THE WEATHER

What can the weather be like ?
Good
Bad
Cold
Frosty
Hot
Rainy
Wet
Windy
Sunny
Warm
Dry
Cloudy
Terrible
Nasty
Fine
Snowy
Foggy
Freezing
Clear
Stormy
Sleety
Humid
Dreadful
Wonderful
Cool
Misty
Sultry
Calm

Match the words to the symbols
1Sunny
2 foggy
3 cloudy
4 rainy
5 snowy
6 thunder and lightning
a
b
c
d
e
f

to warm
to heat
to freeze
to dry
to snow
to rain
to thunder
to lighten
to clear up
to shine
to melt
to sleet
to pour
to drop
to rise
to fall
to change
to storm
to blow
to forecast
to expect
to listen to
to observe
To influence
The weather in verbs
to drizzle

What weather do you like?
My favourite weather is
Calm
Windy
Foggy
Clear
I like the weather with
Heavy showers
a lot of snow
a lot of sunshine
a thick fog
Fine drizzle
Light rain
Hard hailstorm
Prolonged frost
Thunder and lightning
Answer choosing some expressions:
Cold
Warm
Cool
Hot
Dry
Wet
Sunny
Cloudy

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?
Don’t forget to use the V-structure:
was/were + V-ing
V (ed), V2
for example: It was not cold yesterday.
The wind blew from the west.
Describe: the temperature, precipitations, the wind direction, the clouds, the atmospheric pressure…