Basic English in 30 Days: Weather and seasons

1. Question 1 of 10

   Which season comes after summer?

   • Awinter
   • Bspring
   • Cfall
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   Answer: C. fall

   The seasons in order are spring, summer, fall and winter.

2. Question 2 of 10

   There is a lot of rain today. What is the weather like?

   • AIt's sunny.
   • BIt's rainy.
   • CIt's foggy.
   • DIt's windy.
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   Answer: B. It's rainy.

   Rain → rainy. You can also say "It's raining."

3. Question 3 of 10

   Which sentence is correct?

   • AIt's rain.
   • BIt's raining.
   • CIs raining.
   • DIt raining.
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   Answer: B. It's raining.

   Start with "It's", then the verb with -ing: It's raining.

4. Question 4 of 10

   How do you say −10 °C?

   • Aless ten degrees
   • Bten degrees
   • Cminus ten degrees
   • Dunder ten degrees
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   Answer: C. minus ten degrees

   Below zero, say "minus": minus ten degrees.

5. Question 5 of 10

   Which word is the coldest?

   • Afreezing
   • Bcool
   • Chot
   • Dwarm
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   Answer: A. freezing

   From hot to cold: hot, warm, cool, cold, freezing.

6. Question 6 of 10

   There is a lot of wind today. It's ___.

   • Awindy
   • Bwind
   • Cwinding
   • Dwindly
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   Answer: A. windy

   Make the adjective with -y: wind → windy.

7. Question 7 of 10

   "What's the weather like today?" Choose the best answer.

   • AIt's like sunny.
   • BIt's sunny and warm.
   • CIt's Monday today.
   • DYes, it's weather.
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   Answer: B. It's sunny and warm.

   Answer with "It's" + weather words: It's sunny and warm.

8. Question 8 of 10

   Listen. What is the high temperature today?

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   Good morning! Today will be cloudy with some rain in the afternoon. The high is twelve degrees.

   • A20 °C
   • B2 °C
   • C−12 °C
   • D12 °C
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   Answer: D. 12 °C

   The weather report says, "The high is twelve degrees."

   Transcript

   Good morning! Today will be cloudy with some rain in the afternoon. The high is twelve degrees.

9. Question 9 of 10

   Listen. What is the temperature?

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   Jen: It's so cold today!
   Marc: Yes, it's minus twenty. Wear a warm coat and a hat.

   • A−20 °C
   • B−2 °C
   • C20 °C
   • D−12 °C
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   Answer: A. −20 °C

   Marc says, "It's minus twenty." That is −20 °C.

   Transcript

   Jen: It's so cold today!
   Marc: Yes, it's minus twenty. Wear a warm coat and a hat.

10. Question 10 of 10

    Read. What is the low temperature on Sunday?

    Weekend weather: Calgary
    Saturday: sunny, high 5 °C, low −8 °C
    Sunday: snow, high −3 °C, low −12 °C

    • A−12 °C
    • B5 °C
    • C−3 °C
    • D−8 °C
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    Answer: A. −12 °C

    On Sunday, the high is −3 °C and the low is −12 °C. The low is the coldest temperature.

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