Weather Vocabulary and Phrases

A fun lesson for beginner ESL students to learn weather vocabulary, phrases, adjectives, and expressions to talk about the weather using Future Simple.

Watch the ESL video about the weather and use the ESL Printable and Digital storytelling flashcards to practice using new vocabulary and expressions. Get the ESL printable worksheets about weather, ESL printable and digital flashcards, ESL listening and reading exercises, and gamify lessons with badges and stamps.

Warm Up Questions

1. What is your favorite season and why?
2. Do you feel down when it’s gray and rainy?
3. How do you feel about thunder and lightning?

ESL Video Conversation Weather Vocabulary and Phrases

Watch the following YouTube video:

ESL Listening Questions Weather Vocabulary and Phrases

1. How is the weather?
2. What will the weather be like this week?
3. Why is the weather report bad news to Tony?
4. When were they planning to go to the zoo?
5. What will the weather be like on Thursday?
6. According to Tony, how will the kids feel? Why?
7. What will they do instead?
8. What is the forecast for the weekend?
9. According to Samantha, why are they lucky that they don’t live in New York?
10. Does Tony prefer rain or snow?

Vocabulary and Phrases

A. Choose the word from the Word Bank with the same meaning of the words below.

1. raining heavily
2. forecast
3. very bad
4. not as good as you hope
5. to think or believe something will happen 
6. delay
7. like A more than B

B. Choose words from the Word Bank with the opposite meaning of the words below.

1. light
2. weak
3. mild

Fill-in-the-blanks

Use words from the Word Bank to complete the sentences below.

1. Unfortunately, we will have to _______________________________ the soccer game due to terrible rain.
2. We are _______________________________ in the results of the tests. We thought we did better.
3. The sound of _______________________________ scares me.
4. Your chances of getting struck by _______________________________ is very small.
5. The _______________________________ calls for rain and possible snow. It won’t be very good driving conditions.

Grammar

Choose the correct tense for each to complete the sentences.

1. It’s __________________________ (rain) outside. Remember your umbrella.
2. It will _________________________ (snow) tomorrow. Wear a warm coat!
3. The wind is ____________________ (blow) like crazy. Be careful not to blow away.
4. Lightning ________________________ (strike) the tree. It split it in half.
5. The rain is ________________ (come) down hard right now. I am going to wait inside.
6. The weather forecast is ___________________ (call) for severe floods. Stay indoors!
7. Are you afraid of the sound of thunder? Last night I __________ (be) scared.

ESL Printable and Digital Flashcards to Talk about the Weather

Use the flashcards to talk about the weather and your plans.

A Conversation about the Weather

Samantha: It’s really coming down cats and dogs, isn’t it?

Tony: Yes, it sure is.

Samantha: Did you see the weather report?

Tony: No what will the weather be like this week?

Samantha: There will be severe rainstorms all week.

Tony: That’s terrible news. We were planning to take the kids to the zoo on Thursday.

Samantha: On Thursday there will be heavy rain with thunder and lightning.

Tony: The kids will be so disappointed. We will have to postpone it and make some other plans.

Samantha: Yes, I’m afraid we will have to stay at home.

Tony: What’s the forecast for the weekend?

Samantha: There will be strong winds and light rain.

Tony: Ah, that’s not good.

Samantha: Well, we are lucky that we don’t live in New York.

Tony: Why do you say that?

Samantha: They are expecting heavy snowstorms. The temperature will be below zero with severe winds.

Tony: Well, I prefer rain over snow. I guess this weather isn’t so bad.

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