Let's learn some words and phrases to help us talk about the weather.
In this film Filip, Nazia and Jess talk about how weather might affect their weekend plans.
Nazia: My family and I are going away this weekend.
Jess: Great! Where are you you going?
Nazia: I’m not sure… Where should we go?
Filip: The beach! We are going to the beach.
Jess: I think it's going to rain this weekend.
Filip: If it rains we will go to a mu…museum.
Nazia: I went to a museum last week. It was interesting!
Jess: I went to Edinburgh Castle and I really liked it. You should go!
Nazia: That’s a great idea - we will go to the castle! How do we get there?
Jess: You can take the train to Edinburgh and then walk through the Old Town to see it.
Filip: Is Edinburgh cold?
Jess: It’s not really cold, but it’s very windy and sometimes wet.
Filip: We have castles in Poland too! But Poland is very cold in winter and very warm in summer.
Nazia: Where are you going this weekend, Jess?
Jess: My grandparents live in Inverness, so I’m going to visit them. My mum will drive us there in our car.
Filip: Maybe you will see the monster!
Nazia: The Loch Ness Monster?
Jess: I think I saw it once… Or maybe it was a log.
Filip: I would love to see a monster!
Jess: Oh, it’s time to go home! Have a nice weekend!
Nazia: Thanks, you too. See you on Monday!
Filip: If it’s sunny, and I go to the beach, maybe I will see the monster!
Key words
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Activities
Matching activity
Listening activity
Make a sentence
Say what the weather is like
- To say what the weather is like now or usually you can say:
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or
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Example:
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(Tip: Both Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. and Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. mean the same thing)
What is the weather like?
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or
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or
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Very
- You can use the word Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. if the weather is extreme!
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Example:
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What is the weather like?
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or
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Ask what the weather is like
- You can turn what you've learnt above into a question by swapping the words Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. around:
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Example:
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How would you ask about these types of weather?
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Talk about weather in the past and future
Ready for more?
Find out how to talk about weather in the past and future:
- To say what the weather was like in the past you can say:
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(Tip: You can also swap the words around to make it a question: Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.)
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Examples:
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- To say what the weather will be like in the future you can say:
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(Tip: You can also swap the words around to make it a question: Check your connection, refresh the page and try again.)
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Examples:
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To find out more about weather check out our 2nd level Weather guides.
Words for rainy
In Scotland it rains a lot!
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