Weather Outlook: More Changeable Conditions Ahead
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The weather in Hesse will change soon. It starts with nice, sunny weather. People can enjoy summer sun for a short time.
But the good weather will not stay. A weather change is coming in the middle of the week. This means the sky will get cloudy.
Experts say there will be showers. A shower is short rain. There will also be thunderstorms. A thunderstorm has rain, wind, and loud noise from the sky.
So the weather will become more changeable. Changeable means it changes a lot. First it is sunny. Then it becomes wet and grey.
People in Hesse should enjoy the sun now. The nice weather will not last long. Rain and storms will come soon.
Vocabulary15 words
- weather change
- when weather moves from one type to another
- showers
- short periods of rain
- thunderstorms
- storms with rain, wind, and loud sky noise
- changeable
- changing often
- forecast
- what people say the weather will be
- sunny
- with a lot of sun
- cloudy
- with many clouds
- midweek
- the middle days of the week
- outlook
- what will probably happen next
- region
- an area of a country
- summer weather
- warm, sunny weather like in summer
- grey
- not sunny; dark and cloudy
- wet
- with rain or water
- storm
- very bad, windy, rainy weather
- enjoy
- to like something happening now
Quiz
Answer key
1. Sunny 2. Clouds, showers, and thunderstorms come 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The weather in Hesse will _____ soon. It starts with nice, sunny weather. People can enjoy summer sun for a short time.
But the good weather will not stay. A weather change is coming in the middle of the _____. This means the sky will get cloudy.
Experts say there will be _____. A shower is short rain. There will also be thunderstorms. A thunderstorm has rain, wind, and loud noise from the sky.
So the weather will become more _____. Changeable means it changes a lot. First it is sunny. Then it becomes wet and grey.
People in Hesse should _____ the sun now. The nice weather will not last long. Rain and storms will come soon.