Learn to talk about the weather (requires Real Player).
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The sun is shining |
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It's drizzling |
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The wind is blowing |
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It's raining (The rain is falling.) |
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It's hailing
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It's pouring (The rain is pouring down.) |
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It's snowing (The snow is falling.) |
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It's thundering |
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Sweltering = It's sweltering. or It's a sweltering day. |
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Freezing = It's freezing. or It's a freezing day. |
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Warm = It's warn. or It's a warm day. |
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Cold = It's cold. or It's a cold day. |
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Sunny = It's sunny. or It's a sunny day. |
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Cloudy = It's cloudy. or It's a cloudy day. |
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Clear = It's clear. or It's a clear day. |
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Stormy = It's stormy. or It's a stormy day. |
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Misty = It's misty. or It's a misty day. |
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Foggy = It's foggy. or It's a foggy day. |
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Breezy = It's breezy. or It's a breezy day |
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Windy = It's windy. or It's a windy day. |
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Showery = It's showery. or It's a showery day. |
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Rainy = It's rainy. or It's a rainy day. |
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Frosty = It's frosty. or It's a frosty day. |
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Snowy = It's snowy. or It's a snowy day. |
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Icy = It's icy. or It's an icy day. |
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Drizzly = It's drizzly. or It's a drizzly day. |
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. Dry = It's dry. or It's a dry day. |
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Wet = It's wet. or It's a wet day. |
Other things associated with the weather
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sunshine |
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lightning |
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puddles |
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raindrops |
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hailstones |
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snowflakes |
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frost |
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The weather forecast |
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flood |
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drought |
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tidalwave |
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tornado / twister |
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Atlantic / Eastern Pacific = a hurricane
Northwest Pacific = a typhoon
Rest of the world = a cyclone |
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Describing the weather generally
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hot, scorching |
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wet, miserable, damp |
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warm, mild, fine, dry
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dull, grey |
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cool, refreshing |
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cold, chilly |
How to ask about the weather.
A lot of nouns about the weather are uncountable, so we have to create or add a counting word:-
| Fog / Mist |
A wisp of mist / fog. |
| Hail |
A hailstone |
| Rain |
A drop of rain / A raindrop |
| Snow |
A snowflake |
| Sunshine |
A ray of sunshine |
| Wind |
A gust of wind |