The Weather
What can the weather be like ?
Clear
Good
Dry
Cloudy
Snowy
Stormy
Hot
Humid
Cool
Cold
Wonderful
Sunny
Warm
Sultry
Frosty
Wet
Dreadful
Windy
Fine
Sleety
Rainy
Foggy
Misty
Bad
Terrible
Nasty
Freezing
Calm
Match the words to the symbols
1 Sunny
2 foggy
3 cloudy
4 rainy
5 snowy
6 thunder and lightning
a
b
d
c
f
e
to pour
to heat
to rise
to drizzle
to storm
to warm
to drop
to lighten
to clear up
To influence
to thunder
to expect
The weather in verbs
to listen to
to change
to freeze
to observe
to forecast
to sleet
to shine
to dry
to fall
to melt
to blow
to rain
to snow
What weather do you like?
Answer choosing some expressions:
Calm
Windy
Foggy
Clear
Cold
Warm
Cool
Hot
Dry
Wet
Sunny
Cloudy
My favourite weather is
Heavy showers
a lot of snow
a lot of sunshine
a thick fog
Fine drizzle
Light rain
Hard hailstorm
Prolonged frost
Thunder and lightning
I like the weather with
Describe the weather in the picture
What is the weather like today?
- It is … (fine, cloudy) today.
- The atmospheric pressure is … (high, low…).
- The sun is shining (It is raining).
- It is … (warm, cold).
- The temperature is …-… degrees (below, above) zero.
- The wind is blowing from the (south, north, south-east…).
- The wind is (warm, cold, strong, light…).
What is the weather in the pictures?
Use the structure:
To be + V-ing
What is the weather in different parts today?
Describe: Temperature
Precipitations
Clouds
Wind
Atmospheric pressure
Atmospheric phenomena
What was the weather yesterday?
Describe: the temperature, precipitations, the wind direction, the clouds, the atmospheric pressure…
Don’t forget to use the V-structure:
was/were + V-ing
V (ed), V 2
for example : It was not cold yesterday.
The wind blew from the west.
Let’s play : you are the weather forecast. What will the weather be like in our city tomorrow? In Great Britain? Use the verb structure : It will be … The weather will be …