This document discusses predictions and forecasting, describing them as guesses or estimates about future events or conditions. It notes that using terms like "might" or "may" when discussing predictions indicates less certainty than saying something "will" happen. When predicting with "will probably", the likelihood is between certain terms like "certainly" and "definitely" and less definite ones like "may", "might", or "possibly". The document also contains vocabulary for describing weather conditions and questions for discussing typical and extreme weather in different areas.

1. Unit 8
Predictions: A guess about the future.
To say or guess what will happen in the future.

2. ● A prediction:A statement of what will happen in the future. (to say or guess)
● To predict
● Forecast:To estimate how something will be in the future.
● To forecast
*forecast (noun): A prediction of the weather.

3. Discussing predictions
“Cities ______ look like this in the future.”
Cities might/ may look like this in
the future.
● Will possibly.
● You are not sure.
● It's a prediction.
“Cities will look like this in the future.”
We are saying:
● Will definitely look like this
● Certainly look like this

4. When we say “Will
probably”, we are
saying →
certainly, definitely, may, might,
perhaps, maybe, possibly
It's less certain than "certainly" and
"definitely", but more certain than "may",
"might", "perhaps", "maybe" and "possibly".
If you use “will probably”
● You are less sure than “certainly” and
“definitely”.
But more certain than when we use:
● May, might, perhaps, maybe, possibly.

5. 8.2 Describing the Weather

6. Weather Vocab Review
● SUN/ SUNNY
● CLOUD/ CLOUDY
● RAIN
● SNOW/ FREEZING
● WIND/ WINDY
● THUNDERSTORM
● FOG /FOGGY
● CLEAR
● DRY
1. What's the weather like today?
2. What's the weather been like recently?
3. Would you say today's weather is typical for this
time of year?
4. How would you describe the weather, here,
generally? What sort of weather is most typical in
the different seasons?
5. Are there any kinds of weather you never, or very
rarely get here?

7. Extreme Weather: 8.2 reading
● deep snow
● freezing cold
● torrential rain
● strong wind
● dense fog
● boiling hot
1. What word is used to describe bad weather?
2. And what word is used that means a strong
wind?
3. What about the other driver? What can she see?
4. What sound comes with lightning?
5. What other sound can the driver hear?
6. In the second-to-last sentence, what does heat
mean?
7. In the last sentence, which word means 'quite hot'
and which word means 'quite cold'?