Speaking
9
Describe the pictures. Talk about
people
,
place
,
clothes
,
weather
,
feelings
.
5
Fill in:
1
A small rain . . . . . . . . . fell on her face and ran down her cheek.
2
A strong . . . . . . . . . of wind slammed the door closed.
3
Seconds after we saw a . . . . . . . . . of lightning in the sky, we heard
the thunder.
4
They watched the snow . . . . . . . . . falling and covering the roofs
of their houses.
5
Hail . . . . . . . . . the size of an orange dropped in the village
yesterday afternoon and damaged most of the houses.
flakes
,
drop
,
stones
,
gust
,
bolt
.
Writing
10
In pairs, write the weather
forecast for tomorrow. Use the
text in Ex. 3 as a model. Present
it to the class.
A: I read somewhere recently that
heavy snowstorms will hit Canada.
B: Oh, it’s just horrible!
Introducing a topic
•
Someone told me that
…
•
I read somewhere recently that
…
•
Did you know that
…
?
Expressing concern
•
Oh, it’s just horrible!
•
I can’t bear to think about it.
•
I hate to think about it.
• Idioms
6
Fill in the appropriate idioms related to weather from the
list below. Are there similar idioms in your language?
•
weather permitting
•
weather‒beaten
•
under the weather
•
in all weathers
•
weather the storm
1
The old sailor’s face was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . from all
the years he had spent at sea.
(aged by the weather)
2
The stadium can be used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
because the roof can be closed when it rains.
(no matter what
the weather is like)
3
We’ll go for a picnic on Sunday, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Let’s hope it’s sunny!
(if the weather is good)
4
Together we’ll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . until things get
better.
(get through difficulties)
5
I didn’t go to school because I was feeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(not very well)
• Inversion
7
Rewrite the sentences.
1
We have never seen such bad weather as this.
Never . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
We seldom go out now that winter has set in.
Seldom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
She was only able to drive to work when the roads had been
cleared.
Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
As soon as I got home it started to rain.
No sooner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
It hadn’t rained so much since the autumn of 2000.
Not since . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6
You won’t be able to get a taxi unless it stops raining.
Not until . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7
If I had been told the party was cancelled, I wouldn’t have come.
Had . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
Jill doesn’t like sitting in the sun and Jack doesn’t either.
Jack doesn’t like sitting in the sun and neither . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MODULE 1
9
Everyday English
• Expressing concern
8
Use the language in the box to
act out dialogues for the
following situations.
•
Canada will be hit by heavy
snowstorms.
•
Connecticut will experience a
rare summer blizzard.
•
The temperature in Manchester
will reach 38° C next month.
•
Dust storms from the Sahara
Desert are spreading across
southern Europe.
