WEATHER (IELTS

SPEAKING PART
2-3)

1 Weather words

Look at the words below. Put them into the correct categories (some words may go in more than
one category):

a breeze a cyclone a gale a heat wave a hurricane a

tornado
fog hail lightning mist sunshine thunder

Stormy weather:

Dry weather:

Wet weather:

Windy weather:

Which of the above weather conditions are common in your country? Which are uncommon?
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2 Weather collocations

Match the words to form phrases.

1. heavy a. breeze

2. warm b. cold

3. dense c. fog

4. a light d. hot

5. freezing e. rain

6. boiling f. skies

7. overcast g. sunshine

Can any of these phrases be used to describe the weather recently?

3 Describing climate

Match the two halves of each sentence.

1. It’s often very chilly by the sea.

2. It gets pretty hot during the dry season.

3. There are often heavy downpours during the rainy season.

4. It’s always very misty during the summer.

5. There’s usually a fresh breeze in the autumn.

6. It hardly ever rains in the mountains.

7. There’s snow all year round in winter.

Which of the above sentences can be used to describe the climate in your country?
 Look at the places below. What do you think the weather is like in each place? Use
hypothetical structures, e.g.

"I imagine there’s a lot of heavy rain and overcast skies in the United Kingdom."

5 Practice (Part 2)

Work in pairs. Take turns to talk about the topics on cue cards below. Try to use some
vocabulary from this lesson. Remember, you have one minute to take notes and 1-2 minutes
for talking.

Describe your favourite season in your country. You should say:

when that season is

what the weather is like at that time of year

how that season is different from other seasons And explain why it is
your favourite season.

Describe an experience you had with bad weather. You should say:
what sort of bad weather it was

when it happened

where you were when it happened

And explain how it affected you and what you did.

Discuss any of the questions below.

1. Do different parts of your country experience different types of bad weather?

2. How does bad weather affect people’s mood?
3. Why do people live in places where the weather can sometimes be bad?
4. Do you think people who live in cold places have different personalities to people who live in
warm or hot places?
5. Do you think there are any problems with the world’s climate now?
Key

1. Weather words

1. STORMY WEATHER: a hurricane, a tornado, thunder, lightning

2. DRY WEATHER: sunshine, a heat wave
3. WET WEATHER: mist, fog, hail
4. WINDY WEATHER: a breeze, a gale, a hurricane, a tornado, a cyclone

2. Weather collocations

Students can work individually and check in pairs.

1. e 2. g 3. c 4. a 5. b 6. d 7. f

3. Describing climate

Students work individually and check in pairs. Go through the answers and clarify meaning.
1. It’s often very chilly −→ in winter.
2. It gets pretty hot −→ during the summer.
3. There are often heavy downpours −→ during the rainy season.
4. It’s always very misty −→ in the autumn.
5. There’s usually a fresh breeze −→ by the sea.
6. It hardly ever rains −→ during the dry season.
7. There’s snow all year round −→ in the mountains.

6. Discussion (Part 3)

Encourage a discussion among the students (in pairs or groups). Monitor the activity, make notes of language
mistakes and do a class feedback.

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