Lesson 5

WEATHER
VOCABULARY
I. MATCH WORDS WITH PICTURES

drizzle cloudy wet hail hot

rainy gloomy windy snowy stormy

thunder
Rain cats and dogs foggy cold sunny
lightning

flood hurricane freezing rainbow drought

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 GRAMMAR
I. GRAMMAR WORKSHEET

FUTURE: WILL
won’t = will not
I I
You You I’ll (do something) = I will (do something)
He He You’ll = You will
She will cook. She won’t cook. He’ll = He will
It It She’ll = She will
We We It’ll = It will
They They We’ll = We will
They’ll = They will
Yes, No,
I I I
Note: Don’t use a contraction
you You You with “will in a short answer.
he He He For example:
Will she cook. She will She won’t Yes, I will.
it It It Yes, I’ll.
we We We
they They They

Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Use the words in the boxes above.
will
1. The movie ___________ start soon. Let’s find a seat and sit down.

2. A: ___________ your friend be at the party? B: Yes, she ___________.

3. Hello. Mr. Smith? This is Peter. I ___________ be at work today because I’m sick.

4. Those bags look heavy. Let me help. I ___________ carry the big one for you.

5. My brother ___________ speak to me because he’s very angry!

6. What time ___________ the sun rise tomorrow morning?

7. A: _______ you be twenty years old next month? B: No, I _______.

8. Flight CX793 ___________ depart from Gate 12 in ten minutes.

9. Do you think people ___________ live on the moon in your lifetime?

10. Yes, maybe I ___________ bake some cookies tomorrow.

11. A: Are you ready to order, sir? B: Yes, thank you. I __________ have a hamburger.

12. It ___________ be midnight in a few minutes. It’s time to go to bed!

13. When do you think we ___________ have our next test?

14. Maybe it ___________ rain tomorrow, and maybe it ___________.

15. A: __________ you marry me? B: Yes, I ___________!

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II. GRAMMAR DISCUSSION

WILL and PROBABILITY

INTO THE FUTURE

Ten years from now…

1. … how old will you be?

2. … what country or city will you probably live in? Why?

3. … will you probably be married or single? Why?

4. … how many children or grandchildren will you probably have? How come?
How old will they probably be in ten years?

5. … will you have a car, or will you have a motorcycle, or will you have both?
What kind(s)? Why?

6. … what kind of job will you probably have? What will your salary be?
Do you think you will like your job? Why? / Why not?

7. … will you still study English? Why? / Why not? Will you study something else?
What? Why?

8. … will you probably be happy? Why? / Why not?

9. … will you be famous? Why? / Why not?

10. … will you have more free time or less free time? Why?

Work with a partner and write 3 more questions about the future to ask your classmates!

1. …_________________________________________________?

2. …_________________________________________________?

3. …_________________________________________________?

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 READING COMPREHENSION

Question: What kinds of strange weather do you know about?

Read the article below and then answer the questions.

STRANGE WEATHER: RAINING FROGS!

Our planet’s weather is a topic that is becoming more and more
popular nowadays. This is because many places in our world are
becoming hotter and, in fact, many scientists say that 2015 may
be the hottest year our earth has ever seen. More and more ice is
melting at the north and south poles of our planet, and with less
ice there are fewer and fewer polar bears. Unfortunately, we may
not be able to stop these changes before our world becomes a
much more difficult place to live in. Let’s face it, the weather on
our planet is just very difficult to understand and even more dif-
ficult to control. Here is a very interesting example of our world’s
strange weather: one Roman man called ‘Pliny the Elder’ wrote
about frogs raining from the skies almost two thousand years
ago. Can this possibly be true? Yes, it can! Furthermore, not only
can frogs ‘rain’, but also fish and other small animals. This can sometimes happen when a storm
brings strong winds which blow over the tops of oceans or lakes. Small frogs and fish are not very
heavy, so they can be picked up by the wind into clouds and carried over land where they fall down.
Just a few frogs might rain down or maybe many more. In 2005, people in the European country
of Serbia walked outside their homes after a storm and they discovered thousands of frogs trying
to hop back to water. The Huffington Post, an online news service, tells of many more places in the
world where this has happened. If you are interested to see what ‘raining frogs’ looks like, you can
do a quick YouTube search for the 1999 movie ‘Magnolia’ (starring Tom Cruise). It shows thousands
of frogs falling down on a small town in the United States.

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1. The article is about how our world is getting hotter.
A. TRUE B. FALSE C. It doesn’t say.

2. Why is there less ice at the north and south poles?

A. There are fewer polar B. It is not easy to live on our C. The weather is changing.
bears. planet.

3. Pliny the Elder was an interesting man.

A. TRUE B. FALSE C. It doesn’t say.

4. How many different kinds of animals does the article talk about?
A. three B. four C. two

5. What does the word ‘it’ refer to?

A. melting ice B. frogs raining C. a storm can bring strong winds

6. What does the word ‘they’ refer to?

A. frogs and fish B. oceans and lakes C. storms

7. How many websites does the article mention?

A. two B. three C. one

8. Where do frogs USUALLY rain from the skies?

A. America B. Serbia C. It doesn’t say.

Score out of
As percentage
eight

/8 %

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 SPEAKING & DISCUSSION

TOPICS DISCUSSION
WEATHER
Student ‘A’
• Discuss the questions below with your partner.

1. What’s the weather like today?

2. What do you think the weather will be like tomorrow?

3. How many seasons are there in your city?

4. What is your favorite season?

5. Have you ever seen snow? If yes, where was that?

6. Do you like watching the weather forecast?

7. What do you like to do when it’s raining?

8. Have you ever been in a hurricane?

9. Are you afraid of thunder?

10. Which do you like better: hot or cold weather?

TOPICS DISCUSSION
WEATHER
Student ‘B’
• Discuss the questions below with your partner.

1. What was the weather like yesterday?

2. What was the temperature yesterday?

3. What kind of weather do you NOT like?

4. Which city in your country has the best weather?

5. How many seasons are there in your city?

6. What is your favorite season?

7. What is a ‘flood’? Have you ever seen a flood?

8. What do you like to do when it’s sunny?

9. Would you like to be a TV weather reporter? Why? / Why not?

10. Are you afraid of thunder?

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I. WHAT’S THE WEATHER LIKE?

1. Ask and answer questions with Student B to complete the missing information.

e.g. What’s the weather like in Singapore? It’s ………….

What’s the temperature in Beijing? It’s…………………....
City Weather Temperature
Hanoi Cold and rainy 12°C
Thanh Hoa
Da Nang Sunny 35°C
Nha Trang
Da Lat Stormy 21°C
Tp. Ho Chi Minh
London Rainy and windy 28°C
Singapore
Beijing Partly cloudy 25°C
Bangkok

2. Ask and answer questions with Student A to complete the missing information.

e.g. A: What’s the weather like in Singapore? B : It’s sunny

A: What’s the temperature in Beijing? B: It’s 33 degrees Celsius
City Weather Temperature
Hanoi
Thanh Hoa Hot and sunny 38°C
Da Nang
Nha Trang Hot and humid 32°C
Da Lat
Tp. Ho Chi Minh Rainy 20°C
London
Singapore Cloudy and windy 18°C
Beijing
Bangkok Foggy -5°C
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II. CONVERSATION

Discussing weather Going out in nice weather

Lily: Don’t you think it’s really nice outside Samira: I would really like to go to the beach
today? this weekend.

John: Yes, it really is. The weather is perfect. Lily: That sounds fun. What’s the weather go-
ing to be like?
Lily: I think that it’s going to rain.
Samira: The forecast said it will be warm on
John: I hope it does rain. the weekend.

Lily: I love it. The sky looks so clean after it Lily: So do you think it will be perfect weather
rains. I especially love the night air after the for the beach?
rains.
Samira: Certainly. It sounds like it will be.
John: I know. The rain does make it smell
cleaner. I would love it if it rains today. Lily: I really hope it doesn’t get cold.

Lily: Yeah, so will I. Samira: I want this trip to be perfect. I hope it

stays warm.

Changing schedule due to weather Tomorrow’s weather

John: It doesn’t look very nice outside today. John: It’s so cold today!
Samira: That’s true. I think we should post- Samira: Yes I know. I hope it’s warmer tomor-
pone our plans for the beach. row.
John: Yeah, the weather is turning horrible. John: No. Actually it’s going to be even cooler.
Weather forecast says it might rain.
Samira: Well. How do you know that?
Samira: Let’s plan for some other day when
the weather is better. John: I read tomorrow’s forecast.
John: That would be perfect. Wish the weather Samira: The forecast? Then you don’t need to
is pleasant soon. worry. It will certainly be warm. The forecast
guys never get it right.
Samira: Yeah! Me too.
John : Really? I hope so for our sake!

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III. WEATHER FORECAST

Welcome to the weather forecast structure.

Now, let’s see what the weather is like today.

In the north of the country it is…………
( Give advice) The temperature is around ………….degree Celsius.
In the east it’s ………………………today, I’m afraid.
(Give advice) The temperature is around ………..degree.

Make it the same for other religions.

SAMPLE
Welcome to the weather forecast.
Now, let’s see what the weather is like today. In the north of the country, it’s very windy and cold.
There is a chance of some rain too, so don’t leave home without your umbrella! The temperature
is around 10º degree Celsius. In the east it’s rainy all day today, I’m afraid. There may be a thun-
derstorm in the afternoon. The temperature is a bit higher, at around 13º. In the west and middle
of the country the weather is dry, but cloudy. So no rain for you, but it is quite windy and the tem-
perature is just 10º. The south of the country has the best weather today. It’s cloudy most of the
time but sunny this afternoon. The temperature is around 15º.

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 LISTENING EXCERCISES
FRIDAY’S WEATHER REPORT
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
1. What was Friday’s weather like?
A. fair and humid B. warm and dry C. hot and partly cloudy

2. What were the high temperatures for Friday in the state?

A. 85 to 90 degrees B. 91 to 95 degrees C. 96 to 99 degrees

3. What is Saturday evening’s weather forecast for the state?

A. light rain over the entire B. heavy showers over the C. some rain in parts of
stateevening’s weather northern part. the state.
forecast for the state?

4. About what time should skies clear on Sunday?

A. around 10:00 AM B. around 3:00 PM C. around 6:00 PM

5. What event will occur on Sunday evening?

A. The earth’s shadow B. Colorful lights will appear C. Shooting stars will be
will cover the moon. in the sky. visible.

SNOW SKIING
Sarah and Ron are getting married. Listen to this conversation about their wedding plans.
1. The woman __________.
A. has gone skiing B. doesn’t have skiing C. skis once to twice a year.
many times. experience.

2. The ski slopes are ____________.

A. very crowded B. somewhat icy C. nearly empty

3. Another skier ___________.

A. drove into the woman B. forced her into the trees C. stole her new purple gloves

4. When the woman finds the other skier, she is going to __________.
A. break his face, arm, B. show his face on social C. hit the person in the head
and legs. media. with a book.

5. The woman says she can recognize the other skier by his __________.
A. hair and eyes B. crazy laugh C. clothing
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WEATHER FORECAST
I. CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING: MATCHING

Do this exercise while you listen. 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.

II. CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING: GAP FILL

Do this exercise while you listen. Write the word to fill the gap.

Welcome to the weather forecast. Now, let’s see what the weather is _______________ today.

In the north of the country it’s very windy and cold. There is a _______________ of some rain, too.

The temperature is around 10 _______________ centigrade.

In the east it’s rainy all day today, I’m afraid. There may be a thunderstorm in the afternoon. The
_______________ is a bit higher, at around 13 degrees.

In the west and middle of the country the weather is dry _______________ cloudy.

The south of the country has the _______________ weather today. It’s cloudy most of the time
but sunny this afternoon.

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