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3 7 Weather

A Types of weather

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sun

fog thunder lightning

Adjectives and verbs

noun adjective
sun sunny

rain rainy

wind windy
cloud cloudy Tg
snow | snowy 3

fog foggy

thunder thundery
lightning. -

It’s a sunny day in Tokyo today, but it’s cloudy in Hong Kong.
It’s foggy in Sydney and it’s snowing / it’s snowy in Moscow.
It’s raining in Barcelona but the sun is shining in Granada.
It’s lovely weather today, isn’t it! [NOT It’s a lovely weather.]
It’s a horrible day, isn’t it!
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You cannot say It’s winding clouding fogging / sunning.
Other useful weather words
It is very hot in Mexico — it is often 45 degrees there in summer.
It is very cold in the Arctic — it is often minus 50 degrees there.
It is very wet in London — carry an umbrella when you go sightseeing there.
It is very dry in the Sahara — it doesn’t often rain there.
A hurricane is a very strong wind.
A storm is when there is a strong wind and rain together.
A thunderstorm is when there is thunder, lightning, rain and sometimes wind together.

Tip: If you are able to see the weather forecast in English on television, watch it as
often as you can.

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