IELTS STARTERS – LEVEL A – LESSON 28 24

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UNLOCK 2 - UNIT 4: WEATHER AND CLIMATE

LISTENING
Exercise 1. Put the verbs into the correct form (will, going to, simple present or present
progressive).
1. I love London. I (probably / go) will probably go there next year.
2. Our train (leave) at 4:47.
3. What (wear / you) at the party tonight?
4. I haven't made up my mind yet. But I think I (find) something nice in mmum's
wardrobe.
5. This is my last day here. I (go) back to England tomorrow.
6. Hurry up! The conference (begin) in 20 minutes.
7. My horoscope says that I (meet) an old friend this week.
8. Look at these big black clouds! It (rain) .
9. Here is the weather forecast. Tomorrow (be) dry and sunny.
10. What does a blonde say when she sees a banana skin lying just a few metres in front of her?
- Oh dear! I (slip) !

Exercise 2.
A. Listen and match the two halves of the sentence and write a – d next to the number 1 – 4.
1. The weather in the north is mostly a. rainy.
2. The weather in the east is mostly b. cloudy and sunny.
3. The weather in the west is mostly c. dry and cloudy.
4. The weather in the south is mostly d. windy.
B. Listen again and fill in the gaps.
1. Welcome to the weather forecast. Now, let’s see what the weather is today.
2. In the north of the country it’s very windy and cold. There is a of some rain, too.
3. The temperature is around 10 centigrade.

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4. In the east it’s rainy all day, I’m afraid. There may be a thunderstorm in the afternoon. The
is a bit higher, at around 13 degrees.
5. In the west and middle of the country the weather is dry cloudy.
6. The south of the country has the _ weather today. It’s cloudy most of the time but
sunny this afternoon.

Exercise 3.
A. You are going to listen to two students doing a survey about weather and mood. Choose
the topics you think will be mentioned. Then listen and check.

Topic Yes No
feeling tired and sad
sleeping
holidays
exercise
feeling angry
work and study
crime
feeling happy and relaxed

B. Listen to the survey and match the opinions to the speakers.

I am more imaginative when it’s sunny. Summer is a bad time for me.
I feel calm when it’s sunny. I don’t like rain.
I don’t mind winter. I like rain.
Winter is a good time for me. I love spring.
I don’t like autumn evenings.

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Kazue Dave Maria

C. Listen and choose the correct answers. Pay attention to intonation.

1 Kazue feels positive about rain/ warm weather/ cold weather.
2 Kazue feels negative about going outside/ warm weather/ autumn.
3 Dave feels positive about exercise/ warm weather/ holiday in the USA.
4 Dave feels negative about snow/ people with umbrellas/ air conditioning.
5 Maria feels positive about winter/ crime rates/ people who don’t like summer.
6 Maria feels negative about vitamins/ March and April/ the news article.