【正文】 Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Before Warmup Questions 1.? Which season is the most unfettable to you? Can you use a song or saying to express your opinion Expressions that might be used for stating preferences: As far as I’m concerned, the best ... From my point of view, the best ... I’d go for ... because ... I’d much prefer ... because ... ... is preferable because ... I’d rather have ... because ... Before Reading Global Reading After Reading Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Before 《 四季歌 》 Before Reading Global Reading After Reading 春季到來綠滿窗 ， 大姑娘窗下繡鴛鴦 忽然一陣無情棒，打得鴛鴦各一方 夏季到來柳絲長，大姑娘漂泊到長江 江南江北風光好，怎及青紗起高粱 秋季到來荷花香，大姑娘夜夜夢家鄉(xiāng) 醒來不見爹娘面，只見窗前明月光 冬季到來雪茫茫，寒衣做好送情郎 血肉筑出長城長，奴愿做當年小孟姜 ■ Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Before Warmup Questions 2. Which season does the singer like best? She has both likes and dislikes in each season. Before Reading Global Reading After Reading Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Before 讀經(jīng)宜冬，其神專也；讀史宜夏，其時久也；讀諸子宜秋，其致別也；讀諸集宜春，其機暢也。 Winter is good for reading the classics, for one’s mind is more collected. Summer is good for reading history, for one has plenty of time. Autumn is good for reading the ancient philosophers, because of the great diversity of thought and ideas. Finally, spring is suitable for reading literary works, for in spring one’s spirit expands. Before Reading Global Reading After Reading Famous sayings related to seasons: Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Before Before Reading Global Reading After Reading Famous sayings related to seasons: April hath put a spirit of youth in everything. — William Shakespeare 四月賦予萬物青春朝氣。 —— 莎士比亞 Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Before Before Reading Global Reading After Reading Famous sayings related to seasons: Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. — Albert Camus 秋天是第二個春天，此時每一片樹葉是一朵花。 —— 加繆，法國作家 Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Before Background Information weather terminology Before Reading Global Reading After Reading snow: frozen precipitation in the form of ice crystals. 下雪 blizzard: wind of 35 miles per hour or more with snow and blowing snow reducing visibility to less than 1/4 mile for a period of at least three hours. 暴風雪 Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Before Before Reading Global Reading After Reading sleet: rain that freezes into ice before reaching the ground. 雨夾雪 /冰雹 freezing rain: rain that freezes on impact with a surface at a belowfreezing temperature. 凍雨 sleet freezing rain Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Before ice storms wind chill Before Reading Global Reading After Reading ice storms: freezing rain which builds up after hitting cold surfaces. 冰暴 wind chill (chill factor): In the winter, weather forecasters often give two outside temperatures. One is the actual temperature of the air, and the other is a measurement of how cold the air feels. A wind chill factor can tell the cooling effect of the wind. 風寒指數(shù) Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Before Reading_4_1 How can we plan for a healthy and happy winter? Free Discussion Before Reading Global Reading After Reading Animals: Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Before Reading_4_2 Before Reading Global Reading After Reading 1) Get out the humidifier. 2) Take baths rather than showers. Human beings: Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Before Reading_4_3 Before Reading Global Reading After Reading 3) Apply a good moisturizing lotion once or twice a day. 4) Stay warm indoors. Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Before Reading_4_4 Do’s: Find a new hobby, plan some indoor projects, make a list of old friends to call, encourage family members to visit more often. Don’t wait until you are lonely and sad. (At that point you won’t have the emotional energy to reverse the problem.) All of us are better people after surviving a winter. Survival is the trick. Before Reading Global Reading After Reading Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Globe Reading_main Part Division of the Text Further Understanding Skimming Before Reading Global Reading After Reading Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Globe Reading_1_4 Part Division of the Text Before Reading Global Reading After Reading Di