WEATHER (28) ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE (ELEMENTARY)

ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE (ELEMENTARY)

                             WEATHER (28)

A	Types of weather
B	Adjectives and verbs Noun Adjectives sun sunny rain rainy wind windy cloud cloudy snow snowy fog foggy thunder thundery lightning
C	Other useful weather words It is very hot in Mexico - it is often 45 degrees there in summer. It is very cold in the Arctic - it is often minus 50 degrees there. It can be very wet in London - carry an umbrella when you go sightseeing there. It is very dry in the Sahara - it doesn’t often rain there. A hurricane is a very strong wind. A storm is when there is a strong wind and rain together. A thunderstorm is when there is thunder, lightning, rain and sometimes wind together.
D	Expressions It’s a sunny day in Tokyo today, but it’s cloudy in Hong Kong. It’s foggy in Sydney and it’s snowing / it’s snowy in Moscow. It’s raining in Barcelona but the sun is shining in Granada. It’s a lovely day. It’s a horrible day, isn’t it! What’s the weather like in your country? It’s usually warm and sunny. common mistakes We say It’s windy/ cloudy/ foggy/ sunny (NOT It’s winding/ clouding/ fogging/ sunning) Tip Watch the weather forecast in English on TV or online as often as you can.

Exercises

28.1	Match the words and the symbols.
28.2	Look at the chart. Write sentences about the cities in the chart. 1 It is sunny in Hanoi 2 It is raining in Hong Kong 3 It is _____________________________ 4 It _____________________________ 5 _____________________________ 6 _____________________________ 7 _____________________________
28.3	Complete these sentences with a word from the opposite page. 1 The sun -----shone---- every day last month. 2 When it ____________, I take my umbrella. 3 What’s the ____________ like in your country in January? 4 When it ____________, we can go skiing. 5 You see ____________before you hear thunder. 6 It is 24 ____________ here today. 7 It is dangerous to be in a small boat at sea in a ____________ 8 It is very ____________ in Siberia in winter.
28.4	Are these sentences true about the weather in your country? If not, correct them. 1 It often snows in December. It sometimes snows in December. 2 It is usually 40 degrees in summer and minus 20 degrees in winter. 3 There are thunderstorms every day in August. 4 It is very wet in spring. 5 We never have hurricanes. 6 Summer is usually hot and dry.
28.5	What do you like to do or not like to do in these types of weather? 1 Fog I don’t like to drive. 3 a rainy day 5 a windy day 2 sunny weather 4 snow

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