TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER VOCABULARY
PRE-TASK
● Cross out the wrong form. Put a tick (✔) if both are correct.
1. It’s very cold! / It’s very freezing!
2. It’s really windy! / It’s incredibly windy!
3. It’s really boiling today! / It’s incredibly boiling today!
4. I was absolutely frightened! / I was absolutely terrified!
Taken from: New English file intermediate
VOCABULARY TASK 1: IDIOMS ABOUT THE WEATHER
● Read the following sentences (1-5) and match the Idiomatic expressions to their right meaning.
● Make up your own sentences with each idiomatic expression.
1. Despite the teacher’s explanation, the students
were all in a fog. _3__ Get through a difficult situation.
2. Come rain or shine, you can always count on me!
_5_ The quiet period before a troubling situation.
3. This is a sad time for everyone, but if we pull
together we will weather the storm. _1__ confused.
4. I’m afraid I have to cast a cloud over the _4__ Ruin, depress.
celebration and give you some bad news.
_2__ No matter what.
5. The boss is furious but hasn’t said anything. I’m
afraid it’s the calm before the storm.
Adapted from Click on 4
VOCABULARY TASK 2: WEATHER WORDS CROSSWORD PUZZLE
● Read the descriptions about some weather words.
● Complete the crossword puzzle with one word.
Across
3. a report saying what the weather is likely to be
like (8)
4. the light and heat that come from the sun (8)
9. extremely cold (8)
11. a short period of rain (6)
12. an extremely strong and dangerous wind that
blows in a circle and destroys buildings as it
moves along (7)
13. the weather conditions that an area usually
has (7)
15. one of the four periods of the year: spring,
summer, autumn or winter (6)
17. slightly cold, but not too cold (4)
Down
1. a light and pleasant wind (6)
2. sunny and not raining, generally pleasant
weather (4)
5. a sudden flash of light in the sky during a
storm (9)
6. the loud noise in the sky that you hear during
a storm (7)
7. describes weather that is not very cold or not
as cold as usual (4)
8. a half circle of seven colours that you see in
the sky when rain is falling and the sun is shining
(7)
9. a thin, white layer of ice that forms on
surfaces at night when it is very cold, or a time
when the
temperature is very cold and water freezes (5)
10. extremely hot (7)
14. small drops of water in the air which make it
difficult to see objects which are not near (4)
16. a period of bad weather with a lot of wind Across
and rain (5)
3. forecast
4. sunshine
9. freezing
11. shower
12. tornado
13. climate
15. season
17. cool
Down
1.breeze
2. fine
5. lighting
6. thunder
7. mild
8. rainbow
9. frost
10. boiling
14. mist
16. storm
ANSWER KEY
ACROSS DOWN
1.breeze
3. forecast 2. fine
4. sunshine 3. lighting
9. freezing 6. thunder
11. shower 7. mild
12. tornado 8. rainbow
13. climate 9. frost
15. season 10. boiling
17. cool 14. mist
16. storm
