquestions.1.WhatisNOTmentionedasapossibleeffectofclimatechange?Detail

a.morerain c.lesssnowandiceb.strongerwinds d.lesscarbon2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingphenomenonisnotpredictedtodecreaseduetoclimatechange?Detaila.permafrostb.snowc.raind.ice3.Whatistrueofpermafrost?Detaila.Itconsistsofgas.b.Itisanareaoflandaroundtheequator.c.Itaccountsfor25%oflandintheNorthernHemisphere.d.Itisafrozengoodsstore.U3-p.28dccReadingComprehensionBasedon4.Whatismeantbytheword“exacerbate”?Inferencea.makeworse c.preventb.makebetter d.help5.Whatdoesthewriterimplyinthefirstsentenceofthetext?Inferencea.Globalwarmingisincredible.b.Somepeopledon’tbelieveinglobalwarming.c.Alltheevidenceforglobalwarmingistrue.d.Mostpeoplebelievescienceisfactual.6.Whichstatementisrightabouttheriseofsealevel?Detaila.SomeresearchindicatedthatIPCChadoverestimatedtheriseofsealevelinthefuture.b.SomeresearchindicatedthatIPCChadprovidedreliablepredictionontheriseofsealevel.c.SomeresearchpredictedthattheriseofsealevelisfasterthanIPCCsuggested.d.SomeresearchpredictedthattheriseofsealevelisslowerthanIPCCsuggested.U3-p.28abc4.Whatismeantbytheword“7.Whatissuggestedbytheconclusionofthearticle?Gista.Thingsarenotasbadastheyseem.b.Thingswillgetbetter.c.Thingscouldbeevenworsethantheyseem.d.Icebergsareindanger.U3-p.28c7.WhatissuggestedbythecoU3-p.29MasterYourVocabularyBFindtheWordCompletethesentencewithawordfromtheboxusinganappropriatetenseorform.There’snowaytofixthislaptop,I’mafraid.It’s_______________________damaged.InpartsofAfrica,elephantscan_______________________destructionwhenchargingthroughvillages.Idon’tknowwhyyouareaccusingJuneofspreadinggossip.Youhaveno_______________________forsayingthat.permanentlywreakbasisU3-p.29MasterYourVocabularyBTherewasdisbeliefinmany_______________________ofthemediawhentheathleteannouncedhisretirement.HaitiisthepoorestcountryintheWestern_______________________._______________________povertyisoneofthemostimportanttasksofanysociety.Sybiloftentalksonhercellphonewhiledriving,andIfinditreally_______________________.Theregionsaroundthe_______________________aregenerallyhotallyearround.U3-p.29quartersHemisphereTacklingalarmingequatorTherewasdisbeliefinmany__KeyWord:wayThewordwayisusedtoconveydifferentmeanings.Thefollowingsentencesallincludedifferentusesofthewordway.Chooseawordorphrasefromtheboxtoreplacethewordsandphrasesinitalicsinthesentences.U3-p.29_____1.Wehavealongwaytogointhefighttohaltclimatechange._____2.Tomywayofthinking,climatechangeisanundeniablefact._____3.Environmentalagenciesneedtodowaymoretomakethepublic

awareoftheimportantissues._____4.Everyonewouldbeforcedtorecycle,ifIhadmyway._____5.Thisparticularspeciesofmonkeyliveswayoutinthejungle._____6.TheconferenceonC02emissionsisunderwayaswespeak._____7.Mostnationshavecomealongwayintheirthinkingonglobal

warming._____8.Itisuptolargecorporationstoleadthewayinbehavingresponsibly.gacehbdfKeyWord:wayThewordwayisuPhrasalVerbsThefollowingphrasalverbsarerelatedtoweather.Chooseonetocompletethesentencesusinganappropriate.It’sbeenscorchinghotforweeks,butthankfullyithasstartedto____________________now.Whydon’tyou____________________alittle?You’vebeensomiserablelately.Theweathermansaidacoldfrontwillbe____________________soon.Mycomputerhas____________________again.Thecursorhasstoppedmoving.IhopeMarkbringhisumbrellawithhim.It’s____________________outside.Theresa’sface____________________whensheheardthebadnews.U3-p.30cooldownbrightenuprollinginfrozenuppouringdowncloudedoverPhrasalVerbsThefollowingphrVocabularyHelperWeatherIdiomsThesubjectofweatherisrichinidioms.You’veprobablyheardtheexpressionrainingcatsanddogs,meaningrainingheavily.Howaboutthefollowingidioms?Choosetherightdefinition.1.Ifsomeoneisundertheweather,theyare:a.caughtoutsidewithoutanumbrella.b.feelingunwell.c.unhappyabouttheclimate.d.happyabouttheweather.2.Ifsomeoneisafair-weatherfriend,theyare:a.alwaysloyal. b.friendlyandcheerful.c.afriendonlywhenthingsaregood.d.friendsfromchildhood.U3-p.30bcVocabularyHelperWeatherIdio3.Ifsomethingisabreeze,itis:a.easy. eresting. b.difficult. d.fast.4.Ifsomeonesaystheywillbesomewhereordosomethingcomerainorshine,theymean:a.onlyingoodweather. c.dependingontheweather.b.ontime. d.whateverthecircumstances.5.Ifsomeonehastheirheadintheclouds,theyare:a.notpayingattention. b.inbadmood.c.havingtroubleseeingsomething.d.havingaheadache.U3-p.30ada3.Ifsomethingisabreeze,iU3-p.31TranslationCI.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.1.Mostscientistsbelievethatifwedon’tactnowtotackleclimatechange,itwillbetoolatetodosofurtherdowntheline.2.Likewise,typhoons,hurricanesandpossiblyeventornadoesaresettobecomemorepowerfulandwreakworsedevastation.3.Arcticseaicehasbeendecliningatanalarmingrateformanyyearsnowashassnowinmostnortherlyregionsoftheworld.4.Permafrostisakindofpermanentlyfrozensoilthatconstitutesalmostaquarterofthelandmassnorthoftheequator.5.Otherresearchsuggeststhatthisfigureisaconservativeestimateandthattheaverageglobalsealevelcouldshootupbytwometers.U3-p.31TranslationCII.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.1.大部分可靠的证据表明，全球变暖是一个事实。2.数据表明，未来人类可能会经历更加频繁的热浪和极端炎热的天气。3.气候学家预测，热带地区的平均降雨量将会增加。4.汽油的燃耗和其他温室气体的排放都会加剧全球变暖。5.如果这些预测都让人感到心神不宁，那么更糟糕的状况就是：它们只是冰山一角而已。U3-p.31II.TranslatethefollowingseKeys:EnglishtoChinese:1.大部分科学家认为，如果现在我们不采取应对气候变化的措施，那么将来就晚了。2.同样，台风、飓风、甚至可能是龙卷风都将会变得更加厉害，从而加深灾难的严重性。3.北冰洋的冰多年来一直以一种惊人的速度在减少，世界上大部分北部地区的雪量也同样如此。4.永冻土是一种长期冻结的土壤，它构成了赤道以北将近四分之一的大陆。5.其他研究表明，这一数字是个保守估计，地球的平均海平面可能会激增两米。U3-p.31Keys:EnglishtoChinese:U3-p.3Keys:ChinesetoEnglish:

1.Themajorityofcredibleevidencesuggeststhatglobalwarmingisafact.2.Thestatisticsshowthathumanbeingswillbeexperiencingheatwavesandextremeheatconditionsonamoreregularbasisinthefuture.3.Itispredictedbyclimatologiststhattheaverageprecipitationinthetropicalregionswillrise.4.Theconsumptionofgasolineandothergreenhousegasesemissionwillexacerbateglobalwarming.5.Ifallthosepredictionsareunsettling,theworseisthattheyareonlythetipoftheiceberg.U3-p.31Keys:ChinesetoEnglish: U3-p.U3-p.31ReadingOverviewDWhichofthepotentialproblemsmentionedinthearticleonpages25to26doyoubelievemightaffecthumansthemost?Why?Explaininyourownwordsinacoupleofsentences.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________U3-p.31ReadingOverviewDWhichThinkingCapEA.Checkyoursentencestomakesureyou’reusingthesingularandpluralformsofverbscorrectly.Mistakesareparticularlycommonwithadverbsofquantity.Example:Q:Whatdoyoulikeabouttheweatherinyourcountry?A:ThereismanythingsthatIenjoyaboutmycountry’sclimate.Thisisincorrectasmanyisacountableadverb,sothepluralareisrequired.U3-p.31ThinkingCapEA.CheckyoursenB.Readeachquestioncarefullyandanswerwithatleasttwosentences.Remember,thereisnosinglerightanswer.Justgiveyourpointofviewandtrytoexplainit.1.Howdoesclimateaffectyourmood?2.Doestheweatherevercausenaturaldisastersordamagewhereyoulive?Howdopeopleconfronttheseproblems?3.Whichmeasuresdoyouthinkwillbemosteffectiveindealingwithglobalwarmingandclimatechange?U3-p.31B.ReadeachquestioncarefullU3-p.32FurtherReadingExtremeClimatesWhilesomeofusareluckyenoughtoliveintemperatepartsoftheglobewheretheclimateiscomfortable,aconsiderableportionoftheworld’spopulationhastobraveseriouslychallengingweatherconditions.Track7U3-p.32FurtherReadingExtremeTrack7Water,WaterEverywhereThereareseveralcontendersforthewettestlocationontheplanet.PartsofIndiaseeover12metersofrainayear.ThetownofCherrapunjiholdstheworldrecordformostrainfallinayear(26.5metersbetween1860and1861).Italsotakestheprizeforthedampestsinglemonth(anincredible9.3metersinJuly1861).Asignoutsidethetownstillfetesitastheworld’srainiesttown.However,overthelastdecadeorso,Cherrapunjihasbeendryingup.Thetownsuffersfromfrequentwatershortages,withlocalshavingtotrekmilestogettheirhandsondrinkingwater.Theproblemiscitedasevidenceofclimatechangebysome.However,othersfeelthatdeforestationistoblame,withstudiesshowingthatairthattravelsoverdenseforestproducessignificantlymoremoisturethanairoverlandthatisstrippedofvegetation.Furthermore,thereisadirectcorrelationbetweendeforestationandCherrapunji’spoorirrigation,astopsoiliswashedawaywhenthereisnoforestcover.Aviciouscircleisthuscreatedastopsoilisessentialforplantgrowth.U3-p.33Track7Water,WaterEverywhereTrack7DryasaBone?Instarkcontrast,theportcityofAricaonthenorth-easterncoastofChileisknownasthedriestplaceonearth.AswithCherrapunji,though,thisdescriptiondoesn’treallytellthewholestory.Measuredintermsofrainfall(aminuscule0.76mmayear),Aricaisworthyofthetitle,butthecityactuallyenjoysthickcloudcoverandhumiditylevelssimilartoequatorialregions.U3-p.33Track7DryasaBone?U3-p.33Track7SomethingintheAirSpeakingofhumidity–takeaguessatwhichcountryishometotheworld’sdampestair.It’sasafebetthatCanadawasn’tonthetipofyourtongue.That’sprobablybecausehumidityisusuallyequatedwithheat.However,theArcticOceanhasrecordedthehighestlevelsofmoistureofanyregiononearth.SogivenitsproximitytotheNorthPole,GriseFiordonCanada’sEllesmereIsland,cantechnicallybecalledthemosthumidpermanentsettlement.It’salsooneofthecoldest.U3-p.33Track7SomethingintheAirU3-U3-p.34Basedonthereadingtext,choosethemostappropriateanswertothefollowingquestions.1.WhatisNOTtrueofCherrapunji?Detail

a.ItisinIndia.b.Itisrichinessentialsoils.c.Ithassufferedenvironmentaldamage.d.Ithasbecomedrierovertheyears.2.InwhatwayisAricasimilartoCherrapunji?Detail

a.Itisrainy.b.Theweatherhaschangedinbothplaces.c.Theybothhavetropicalclimates.d.Bothplaceshavereputationsthatarenotcompletelyaccurate.3.Whatismeantby“thetitle”inthesecondmainparagraph?Detail

a.Arica c.starkcontrastb.northernChile d.world’sdriestcitybddReadingComprehensionAU3-p.34BasedonthereadingteU3-p.344.Allthefollowingarethefactorsofchangingtheworld’srainiesttownCherrapunjiEXCEPT___.Detaila.watershortageb.deforestationc.poorirrigationd.globalwarming5.Accordingtothelastparagraph,themosthumidsettlementintheworldisnotin_____.Detaila.Canadab.NorthPolec.GriseFlordd.EllesmereIslandbbU3-p.344.AllthefollowingareThinkingCapBA.AuxiliaryverbsoftencauseconfusionforEnglishlearners,soit’simportanttocheckthatyou’reusingtherightonesandnotputtingtheminwherethey’renotneeded.Lookatthesentencesbelow.Whatiswrongwiththem?Rewritethemsotheyarecorrect.•IthinkIcouldtolerateweatherinatropicalregion,eventhoughtherehasalotofhumidity.______________________________________________________________________________________________________•ManypeopleinAsiancountriesareuseumbrellastoprotectthemselvesfromthesun.______________________________________________________________________________________________________U3-p.35IthinkIcouldtolerateweatherinatropicalregion,eventhoughthereisalotofhumidityPeopleinmanyAsiancountriesuseumbrellastoprotectthemselvesfromthesun.ThinkingCapBA.AuxiliaryverbB.Readeachquestioncarefullyandanswerwithatleasttwosentences.Remember,thereisnosinglerightanswer.Justgiveyourpointofviewandtrytoexplainit.1.Whichkindofclimatewouldyoufindthemostdifficulttoadaptto?Why?2.Whydohumansliveinplaceswithextremeweatherconditions?3.WhatmighthavecausedthedeforestationinCherrapunji?Whymightithavehappened?U3-p.35B.Readeachquestioncarefull大学英语泛读教程2PPT教学课件-Unit3大学英语泛读教程2PPT教学课件-Unit33CloudsontheHorizonReading:ClimateChange:FacingtheFutureWordstoKnow:Climate;keyword:wayFurtherReading:ExtremeClimates3CloudsontheHorizonReading:U3-p.25BeforeYouStart•Whatistheweatherlikewhereyoulive?•Haveyoueverexperiencedanyextremeweatherconditions?•Whatisyouridealtypeofclimate?U3-p.25BeforeYouStart•WhatReadingClimateChange:FacingtheFutureDespiteskepticismfromsomequarters,themajorityofcredibleevidencesuggeststhatglobalwarmingisafact.Mostscientistsbelievethatifwedon’tactnowtotackleclimatechange,itwillbetoolatetodosofurtherdowntheline.HerearesomepredictionsbasedondatafromtheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)andotherorganizationsabouthowweathersystemsandtheenvironmentaregoingtochange.Track6U3-p.26ReadingClimateChange:FacingTemperatureTemperaturesareexpectedtoriseworldwideoverthecourseofthiscentury.EPAresearchsuggeststhat,by2100,averageglobaltemperatureswillhaveincreasedbyupto6.5°C.Thisindicatesthatwewillbeexperiencingheatwavesandextremeheatconditionsonamoreregularbasisinthefuture.Track6U3-p.26ATemperatureTrack6U3-p.26AWindandRainThoughclimatologistsarelesscertainaboutthisaspectofclimatechange,precipitationisalsopredictedtoincreaseonaverage,withtropicalregionslikelytoexperiencethelargestriseinrainfall.Likewise,typhoons,hurricanesandpossiblyeventornadoesaresettobecomemorepowerfulandwreakworsedevastation.Track6U3-p.26BWindandRainTrack6U3-p.26BIce,SnowandPermafrostArcticseaicehasbeendecliningatanalarmingrateformanyyearsnowashassnowinmostnortherlyregionsoftheworld.Therearecurrentlynosignsofthesetrendsbeingreversed.Infact,studiessuggestthatsnowcoverintheNorthernHemispherewillhavedecreasedbyasmuchas15%by2100.Alsoofconcernisthethawingofpermafrost–akindofpermanentlyfrozensoilthatconstitutesalmostaquarterofthelandmassnorthoftheequator.Thisisworryingbecausepermafroststoreshugeamountsofcarbon,andasitthawsandeventuallymelts,itcouldreleaseC02andmethane,bothofwhichtrapheat.Thiscouldpotentiallyexacerbateglobalwarming.Track6U3-p.26CIce,SnowandPermafrostTrackSeaLevelsAstudybytheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC)hasprojectedariseinsealevelsofupto59centimetersby2100.Otherresearchsuggeststhatthisfigureisaconservativeestimateandthattheaverageglobalsealevelcouldshootupbytwometers.Basedonthisforecast,sealevelswillhavebeenrisingbyanaverageoftwocentimetersperyearbytheendofthecentury.Ifalloftheabovemakesforunsettlingreading,considerthis:Somescientistsbelievethisisjustthetipoftheiceberg.It’stimetoactonclimatechangebeforeitgetstoolate.Track6U3-p.27DSeaLevelsTrack6U3-p.27DU3-p.27DoYouGetIt?AMultipleMatchingRereadthetext.Thefourparagraphs(A-D)inthebodyofthetextrefertopossibleeffectsofclimatechange.Whichparagraphincludes…_____1.anotherwordforrain?_____2.typesofstorms?_____3.typesofgas?_____4.thecenterlineoftheEarth?_____5.onehalfoftheglobe?_____6.hotweather?BBCCACU3-p.27DoYouGetIt?AMultipleReadingComprehensionBasedonthereadingtext,choosethemostappropriateanswertothefollowingquestions.1.WhatisNOTmentionedasapossibleeffectofclimatechange?Detail

a.morerain c.lesssnowandiceb.strongerwinds d.lesscarbon2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingphenomenonisnotpredictedtodecreaseduetoclimatechange?Detaila.permafrostb.snowc.raind.ice3.Whatistrueofpermafrost?Detaila.Itconsistsofgas.b.Itisanareaoflandaroundtheequator.c.Itaccountsfor25%oflandintheNorthernHemisphere.d.Itisafrozengoodsstore.U3-p.28dccReadingComprehensionBasedon4.Whatismeantbytheword“exacerbate”?Inferencea.makeworse c.preventb.makebetter d.help5.Whatdoesthewriterimplyinthefirstsentenceofthetext?Inferencea.Globalwarmingisincredible.b.Somepeopledon’tbelieveinglobalwarming.c.Alltheevidenceforglobalwarmingistrue.d.Mostpeoplebelievescienceisfactual.6.Whichstatementisrightabouttheriseofsealevel?Detaila.SomeresearchindicatedthatIPCChadoverestimatedtheriseofsealevelinthefuture.b.SomeresearchindicatedthatIPCChadprovidedreliablepredictionontheriseofsealevel.c.SomeresearchpredictedthattheriseofsealevelisfasterthanIPCCsuggested.d.SomeresearchpredictedthattheriseofsealevelisslowerthanIPCCsuggested.U3-p.28abc4.Whatismeantbytheword“7.Whatissuggestedbytheconclusionofthearticle?Gista.Thingsarenotasbadastheyseem.b.Thingswillgetbetter.c.Thingscouldbeevenworsethantheyseem.d.Icebergsareindanger.U3-p.28c7.WhatissuggestedbythecoU3-p.29MasterYourVocabularyBFindtheWordCompletethesentencewithawordfromtheboxusinganappropriatetenseorform.There’snowaytofixthislaptop,I’mafraid.It’s_______________________damaged.InpartsofAfrica,elephantscan_______________________destructionwhenchargingthroughvillages.Idon’tknowwhyyouareaccusingJuneofspreadinggossip.Youhaveno_______________________forsayingthat.permanentlywreakbasisU3-p.29MasterYourVocabularyBTherewasdisbeliefinmany_______________________ofthemediawhentheathleteannouncedhisretirement.HaitiisthepoorestcountryintheWestern_______________________._______________________povertyisoneofthemostimportanttasksofanysociety.Sybiloftentalksonhercellphonewhiledriving,andIfinditreally_______________________.Theregionsaroundthe_______________________aregenerallyhotallyearround.U3-p.29quartersHemisphereTacklingalarmingequatorTherewasdisbeliefinmany__KeyWord:wayThewordwayisusedtoconveydifferentmeanings.Thefollowingsentencesallincludedifferentusesofthewordway.Chooseawordorphrasefromtheboxtoreplacethewordsandphrasesinitalicsinthesentences.U3-p.29_____1.Wehavealongwaytogointhefighttohaltclimatechange._____2.Tomywayofthinking,climatechangeisanundeniablefact._____3.Environmentalagenciesneedtodowaymoretomakethepublic

awareoftheimportantissues._____4.Everyonewouldbeforcedtorecycle,ifIhadmyway._____5.Thisparticularspeciesofmonkeyliveswayoutinthejungle._____6.TheconferenceonC02emissionsisunderwayaswespeak._____7.Mostnationshavecomealongwayintheirthinkingonglobal

warming._____8.Itisuptolargecorporationstoleadthewayinbehavingresponsibly.gacehbdfKeyWord:wayThewordwayisuPhrasalVerbsThefollowingphrasalverbsarerelatedtoweather.Chooseonetocompletethesentencesusinganappropriate.It’sbeenscorchinghotforweeks,butthankfullyithasstartedto____________________now.Whydon’tyou____________________alittle?You’vebeensomiserablelately.Theweathermansaidacoldfrontwillbe____________________soon.Mycomputerhas____________________again.Thecursorhasstoppedmoving.IhopeMarkbringhisumbrellawithhim.It’s____________________outside.Theresa’sface____________________whensheheardthebadnews.U3-p.30cooldownbrightenuprollinginfrozenuppouringdowncloudedoverPhrasalVerbsThefollowingphrVocabularyHelperWeatherIdiomsThesubjectofweatherisrichinidioms.You’veprobablyheardtheexpressionrainingcatsanddogs,meaningrainingheavily.Howaboutthefollowingidioms?Choosetherightdefinition.1.Ifsomeoneisundertheweather,theyare:a.caughtoutsidewithoutanumbrella.b.feelingunwell.c.unhappyabouttheclimate.d.happyabouttheweather.2.Ifsomeoneisafair-weatherfriend,theyare:a.alwaysloyal. b.friendlyandcheerful.c.afriendonlywhenthingsaregood.d.friendsfromchildhood.U3-p.30bcVocabularyHelperWeatherIdio3.Ifsomethingisabreeze,itis:a.easy. eresting. b.difficult. d.fast.4.Ifsomeonesaystheywillbesomewhereordosomethingcomerainorshine,theymean:a.onlyingoodweather. c.dependingontheweather.b.ontime. d.whateverthecircumstances.5.Ifsomeonehastheirheadintheclouds,theyare:a.notpayingattention. b.inbadmood.c.havingtroubleseeingsomething.d.havingaheadache.U3-p.30ada3.Ifsomethingisabreeze,iU3-p.31TranslationCI.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.1.Mostscientistsbelievethatifwedon’tactnowtotackleclimatechange,itwillbetoolatetodosofurtherdowntheline.2.Likewise,typhoons,hurricanesandpossiblyeventornadoesaresettobecomemorepowerfulandwreakworsedevastation.3.Arcticseaicehasbeendecliningatanalarmingrateformanyyearsnowashassnowinmostnortherlyregionsoftheworld.4.Permafrostisakindofpermanentlyfrozensoilthatcon