1. "What do you think about the unusually warm weather?"

　　A: "I am just enjoying it. I don't really care as long as I have snow for skiing."

　　B: "It's only because of Jesus. He controls the weather. But today is a good day."

　　C: "Well let's hope it stays this way. Hopefully we won't get any snow because I use my bike as transportation throughout the winter."

　　2. Does the colder weather and the fact that it gets dark earlier affect(影响) your mood(情绪)?

　　A: "I've been living in California and Las Vegas for the past six years, so it drives me nuts. I think the day is done when it's only 4 o'clock."

　　B: "It's dark when it's really daytime and I am up when I feel like going to sleep."

　　C: "It makes me drowsy and sleepy for the upcoming day."

　　Exercise: Based on what you've just learned about the way that a native English speaker would handle a question, try to express your opinions briefly and clearly by answering the following questions.

　　1.There are more than 4,000 languages and dialects(n.方言) spoken on Earth, and 1,000 of those are spoken in Africa. The world's most difficult language is Basque, used in parts of Spain and France. The most popular language is Mandarin(n.普通话) Chinese, the tongue(n.语言) of 885 million people.

　　If you could learn a new language, which one would you learn?swhereswould you travel so you could speak it?

　　2.To Russian composer(n.作曲家) Igor Stravinsky, the most wonderful time of the year was the beginning of spring. He described it as "the whole earth cracking(v.断裂)." His ballet score(n.乐谱), The Rite of Spring, was inspired by this season and was so innovative(a.令人耳目一新的) that it provoked(v.激发) strong feelings in listeners. In fact, a riot(n.骚乱) broke out at the 1913 Paris premiere(n.首次公演).

　　What is your favorite season? What sounds does it bring to mind?