Winter Weather Report - LINC 3.21
9:55 AM Watch the video. Listen and repeat to improve your pronunciation. Complete the exercise below.
colder than • if there's • supposed to be • just as cold • responsible for • is expected for • ski boots are • where • Intermittent • plenty of • said there was • predicted • There are • as much snow as • the cold front • is expecting • what's it like • coastal regions • what channel • hardly wait • are expected • to watch
Click and Drop: click on a word in the box above and then in the correct space. Check your answers. What is your score?
ALI: Mansoureh! Do you know my ski goggles are? |
MANSOUREH: They're in the closet. |
ALI: Where? |
MANSOUREH: On the shelf in the closet. Don't worry, I'll bring them. |
ALI: Okay, good! |
MANSOUREH: Here they are! |
ALI: Thanks. Now I have everything. Are you ready? |
MANSOUREH: Yes, I'm ready. |
ALI: Oh, by the way. Did you get a chance the weather report? |
MANSOUREH: The weather report? Why? |
ALI: Because I don't want to drive all the way up to the ski hill no snow! |
MANSOUREH: Don't worry! There will be lots of snow. |
ALI: Yeah, how do you know? |
MANSOUREH: Trust me. |
ALI: Well, outside? |
MANSOUREH: Well, it's pretty cold. It's only five degrees. |
ALI: It's it was yesterday. Are there any clouds? |
MANSOUREH: Yes. some clouds. |
ALI: Well, it always snows when it's cold and cloudy. |
MANSOUREH: Don't worry. There will be lots of snow. And there's some more this afternoon. |
ALI: Why, are they predicting snow? |
MANSOUREH: Yep. The weather forecast a chance of snow at higher elevations. |
ALI: Do you know the weather is on? |
MANSOUREH: I think it's on twenty-six. |
ALI: Okay. |
WEATHER FORECASTER: And now let's take a look at weather systems across |
the country. Snow flurries on the Atlantic coast today. St. John's (St. John is) currently reporting a high of around plus 1, with an overnight low of minus 2. Halifax plus 4 and O. Moving inland, it snowed overnight in northern Quebec. In Quebec City, highs of minus 8 with an expected low of minus 15. In Montreal and Ottawa highs of about plus 1 with lows near zero, and heavy snowfall |
overnight. ALI: Quebec always gets snow in the winter. |
MANSOUREH: Do they get in Halifax? |
ALI: I don't know. Mind you, all of Eastern Canada gets a lot of snow. |
MANSOUREH: Except Toronto. They don't get as much snow as Halifax or Montreal. |
ALI: That's true. But it's in Toronto as it is in the rest of the Eastern provinces. |
MANSOUREH: Yeah. We're lucky. It's so much warmer here in winter. |
ALI: Oh, here's the weather report for British Columbia. |
WEATHER FORECASTER: As we move further west we see Chinook-type winds in southern Alberta highs of up to 17 and unseasonable showers. In the Interior of B.C. a heavy snow warning and lows of minus 5 continue as moves toward the coast. The of B.C. can expect continued cold with reported highs near 4 and lows of minus 1. Intermittent snowfall the region. |
ALI: snowfall? |
MANSOUREH: That's good. I don't want it to snow all day long. |
ALI: That's true. And we get some new snow. |
MANSOUREH: Yeah. Just a little bit of powder on top of the old base. |
ALI: Great! I can to put my skis on. Are you ready? |
MANSOUREH: I am ready. My stuff’s at the door. |
ALI: Right then. Let's go. Oops. Mansoureh, do you know where my ? |
This exercise has been made using a free generator and script at Random Idea English
Video courtesy TRU University – Open Learning Division
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