Weather conversations :

Conversation 1
Situation: Lucy and Jane talk about the weather and eating lunch.
Jane: Hi, do you want to go and get some lunch?
Lucy: Yes that would be great.
Jane: I want to try the new café on the corner of the High Street.
Lucy: Are you sure, it’s very small and we may have to sit outside.
Jane: Yes that’s why I want to go. It’s autumn already and the
weather might not be good for eating outside again until the spring.
Lucy: It looks as if it might rain soon. There has been some drizzle
this morning.
Jane: No, the sky is clear and you can see the sun. That will make it
warm.
Lucy: But there’s a gusty wind that makes it a bit chilly.
Jane: We can wear out coats. It’s been overcast for weeks. I want to
sit in the sun for a bit.
Lucy: Ok, but if it starts to snow we have to go inside, alright.

Conversation 2
Situation: It has snowed and Tui is excited as it is the first time she
has seen snow.
Tui: Hi. Isn’t the snow great? I’ve been playing in it all morning.
Andrew: Yes, new snow makes everything look very pretty and
white.
Jane: Snow is nice at the start, but when it’s turning to slush it gets
nasty.
Tui: Maybe, but this is the first time I’ve ever seen snow. It’s great.
Jane: Do you ever have snow in Thailand?
Tui: No, we never have snow. It’s too hot.
Andrew: So this must be fun?
Tui: Yes very fun. I stayed up late last night watching the snowstorm
as the gusts of wind blew the snow.
Jane: Then this morning the sky was clear and the sun was shining on
the new snow. That was good to see.
Tui: How long will the snow last before it melts?
Andrew: If the weather and temperature stay cold at about zero
degrees Celsius then the snow could be here for several days or a
week.
Tui: Great. I want to play in it as much as possible. Do you want to
come outside with me?
Jane: Sure, I can do that.
Andrew: Yes, that’ll be something good to do.

Weather Conversation Exercises

Now practice using weather vocabulary in conversations by
completing the following three exercises.

Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks

Bob: Is the weather going to be good?
Andrew: Yes __________1___________ said that it would be hot and
dry.
Bob: Yes, __________2__________.
Andrew: But the weather forecast is normally wrong, so
___________3___________.
Bob: I also think it might be quite cold at night if the sky is clear. We
might even get frost in the mornings.
Andrew: We should take ___________4___________.
Bob: And ___________5___________ rains.
Andrew: I don’t normally go camping this early in the spring because
the weather is so changeable.
Bob: Yes I know what you mean. It makes packing difficult.
Andrew: But no matter how good or bad the weather is we’ll have a
good time.
Bob: Yes we will.
Weather Conversation

Choose the best option (A-D) in the following five questions to fill in
the blanks in the weather conversation given above.

1) Which option is the best to fill in the first blank?

A) the map on television
B) the meteorologist on television
C) the precipitation on television
D) the clouds look very dark

2) Which option is the best to fill in the second blank?

A) it should be great weather
B) it should be terrible weather
C) it could be snowy
D) it will be very cold

3) Which option is the best to fill in the third blank?

A) we should have good weather
B) we should go outside and check
C) we should call our friends
D) we should expect rain and gales

4) Which option is the best to fill in the fourth blank?

A) some sunscreen then
B) the long way round
C) some warm clothes then
D) some extra food then

5) Which option is the best to fill in the fifth blank?

A) some umbrellas for if it
B) some shorts for if it
C) some swimming costumes for when it
D) some extra tents for if it