10 Read the text once again and find information to answer the questions below..
A What causes changes in the weather? B What are the effects of weather?
C What is the difference between the mid and tropical weather systems?
D What ways can people predict weather?
E What equipment is necessary for weather prediction?
F What other proverbs about weather do you know?
Listening
11 You are going to listen to the weather report. Before listening look at the map. What words are you going to hear according to weather symbols?
12 Listen to the weather report and say which map a or b fits the report.
13 What do people feel about different weather? Listen to some people giving their opinions. Match the speakers 1- 6 to the phrases a-f.
Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Speaker 4 Speaker 5 Speaker 6 |
A to be in bed with the cover over the head B to be in bed the whole day C to be in bad mood D to feel miserable E to want a drink a lot F to feel relaxed and happy |
14 What do you do when it’s cold and snowy? Listen to the song about winter weather. Fill the gaps 1-12 with the missing words. You nee to use only one word for each gap.
WINTER WEATHER
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Winter hail, winter (1) ............... In winter time the cold (2).............blow Winter frost on the (3)..................pane Winter weather is here
(4) ................... I went to bed And it snowed all night I woke up this morning And the (5).............was white I went downstairsHip hip hooray My mother said No school (6)..................
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Put on my (7).............
Both left and right And went outside For a (8)............. fight With my friend Pat And my friend Jake And then we went (9)............. On the frozen lake
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It gets dark And the (9)........... wind blows I’m by the fire To (10)............... my toes Some hot hot (11)................... And a biscuit or ten Tomorrow I’m (12)................. it All again © Andy Henley/Tym King
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
15 Look at the pictures and in pairs answer the questions below.
What seasons are in the pictures?
Where do you think it is?
What’s the weather like?
Would you like to go there?
16 Make a list of adjectives from the words in the box.
Example: fog-foggy
dry hurricane flood
sun freezing storm humid rain ice
lightning wind mist snow frost
fog thunder wet mild hail changeable mud
shower heat
17 Match the symbols to the weather adjectives.
cloudy, windy, sunny, stormy, snowy, rainy
18 Say which words you don’t use to talk about weather in your country?
19 Fill the gaps with suitable adjectives from activity 17.
1 It was a .................day in the middle of January so we made a snowman. 2 It was such a ....................day that my umbrella was blown inside out. 3 Most people like to go on holiday when it is hot and ................... 4 Half an hour later the weather became very ................... They could hear the rumble of thunder and they saw flashes of lightning across the sky. 5 On a ..............night you can’t see any stars in the sky. 6 The town’s river overflows every year during the .............season.