UNIVERSIDAD DISTRITAL FRANCISCO JOSE DE CALDAS READING EXERCISE ANDREA DEL PILAR MARANTA B. ENGLISH TEACHER Student’s Name: ____________DAZAEV FRIAS MACIAS_____________ Code: __20122074047___ What’s the forecast? The weather forecast predicts what the temperature and air conditions will be in the near future. There is a wide variety of types of weather. The weather can be sunny or stormy. It can be warm or cool. It also can be rainy, cloudy or windy. Sometimes, weather is severe. A blizzard, a thunderstorm or a hurricane may happen quickly. When we get information ahead of time, we can prepare for it. Being prepared helps us stay safe. A meteorologist is a person whose job it is to forecast the weather. There are many tools available to help the meteorologist do his job. A common tool for getting an accurate measurement of the temperature is a thermometer. A high temperature probably means plenty of sunshine for everyone. In rainy weather, a meteorologist uses a rain gauge. A rain gauge gives numerical data about how much rain is falling outdoors. After it rains, you may be able to see a rainbow. A rainbow appears when the sun comes out and there is still rain in the air. Wind brings us weather. It blows clouds from one place to another. It is helpful to know which direction the wind is blowing. A wind vane provides this information. Knowing the wind direction helps a meteorologist know what weather is coming. Weather forecasts are not always right. As our knowledge about weather gets better, the forecasts become more accurate. Answer the following questions based on the reading passage. Don’t forget to go back to the passage whenever necessary to nd or con rm your answers. fi fi 1) What is a weather forecast? ______The weather forecast is an information (given to tools or computers) that predicts what the temperature and air conditions will be in the near future _______________ 2) What is a person whose job it is to forecast the weather called? ___A Meteorologist___ 3) Name one weather tool and tell what it is used for.
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EXERCISEANDREA DEL PILAR MARANTA B. ENGLISH TEACHERStudents Name:
____________DAZAEV FRIAS MACIAS_____________ Code:
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