Speaking - Weather

 

Answer the questions:

  1. What's the weather like in your hometown?
  2. What's the temperature today?
  3. How many seasons does your country have?
  4. What's your favorite season? Why?
  5. Do you like rainy weather? Why or why not?
  6. What do you do when it's raining outside?
  7. Do you like sunny days? Why or why not?
  8. What can you do when it's sunny?
  9. What do you prefer: cold or hot weather? 
  10. What weather is perfect for you?

I. How's the weather?
Good weather:
  • Great
  • Nice
  • Pleasant 
  • Lovely
  • Excellent 
  • Wonderful 
  • Beautiful 
Bad weather:
  • Awful 
  • Ugly 
  • Gloomy 
  • Unpleasant 
  • Terrible 
Examples: 
Its's so lovely today.
The weather is ugly and gloomy today.

II. How many seasons are there in your country?
  • Spring (March, April, May)
  • Summer (June, July, August)
  • Fall (September, October, November)
  • Winter (December, January, February)
Phan Thiet:
  • Sunny season
  • Rainy season 
Examples: 
We have four seasons in my country. They are...
We have two seasons in South Vietnam. They are...

III. What's the weather like?
  • Boiling hot
  • Hot 
  • Warm
  • Mild
  • Cool
  • Chilly
  • Cold
  • Bitter cold
  • Icy
  • Freezing 
  • Sunny
  • Partly sunny
  • Cloudy
  • Cloudless 
  • Windy
  • Windless 
  • Drizzly
  • Rainy
  • Stormy 
  • Wet
  • Humid
  • Snowy
  • Dry
  • Foggy
  • Smoky 
Examples:
It's hot and humid today.
It's foggy in the morning and warm in the afternoon.

Games:
IV. How's the sky today? 
  • Clear
  • Blue 
  • Bright 
  • Dark 
  • Partly cloudy 
  • Cloudy 
  • Overcast 
  • Starry 
Examples:
It's cloudy and dark today.
The sky is blue and clear in summer.

V. What's the temperature today?
  • Degree Celsius 
  • Degree Fahrenheit 
  • Average temperature 
Examples: 
It's about 32°C today.
The average temperature in Dalat is from 18 to 24°C.

Answer the questions: 
 1. Have you ever been to Da Lat? 
     What's the weather like in Da Lat?
     What's the average temperature in Da Lat?
 2. Have you ever been to Nha Trang?
      What is the weather like in Nha Trang?
     What's the average temperature in Nha Trang?
 3. Have you ever been to Sai Gon?
     What is the weather like in Sai Gon?
     What's the average temperature in Sai Gon?
 4. Have you ever been to Sapa?
      What is the weather like in Sapa?
     What's the average temperature in Sapa?

VI. What kind of weather do you like/dislike?
  • I can go cycling 
  • I can sleep well 
  • I can spend time outdoors
  • I can go to the beach 
  • I can go camping 
  • I can enjoy fresh smell
  • It's refreshing 
  • It's cozy for staying indoors 
  • I feel relaxed 
  • I feel happy and energized 
  • It can cause power outage 
  • I can have a sunburn 
  • It's too hot
  • I can't go outside 
  • It's easy to get sick
  • It's wet and muddy outside 
  • It makes the roads slippery
  • I feel tired and lazy
  • I feel sad or gloomy
Structure: Like/Dislike + Adjective + Noun

Example: 
I like sunny weather.
My mom dislikes rainy days.

This structure allows you to express both your feelings about certain types of weather and activities associated with that weather.

Examples:
I like warm, sunny days because I can go to the beach.
I dislike rainy days because I can’t go outside.

Answer the questions: 
1. Do you like rainy weather? Why or why not?
2. Do you like sunny weather? Why or why not?
3. Do you like when it's cold?Why or why not?
4. Are you scared when it's stormy? 
5. What weather do you like the most?

VII. Weather verbs
  • To rain 
  • To snow 
  • To hail
  • To blow
  • To melt
  • To freeze 
  • To shine 
  • To drizzle
  • To pour 
Example: 
The sun is shining brightly right now.
It usually drizzles in the morning in spring.

Games:

VIII. Grammar rules

1. Using "It is" for Weather Descriptions
Use "It is" or "It's" to describe weather conditions.

Examples:
It is sunny today.
It’s cold outside.
It is windy and cloudy.

Tip: The contraction "It’s" is more common in spoken English. "It" refers to the general weather, not a specific object.

2. Present Continuous for Ongoing Weather
Present continuous tense ("is/are + verb-ing") describes actions happening right now, including ongoing weather conditions. It is useful for talking about weather that is currently occurring.

Examples:
It is raining now.
It’s snowing outside.
The wind is blowing hard.

Structure: 
Subject ("It") + is + verb (ending in -ing).

3. Talking About Future Weather with "Will" and "Going to"
"Will" and "going to" are used for making predictions about future weather conditions.
 
Examples:
It will be sunny tomorrow.
It’s going to be cold next week.

Structure:
For "Will": Subject + will + base verb.
For "Going to": Subject + is/are + going to + base verb.

Tip: We use "will" for predictions without evidence and "going to" for predictions based on evidence, like dark clouds for rain.

4. Comparatives and Superlatives
Comparatives and superlatives are used to compare weather conditions. Comparatives (e.g., colder, hotter) are for comparing two things, while superlatives (e.g., coldest, hottest) are for comparing three or more things.

Examples: 
Today is hotter than yesterday. (comparative)
That was the coldest day of the year. (superlative)  

For short adjectives: 
Add "-er" for comparatives and "-est" for superlatives (cold -> colder -> coldest).
For longer adjectives: 
Use "more" for comparatives and "most" for superlatives (more humid -> most humid).

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