2-16 USING IT TO TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER

CHAPTER 2

Expressing Present Time (Part 1)

 

2-16 USING IT TO TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER

 

(a) It’s sunny today. (b) It’s hot and humid today. (c) It’s a nice day today.	In English, people usually use it when they talk about the weather.
(b) What’s the weather like in Istanbul in January? (c) How’s the weather in Moscow in the summer?	People commonly ask about the weather by saying: What’s the weather like? OR: How’s the weather?

 

Exercise:

Change the Fahrenheit temperatures to Celsius by choosing temperatures from the list. Then describe the temperature in words.

38⁰ C                           0⁰ C 24⁰ C                           -18⁰ C 10⁰ C

 

FARENHEIT          CELSIUS            DESCRIPTION

1.      50⁰ F                 10⁰ C                   Cool, chilly

2.      32⁰ F                 ________             _________________

3.      100⁰ F               ________             _________________

4.      75⁰ F                 ________             _________________

5.      0⁰ F                   ________             _________________