Task 5    Speak to Yourself 

In this part of the unit you will talk to yourself about weather in beijing and what people do in different seasons. Read or listen to the passage first and then do the exercise after each passage.

本部分是口語的自我練習，談論北京的天氣和在不同的季節里，人們都會做什么。先大聲朗讀 或聽下面的短文，完成每篇短文后面的練習。

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　　 Here in Beijing we have four seasons a year. March to May is spring. It’s warm and beautiful season with flowers everywhere. But it’s also a very windy time. Sandstorm (or duststorm) is nothing new to Beijingers. Our summer is from June to August. It’s very hot, except when it rains. But it becomes hot and humid again after the rain. People carry umbrellas think for the rain and the sun. Many people turn on their air conditioner and stay indoors to get away from the heat. I think the best time here is autumn, which is from September to November. It’s cool and suitable for camping, mountain-climbing and traveling. Autumn is my favorite season. Winter is from December to February. It is very cold and snows a lot. I don’t like winter in Beijing at all.

北京一年有四季。三月至五月是春季，這是一個美好的季節，春暖花開，但風沙也很大。沙塵暴對于北京人來說已經不是什么陌生的東西了。夏天從六月到八月，天氣很熱，下雨時好些，但雨后又熱又潮濕。人們整天打著傘，防曬又擋雨。許多人開著空調躲在家里。　我認為北京最好的季節是秋季，從九月份開始到十一月份，空氣清爽，適合野營、爬山和旅游。秋天是我最喜愛的季節。冬天從十二月到二月，非常冷，經常下雪。我一點也不喜歡北京的冬天。