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English in Use Discussing Weather

  1. Study the Word List and Useful Expressions.

Useful Expressions

a) What’s your favourite season?

What’s the weather like today?

The weather is fine (nasty...), isn’t it?

It’s warm & sunny (cold, frosty, rainy, slippery, chilly).

It has been raining since morning.

It looks like rain It’s about ____ degrees above / below zero.

I hope the weather will be fine.

The weather changes very often this winter.

What does the forecast say? (Heavy showers, snowfall, rain, snow, hurricane, sleet, slush, freezing,).

Word List

b) Cold Weather

Cold, chilly, frosty, rainy, slippery, rain, snow, to slush, to settle, blizzard, snowdrift, freezing, thaw, melt, snowfall.

Warm Weather

Close (warm & uncomfortable), stifling, muggy, humid, scorching (in positive context), boiling (in negative context), mild, a heatwave, a drought.

Wet Weather

Damp, drizzle, rain, shower, pour down (v) / downpour (n), flood, thunderstorm, hail, to be overcast, haze / hazy, fog / foggy, smog.

2. Put the adjectives to do with temperature in the right order

____________ (100°C) freezing

_____________ boiling

It’s _____________ cold

_____________ warm

_____________ chilly

_____________ (0°C) hot

3. Translate into English

1. – Погода гарна, правда?

  • Так, температура + 15°С. Тепло, сонячно.

  • Давайте (же) підемо на прогулянку.

  • Гарна думка.

2. – Іде дощ. Не забудь взяти зонта.

  • Я вже взяв його. Дощ іде зранку.

  • Думаю, він скоро припиниться.

  • Я так не думаю.

4. Make up some of your own dialogues discussing:

  1. yesterday’s weather;

  2. today’s weather;

  3. the weather during your last holidays;

  4. the weather forecast for the weekend.

Telephoning

1. Practise saying the following telephone numbers:

0719274863 0927840098 633488 06144501277

What’s your phone number?

2. Notice the following expressions on the telephone:

This is John (Not Here is John or I’m John).

Could I speak to Ann Baker, please? (Not speak with).

Is that Mike?

I’m afraid he’s out.

Can I take a message?

I’ll try again later.

To dial

The number is ringing

The number is engaged

The phone is ringing. – I’ll get it.

52902 (Not Here is 52902 or This is 52902).

3. Read and practise the dialogues:

a) A. Hello!

B. Hello. Could I speak to Barry Perkins, please?

A. Speaking (= I’m Barry Perkins).

B. Ah, hello. This is Jane Gardener ( NOT I’m… or Here is…).

b) A. Can I have extension 366, please?

B. Hold the line, please. I’m putting you through.

c) A. Can I speak to Mrs Barrett, please?

B. I’m afraid she’s out at the moment. Can I take a message?

A. Yes. Can you ask her to give me a ring? I’ll give you my number.

d) A. Can I speak to Mr Bray, please?

B. I’m afraid his line is busy at the moment. Would you like to hold?

A. No, I’ll phone back later.

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