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Weather
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Contents of this live lesson
1. Vocabulary
2. Questions about the Weather
3. Idioms
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IELTS Speaking Vocabulary: Weather
When talking about the weather, there are different ways we can
express our ideas.
1. We can use ADJECTIVES
It’s ____ in my country
Scorching, sweltering, boiling, baking = VERY HOT
cold, quite chilly, freezing cold = COLD
humid, soaking wet = WET
bleak, gloomy, dull = NOT VERY BRIGHT
changeable = UNSTABLE
2. We can use NOUNS
We get a lot of ________
Sunshine, sunny spells
tropical storms, showers, downpours, heavy rain, torrential rain
snow, blizzards
wind, storms, hurricanes
heat waves
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droughts (no rain for long periods)
3. We can use VERBS
It’s always ______ where I live
It tends to________ where I live
Raining, pouring, pouring down, drizzling (=light rain),
snowing, sleeting, hailing
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What is the weather like in your country?
There are probably 5 main kinds of weather -
1. Hot
2. Mild (in between hot and cold)
3. Cold
4. Wet
5. Dry
The weather changes due to a number of different factors, including the
following
• Changes in air pressure and wind
• Different Seasons
• Pollution
• Climate change
Find out more about this below:
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In order to answer this question, you can use comments like the
following:
It depends which part of the country we are taking about and on the
season.
In the north, it’s very wet. We get a lot of rainstorms and tropical storms.
At times, on the coast, there are typhoons as well.
In the south the climate is much hotter and dryer. We often get droughts
that can last for weeks or months.
In summer, it’s roasting hot. It’s so hot, you can hardly go outside for
more than a few minutes.
In the winter, it’s cooler but it never snows. I have never seen snow in
my country.
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Do you think the weather will affect certain types
of jobs?
Yes, it will have an impact on farmers, floods might destroy their
crops
It will definitely affect fishermen, they may have to change their
schedules if there are high storms at sea
Builders in the construction industry can certainly be affected. If
the temperature is below freezing, they can’t mix the concrete.
Taxi drivers might be hit by the rain. On the one hand, they will
have more customers, but on the other, it can make driving
more dangerous.
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IELTS Speaking Idioms: The Weather
Come rain or shine = whatever happens
I don’t even care if I am sick, I am going to my friends’ wedding come
rain or shine.
It never rains, it pours = every happens at once
I have been waiting for a job opportunity for weeks, and all of a sudden I
have got 5 in one day. It never rains, it pours.
To be on cloud nine = to be very happy
I finally got the score I need on IELTS, I am on cloud nine!
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