Exercise 1
Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

upper, scattered, rule, there, storms, downpour,

breeze, showers, pour, scorching

1. There were some ___________ showers across western and central Argentina.

2. We cannot ______ out a storm over the country.

3. The FOX Forecast Center is tracking widespread ___________.

4. Now we have a nice breeze and some sun here and ______.

5. It looks as though it's about to ______.

6. For the past six hours, the ___________ had been continuous and torrential.

7. The air, fresh and cold, smelled to her as sweet as a sea ___________.

8. __________ hot temperatures have been recorded Sunday throughout Greece.

9. Spotty __________ may mean a slippery morning drive, but more of us will be
dry this morning.

10.Temperatures will fall to the _______ 60s to near 70 degrees for the weekend.

Exercise 2
Complete the dialogues with one word in each gap.

- It’s really __________ snowing all day, huh?

- Can you __________ all of this snow
- Yeah, it’s been years __________ we had to deal we’ve been __________?

with real winter weather!

- Unbelievable! It’s been __________ for
- You’re __________! How are you holding up what… two days!

__________ all this snow?

- Two days, right? But I like it!

- Dunno, I love winter and cold weather!

- Yeah, but I wish it ________ that cold.
- Ugh, I hate winter. I ______ it would stop snowing!

- We couldn’t _______ for a worse day, could we?

- Ugh, I think it’s around 15 degrees _______ zero.

- I know! I think it _______ snow today as well.

- Look at those dark snow clouds! It’s de nitely

__________ to storm!
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 Exercise 3
Read the sentences and match them to the explanations.
One explanation has two sentences.

1. I wish it would stop raining! - _______

2. I wish it wasn’t that cold. - _______

3. It’s been a while since we had such lovely weather in London! - _______

4. Look at those dark snow clouds! It looks like it’s going to storm! - _______

5. The sky seems clear now! It shouldn’t snow. - _______

6. I think it may snow today as well. - _______

7. It’s been snowing for what… two days! - _______

A. used to predict something that we think is certain to happen or which

we have evidence for now

B. used to talk about what is likely to happen

C. used to talk about a single activity that began at a point in the past
and is still continuing

D. used with since to talk about a present situation that began at a

speci c point in the past and is still going on in the present

E. used for saying that you want something to happen or you want a
situation to change

F. used to express that we want a situation in the present to be di erent

Exercise 4
Complete the sentences with one word in each gap.

1. I wish it _________ never stop snowing! I love winter and cold weather.

2. I'm fed up with this weather. I wish it _________ so hot.

3. It's _________ a while since we've had weather this warm in Denver. 

4. The forecast says it's _________ to rain tomorrow. 

5. Most of the rain has fallen, and it _________ be worse than partly cloudy.

6. It doesn't look very nice outside today. I think it _________ rain today! 

7. It's ______ raining, and it's ______ storming, but that means spring is coming! 

8. Here in the UK, _________ been pouring with rain for weeks on end. 

9. After a day of rain showers, it ____ be cold enough for snow Tuesday evening.

10. Can you see these clouds? I think it’s _________ to rain.
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