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Weather and seasons
Dialogue
Is cold or It's cold?
- Emma How's the weather in Seoul today, Minsu?
- Minsu Is very cold. And is snowing.
- Emma Start each one with "it": "It's very cold. It's snowing."
- Minsu Ah, it's very cold today, and it's snowing.
Dialogue
What's the weather like here?
- Minsu What's the weather like here in summer?
- Emma It's hot and sunny. I love summer.
- Minsu And in winter? Is it very cold?
- Emma It's cold and it often rains. Bring an umbrella!
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| weather | n. | weather | |
| hot | adj. | hot | |
| cold | adj. | cold | |
| rain | n. | rain | |
| snow | n. | snow | |
| sunny | adj. | sunny | |
| windy | adj. | windy | |
| summer | n. | summer | |
| winter | n. | winter | |
| umbrella | n. | umbrella |
Grammar
It's hot today It's hot today
English weather sentences start with "it" — a subject that fills the slot but points to nothing. For a state, use "it is" ("it's") + adjective: It's hot. It's cold. It's sunny. It's windy. For rain and snow happening now, use "it is" + -ing: It's raining. It's snowing. Add "today", "in summer" or "in winter" to say when: In summer it's hot. In winter it's cold. To ask, use "What's the weather like?" — What's the weather like today? — It's cloudy. Never drop the "it": say "It's raining", not "Is raining".
English weather sentences start with "it" — a subject that fills the slot but points to nothing. For a state, use "it is" ("it's") + adjective: It's hot. It's cold. It's sunny. It's windy. For rain and snow happening now, use "it is" + -ing: It's raining. It's snowing. Add "today", "in summer" or "in winter" to say when: In summer it's hot. In winter it's cold. To ask, use "What's the weather like?" — What's the weather like today? — It's cloudy. Never drop the "it": say "It's raining", not "Is raining".
- It's hot and sunny today. It's hot and sunny today.
- It's raining, so take an umbrella. It's raining, so take an umbrella.
- In winter it's cold and it often snows. In winter it's cold and it often snows.
- What's the weather like today? — It's cloudy and windy. What's the weather like today? — It's cloudy and windy.
pronunciation
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