Unit 19. The Weather

Look at task I and read these statements. Decide if they are true or false. Circle T for True and F for False.
Key.1F   2F   3F   4T   5T   6F   7T
1    You need to write complete sentences in the gaps.    T / F
2    You can only write one word in each gap.    T / F
3    You might have to write as many as ten words in one gap.        T / F
4    The exact word or phrase that you need to write is in the listening somewhere.    T / F
5    The gaps are in the same order as the information which you hear.    T / F
6    Your answer will be marked wrong if you make a spelling mistake.    T / F
7    You can write numbers in a gap, where appropriate.    T / F

Look at these three examples of gaps.
Key.Word to complete the gaps: hot, hotter, normal, higher, etc
Phrase to complete the gaps: hotter than today, unusual for June, colder than yesterday, etc
1   Temperature tomorrow: _________________1
2   What will the temperature be tomorrow? _________________2
3   The temperature tomorrow will be _________________3

Now think about possible kinds of answers.
Example:
Write an answer involving a number which fits in all three gaps:        25       
Now write down one word which would fit all three gaps: ___________
Finally, write a phrase (of between two and five words) which fits all three gaps:
_______________________________________________________________

As a class, discuss your choices.

How many different words or phrases fit all three gaps?

Here is another gap.
Do your choices fit this gap too? If not, discuss why not.
 
4  The temperature tomorrow will be __________________4 today.

You are going to listen to the beginning of a weather forecast. Asyou listen, write one word in each gap to complete the sentences. Key.1 hotter   2 humidity   3 bright  4 cloud

1   The temperature tomorrow will be ___________________1 than today.
2   There is not much ___________________2 in the air.
3   Tomorrow will be ___________________3, especially at noon.
4   There will not be much ___________________4.

Tapescript    
Newsreader And now, over to Elaine in the weather room.
Elaine    Hello, and a very good evening to you all. Well,
another hot day today, reaching 38 degrees in some parts of the country, and it's going to get even hotter tomorrow. Yes, we're really in the middle of a heatwave now. It could even reach as high as 44 degrees in parts of the South East tomorrow. The good news is that there's very little humidity in the air, only 16% in fact, so we won't all be sweating too much. But it is going to be bright, particularly around midday and in the early afternoon, and there's going to be very little cloud for most of the day, so do put on that sunscreen if you're going to be outside.

Now listen again. This time, all your answers will be phrases of between two and five words, or will involve numbers. Key.1    38° 2    (parts of) the South East 3    16(%) 4    in the early afternoon

Today:
     highest temperature: ________________________1
Tomorrow:
     up to 44 degrees in: ________________________2
     humidity (per cent): ________________________3
     bright, particularly around midday and ________________________4

Tapescript    
Newsreader And now, over to Elaine in the weather room.
Elaine    Hello, and a very good evening to you all. Well,
another hot day today, reaching 38 degrees in some parts of the country,and it's going to get even hotter tomorrow. Yes, we're really in themiddle of a heatwave now. It could even reach as high as 44 degrees inparts of the South East tomorrow. The good news is that there's verylittle humidity in the air, only 16% in fact, so we won't all besweating too much. But it is going to be bright, particularly aroundmidday and in the early afternoon, and there's going to be very littlecloud for most of the day, so do put on that sunscreen if you're goingto be outside.

Here are some more gaps for the same weather forecast. Can youremember any of the answers? Write a word or short phrase in each one.It doesn't matter if it is only a guess.
1    What is the name of the weather presenter?
      ____________________________________1   
2    What is the country experiencing at the noment?   
      ____________________________________2   
3    Where will it be hottest tomorrow?
      ____________________________________3   
4    The air will not contain much
      ____________________________________4 tomorrow.   
5    People will not be   
      ____________________________________5 much tomorrow.   
6    There won't be much   
      ____________________________________6 for most of the day.   
7    What should people wear outside?   
      ____________________________________7 

Now listen one more time and check your answers to G. Change any of the guesses that you got wrong. Key.1 Elaine  2 a heatwave                3 the South East  4 humidity 5 sweating  6 cloud 7 sunscreen

Tapescript    
Newsreader And now, over to Elaine in the weather room.
Elaine    Hello, and a very good evening to you all. Well,
another hot day today, reaching 38 degrees in some parts of the country,and it's going to get even hotter tomorrow. Yes, we're really in themiddle of a heatwave now. It could even reach as high as 44 degrees inparts of the South East tomorrow. The good news is that there's verylittle humidity in the air, only 16% in fact, so we won't all besweating too much. But it is going to be bright, particularly aroundmidday and in the early afternoon, and there's going to be very littlecloud for most of the day, so do put on that sunscreen if you're goingto be outside.

You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer, А, В or С Key.1С   2B   ЗА   4B   5B   6B   7B   8A

1    You hear a man talking about a football match. Why was the match cancelled? ____________1
      A   because of the bad weather
      В   because of football hooligans
      С   because of an accident
2    You hear someone talking on a mobile phone. Who is she talking to? ____________2
      A   a customer
      В   a colleague
      С   a relative
3    You overhear two people in a travel agent's arguing about a trip. What do they disagree about? ____________3
      A   how warm it will be
      В   how sunny it will be
      С   how humid it will be
4    You hear a weather forecast on the radio. What will the weather be like tomorrow in the north? ____________4
      A   wet
      В   windy
      С   bright
5    Listen to this news report about a flood. What was the probable cause of the flood? ____________5
      A   a river bursting its banks
      В   a broken pipe
      С   heavy rainfall
6    You hear two academics talking on television about global warming. What are they arguing about? ____________6
      A   the existence of global warming
      В   the causes of global warming
      С   the effects of global warming
7    Listen to this man talking about the weather. Who is he? ____________7
      A   a vet
      В   a farmer
      С   a butcher
8    Listen to this woman talking about weather forecasting. How does she feel? ____________8
      A   angry
      В   worried
      С   amused

Tapescript

You will hear a radio presenter talking about an Internet website.For questions 9-18, fill in the missing information with a word or shortphrase. Key.9 Weather Watchers  10    history 11    blood 12    information 13    quiz  14    a thousand questions / 1000 questions 15    dictionary 16    video film 17    teenagers 18    Goldman College

Search & Find Factsheet No. 22
 
name of website: ______________________9
website address: www.ww.co.uk
subject: strange weather in ______________________10
such as: raining frogs, stones, ______________________11, lizards
site also includes:

• other useful ______________________12
• ______________________13 page
• (with more than ______________________14)  
• ______________________15 of meteorological terms
• (with photos or ______________________16)
• links to other websites

ideal for: ______________________17 working on projects
website designed by: students at ______________________18

Tapescript
Presenter
Hello and welcome to another edition of Search and Find, the show that showcases the best websites on the net. This week, we're going to start by taking you to a lovely little site, Weather Watchers, which you'll find, rather a weird address this, at www.ww.co.uk. It's absolutely free, and it's all about the strangest kinds of weather recorded throughout history. And strange they certainly are. Forget about raining cats and dogs, this site has some far weirder examples. Did you know, there are recorded cases of it raining frogs, stones, blood and even lizards? But there's all sorts of other useful information, too. In fact, anything you want to know about the weather since they first started collecting data several hundred years ago. Want to know the hottest day on record in Britain? It's there. Which town has the highest average rainfall each year? This'll tell you. Want to know every occasion it's snowed in London in the last four hundred years? Well, you can find out here.
Another interesting feature is the quiz page. There are over a thousand questions in total, graded from beginner through to expert. See how much you really know about weather and climate. And if you want to know the difference between a tornado and a cyclone, or when a gale becomes a hurricane, there's a handy little dictionary where you just click on the word and up comes an explanation, usually with photos or video film. It's bright, fun and informative, and there are some useful links too to other weather-related websites, like the Meteorological Office's own official website. The website's very easy to navigate around, so it's ideal for teenagers doing a school project, but anyone interested in matters meteorological should check it out. The whole thing was put together by students from Goldman College, so a big thumbs up to them. And now, let's move on to another website ... [repeated]