12563810752g Card 2013 04 Weather Seasons 1
12563810752g Card 2013 04 Weather Seasons 1
12563810752g Card 2013 04 Weather Seasons 1
zz What is the weather like today? it’s cold and you have to wear so many layers of
It’s the middle of winter, so it’s cold / windy / wet clothes. Some people don’t like hot weather and
/ snowy / cloudy and overcast. The temperature they stay inside. I hate grey, cloudy days, I miss
is below zero / it’s freezing. It snowed / there is the sun. It’s just really depressing.
no snow. Spring is here/ it has warmed up / it is
getting warmer. / It’s cloudy / there are some zz Do you ever watch the weather forecast?
showers / it’s drizzling / the weather always I always watch / follow the weather forecast on
changes, one moment it can be cold and then TV, so I know what to wear. I always check the
warm. There is a rainbow in the sky. It’s summer, forecast on the internet so I am prepared. It’s
it’s bright and sunny / there are thunderstorms. always a good idea to check the weather when
Sometimes it gets really hot and there is a heat you go on holiday so you know what to bring.
wave. Autumn is foggy / misty. It’s getting I don’t really care about the weather, it’s boring
colder / chilly. The days get shorter. / I change the channel. The forecast is always
wrong anyway; it’s never completely correct.
zz What are the seasons?
There are typically four seasons in the year: zz What is the weather like in the Czech
spring, summer, autumn / fall (AmE) and winter. Republic?
In the southern hemisphere, for example in Weather is affected by the climate. The Czech
Australia, winter is the months of June, July and Republic has a mild climate, so on average the
August, when Europeans are enjoying their weather is not extreme. But the weather can
summer. And the winter in Australia is not like change in different regions of the country.
we know it; it snows only in the mountains. For example, in the mountains it can be much
cooler or rain more. On average, temperatures
zz What season / weather do you like and can reach -9 degrees in the winter and +20
why? degrees in the summer, but in some areas
I like spring when everything is growing / it’s temperatures fall to -25 degrees in the winter,
like a new beginning / it is getting warmer. and reach up to +35-40 degrees in the summer.
I prefer summer when it’s hot and everything
is blooming. You don’t have to wear a lot of zz What problems can extreme weather
clothes. I like storms in summer; they are so cause?
energetic. You can see lightning in the sky and Too much rain can start floods. Or also if the
then hear the thunder. Autumn is beautiful snow melts too quickly, the rivers flood. For
when it’s foggy in the morning / when the example, in 2002 the Czech Republic had
colourful leaves are falling off the trees. I like huge floods which destroyed large areas
winter when the days are clear, you can stay at of the country. In winter the snow and icy
home and be cosy. I love the snow; you can go roads can make travelling difficult and cause
ice-skating, skiing or snowboarding. car accidents. If it doesn’t rain, there can be
droughts and there is no water for crops.
zz What type of weather do you dislike? Other examples of extreme weather include
I hate when it rains for days / it’s rainy and you tornadoes and hurricanes in the US, which can
can’t do anything. I don’t like snow in the city, it destroy large areas of land and communities.
melts and it is dirty and slushy… I don’t like when
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