damp ????scorching ???flurries

humid ?? blizzard

muggy

Script

In spring, the city of Washington is breezy and there are frequent showers. The ground is very damp, so flowers begin sprouting. When summer comes, there may be storms with thunder and lightning, or it can be scorching hot. Late summer gets humid, and people try to avoid the muggy heat in the city by going to the countryside or the beach. In the fall, we enjoy the crisp cool days of October before it gets chilly and rainy in November. Winter brings freezing rain, low temperatures and overcast skies. School children hope that light flurries of snow will change into a blizzard so their school will be closed for a few days.

Listening Task

1 First Listening

Answers

1. Auckland, NZ: scorching, hot

2. San Diego, California: chilly

3. San Jose, Costa Rica: damp, warm, daily showers

4. Edmonton, Alberta: snowy, cold

2 Second Listening

Answers

1. go to the beach 3. go hiking

2. watch the yacht race 4. go skiing

Script

1. This is the Auckland weather report for the first day of the year; it‘s scorching and hot and not a cloud in the sky. So grab your swimsuit and your sunscreen and head for the beach!

2. Here in San Diego, California, today the weather is crisp and chilly. We‘re all hoping that the sun will come out so we can stay warm. Bring a sweater and come watch the yacht race on the bay.

3. Good morning from San Jose, Costa Rica! We‘re having the same weather as always, damp and warm with daily showers. Perfect for hiking in the national park when the rain lets up.

4. Hello from the arctic north. Here in Edmonton, Alberta, it‘s snowy and COLD! The temperature dipped WAY below freezing last night, and we‘ve got a fresh layer of snow. Yahoo! I‘m going to enjoy some of that powder snow skiing! See you on the slopes!

Real World Listening

1 Predict

Answer

Swimming, snowmen

2 Get the main ideas

Answers

Winter – it snowed a lot; they made snowmen

Spring – great time for hiking; it was a little muddy

Summer – everything blooms; it‘s sunny and warm

Autumn –leaves turned to gold; it‘s her favorite season

Script

Alex: Grandma, what are these pictures?

G: These are pictures of Alaska.

Alex: That‘s where you grew up, right?

G: That‘s right, dear…I lived there until I was 19 years old.

Alex: Is that you in this picture?

G: Yes, that‘s me…and my sister, Ruth…and our dog, Kusko. That was out behind our house.

Alex: Wow. It looks cold!

G: Yes, that was in the winter…and it was cold… it snowed a lot! And boy, Kusko just loved the snow. Ruth and I