How’s the weather today?

Let’s learn some more about weather and be the reporter!

Instructor: JuMei Tsengjumei.tseng@murraystate.edu

joannetseng@ilc.edu.tw

How’s the weather today?

How is the weather today?Is it sunny? Is it rainy?What is the season now?Is it the hot summer? Is it the clod winter?

Do you know how is the weather now? Let’s listen to the radio and check out the weather report! Listen carefully and see how much you understand.

How’s the weather today?

What are the temperatures for Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, and Taitong?

Which area is going to have a rainy day?

Got it? Now let’s listen to it one more time.

Script 1

Taking look at the weather forecast for the island today.It should be mostly fairly sky in the west with the lowest in the low 20s.

We are expecting brief rain shower in the east including Yi-Lan County.

Current temperatures are 23 degrees in Taipei, 21 degrees in Taichung, 23 in Kaohsiung, and 24 in Taitong.

Vocabulary: forecast, fairly, lowest, expecting, shower, temperature, degree

Script 2-vocabulary

current : as for noweast : right hand side (also, west/south/north)Island : a land surrounded by the sea

“Taiwan is an island.”expecting : look forward to probability : possible chancePrecipitation: rain fallIt is suggest(ed): to give advice “you should bring umbrella for rainy days.”

Now listen to another weather report

Script 2

Now let’s take a look at the weather forecast for YiLan.It is cool with the current temperatures from the lowest 17 to the highest 19 degrees here in the east part of the island. We are expecting a day of mostly cloudy with occasional rain tomorrow.

The probability of precipitation for tomorrow is 60%.It is suggested that you bring your umbrella or raincoat when you go to work or school.

Thank you for listening to ChenGong Radio Station, your good friend forever!

What to talk about weather?—you already know…

How’s the weather today?

It’s sunny (rainy/cloudy/ windy).

The weather is warm in spring/hot in summer/ cool in fall/ clod in winter.

The months of the year: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

the weather songs

Review the ‘weather song’ (Let’s Go, Book1)

How’s the weather?It’s sunny.How’s the weather?It’s sunny.How’s the weather?It’s sunny. It’s sunny today.

( replace the underlined with rainy/cloudy/ windy/snowy)

What to talk about weather?—now learn some more…1

Mostly clear

partly clear

Mostly cloudy

partly cloudy

Mostly cloudy with occasional rain

partly cloudy with occasional rain

What to talk about weather?—now learn some more…2

What to talk about weather?—now learn some more…3 Pop Quiz

What is the color for the precipitation from 5-10 /30-40/90-100/ 130-150 mm?

It is blue/yellow/red/purple.What much is the rain for the green places?

The precipitation is 15-20/20-30mm for green places.What are the places that rained on9th, December?

Taipei area, Keelung area and YiLan area.Was it rainy on 8th of December? No, it was not rainy on 8th of December.

The climate in Taiwan

• • When is the hottest season in Taiwan? What are the months? How’s the temperature?

• When is the coldest season and its temperature?

• When does it rain the most? How much is the rainfall?

• Do you know why?

Introduction of the website of Central Weather Bureau

How to read the information on the website?

Weather information websites & links

http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V5e/index.htmCentral Weather Bureau in Taiwanhttp://202.39.225.132/jsp/Eng/html/about_taiwan/climate.jspIntroduction of Taiwan including climates. http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/46708.htmlone private website providing immature weather information

Now YOU do the weather report!

Group 1: Taipei area (north )Group 2: Taichung area (west)Group 3: Kaohsuing area (south)Group 4: Taitung area (east)

Group Member assignmentsGroup leader(1) – PPT presenting and group organizingScript writer (1)—write the script for radio broadcastRadio station DJ(1)—audio weather reportingWeather information collector(2)—Internet websites searching PPT designer(2)— making PPT presentationQuestion designer (1) – design questions and answers for PPT presentation

Group work—weather report The Cover Page

There should be the following items for group presentation on the cover page:

1. The name of your group (as the radio station or TV station)

2. The names and jobs of all the group members

3. The e-mail addresses linked to group members

4. There should be at least 4 pages of your presentation

Group work—weather report page 1radio report script

(audio)Hell, my dear audience,Now let’s take a look at the weather forecast for (the area).It is (the comfort index) with the current temperatures from the lowest (18)to the highest (22) degrees here in the (east) part of the island. We are expecting a day of (the weather) tomorrow.The probability of precipitation for tomorrow is %.It is suggested that you bring your when you go to work or school.

Thank you for listening to the (your group name) Radio Station, your good friend forever!

Group work—weather report 2weather forecast

(visual—short range forecast)

You have to make a table showing the information you found…(Take YiLan area as an example)

Short range forecast Issued 12/09 22:30

Yilan Area Temperature ( ) ℃

Weather Comfort index Probability of Precipitation

(percentage)

Tomorrow 12/10 08:00~12/10

20:00

18~22

Mostly cloudy with occasional rain

Cool ~comfortable

60%

Tomorrow night 12/10 20:00~12/11

08:00

18~19

Mostly cloudy with occasional rain

cool 50%

Group work—weather report 3weather forecast

(visual—7-day forecast)

And make another table showing 7-day forecast

(Again, take YiLan area for example)

7-day forecast Issued 12/09 16:30

Forecast Area

12/10

SUN.

12/11

MON.

12/12

TUE.

12/13

WED.

12/14

THU.

12/15

FRI.

12/16

SAT.

East North Area 17~22 18~24 19~26 20~26 19~25 17~23 15~19

Group work—weather report 4Q & A

Each group has to ask at least 5 questions to your classmates and prepare your answers with PPT skills (see teacher’s demo). Take YiLan area for example:

Q1: How’s weather on Dec. 10?Q2: What’s the comfort index for the daytime of Dec. 10?Q3: What’s the possibility of precipitation for tomorrow

night (12/10)?Q4: What are the lowest and highest temperatures for

Wednesday Dec. 13 in YiLan area?Q5: What do you need if you want to go to YiLan next

week?

Group work—weather report 5evaluation

Presentation Date:

Each group will have a preliminary and a final presentation.

Your classmate will give you feedback as a group, and you will give them feedback when other groups present. So pay attention to all the presentation.

Teachers will evaluate your team spirit too.

sing a song of weather— You are My Sunshine

You are my sunshine, my only sunshineYou make me happy when skies are grayYou'll never know dear, how much I love youSo Please don't take my sunshine away

make your own song of weather— using the tune of “You are My Sunshine”

It’s cloudy in Yilan, it’s cloudy in YiLan.With lowest of 18 , to highest 22,

It‘s cool and comfortable,It’s cool and comfortable,with 60 percent of rain.

Sing a song of weather (for advanced)-

Rain Keep Falling on My Head (optional)

(Lyrics will be given by printed handouts)