Weather - Tempo/Clima

How to talk about the weather

Como falar sobre o tempo

Today's post is about vocabulary tips of the climate and the seasons of the year.

No post de hoje iremos dar dicas sobre vocabulário relacionado ao clima e as estações do ano.

In some areas of our planet we can actually differ the four seasons of the year.

Em algumas areas do nosso planeta, nós podemos realmente diferenciar as quatro estações do ano.

In the Spring, the colourful flowers which come out everywhere make everyone feel amazed and happy!

Na Primavera, as coloridas flores que nascem fazem todos se sentirem encantados e felizes!

  

During the Summer, most people enjoy going to the beach, parks and pools because it is always sunny. The hot weather makes the late afternoons rainy in the tropical areas.

Durante o Verão, a maioria das pessoas gosta de ir a praia, parques e piscinas porque está sempre calor. O clima quente faz com que os finais de tarde sejam chuvosos nas áreas tropicais. 

In the Autumn, the amazing colour changes that happen with the trees enchant all people and prepare our bodies to deal with the cold weather which comes next.

No outono, as mudanças encantadoras nas cores das árvores encantam todas as pessoas e prepara nossos corpos para lidar com o frio que virá próximo.

During the Winter, the cold weather can freeze the lakes and there is a lot of snow in some places.

Durante o inverno, o tempo frio pode congelar lagos e há muita neve em alguns locais. 

 

Sun Sol
Rain Chuva                
Hail Chuva de pedra
Snow Neve
Cloudy Nublado
Wind Vento
Storm Tempestade
Hot Calor
Cold Frio
Frost Geada
Freezing Congelante
Smog Névoa+ Fumaça (poluição)
Wet Molhado
Dry Seco
Ice Gelo
Fog Neblina, Nevoeiro
Mist Névoa, Bruma 
Sky Céu
Rainbow Arco íris

Let's practice!!!

A) Circle the appropriate word in the list of options:

1. I like ice-cream when it is very ___________________ .

cold                         hot                         raining                       windy

2. Take an umbrella, it’s __________________ .

raining                   snowing                  cold                            freezing

3. Drive carefully, there is __________________ on the road.

snowing                  fog                           ice                               dry

4. I wear a coat when it is _____________________ .

warm                       windy                       cold                           sunny

5. It is difficult to see on a _____________________ day.

windy                         raining                   foggy                         hot

6. It is a beautiful day, the _________________ is blue.

cloud                            sun                         sky                            rain

7. I love the __________________ , I build snowmen.

snow                             ice                         sun                            frost

8. There are no _________________ in the sky.

sun                                 clouds                  fog                             snow

9. The trees are shaking, it’s a ________________________ day.

foggy                               cold                      hot                           windy

10. My toes are cold, the weather is ______________________ .

cold                                   hot                      windy                        freezing

  

B) Weather opposites. Match the word related to weather on the left with the opposite word on the right:

hot                        dark

freezing               melting

calm                      bad

wet                       light

cloudy                  stormy

bright                    cold

good                    clear

heavy                   dry

Answers:
Ex A
1. hot 2. raining 3. ice 4. cold 5. foggy 6. sky 7. snow 8. clouds 9. windy 10. freezing
Ex B
hot - cold / freezing- melting/ calm- stormy / wet-dry / cloudy- clear / bright - dark / good- bad/ heavy- light