Weather Vocabulary (Novice)

Practice on Your Own

• List the vocabulary you have learned to express how the weather is: sunny, cloudy, windy, etc. Write the names of a few cities or regions that are associated with each weather condition: Miami is sunny; London is cloudy; Seattle is rainy.
• Practice asking about the weather: “How is the weather?” Write down this question a few times, each time answering it with different weather conditions. Also practice asking and answering out loud.
• Now practice how to add a location to the question: “How is the weather in Boston?” If you are not able to do this, take notes to ask your conversation partner about it.
• List other expressions that are associated with each weather type, such as warm, cold, hot, cool. Then use each in sentence combinations like this: Miami is sunny; Miami is warm; Boston is snowy; Boston is cold.

Practice in Conversation Session

• Be prepared to list different weather types for your conversation partner.
• Be prepared to answer questions about the weather conditions associated with seasons or places. For example:
  • Winter? Cold and snowy
  • Summer? Sunny and warm
  • Fall? Windy and cool
  • London? Cloudy and cool
  • Toronto? Snowy and cold
• Now it is your turn. Be prepared to ask your conversation partner about the weather. For example:
  • How is the weather in London?
  • How is the weather in Seattle?
  • How is the weather in X, Y, etc.?
  • Winter?
  • Summer?
  • Etc.