56180 climate weather weather forecast

Topic: Climate, weather, weather forecast
ORAL TASKS
Task 1. Tell your partner(s) about your favourite season. What the
weather is like then, why you like it and so on.

Task 6. Discuss with your partner(s) the weather forecast for the
week-end.
Student
Student
1
1

Task 2. Discuss with your partner(s) what the weather is usually
like in your home town in winter/ spring/ summer/ autumn.

Ask if she/he has heard the weather forecast; what it says;
what the weather will be like;
if your partner likes such weather;
if his/her plans depend on the weather, etc.

Task 3. Role-play
Student
Student A
A

Ask your partner about the
weather during his/ her last trip
abroad (or holiday)

(Tell your partner about what the
weather during your last trip abroad

or holiday). Give as many details as
you can.

Answer your partner's questions about the weather forecast you have heard;
say what the weather will be like during the week-end;
say what your plans are for good weather / for bad weather; etc.

Student
Student B
B

Task 4. Work in pairs. Ask about the weather round the world
yesterday.

Model
A: What was the weather like in Athens?
B: It was sunny and warm, the temperature was 18 degrees
Celsius.
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World weather: Noon yesterday
C
Athens
S
18
Berlin
R
7
Edinburgh
C
5

Hong Kong
S
29
Minsk
Sn
-1
London
R
10
S=sunny
C=cloudy Fg=foggy R=raining Sn=snowing
Which city was the hottest? Which was the coldest?
Which month do you think it is?
Task 5. Comment on the following statements.

Choosing a place for your holiday you must consider the weather forecast.
The English say: there's no bad weather, there are bad clothes.

Student
Student 2
2

Task 7. Read these dialogues and discuss them with your
partner(s).
For good weather

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It's lovely day, isn't

it?
Yes, isn't the day
fine?
The sun ... not a
cloud in the sky.
Isn't it wonderful?


-

Nice day, isn't it? Fairly mild for this time of
the year.
Yes, it is.
I like such weather. It's snowing, and it isn't
very cold.
But I like colder weather better. After all,
winter must be winter.

For bad weather


-

-

Isn't the weather awful? It's
raining cats and dogs. It's
very wet. It was fine in the
morning, so I didn't bring my
umbrella.

Don't worry. You can have
mine.
Thank you. It's very kind of


-

Hmm, it's very cold. My feet are
freezing. I suffer terribly from the
cold.
It may snow. The weather forecast
said snow in high places.
I don't know. But I think it is getting
really windy. And the temperature
may drop to - 40. I'm frozen.


you.