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| “What's the weather like?” in English. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question “What's the weather like?” |
| Eric: “What's the weather like?” |
| Becky: The first word in the question is |
| Eric: “What’s” |
| Becky: the contraction of "what is." |
| Eric: (Slow, by syllable) “What’s” |
| Becky: Listen again and repeat. |
| Eric: “What’s” |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Eric: “the” |
| Becky: This is the definite article. |
| Eric: (Slow, by syllable) “the” |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Eric: “the” |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Eric: “What’s the” |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And after that is |
| Eric: “weather” |
| Becky: meaning “the conditions outside.” |
| Eric: (Slow, by syllable) “weather” |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Eric: “weather” |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Eric: “What’s the weather” |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And after that is |
| Eric: “like” |
| Becky: meaning “similar to.” |
| Eric: (Slow, by syllable) “like” |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Eric: “like” |
| {pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Eric: “What’s the weather like?” |
| {pause} |
| Becky: You’ll hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question “What's the weather like?” |
| Eric: “It's sunny.” |
| Becky: "It's sunny.” You’ll hear the phrase one more time, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Eric: (Slow) “It's sunny.” |
| {pause} |
| Becky: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is |
| Eric: “It’s” |
| Becky: the contraction of "it is." |
| Eric: (Slow, by syllable) “It’s” |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Eric: “It’s” |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And next, |
| Eric: “sunny” |
| Becky: meaning “when the sun is bright and visible.” |
| Eric: (Slow, by syllable) “sunny” |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Eric: “It’s sunny.” |
| {Pause}Becky: Listen to the speaker say “It's sunny” and then repeat. |
| Eric: “It’s sunny.” |
| {pause}Becky: For a different answer, replace “sunny” with “cloudy.” |
| Eric: “cloudy” |
| Becky: meaning “when the sky is covered by clouds.” |
| Eric: (slow) “cloudy” (regular) “cloudy” |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “cloudy.” |
| Eric: “It’s cloudy.” |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same, just replace “sunny” with “cloudy.” Now try. Say “It's cloudy.” |
| {pause} |
| Eric: “It’s cloudy.” |
| Becky: For more practice, replace “cloudy” with “rainy.” |
| Eric: “rainy” |
| Becky: meaning “when there is rain.” |
| Eric: (slow) “rainy” (regular) “rainy” |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “rainy.” |
| Eric: “It’s rainy.” |
| Becky: It’s almost the same, just replace “cloudy” with “rainy.” Let’s practice. Say “It's rainy.” |
| {pause} |
| Eric: “It’s rainy.” |
| Becky: For a different answer, replace “rainy” with “cold.” |
| Eric: “cold” |
| Becky: meaning “not warm, very cool.” |
| Eric: (slow) “cold” (regular) “cold” |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “cold.” |
| Eric: “It’s cold.” |
| Becky: Here we just replace “rainy” with “cold.” Say “It's cold.” |
| {pause} |
| Eric: “It’s cold.” |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting the United States and someone asks you about the weather. You want to say it's sunny. How would you answer? |
| Eric: What's the weather like? (five seconds) “It's sunny.” |
| Becky: Now you want to say it's cloudy. Respond to the question. |
| Eric: What's the weather like? (five seconds) “It's cloudy.” |
| Becky: You want to say it's rainy. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Eric: What's the weather like? (five seconds) “It's rainy.” |
| Becky: You want to say it's cold. What would you say? |
| Eric: What's the weather like? (five seconds) “It's cold.” |
| Becky: You want to ask someone what the weather is like. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Eric: “What's the weather like?” |
| {pause} |
| Becky: This is the end of Lesson 20. |
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Hello Adit Ya,
Thanks for getting in touch.
I've just asked Google and in New York it is partly cloudy!
Please feel free to ask us any questions you have here or direct to your teacher in the ‘MyTeacher’ feature.
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Éva
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what's the weather like in USA today?
Hi there Senay,
Thanks for sharing your English language skills!
It's cold and rainy here (in NZ)!
Enjoy your studies!
Sincerely,
Éva
Team EnglishClass101.com
What is the weather like?
It's sunny.
It's rainy.
It's cloudy.
Hi there Gisèle,
I hope you have a sunny day soon!
Feel free to ask us any questions you have throughout your studies.
Kindly,
Éva
Team EnglishClass101.com
It's cloudy
Hello Harsha,
I hope it brightens up soon! 😎
Feel free to ask us any questions that come up.
Later alligator! 😜
Éva
Team EnglishClass101.com
It is rainy.
Hello Jamila,
It's cloudy here on the Sunshine Coast in QLD, Australia!
Thanks for taking the time to write to us!
Feel free to ask us any questions you have throughout your studies.
Sincerely,
Éva
Team EnglishClass101.com
Hey every one I’m Jamila what the weather like ? It’s sunny