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Conversational English: Weather Terms

Conversational English: Weather Terms. By Shi h ua Zhu and Hannah Higgins. A Safe Conversation Topic. Can’t think of what to talk about?. A Safe Conversation Topic. Weather. Vocabulary Activity. Watch this video

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Conversational English: Weather Terms

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  1. Conversational English: Weather Terms By Shihua Zhu and Hannah Higgins

  2. A Safe Conversation Topic • Can’t think of what to talk about?

  3. A Safe Conversation Topic Weather

  4. Vocabulary Activity Watch this video • http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/regional-national-forecast_2010-09-02?role • What weather terms did you learn?

  5. Other Key Weather Vocabulary Terms • Rainy • Cloudy • Snowy • Sunny • Thunderstorms / Showers • Clear • Partly/ Mostly / Severe

  6. What is the temperature? • Fahrenheit – Used in the United States • Celsius – Used elsewhere • Conversion rate: • (°F-32)X 5 / 9 = °C • °C X 9 /5 + 32 = °F

  7. Using Correct Verb Tenses • Present: What is the weather right now? • Future: What will the weather be tonight? • Future: What will the weather be tomorrow?

  8. Comparative Adjectives • Windy  • Cloudy  • Warm  • Cold  • Rainy  Windier Cloudier Warmer Colder Rainier

  9. Weather Forecasts • Available in almost any newspaper • Online: Some suggested websites • http://www.weather.com/weather/today/Ypsilanti+MI+48197 • http://www.wunderground.com • What do you see? Use your weather terms!

  10. Let’s Try This! • Please find a partner. Choose a city you’re interested in on the iTouch weather app. Do not show your partner your forecast. Work together and ask questions about the weather to fill in your empty forecast. • For example, “What is the weather right now? Is tomorrow colder than today?” • Raise your hand when you are finished.

  11. The Weather Forecastin My Partner’s City

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