The Weather Report
It is often said that the British are obsessed by the weather. Probably because in Britain the weather changes all the time!
Look at the weather icons on the right. do you know how to say these things in English?
Before you listen think about which word below goes with which icon.
Sunny, Cloudy, Stormy, Rain, Showers, Heavy snow, Strong winds, Changable.
What about the other icons, how would you describe them?
Listen to the recording of a typical weather report that you might hear on a radio in Britain and decide if the statements below are true or false.
- True or False
- Answers
- Script
! Tonight will be cold .
= It will rain a little bit in the North .
= The night will be windy.
! Tomorrow will be rainy.
! The maximum temperature tomorrow will be 20 degrees.
=The evening will be cooler .
! The temperature in the evening will be 5 degrees.
= It is a good evening for a barbecue.
Tonight will be cold False. Cool is not very cold
It will rain a little bit in the North . True. Light showers means a little bit of rain.
The night will be windy. True
Tomorrow will be rainy False. Clear skies and a hot sunny day
The maximum temperature tomorrow will be 20 degrees. False 23% in the South
The evening will be cooler. True.
The temperature in the evening will be 5degrees. False 15 degrees
It is a good evening for a barbecue. True
And finally the weather. Tonight will be cool and cloudy in most parts of the country with some light showers in the North. The temperature will be cool, around 11 degrees.
The wind will get stronger overnight bringing a fresh bright morning, clear skies and a hot sunny day all over. Temperatures in the south will hit 23 degrees in the early afternoon , but lower in the North, around 20 degrees.
The temperature will cool off in the early evening, dropping to around 15% but still clear and warm, so, a good day for an evening barbeque. That’s all. Good night.