Weather is one of the most common topics of conversation in English. This third exercise builds on exercises 1 and 2 with more advanced weather terms and expressions. This is exercise 3 of 3.
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Complete each of the sentences below using the following words:
chilly, lightning, temperature, snowstorms, dry, record, overcast, showers, cool off, meteorologist
1. They say it's going to ( = become colder) in the next couple of weeks.✓
2. This is the hottest summer on .✓
3. Canada gets a lot of during the winter.✓
4. She hides in the house every time she sees during a storm.✓
5. The climate here is very . (= not humid)✓
6. Another word for cloudy is "".✓
7. are generally a lighter form of rain.✓
8. It hasn't been warm at all. It's been quite .✓
9. A is someone who studies the weather.✓
10. The has dropped quite a bit since yesterday.✓
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Weather Conversation Questions
1. How would you describe the climate where you live? Do you like it?
2. What is your favorite type of weather, and why?
3. Has the weather in your region changed noticeably in recent years? How?
4. Have you ever been caught in extreme weather? What happened?
5. How does the weather affect your mood and daily activities?
6. What do you think will happen to global weather patterns in the next 50 years?
Did you know?
The English are famously associated with talking about the weather — and for good reason. The UK sits at the meeting point of several air masses (Arctic, Atlantic, and continental European), creating genuinely unpredictable conditions that change rapidly throughout the day.
The word climate comes from the Greek klima, meaning "slope" — referring to the angle at which the sun's rays hit the earth at different latitudes, which determines a region's general weather patterns.