Weather Exercices

8/13/2019 Weather Exercices

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THE WEATHER

Describing the weather using verbs.Below is list of the different types of weather you are most likely to use.The sun is shining It's drizzling (light rain) The wind is blowing It's raining (The rain is falling.)It's hail (hail stones) It's pouring down (The rain is pouring down.) It's snowing (The snow is falling.)

It's thundering and lighteningDescribing the weather using a djectivesSweltering = It's sweltering. or It's a sweltering day. reezing = It's freezing. or It's a freezing day.

!arm = It's warn. or It's a warm day. "old = It's #old. or It's a #old day.

Sunny = It's sunny. or It's a sunny day. "loudy = It's #loudy. or It's a #loudy day.

"lear = It's #lear. or It's a #lear day. Stormy = It's stormy. or It's a stormy day.

$isty = It's misty. or It's a misty day. oggy = It's foggy. or It's a foggy day.

Breezy = It's breezy. or It's a breezy day !indy = It's windy. or It's a windy day.Showery = It's showery. or It's a showery day. %ainy = It's rainy. or It's a rainy day.

rosty = It's frosty. or It's a frosty day. Snowy = It's snowy. or It's a snowy day.

I#y = It's i#y. or It's an i#y day. &rizzly = It's drizzly. or It's a drizzly day.

&ry = It's dry. or It's a dry day.

How to ask questions about the weather and how they can be answered.!hat's it like outside It's really #old now.

ow's the weather It's minus ten. ( *+ degrees)

&o you ha,e rain !e ha,e not had any rain for many weeks.

!hat's the temperature in $an#hester Today it is -- " whi#h is a lot warmer than it has been.

It's snowing here in $an#hester/ what's it doing there It's raining really hard.)

It is a Beautiful day for a walk !e #ouldn't ask for a better day.

!hat's the weather fore#ast for the rest of the week They're saying we will ha,e blue skies for the rest of

the week.

List of Eng ish words that are associated with the weatherBelow is a list of words that you might hear someone say.sunshine lightning puddles raindrops hailstonessnowflakes frost flood droughttidalwa,e tornado 0 twister The weather fore#ast


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A blustery day A day that has strong violent winds.

Gale force winds Winds that are very strong.

Scorcher This is an extremely hot day.

Heat index This is a measurement of discomfort caused by acombination of heat and humidity.

Record highs/lows When the tem erature hits an all time high or low fora s ecific day or eriod of the year.

!artly "loudy or !artlySunny When the s#y has a few clouds.

To di into $a certaintem erature%

A term used to describe the tem erature going downbelow what it was.

&nseasonably hot or cold A term used to describe when the tem eratures arehigher or lower than normal for a certain time of theyear.

"old front or warm front A mass of air that moves into an area that is colder orwarmer than the current conditions.

'ational Weather Service A federal agency that is res onsible for weatherforecasts.

Weather forecast A rediction on how the weather will be. This can beseen by different television networ#s during their

news hour.

Severe weather Any ty e of weather that may ut eo le at ris#.(xam les would be snow storms) hurricanes andtornados.

Heat wave A continuous time of abnormally hot weather

*air weather +oderate tem eratures that are good for goingoutside.


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>. gale for#e winds B. unseasonably ". #old front &. se,ere ?. heat inde7

. blustery @. s#or#her . weather fore#ast I. fair A. dip

!hen the temperature goes down it is said to1

> mass of #old air that #omes into an area1 The predi#tion of the weather is the1 Cery fast wind1 > day that is windy #an be des#ribed as1 > ,ery hot day #an be #alled a1 !hen it is #older than it normally is for a parti#ular time of year it is 222222222222 #old1 !eather #onditions that #an potentially harm a person is #alled 222222222222 weather1 If it is a pleasant day you #an say the weather is 222222222222.

%ead this short story about the British weather.

I left the house with a brolly in my bag be#ause the weather fore#ast had predi#ted lightshowers and/ sure enough/ as soon as I got outside I felt drizzle. I put up my brolly andhurried along/ but there was a huge gust of wind that blew it inside out. >s I struggled to fi7the brolly the drizzle started to turn into a shower. I ran under a nearby bus stop to takeshelter and the hea,ens opened/ it started pouring down/ really bu#keting down. $y brollywas beyond repair so I threw it in a nearby bin and Dust sat and wat#hed the downpour. >fterabout fi,e minutes it stopped and the sun #ame out so I #arried on walking/ but after about aminute it started spitting again and I had to shelter in a shop. This time it was Dust a Eui#kshower and when I went ba#k outside it was mild with a warm breeze. owe,er as I#ontinued along the street a #ar run through a huge puddle in the road and splashed me/ I wassoaked from head to toe.

$at#h these definitions to the highlighted words in the story. Lesson by Sam, teacher at EC London English School

*. 3ight rain1 -. %ain for a short period1 4. Fmbrella (slang)1 5. Cery wet0#o,ered in water1 6. ea,y rain (phrasal ,erb)1 8. ne strong a#tion of the wind1 9. ea,y rain (noun)1 :. 3ight rain at the beginning of a shower or downpour1 G. 3ight wind1 *+. Body of water in the street1 **. %ained hea,ily (idiom)1
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STUDENT As QUESTIONS (&o not show to Student B)!hat #omes to mind when you hear the word Hweather!hat is your fa,ourite weather!hat do you think of today s weather&o you worry about the world s #hanging weather!hy do different #ountries ha,e different weather

as #limate #hange affe#ted the #ountry in whi#h you li,e

&o you belie,e e,erything s#ientists say about #limate #hange&o you belie,e e,erything politi#ians say about #limate #hange

STUDENT Bs QUESTIONS (&o not show to Student >)

ow does the weather #hange you feelings

!hen was the last time the weather destroyed one of your plansa,e you e,er e7perien#ed e7treme weather

&o you always try and look at or read the weather fore#astas the weather in your #ountry #hanged o,er the past de#ades

>re Je#o friendlyK #ars and ele#tri#al applian#es really e#o friendly!hat do you know about #arbon footprints&o you think there ll be #limate #hange refugees in the future
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