Wednesday 1 April 2020

Listening - The weather

What's the weather like in the pictures? 

SUNNY   DRY    CLOUDY    RAINY    THUNDERSTORM    WINDY
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Now LISTEN HERE and do exercises a) and b)


a. Listen and match the two halves of the sentence and write a – d next to the number 1 – 4.
1  The weather in the north is mostly...                                      a.  ... rainy.
2  The weather in the east is mostly ...                                       b.  ... cloudy and sunny.
3   The weather in the west is mostly ...                                      c.   ...dry and cloudy.
4   The weather in the south is mostly  ...                                   d.  ... windy.


b. Listen again and fill in the gaps with the words they say:

    1. Welcome to the weather forecast. Now, let’s see what the weather is like__________.
    2. In the north of the country it’s very windy and cold. There is a chance of some _______, too.
    3. The temperature is around 10 _______________ centigrade.
    4. In the east it’s rainy all day today, I’m afraid. There may be a thunderstorm in the afternoon. The _______________ is a bit higher, at around 13 degrees.
    5. In the west and middle of the country the weather is dry but___________.
    6. The south of the country has the _______________ weather today. It’s cloudy most of the time but sunny this afternoon.

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