English Vocabulary in Use Elementary » Unit 28: Weather

Word List
  • cloud
  • cloudy
  • cold
  • degrees
  • dry
  • fog
  • foggy
  • hot
  • hurricane
  • It’s a … day
  • lightning
  • minus
  • rain
  • rainy
  • snow
  • snowing
  • snowy
  • storm
  • sun
  • sunny
  • thunder
  • thunderstorm
  • thundery
  • weather
  • wet
  • What’s the weather like?
  • wind
  • windy
Exercises

28.1 ‣ Match the words and the symbols.

  1. snow
  2. sun _____
  3. rain _____
  4. fog _____
  5. lightning _____
  6. wind _____
  7. cloud _____

28.2 ‣ Look at the chart. Write sentences about the cities in the chart.

  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____
  6. _____
  7. _____

28.3 ‣ Complete these sentences with a word from the opposite page.

  1. The sun every day last month.
  2. When it _____, I take my umbrella.
  3. What’s the _____ like in your country in January?
  4. When it _____, we can go skiing.
  5. You see _____ before you hear thunder.
  6. It is 24 _____ here today.
  7. It is dangerous to be in a small boat at sea in a _____.
  8. It is very _____ in Siberia in winter.

28.4 ‣ Are these sentences true about the weather in your country? If not, correct them.

  1. It often snows in December.
  2. It is usually 40 degrees in summer and minus 20 degrees in winter.
    _____
  3. There are thunderstorms every day in August.
    _____
  4. It is very wet in spring.
    _____
  5. We never have hurricanes.
    _____
  6. Summer is usually hot and dry.
    _____

28.5 ‣ What do you like to do or not like to do in these types of weather?

  1. fog
  2. sunny weather
    _____
  3. a rainy day
    _____
  4. snow
    _____
  5. a windy day
    _____
Answer Key
A ‣ Types of weather

B ‣ Adjectives and verbs

nounadjective
sunsunny
rainrainy
windwindy
cloudcloudy
snowsnowy
fogfoggy
thunderthundery
lightning-
C ‣ Other useful weather words

It is very hot in Mexico – it is often 45 degrees there in summer.

It is very cold in the Arctic – it is often minus 50 degrees there.

It can be very wet in London – carry an umbrella when you go sightseeing there.

It is very dry in the Sahara – it doesn’t often rain there.

A hurricane is a very strong wind.

A storm is when there is a strong wind and rain together.

A thunderstorm is when there is thunder, lightning, rain and sometimes wind together.

D ‣ Expressions

It’s a sunny day in Tokyo today, but it’s cloudy in Hong Kong.
It’s foggy in Sydney and it’s snowing / it’s snowy in Moscow.
It’s raining in Barcelona but the sun is shining in Granada.

It’s a lovely day.
It’s a horrible day, isn’t it!

What’s the weather like in your country in June?
It’s usually warm and sunny.

Common mistakes

We say It’s windy / cloudy / foggy / sunny [NOT It’s winding / clouding / fogging / sunning].

Tip

Watch the weather forecast in English on TV or online as often as you can.

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