CLAM - Centro Linguistico d'Ateneo Messinese Meteo - Vocabolario Lyrics

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you'll be learning some essential English on how to talk about the weather - it is a great "ice-breaker" if you meet a British person, we are obsessed with the weather...!
Before starting, let me first explain that you'll be listening to some useful, English weather vocabulary, you'll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
So let's start!

Woman: It is rainy, it is raining, and it will rain.
Man: Rain is actually a verb. Its adjective form is rainy. However, as "rain" is a verb, you can use it in all tenses, without the verb "to be".
Listen to this example:
Woman: Do you think it will rain all day today?
Man: Well the weather forecast didn't say it would rain, but you never know, and it is raining at the moment.
Woman: I'll take an umbrella, just in case it does rain all day then, I don't want to get soaked.
Man: See you later.

Woman: It is snowy, it is snowing, and it will snow.
Man: Snow is actually a verb. Its adjective form is snowy. However, as "snow" is a verb, you can use it in all tenses, without the verb "to be"
Listen to this example:
Woman: I can't believe it's snowing, here in Sicily.
Man: Well it often snows on the mountains
Woman: Come on, let's go and make a snowman.

Woman: It is foggy. It will be foggy. It is cloudy. It will be cloudy.
Man: Foggy, cloudy, sunny, windy, etc. are all adjectives, so they require the verb "to be," when discussing the weather.
Listen to this short conversation:
Woman: Is it ever sunny in Edinburgh?
Man: Well unfortunately the forecast says it will be cloudy and windy again tomorrow, but, at least it won't rain or snow.

Woman: It is hot, and it will be cold.
Man: If people discuss the temperature, they use adjectives, which also require the verb "to be". They range from hot, warm, cool, and cold.
Listen to this:
Woman: It's only May and I can't believe how hot it is here.
Man: I'll put the air-conditioning on, so it will be cooler for you.

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