Intermediate English
Lesson 15 - Weather
Reading
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- Read a weather forecast from a newspaper.
- Identify the correct weather forecast information based on a weather map.
- Write your local weather forecast on our blog.
The Weather Forecast
Review of Key Words | |
flight delay due to renovate |
Instructions
Read the weather forecast in the newspaper.
The News Gazette Friday, May 1st - 30 cents |
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The National Weather Forecast You can expect rain and cooler temperatures today in the Northeast with the highs in the upper 60s. In the Southeast there might be tornados, so watch out. In the South it'll be hot and sunny. In the Midwest there is a 70% chance of thunderstorms. In the North it'll be windy again today with extremely cold temperatures. In the Northwest they're expecting snow and cooler temperatures today. In the Southwest it'll be party cloudy and warmer today. |
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International Weather London - cloudy Paris - party cloudy Madrid - sunny Mexico City - sunny Tokyo - rainy Buenos Aires - windy Toronto - snowy |
The Travel Report Expect flight delays in the midwest due to the storms moving into the area this afternoon. The Miami airport will be closed because of high winds and a possibility of tornados. Be careful if you're driving in the Northwest because roads there have been very icy. If you fly into Chicago's O'Hare airport, plan some extra time to find your gate. They're renovating Terminals 1 and 2. |
Weather Trivia Contest The News Gazette is sponsoring a weather trivia contest. We'll print the answer in tomorrow's weather page. What's the hottest city in the world? |
Practice
Select the correct forecast for each region based on the weather map.
Do you know what the answer to the trivia question is?
WritingWrite a weather forecast for your country or region. Write on a paper or on our blog. |
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