What is the weather like today?

Activity 1  Match the words with the pictures.

1. It is sunny.
2. It is raining.
3. It is cloudy.
4. It is snowing.
5. It is windy.
6. a snowflake
7. It is foggy.
8. It is stormy.
9. a lightning
10. sunny spells
Activity 2  How to talk about temperatures.
Write the words in the correct box.
warm-cold-freezing-hot-chilly-cool Activity 3  Complete the grid.
noun adjective verb
the rain It's rainy.

It's snowing.

a cloud

Activity 4  Look at the map of the British Isles and write today's weather forecast. Use Scotland, Wales,
Northern Ireland, Ireland, the south of England, the north of England. For example : It is foggy in Ireland.

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 Activity 5  Read about the weather forecast in theActivity 6  You are the Weather Presenter. Draw
UK and draw the symbols on the map. weather symbols on the map and be ready to
In the extreme north of Scotland it is snowing and present the weather forecast for today in the UK.
freezing. In the centre and north of England there is a
risk of showers in the morning. In Wales, it is very
cloudy, an overcast day over the Welsh mountains! In
Northern Ireland the winds are very strong. In the
south-west of England, the sunny spell is expected to
last well into this weekend. The south-east of England
is bathing in glorious sunshine. But there are storms
along the east coast of England, so we can expect
thunder and lightning throughout the evening.

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Activity 7  For the champions ; ) Read the clues and fill in the crossword puzzle.

Down 
1. It isn't raining, the sky is clear.
2. a short period of rain
3. The sun is shining, there aren't any clouds.
4. a flash of light in the sky during a storm
6. covered with clouds
7. strong winds, rain, thunder and lightning
11. continual wind

Across 
1. a prediction about the weather
5. thick cloud close to land
7. the light and heat of the sun
8. the rumbling sound after a lightning
9. an arch of colours in the sky
10. frozen rain
12. when water is falling from
the clouds in drops
13. with many clouds in the sky

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