LISTENING 01

1. Listen to the following text.

Nice today, isn't it? During the first days of your visit to Britain, you will discover that the weather often changes. In Britain you often don't have the same weather for two consecutive days. In fact, in Britain you often don't have the same weather for two consecutive hours! First it's sunny, so you leave your coat at the hotel... but then it starts to rain. You go back for the coat and suddenly it's sunny again!  Sometimes the weather changes like this all day. In fact, the weather probably changes all night too, but you can't see it at night. You will also discover that the British love talking about the weather. In the Sahara, you can’t really say, 'Hot today, isn't it?' because it's hot every day. In Britain, however, you can say, 'Horrible, isn't it? It'll probably be nice this afternoon', or 'Nice, isn't it? It'll probably be horrible this afternoon'. In fact, in Britain you can talk about the weather all day, and everything that you say... the other person already knows!

2. How many times do these words occur in the text?

a) Britain

b) Weather

c) Rain

3. What do you think the text is about?

4. Write true or false:

a)  The weather never changes.

b)  During your visit to Britain, you won't notice anything peculiar about the weather.

c)  In Britain the really like talking about weather.

d) In the UK it's always raining.

e)  Britain has the same weather everyday

5. Talk to your classmates about the weather in your area. Write, at least, sentences.

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Listening 02

1. Listen to the dialogue.

 The Oregon Weather Forecast

Weather Forecaster 1:

Good afternoon and welcome to the weather forecast. Let's take a look at the weather outside now. What's it like? Well, it's currently raining and cloudy in southern Oregon while northern Oregon is cold and clear. The sun is shining, but it's rather cold up here in the North! The temperature is currently 45 degrees in the southern Oregon and only 30 degrees in the North.

Weather Forecaster 2:

Shall we see what the weather will be like tomorrow? Well, it will be rainy in the morning in southern Oregon and windy in northern Oregon. In the afternoon, The South will see cloudy weather with some rain later in the day. Northern Oregon will also see rain turning to snow and quite windy, with winds coming from the North-East.

That's the weather forecast for this afternoon. Have a good day!

2. Choose the correct answer or phrase to fill in the blank. Each question has only one correct answer.

1.  What time of day is it?

  a)   morning

  b)   afternoon

  c)   evening

2. What's the weather like in southern Oregon at the moment?

  a)   rainy and cloudy

  b)   sunny and windy

  c)   sunny and cold

3.  What's the weather like in northern Oregon at the moment?

  a)   rainy and cloudy

  b)   sunny and windy

  c)   sunny and cold

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Stations

1.    LISTENING. Listen to the song and guess the words in blank.
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cold - colours - day - dreaming - hot - love - mind - night - rain - rainy - sky - sky - sky - swimming - time - weather

U2 - Electrical Storm

The sea it swells like a sore head and the 1) _________ it is aching.

Two lovers lie with no sheets on their bed

And the 2) _________ it is breaking

On 3) ________days we'd go swimming out

On rainy days 4) ________ in the sound

On rainy days we'd go swimming out

You're in my mind all of the 5) _________

I know that's not enough

If the 6) _______ can crack there must be some way back

For love and only 7) ________.

Electrical Storm

Electrical Storm

Baby don't cry

Car alarm won't let you back to sleep.

You're kept awake 8) _________ someone else's dream.

Coffee is 9) __________ but it'll get you through.

Compromise, that's nothing new to you.

Let's see 10) ________ that have never been seen

Let’s go places no one else has been.

You're in my 11) ________ all of the time

I know that's not enough

Well if the 12) _________ can crack there must be some way back

To love and only love.

Electrical storm [x3]

Baby don't cry

It's 13) _______ as hell, honey in this room.

Sure hope the 14) ___________ will break soon.

The air is heavy, heavy as a truck.

We need the 15) _________ to wash away our bad luck.

Well if the 16) _________ can crack there must be some way back to love and only love.

Electrical storm [x3]

Baby don't cry [x3]

2.  SPEAKING. Read the following situation. This is your plan for this weekend. With your partner prepare the conversation record it and upload it on the blog's page.

You are going to go shopping this weekend. Your sister, (Wendy) and your friend (Marylou) are going to go with you. Your sister is going to drive her new Toyota car. You are going to buy a sweater, and your friend Jennifer is going to buy a dress.

 

Now it’s your turn to ask questions! Use the table as an example

1) What are you going to do this weekend?

2) When are you going to go?

3) Who is going to go with you?

4) What are you going to (do, buy, see)?

3.    READING. Read the text and answer the questions.

In Summer

                                 Pour on lotion,

                                 Rub it in.

                                 Perfect for

                                 My summer skin.

                                 On my bike

                                 Or in the pool,

                                 A sip of water

                                 Keeps me cool.

                                 Shades are on,

                                 Flip-flops, too.

                                 In summer there’s

                                 So much to do!

1)  What is this poem mostly about?

a)    A kid swimming.

b)    A kid riding a bike.

c)    A kid with flip flops.

d)    A kid having fun in the summer.

2)  What are shades? (line 9)

3)  Why does the kid in the poem put on lotion?

4)  What are some things you like to do in the summer?

4.    WRITING. Choose your favourite season and write 15 lines explaining why you like it.

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