BBC Weather forecast - Weather vocabulary

You are going to

• discuss weather
• watch 2 weather forecasts and do a comprehension exercise
• practise weather vocabulary
• describe weather in your country

 


Discuss
What’s the weather like in your country?
What’s your favourite type of weather?
What do you think these symbols mean?

Answers - highlight here = Signs feature; Sunny, Cloudy, Sunny intervals, Rain, Light rain, Heavy rain, Snow, Thunder and Lightning

Watch clip 1

What's the weather forecast for the UK?
Make a list of any weather words you see or hear.





Answers (highlight below)
showery (a), brightness (n), brighten up (v), bright (a), breezy, (a) rain (n), showers (n), thunder (n), sunshine (n), fresh(er) (a), chilly (a), light (a) winds (n) degrees (n)

Think of some more weather vocabulary. Write a list.
Note if they are adjective (a), noun (n), or verb (n)
Add them to the columns below the headings in the graph below

Cold (a)	Hot (a)	Rain (n)	Wind (n)	Sky (n)	In General
Cool (a)		Shower (n)		Clear (a)

Before you watch clip 2

You are going to see a weather forecast for Europe.
How many European countries and cities do you know?

Watch clip 2

Look at the questions
1) What is the weather in

• Iberia (Spain and Portugal)? 
• France?
• Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Denmark)?

2) What are the temperatures in these cities on Wednesday?

• Seville
• Madrid
• Paris
• Berlin

On Thursday?

• Moscow
• Kiev

On Saturday?

• Rome
• Athens

Note; There are many expressions here you may not understand. Try to look and listen for the weather information only.
European weather forecast on June 14, 2011

Add any weather words you hear to your list


Highlight below to see suggested answers. If you can think of more add them to the list.

Cold (a)	Hot (a)	Rain (n)	Wind (n)	Sky (n)	In General
Cool (a)	Scorching (a)	Shower (n) Showery (a)	Breezy (a)	Clear (a)	Changeable (a)
Chilly (a)	Boiling (a)	Drizzle (n)	Strong (a)	Blue (a)	Fine (a)
Subzero (a)	Mild (a)	Pouring (v)	Gale (n)	Bright (a) Brightness (n)  Brighten up (v)	Dry (a)
Freezing (a)	Humid (a)	Bucketing down (v)	Windy (a) Wind (n)	Overcast (a)	Unsettled (a)
Fresh (a)	Heat (n)	Thunder / Thunderstorm (n)	Light (a)	Grey (a)	Lively (a)
		Wet (a)		Cloud (n)	Degrees (n)
		Heavy (a)		Sunshine (n)
		Thundery (a)		Foggy (a) Misty (a) Hazy (a)

Now answer the questions in the quiz

How much vocabulary can you remember? Try this word matching exercise

Printable version here

Discuss

What is the typical weather where you live?
Is it the same all the year round or is each season different?
Describe the weather in spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Games

Now play a game here http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/language-games/monkey-squash/weather 
or here BBC Weather games http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/multimedia/games/

Find out

What's the weather like today? http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/
What's it like in your country?

Writing

Describe the weather for today in your country or area

More

Find out more about British weather here
http://efllecturer.blogspot.com/2011/09/the-truth-about-british-rain-great.html