3A- Talking about the Weather and Seasons

 A  It's extremely Cold.

1 Vocabulary Weather  

A Label the pictures with the correct words. Then listen and check your answers.

Answer:

1. sunny  

2. cloudy

3. windy

4. rainy

5. snowy

6. hot

7. warm

8. cool

9. cold

B Pair work What's the weather like in your country in each season? Complete the chart with the words from Part A. Then compare answers

2 Language in context Favorite seasons

A Listen to people talk about their favorite season. Which places are cool?

My favorite season is spring. It's fairly cool, and it rains quite a bit, but it's a good time to see flowers.              

- Jan, Lisse, Holland

I like summer a lot. It's very windy - great for windsurfing! And it doesn't rain at all then.

- Fouad, Essaouira, Morocco

Fall is my favorite. It's sunny and cool, and in late October, 150 million butterflies arrive!

- Juan, Morelia, Mexico

I love winter. It's extremely cold and it snows a lot, but that's when the Sapporo Snow Festival is.

- Rie, Sapporo, Japan

B What about you? What's your favorite season? What's the weather like then?

3 Grammar  Adverbs of intensity; quantifiers with verbs 

Add the adverbs and quantifiers to the sentences. Then compare with a partner.

1. It snows in Moscow in the winter. (a lot)                            It snows a lot in Moscow in the winter.
2. It rains in Seattle in the winter. (quite a bit)                                                                                      
3. It's cold in Busan in January. (extremely)                                                                                       
4. It's cool in Rabat in the rainy season. (fairly)                                                                                  
5. It snows in Lima in July. (not... at all)                                                                                              
6. It's windy in Wellington all year. (pretty)                                                                                         

Answer:

1. It snows a lot in Moscow in the winter.

2. It rains quite a bit in Seattle in the winter.

3. It's extremely cold in Busan in January.

4. It's fairly cool in Rabat in the rainy season.

5. It doesn’t snows at all in Lima in July.

6. It's pretty windy in Wellington all year.

A Listen to people talk about the weather in three cities. Which city is one of the people planning to visit? Circle the city.

1. Istanbul, Turkey                  It's                         cold in the winter.
2. Antigua, Guatemala           The                         season is from November to April.
3. Beijing, China                       It's                         and                         in the spring.

Script:

Page 27, Exercise 4, Listening, Think about the weather!

1.
W1: So, where do we want to go on our vacation?
W2: How about Istanbul?
W1: Hmm. ... What's the weather like there in December? Is it warm?
W2: Let's see what this website says. It's not really warm, no. It's cold.
W1: How cold? What does it say?
W2: It can get down to about five degrees in the winter.
W1: Oh, that's pretty cold. Maybe we can go there another time.

2.
M1: So, how do you like Antigua?
M2: Oh I love it here.
M1: Do you like the weather?
M2: I do. It's not rainy, and it's nice and warm.
M1: Well, it is the dry season. Our dry season starts around November and ends in April.
M2: And then the rains come?
M1: That's right. It rains a lot in the summer, especially July.
M2: Well, I'm glad I'm here now. I hate the rain.

3.
W3: Are you excited about your year in Beijing?
W4: Yes! I can't believe it. One year in China, studying Mandarin.
W3: You're so lucky. What's the weather like in Beijing? Is it nice?
W4: You know, I'm not sure. Let's check online.
W3: OK. Wow, it's cold in the winter – very cold!
W4: But it doesn't rain in the winter.
W3: No, but what about snow?
W4: Oh, of course. I go there in March. What's the weather like then?
W3: Let's see. It says spring is dry and windy.
W4: That's OK.
W3: I can't wait to visit you!

B Listen again. Complete the sentences with the correct words

5 Speaking True or false?

B Pair work Read your sentences. Your partner corrects the false sentences. Take turns.

A: It's pretty sunny in the winter.

B: I think that's false. It's pretty cloudy in the winter.

 I can  talk about the weather and seasons.