Unit 3 Clear or Cloudy?

Part I Getting ready

B. You are going to hear five statements about temperature. Write down all the degrees in both Centigrade (C) and Fahrenheit (F).

1. The freezing point of water is 0℃ or 32℉.

   2. The boiling point of water is 100℃ or 212℉.

   3. The normal body temperature is 37℃ or 98.6℉.

   4. The temperature on a warm spring day is 15℃ or 59℉.

   5. The temperature on a hot summer’s day is 35℃ or 95℉.

C. You are going to hear a report on weather around the world. Complete the following table.

City Country Time Weather Temperature(℃)
New York USA 7:10 a.m. sunny 30
Auckland New Zealand 11:10 a.m. cloudy 7
Beijing China 7:10 p. m. clear 19
Calcutta India 4:40 p.m. rainy 33
Honolulu USA 1:00 a. m. windy 30
Melbourne Australia 9:10 p.m. clear 10
Mexico City Mexico 5:10 a.m. rainy 24
Moscow Russia 2:10 p.m. sunny 26
Paris France 12:10 p.m. clear 27
San Francisco USA 3:10 a.m. cloudy 21
Sao Paulo Brazil 8:10 a. m. rainy 14

Tapescript:

    This is NYBA. We’ll report on weather around the world. Here is New York, it’s 7:10. The andtemperature is a warm 30 degrees. The sun is shining. In Auckland, New Zealand, it’s 11:10. It’s cloudy, and the temperature is a cool 7 degrees Centigrade. In Beijing the time is 7:10 in the everning. It’s clear and the temperature is 19 degrees. The time while in Calcutta is 4:40 p.m. It’s raining in Calcutta, but it’s not cold. The temperature is 33 degrees. Honolulu time is 1:00 a.m. It’s warm and windy. The temperature now is 30 degrees. Melbourne, Australia time now is 9:10 p.m. It’s clear and the temperature is 10 degrees Centigrade. In Mexico City, it’s 5:10 in the morning. It’s raining in Mexico City. The temperature at 5:10 is 24 degrees. The time now in Moscow is 2:10 p.m. It’s a sunny 26 degrees. Paris time is 12:10 in the afternoon. The sky is clear and it’s 27 degrees. In San Francisco, the time now is 3:10 in the morning. Skies are cloudy and the temperature is 21 degrees. Sao Paulo, Brazil time now is 8:10 a.m. It’s raining in Sao Paulo. The temperature is 14 degrees.