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THE WEATHER EXPLANATİON

THE WEATHER İN ENGLİSH In English, we usually use it is when we talk about the weather. This is normally: It is + adjective OR It is + verb-ing

It is + adjective = A description of the weather Ø It is sunny today. Ø It's hot and humid today. Ø It’s a nice day today. We can also say: It is a + adjective + day (or morning/afternoon/night) Ø It's a fine day. Ø It's a windy afternoon.

It is + verb-ing = This type of weather is happening now. You can also use it is in different tenses. Ø It's drizzling outside. Ø It was cold yesterday. Ø It's snowing. Ø It will be cloudy tomorrow. Ø Take an umbrella, it's raining.

When you are learning vocabulary about the weather, it is important to remember that some of the words have a noun form, a verb form and/or an adjective form. For example: NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES Many times when we are talking about the weather, we can add the letter Y to the end of a noun to make it an adjective. Ø Rain: (noun) The game was cancelled because of the rain. Ø sun (noun) - sunny (adjective) Ø rain (noun) - rainy (adjective) Ø Rain: (verb) I think it is going to rain later. Ø wind (noun) - windy (adjective) Ø Rainy: (adjective) It's a rainy day. Ø fog (noun) - foggy (adjective) It pays to learn the different forms of each word and when they are used. Ø cloud (noun) - cloudy (adjective)

QUESTİONS ABOUT THE WEATHER People commonly ask about the weather by saying: Ø What's it like out(side)? Ø How's the weather? Ø What's the weather like? Ø What's the temperature? Ø What's the weather forecast?

VOCABULARY ABOUT THE WEATHER IN ENGLISH We have divided this vocabulary into different categories to make it easier.

CLEAR OR CLOUDY Ø Bright: (adjective) full of light; when the sun is shining strongly Ø Sunny: (adjective) the sun is shining and there are no clouds Ø Clear: (adjective) without clouds Ø Fine: (adjective) not raining, clear sky Ø Partially cloudy: (adjective) when there is a mixture of both blue sky and clouds Ø Cloudy: (adjective) with many clouds in the sky Ø Overcast: (adjective) covered with cloud; dull Ø Gloomy: (adjective) with dark clouds and dull light; some people consider this weather depressing Sometimes the cloud lowers to ground level and it becomes harder to see… Ø Fog (noun)/ foggy (adjective): thick cloud close to land Ø Mist (noun) / misty (adjective): light fog, often on the sea or caused by drizzle Ø Haze (noun) / hazy (adjective): light mist, usually caused by heat

TYPES OF RAİN Ø Damp: (adjective) slightly wet (often after the rain has stopped) Ø Downpour: (noun) heavy rain Ø Drizzle: (verb/noun) to rain lightly with very fine drops Ø It's raining cats and dogs: (Idiom) To rain heavily Ø Shower: (noun) a short period of rain Ø Rain: (verb/noun) water that falls from the clouds in drops Ø Pour: (verb) to have heavy rain Ø Torrential rain: (noun) very heavy rain Ø Flood: (verb/noun) to become covered in water usually due to excessive rain

COLD STUFF Ø Hail: (verb) when frozen rain falls as small balls of ice (hailstones). Ø Snowflake: (noun) an individual piece of snow Ø Hailstones: (noun) the small hard balls of ice that fall from the sky Ø Sleet: (noun/verb) snow or hail mixed with rain (often with some wind) Ø Snow: (noun/verb) frozen rain that falls from the sky as soft snowflakes Ø Blizzard: (noun) severe snowstorm with strong winds

TYPES OF WİND Ø Breeze: a gentle wind (often nice or refreshing) Ø Blustery: blowing (strong) gusts of wind Ø Windy: continual wind. Ø Gale: a very strong wind Ø Hurricane/cyclone/typhoon: a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce winds and heavy rain. What's the difference between a hurricane, a typhoon and a cyclone? They are the same thing just with different names because of the region they are in. Ø Atlantic/Northeast Pacific = a hurricane Ø Northwest Pacific = a typhoon Ø Southern Hemisphere = a cyclone Ø Tornado: (noun) strong violent circular winds in a small area; a rapidly revolving column of air Ø In United States the word twister is often used instead of tornado.

THE TEMPERATURE İN ENGLİSH The temperature is how hot or cold something is. We use a thermometer to measure the temperature of something. Temperature is usually measured in degrees. Ø The ° symbol after a number means degrees. Ø 30° = thirty degrees There are two main systems used for measuring temperature: Ø °F = degrees Fahrenheit (used in United States) Ø °C = degrees Celsius (used in the rest of the world) When talking about the temperature we normally use: It + is/was/will be + adjective Ø It is chilly today. Ø It was warm yesterday. Ø It will be cold tomorrow.

The temperatures given are only an approximation to give you an idea of when to use them. Ø 28°C (or more) - Hot Ø 15 to 28°C - Warm Ø 10 to 15°C - Cool Ø 5 to 10°C - Chilly Ø 0 to 5°C - Cold Ø 0°C (or less) - Freezing REMEMBER Ø What is hot in one country may only be considered warm in another. Ø What may be chilly in one country may be freezing in another.

The following words refer to being MORE than hot and are used for temperatures over 30°C. Ø Boiling: very hot, often used in negative contexts Ø Humid: hot and damp. It makes you sweat a lot Ø Muggy: warm and damp in an unpleasant way Ø Scorching: very hot, often used in positive contexts Ø Stifling: hot and you can hardly breath Ø Sweltering: hot and uncomfortable

MORE VOCABULARY ABOUT THE WEATHER Ø Drought: (noun) Long periods of time without rain causing a lack of water in the area A lot of the crops dried up because of the drought. Ø Forecast: (noun) A prediction of how the weather will be on a certain day Ø Smog: (noun) a cloud of pollution hanging over a city (a fog of smoke) The view of the city wasn't very good because it was covered in thick smog. Ø Sunburn: (noun) painful red skin caused by spending too long in the hot sun. The forecast says it's going to rain tomorrow. If you don't put on your sunscreen, you'll get sunburn. Ø Lightning: (noun) A flash of light in the sky during a storm. Ø Sunshine: (noun) the light and heat of the sun Lightning lit the sky many times that night. I could feel the warm sunshine on my back. Ø Puddle: (noun) a small pool of water on the ground, usually after rain. Ø Thunder: (noun/verb) the rumbling sound in the clouds that happens after lightning The kids jumped in the puddles on the way home from school. The cat hid inside because it was scared by the thunder. Ø Rainbow: (noun) an arch of colors in the sky formed when the sun shines through rain I took a photo of a beautiful rainbow that was just above the lake.

SENTENCES USİNG WEATHER VOCABULARY Ø It is usually chilly and damp in autumn, sometimes with rain or drizzle. Ø I'm so glad there is a breeze right now otherwise it would be very hot. Ø Those large hailstones left dents in my car. Ø There has been a gale warning so it's not safe to go out fishing on our boat. Ø It is so humid that I've had to change my shirt twice already. Ø There was a drought in our province last summer. It didn't rain for three months. Ø It's a blustery day; make sure your umbrella doesn't blow away. Ø We won't be able to see the solar eclipse because it's overcast. Ø Take a sweatshirt because it's a little chilly outside.

QUESTİONS USİNG WEATHER VOCABULARY Ø What's the weather like in Buenos Aires in January? Ø How's the weather in Moscow in winter? Ø It's pretty hot. What's the temperature? Ø Is it raining outside? Ø What's the forecast for tomorrow?