4.1 The weather today
Mini-lesson
Listening Practice
Speaking Practice
Pair with your friend to practice the following dialogues:
When you do not have a friend to practice with: Click on Listen All and follow along. After becoming comfortable with the entire conversation, become Person A by clicking on the Person A button. You will hear only Person B through the audio file. There will be a silence for you to repeat the sentences of Person A. Do the same for Person B.
| Conversation 1 |
| Listen All | Person A | Person B |
| A: “Hey John, it’s beautiful out today, isn’t it?” B: “Yeah. I wish it would be like this everyday.” A: “Did you see the weather forecast?” B: “Unfortunately, it’s supposed to start raining tomorrow night.” |
| Conversation 2 |
| Listen All | Person A | Person B |
| A: “Do you know what the weather is going to be like tomorrow?” B: “It’s supposed to be the same as today. I don’t think the weather will change much for the next week or so.” A: “That’s great.” B: “Why are you so happy? Do you have anything planned?” A: “Yeah, I’m going to Everland with my family this weekend so I was hoping for good weather.” |
| Conversation 3 |
| Listen All | Person A | Person B |
| A: “I can’t believe it is raining so much.” B: “It’s not that bad. Last year we had floods in 4 different areas of the city.” A: “Really? Does it always rain so much during this time of year?” B: “This is not as bad as usual. During the monsoon season, we usually have rain for 3 weeks.” |
Conversation 4 (credit: excellentesl4u.com)
Situation: Lucy and Jane talk about the weather and eating lunch.
Jane: Hi, do you want to go and get some lunch?
Lucy: Yes that would be great.
Jane: I want to try the new café on the corner of the High Street.
Lucy: Are you sure, it’s very small and we may have to sit outside.
Jane: Yes that’s why I want to go. It’s autumn already and the weather might not be good for eating outside again until the spring.
Lucy: It looks as if it might rain soon. There has been some drizzle this morning.
Jane: No, the sky is clear and you can see the sun. That will make it warm.
Lucy: But there’s a gusty wind that makes it a bit chilly.
Jane: We can wear out coats. It’s been overcast for weeks. I want to sit in the sun for a bit.
Lucy: Ok, but if it starts to snow we have to go inside, alright.