Chapter 9: Weather
Listening 1
Part 1
Listen to the audio. Match with the appropriate picture.
Part 2
Listen again. Type in the missing words and phrases.
Vocabulary
Cancelled
kan-suhld
Temperature
tem-per-uh-cher OR tem-pruh-cher
Degrees (°)
dih-greez
Celsius (C)
sel-see-uhs
Minus / Plus (-/+)
mahy-nuhs / pluhs
Below / Above zero
bih-loh zeer-oh / uh-buhv zeer-oh
Usually
yoo-zhoo-uh-lee OR yoozh-wuh-lee 
Typical
tip-i-kuhl
Examples
15°C
fifteen degrees Celsius
+1°C
plus one
one degree above zero
-40°C
minus forty
forty degrees below zero
Ear Training
Clear Speech
Fast Speech
Put your
Put your coat on.
Pu-tcher
Pu-tcher coat on.
Forget your
Don’t forget your umbrella.
For-ge-cher
Don’t for-ge-cher umbrella.
Meet you
I’ll meet you there.
Mee-cha
I’ll mee-cha there.
Got your
I got your message.
Go-tcher
I go-tcher message.
Listening 2
Note:
Feels Like
Sometimes you hear two temperatures. One is what the thermometer says. The other is what the temperature feels like because of wind or humidity.
For example:
- It’s 32 degrees, but it feels like 40.
- It’s -19 degrees, but it feels like –25.
Listen and fill in the table with information from the audio.
Check Your Answers
Pronunciation
Tips
You can change the focus of a sentence if you change the emphasis.
Listen. Can you hear the emphasized word? Can you hear how the meaning changes?
- It’s always sunny in my home city.
- It’s always sunny in my home city.
- It’s always sunny in my home city.
- My city is rainy and cold today.
- My city is rainy and cold today.
- My city is rainy and cold today.
- The temperature is usually about 20 degrees Celsius.
- The temperature is usually about 20 degrees Celsius.
- The temperature is usually about 20 degrees Celsius.
Speaking
What is the typical weather in your city?
Example:
I live in Sudbury. In the winter, the weather is cold and snowy. The temperature is usually minus 20. In the summer, the weather is perfect. The temperature is about 23 degrees Celsius. I love this weather.
What is your favourite weather? Why?
Example:
My favourite weather is warm, sunny and a little windy. I love feeling the wind on my face. I like wearing a T-shirt outside.
Media Attributions
- Bedridden weekend: It’s Justin The Super Fine Weekend Weatherman by David Prasad is licensed under CC BY 2.0. / Adaptations: cropped, resized.
- Man, Runner, Running by alba1970 is licensed under the Pixabay license. / Adaptations: cropped, resized.
- Man Standing Beside a Man in a Wheel Chair by RDNE Stock project is licensed under the Pexels license. / Adaptations: cropped, resized, print removed from subject’s shirt.
- Man Leaning On Glass Window Watching The Rain by Kelvin França is licensed under the Pexels license. / Adaptations: cropped, resized.
- man in black zip-up jacket standing beside bus by Austin Pacheco is licensed under the Unsplash license. / Adaptations: cropped, resized.
- thermometer by tak is licensed under CC0 1.0. / Adaptations: red temperature indicator adapted for each example.
- Weather Forecast Screenshot by Conestoga Open Learning is licensed under CC BY-NC SA 4.0.
- Canada Map by Conestoga Open Learning is licensed under CC BY-NC SA 4.0.
- Ch9 L2 Answer Key by Conestoga Open Learning is licensed under CC BY-NC SA 4.0.
References
Arizona State University. (2024). EdPlus Voiceover Generator [Voiceover audio generator].
Artificial Intelligence Disclosure
- The Arizona State University EdPlus Voiceover Generator was used to create some of the voiceover audio, where indicated. Adaptations include modification of speed and/or timing, and comping of output takes.
