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4 September 2009: The Weather

Well, August is over, the schools have started for the new academic year but here in Britain we are still waiting for the long hot days that we were promised early in May. The summer seems to have forgotten us this year and we have had a lot of rain but very little sunshine. However, life at English in Chester is just as enjoyable as always and everybody seems to be having a good time and to be learning a lot of English. As you all know everyone in this country always enjoys talking about the weather so I thought I would look at some typical ways of starting a conversation with someone from Britain. The weather is always a popular topic!

Exercise 1
The following are adjectives we often use to describe the weather. Can you match the word with its meaning?
Drag-and-drop your chosen answer into one of the spaces below. Only use each answer once.
foggy
thundery
stormy
freezing
boiling
windy
humid
overcast
sunny
rainy
MeaningAdjective
1:hot and wet weather which makes you feel uncomfortable
2:bright, light and very pleasant
3:very, very hot
4:thick cloud close to the ground which makes it difficult to see
5:stormy and noisy
6:very blowy
7:the sky is full of cloud
8:very, very, cold
9:wild, windy and sometimes rainy too
10:wet
Drag-and-drop your chosen answer into one of the spaces below. Only use each answer once.
foggy
thundery
stormy
freezing
boiling
windy
humid
overcast
sunny
rainy
Exercise 2
Choose the correct word to complete the blanks in the following sentences.
There was a terrible storm last night. Thunder and   , even the cat was terrified!
It wasn't really cold but I felt a bit    in the wind.
You must take your umbrella with you, it's    with rain.
It was so    that we couldn't see more than a few yards ahead of us.
The weather    got it wrong again. They promised us a hot and dry summer and we have had rain every day!
They promised us a    but the weather has been cold, wet and miserable all summer.
It started to rain while I was waiting for the bus so I got    to the skin.
Do you mind if I open the window? It is very    in here.
It is blowing so hard, I think we might be in for a   .
The    was very high which made it difficult to sleep.

Enjoy the rest of the summer and good luck if you are starting a new job or a course at university in the autumn.
Love from all at English in Chester!


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