28 Weather

A Types of weather
snow

sun rain cloud

fog wind thunder lightning

B Adjectives and verbs

noun adjective

sun sunny
rain rainy

wind windy
cloud cloudy
snow snowy

fog foggy
thunder thundery
lightning -

C Other useful weather words

It is very hot in Mexico - it is often 45 degrees there in summer.
It is very cold in the Arctic - it is often minus 50 degrees there.
It can be very wet in London - carry an umbrella when you go sightseeing there.
It is very dry in the Sahara - it doesn’t often rain there.
A hurricane is a very strong wind.
A storm is when there is a strong wind and rain together.
A thunderstorm is when there is thunder, lightning, rain and sometimes wind together.

D Expressions
It’s a sunny day in Tokyo today, but it’s cloudy in Hong Kong.
It’s foggy in Sydney and it’s snowing / it’s snowy in Moscow.
It’s raining in Barcelona but the sun is shining in Granada.

It’s a lovely day. Common mistakes

It’s a horrible day, isn’t it!
We say It’s windy / cloudy / foggy /
What’s the weather like in your sunny [NOT It’s winding / clouding /
country in June? fogging / sunning].
It’s usually warm and sunny.
Tip
Watch the weather forecast in English on TV or
online as often as you can.

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 Exercises
28.1 Match the words and the symbols.
1 snow 2 sun 3 rain 4 fog 5 lightning 6 wind 7 cloud

a b c d

e f g

28.2 Look at the chart. Write sentences about the cities in the chart.

Hanoi 1 It is sunny in Hanoi.

Hong Kong 2 It is raining in Hong Kong.

La Paz 3 It is

Paris 4 It

Tashkent 5

Seoul 6

Washington 7

28.3 Complete these sentences with a word from the opposite page.
1 The sun shone every day last month.
2 When it , I take my umbrella.
3 What’s the like in your country in January?
4 When it , we can go skiing.
5 You see before you hear thunder.
6 It is 24 here today.
7 It is dangerous to be in a small boat at sea in a
8 It is very in Siberia in winter.
28.4 Are these sentences true about the weather in your country? If not, correct them.
1 It often snows in December. It sometimes snows in December.
2 It is usually 40 degrees in summer and minus 20 degrees in winter.
3 There are thunderstorms every day in August.
4 It is very wet in spring.
5 We never have hurricanes.
6 Summer is usually hot and dry.
28.5 What do you like to do or not like to do in these types of weather?
1 fog I don’t like to drive. 3 a rainy day 5 a windy day
2 sunny weather 4 snow

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The Sahara is in Africa.
The Amazon is in South America.
Wagga Wagga is in Australasia.
The Volga is in Europe.
Mount Kilimanjaro is in Africa.
The Mississippi is in North America.
Mount Fuji is in Asia.
Lake Titicaca is in South America.

Unit 28
28.1 2 f 3 d 4 g 5 c 6 e 7 b

28.2 3 It is windy in La Paz.

4 It is cloudy in Paris.
5 It is foggy in Tashkent.
6 It is sunny in Seoul. / The sun is shining in Seoul.
7 It is snowing in Washington. / It’s snowy in Washington.

28.3 2 rains 6 degrees

3 weather 7 storm
4 snows 8 cold
5 lightning

28.4 Possible answers:

2 It is usually 20 degrees in summer and 0 (zero) degrees in winter.
3 There are sometimes thunderstorms in August.
4 It is not usually very wet in spring.
5 We almost never have hurricanes.
6 Summer is usually warm but we can have thunderstorms.

28.5 Possible answers:

2 sunny weather - I like to go to the beach / for a walk / lie in the sun.
3 a rainy day - I don’t like to go out / I don’t like to do sports.
4 snow - I like to walk in the snow / I like to go skiing.
5 a windy day - I like to go windsurfing / I don’t like to go out / I love to go for a walk.

Unit 29
29.1 2 at the tourist information office 6 at the (train / railway) station
3 at the bank 7 at / in the shopping centre
4 in / at the car park 8 at the post office
5 at the museum

29.2 2 Exit 4 Please do not walk on the grass

3 No smoking 5 Entrance

29.3 2 The bus station / stop is over there on the left.

3 For the Town Hall take the number 14 bus.
4 There is a post office on the other side of the road.
5 You can find a cash machine at the bank in High Street.
6 We can get a map of the town at the tourist information office.
7 Can you tell me the way to the railway station, please?
8 Excuse me. I’m looking for a car park.

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