1.How do you like our weather?

　　2.What about the weather in California?

　　3.What was the weather like yesterday?

　　4.How's the weather tomorrow?

　　5.What does the weather forecast say?

　　6.How cold is it?

　　7.Is it always as hot as this?

　　8.What's the temperature today?

　　9.Fairly warm this morning,isn't it?

　　10.Do you get much rain during the summer?

　　11.Can you stand the cold here?

　　Dialogue One

　　A:It's raining outside,Catherine,it's too bad.What's the weather like in your hometown?

　　B:It's very hot, the temperature is often over 40C.

　　A:Do you like the weather in Seattle?

　　B:Not really.But I like it in spring and fall.I don't like it in winter.

　　A:Why?

　　B:The winter is very rainy,I don't like the rainy day.

　　A:What about the weather in Boston?

　　B:I lived there for three years.I like summer but I don't like winter.

　　A:Is it very cold in winter?

　　B:Yes,it is.But it's nice in spring and fall.

　　Dialogue Two

　　A:Good afternoon!

　　B:Good afternoon! Sit down,please.How are you?

　　A:I'm very well,thank you.How are you?

　　B:Very well too,thank you very much.Isn't it a lovely day?

　　A:Yes,it's beautiful ,but it's also very hot.

　　B:Yes.

　　A:What's the weather like in your country?

　　B:Mm...It's quite warm now.

　　A:Where do you live?

　　B:In London.Where do you live?

　　A:Here.Near this school.

　　Dialogue Three

　　A:It's a lovely day,isn't it?

　　B:Yes,the weather sure is nice today.

　　A:I love it when the weather is like this.Why don't we sit down outside and have our lunch?

　　B:That sounds like a good idea.The sky is clear,the sun is shining and there's a nice cool breeze,so it is not too hot.

　　A:I really miss the change of seasons like we have in Colorado;but I must admit,this sure is a nice spring day.

　　B:Hey,this spot in the shade looks really comfortable.

　　A:Okay.Hey,is that a dark cloud over there?Do you think it will rain after all?

　　B:I don't think so.I say the weather report last night,and it said the weather should be fine all day.

　　A:If the weather stays nice perhaps we can go to the beach this weekend.It's been a while since I've not really gotten some sun.

　　英国的天气

　　In Britain,the weather is very varied;people never know what it will be like the next day.

　　The summer is warmer than the winter,but even in summer the average temperature si only 16C.Sometimes the sun shines,but at other times the sky is covered in cloud,and it often rains.

　　In winter it is sometimes very cold,especially in the north of the country.The temperature may fall below 0C,and then there is often snow and ice.

　　The best season of the year is probably late spring.At this time of year the weather is often sunny and quite warm;the countryside looks very green,and there are wild flowers everywhere.

　　Weather

　　1.It's bitterly cold today.

　　2.It's quite cool here in August.

　　3.It's snowing heavily.

　　4.There's much wind today.

　　5.The temperature has dropped a lot today.

　　6.It's better than yesterday.

　　7.What lovely weather we're having!

　　8.I like this kind of weather.

　　9.It's going to be a heavy rain.

　　10.It's clearing up.

　　11.The sun is shining.

　　Dialogue One

　　A:It's a fine day today,isn't it?

　　B:Yes,it is.It's wonderful after the downpour.

　　A:How nice seeing the sun back again!The air is so fresh.

　　B:I hope it stays nice like this for a long period of time.

　　A:Well,the weather is so unpredictable this time of year.

　　B:You're right.We don't know what is going to be like tomorrow.

　　A:Look!It looks as if it is going to rain.

　　B:The weatherman predicts a fine day today.

　　A:The weather is often quite different from the weather forecast.

　　Dialogue Two

　　A:Isn't this lovely weather?Will you help me water the flowers,Jack?

　　B:Well,do you think I have to?

　　A:I do.We haven't watered them for quite a few days.

　　B:Please look at the sky.Don't you see the dark clouds?It's going to rain soon.

　　A:Good.So we don't have to work.How nice!

　　B:But I don't think it's so nice.

　　A:Why?

　　B:The weather report says it's going to rain for a whole week.

　　A:Oh,I'm afraid all the flowers will die in the rain.

　　Dialogue Three

　　A:Is there a city where it's always warm?

　　B:Yes,there are many cities where it's almost always warm.San Diego,for example.

　　A:Are there any other cities where it's always hot?

　　B:Many.Most of the cities in the southern part of the United States are hot all year.

　　A:But why do so many people live there?

　　B:Most people grow accustomed to the climate,but there are many others who complain about it all the time.

　　A:Are there any cities where it rains a lot?

　　B:Several.Two good examples are Seattle,in the state of Washington,and Portland,Oregon.

　　A:Tell us about some cold cities.

　　B:In the north there are many cities which are very cold in the winter.Boston and Chicago are two of them.

　　A:Is it always cold in Chicago and Boston?

　　B:Oh,no.On the contrary,there are many beautiful days,especially in the spring and fall.

　　美国的气候

　　The United States has many different kinds of climate.On the west coast the temperature changes very little between summer and winter.But the north central states have a very different kind of climate.In those states,people wear light clothing during the summer,and they need heavy wool or fur clothing in the winter.

　　In the southwest, the climate is pleasantly warm during the winter,but the summer is unpleasantly hot.

　　In the eastern part of the U.S.,summer temperatures are very different from winter temperatures.Spring temperatures are comfortably warm,and fall temperatures are pleasantly cool.