Scotland/Weather

Task

1. Read the story and translate it.
2. Open the Weather forecast. Find out about the weather in …
   1. Edinburgh
   2. Inverness
   3. Ben Nevis
   4. Compare it with your hometown. Is ist warmer or colder?
3. If you want to revise weather words, complete the interactive exercises!

It's rather changeable, isn't it?

In England it's difficult to say what the weather will be like. In Scotland it's even more difficult. On the day when Mr McDuff and I went to Loch Lomond the weather was lovely. The sun was shining, the birds were singing and you could smell spring in the air. What fantastic scenery!

"I wonder whether the good weather will last," I said. "I didn't have time to listen to the weather forecast this morning."

The Scotsman looked at me. 'I never listen to the forecast. I don't need to." He pointed across the water. "If you can see across the loch it's going to rain. If you can't, it's raining!"

Weather forecast

• BBC weather

Interactive exercises

Weather Words

Put in the matching sets!

	thunderstorm
	clouds and rain
	sun and clouds
	snowing
	(black) ice
	fog
	hard shower
	clear & sunny

What's the weather like?

Find the correct words.

Look, the sun is shining! It's sunny! The weather is nice!

There's strong wind blowing - It's very windy.
That's perfect weather for flying a kite.

Look, there's a dark cloud in the sky. The weather isn't nice anymore.
Soon (bald) it's raining.

Oh my god - there's a thunderstorm coming!
There's is lightning and thunder.
That's really terrible weather!

adjectives

Put in opposites (≠)

terrible	wonderful
warm	cool
hot	icy
dry	rainy
windy	calm
bright	dark
cloudy	sunny

Put in words with the same meaning (synonyms) (=)

terrible	awful
warm	cool
very cold	icy
wet	rainy
windy	stormy
light	bright
cloudy	sunny

WebQuest Scotland

1. Fact File
2. Geography
3. Weather
4. Highland Games
5. Loch Ness
6. Scottish Treats
7. Planning a Holiday

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• Mock test: Fingal's Cave
• Mock test: Glamping