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1. Let’s Talk About Weather

2. Forecast
“I want to go cycling this weekend, but I’ll have to check
the weather forecast first.”

3. Cloudy
Clouds = noun - “Look at those black clouds.”
Cloudy = adjective - “It was cloudy yesterday.”

4. Drizzle
Drizzle = light rain
“You’d better take an umbrella. It’s drizzling now, but it
might get heavy later on.”

5. Fog
Fog = noun - “There’s often fog on the moors.”
Foggy = adjective - “It’s meant to be foggy tomorrow.”

6. Smog
Smog = noun - “The smog in Beijing is really bad.”
Smoggy = adjective - “I don’t want to go outside. It’s too
smoggy.”

7. Humid
“It gets really humid in the summers here.”

8. Lightning
“Don’t stand near a tree when there’s lightning. It’s
dangerous!”

9. Thermometer
“The thermometer says its forty-two degrees!”

10. Tornado
“Stay indoors and keep away from the windows when
there’s a tornado coming.”

11. Typhoon
“The typhoon is scheduled to make landfall tomorrow
morning.”

12. How to Talk About Weather Correctly

13. Adjectives
It is + adjective It’s a(n) + adjective + day
 It’s very humid today.
 It’s windy.
 It’s rainy today.
 It’s hot.
This can be adjusted according
to time:
 It was snowy yesterday.
 It’ll be cold tomorrow.
 It’s a rainy day.
 It’s a sunny day.
 It’s a foggy day.
 It’s a windy day.

14. Verbs and Nouns
It’s verb-ing There’s + noun
 It’s snowing.
 It’s raining.
 It’s drizzling.
 It’s hailing.
 There’s going to be snow
tomorrow.
 There was rain yesterday.
 There was a lot of lightning
last night.

15. Verbs, Nouns, Adjectives
Some kinds of weather have all three word forms:
 It’s raining! (verb)
 It’s rainy! (adjective)
 There’s been a lot of rain recently. (noun)
However, others don’t:
 It’s sunning!
 It’s sunny!
 There’s been a lot of sunshine recently.