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Oxford Online English, Learn Weather Expressions in English - Visual Vocabulary Lesson

Learn Weather Expressions in English - Visual Vocabulary Lesson

Hi, I'm Gina.

Welcome to Oxford Online English!

In this lesson, you'll learn words and phrases to talk about the weather in English.

After you watch, don't forget to check out our website: Oxford Online English dot com.

In the video description, you can find a link to the full page of this lesson.

Try the quiz and test your vocabulary skills!

Ready for the lesson?

Let's go!

It's sunny.

The sun is shining.

It's bright.

It's humid.

The air feels heavy.

It's sticky.

It's too hot.

There's a heatwave.

To talk about the weather in English, you often use ‘it' plus an adjective.

Before, you heard some examples, including ‘it's sunny', ‘it's humid' and

‘it's too hot.'

You can use ‘be' in different forms to talk about the past or the future.

For example ‘It was sunny yesterday.'

‘It will be sunny tomorrow.'

‘It has been sunny recently.'

You also heard ‘There's a heatwave.'

This is another common pattern to talk about the weather: use ‘there is' or ‘there

are', plus a noun.

There's a strong wind.

It's windy.

There's a gentle breeze.

There's a thunderstorm.

There's a lot of lightning.

Sometimes, you use ‘it' with a continuous verb to talk about the weather.

It's raining hard.

It's pouring down.

It's hailing.

It's snowing lightly.

It's snowing heavily.

It's raining lightly.

It's a little wet outside.

If you use a continuous verb, you can also make it past.

For example ‘It was raining hard all day yesterday.'

‘It was snowing lightly when we left.'

To talk about the future, you *can* use a future continuous verb, but it's more common

to use ‘will' or ‘going to' plus an infinitive.

For example ‘It's going to pour down soon.'

‘They say it will snow heavily at the weekend.'

It's overcast.

There's a lot of cloud.

It's a grey day.

There's one more common pattern.

You can use ‘it's a … day', and add an adjective before ‘day'.

You heard ‘it's a grey day'.

You could also say ‘It's a cloudy day', or ‘It's a bright day.'

The forest is misty in the morning.

It's a foggy day.

There's some fog, but it's not too thick.

‘Fog' and ‘mist' are similar, but not the same.

Do you know the difference?

Fog is basically cloud which is at ground level.

Mist is caused by water droplets in the air.

They're similar, but fog is generally thicker and lasts longer.

Mist is thinner and normally disappears fast.

Many places are misty in the morning, but the mist disappears as the sun comes up.

There are some light clouds.

It doesn't look like rain.

If you hear ‘it looks like rain', what will the sky look like?

‘It looks like rain' means that it's likely to rain very soon.

So, the sky is probably overcast, with lots of heavy, dark clouds.

There isn't a cloud in the sky.

It's perfectly clear.

If you describe the weather as ‘clear', you mean that there are few or no clouds.

You *also* mean that the air is clear: there's no mist, or fog, or haze, or anything similar.

If it's clear, you can see a long way.

It's icy.

The river has frozen over.

If you live somewhere cold, rivers, lakes and other bodies of water might freeze over.

‘Freeze over' means they freeze on top, but there's still liquid underneath.

If it's really cold, the river might freeze solid.

If the river has frozen solid, the whole thing is ice; there's no liquid water.

There's a blizzard – you can hardly see ten metres!

A blizzard is a kind of storm.

To count as a blizzard, you need heavy snow and strong winds at the same time.

The recent rain has caused severe flooding in some areas.

The floods have caused millions of euros of damage.

Heavy rain can cause floods – or flooding.

‘Flooding' is a gerund, but it's often used as a plain noun.

In the sentences you saw, you could say ‘floods' or ‘flooding'.

The hurricane is approaching the coast.

It is predicted that the typhoon will make landfall in the next 24 hours.

The storm will bring gale force winds, with gusts of up to 80 kilometres per hour.

There are different words for strong winds and storms.

A gale is defined by the wind force on the Beaufort scale.

There are different definitions, but anything above a specific strength is a gale.

What about hurricanes and typhoons?

Do you know the difference?

Hurricanes and typhoons are both powerful tropical storms, but they start in different

places.

Hurricanes form in the Atlantic Ocean, while typhoons form in the Pacific.

That's all.

Thanks for watching!

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Hi, I'm Gina.

Welcome to Oxford Online English!

In this lesson, you'll learn words and phrases to talk about the weather in English.

After you watch, don't forget to check out our website: Oxford Online English dot com. Po zhlédnutí se nezapomeňte podívat na naše webové stránky: Oxford Online English dot com.

In the video description, you can find a link to the full page of this lesson. V popisu videa najdete odkaz na celou stránku této lekce.

Try the quiz and test your vocabulary skills! Vyzkoušejte kvíz a otestujte si své slovní zásoby!

Ready for the lesson?

Let's go! Pojďme!

It's sunny.

The sun is shining. Slunce svítí.

It's bright. Je světlý.

It's humid. Je vlhko.

The air feels heavy. Vzduch je těžký.

It's sticky. Je to lepkavé.

It's too hot. Je moc horko.

There's a heatwave. Je vlna veder.

To talk about the weather in English, you often use ‘it' plus an adjective. Chcete-li mluvit o počasí v angličtině, často používáte „to“ plus přídavné jméno.

Before, you heard some examples, including ‘it's sunny', ‘it's humid' and Dříve jste slyšeli některé příklady, včetně „je slunečno“, „je vlhko“ a

‘it's too hot.' "je příliš horko."

You can use ‘be' in different forms to talk about the past or the future. Slovo „být“ můžete použít v různých formách, abyste mohli mluvit o minulosti nebo budoucnosti.

For example ‘It was sunny yesterday.' Například 'Včera bylo slunečno.'

‘It will be sunny tomorrow.' "Zítra bude slunečno." "Yarın hava güneşli olacak.

‘It has been sunny recently.' "Nedávno bylo slunečno." "Son zamanlarda hava güneşliydi.

You also heard ‘There's a heatwave.' Také jste slyšeli 'Je tu vlna veder.'

This is another common pattern to talk about the weather: use ‘there is' or ‘there Toto je další běžný vzorec, jak mluvit o počasí: použijte „tam je“ nebo „tam“.

are', plus a noun. are', plus podstatné jméno.

There's a strong wind. Je silný vítr.

It's windy.

There's a gentle breeze. Je tam jemný vánek.

There's a thunderstorm. Je bouřka.

There's a lot of lightning. Je tam hodně blesků.

Sometimes, you use ‘it' with a continuous verb to talk about the weather. Někdy použijete „to“ se souvislým slovesem, abyste hovořili o počasí.

It's raining hard. Silně prší.

It's pouring down. Dolů leje.

It's hailing. Volá se. Dolu yağıyor.

It's snowing lightly. Lehce sněží.

It's snowing heavily. Hustě sněží.

It's raining lightly. Lehce prší.

It's a little wet outside. Venku je trochu mokro.

If you use a continuous verb, you can also make it past. Pokud použijete souvislé sloveso, můžete ho také přenést.

For example ‘It was raining hard all day yesterday.'

‘It was snowing lightly when we left.' "Když jsme odcházeli, slabě sněžilo."

To talk about the future, you *can* use a future continuous verb, but it's more common Chcete-li mluvit o budoucnosti, *můžete* použít budoucí průběžné sloveso, ale je to běžnější

to use ‘will' or ‘going to' plus an infinitive.

For example ‘It's going to pour down soon.' Například 'Brzy spadne.'

‘They say it will snow heavily at the weekend.' "Říkají, že o víkendu bude hustě sněžit."

It's overcast. Je zataženo.

There's a lot of cloud. Je tam hodně mraků.

It's a grey day. Je šedý den.

There's one more common pattern. Existuje ještě jeden společný vzorec.

You can use ‘it's a … day', and add an adjective before ‘day'. Můžete použít „to je … den“ a přidat přídavné jméno před „den“.

You heard ‘it's a grey day'.

You could also say ‘It's a cloudy day', or ‘It's a bright day.' Můžete také říci 'Je zataženo' nebo 'Je jasný den'.

The forest is misty in the morning. V lese je ráno mlha.

It's a foggy day.

There's some fog, but it's not too thick. Je nějaká mlha, ale není příliš hustá.

‘Fog' and ‘mist' are similar, but not the same. „Mlha“ a „mlha“ jsou podobné, ale ne stejné.

Do you know the difference?

Fog is basically cloud which is at ground level. Mlha je v podstatě mrak, který je na úrovni země.

Mist is caused by water droplets in the air. Mlha je způsobena kapkami vody ve vzduchu.

They're similar, but fog is generally thicker and lasts longer. Jsou podobné, ale mlha je obecně hustší a déle vydrží.

Mist is thinner and normally disappears fast.

Many places are misty in the morning, but the mist disappears as the sun comes up. Na mnoha místech je ráno mlha, ale s východem slunce mlha mizí.

There are some light clouds. Jsou nějaké lehké mraky.

It doesn't look like rain. Na déšť to nevypadá.

If you hear ‘it looks like rain', what will the sky look like? Když uslyšíte „vypadá to jako déšť“, jak bude vypadat obloha?

‘It looks like rain' means that it's likely to rain very soon. „Vypadá to na déšť“ znamená, že bude pravděpodobně velmi brzy pršet.

So, the sky is probably overcast, with lots of heavy, dark clouds. Obloha je tedy pravděpodobně zatažená se spoustou těžkých, tmavých mraků.

There isn't a cloud in the sky. Na nebi není ani mráček.

It's perfectly clear. Je to naprosto jasné.

If you describe the weather as ‘clear', you mean that there are few or no clouds. Pokud popíšete počasí jako „jasno“, znamená to, že je málo nebo žádné mraky.

You *also* mean that the air is clear: there's no mist, or fog, or haze, or anything similar.

If it's clear, you can see a long way. Pokud je to jasné, můžete vidět dlouhou cestu.

It's icy. Je to ledové.

The river has frozen over. Řeka zamrzla.

If you live somewhere cold, rivers, lakes and other bodies of water might freeze over. Pokud žijete někde v chladu, řeky, jezera a další vodní plochy mohou zamrznout.

‘Freeze over' means they freeze on top, but there's still liquid underneath. „Zmrazit“ znamená, že zmrznou nahoře, ale pod nimi je stále tekutina.

If it's really cold, the river might freeze solid. Pokud je opravdu zima, řeka může zamrznout.

If the river has frozen solid, the whole thing is ice; there's no liquid water. Pokud řeka zamrzla, celá věc je led; není tam žádná tekutá voda.

There's a blizzard – you can hardly see ten metres! Je sněhová vánice – nevidíte sotva na deset metrů!

A blizzard is a kind of storm. Vánice je druh bouře.

To count as a blizzard, you need heavy snow and strong winds at the same time. Chcete-li počítat jako vánici, potřebujete silné sněžení a silný vítr zároveň.

The recent rain has caused severe flooding in some areas. Nedávný déšť způsobil v některých oblastech velké záplavy.

The floods have caused millions of euros of damage. Záplavy způsobily škody za miliony eur.

Heavy rain can cause floods – or flooding. Silný déšť může způsobit záplavy – nebo záplavy.

‘Flooding' is a gerund, but it's often used as a plain noun. 'Flooding' je gerundium, ale často se používá jako prosté podstatné jméno.

In the sentences you saw, you could say ‘floods' or ‘flooding'. Ve větách, které jste viděli, můžete říci „povodně“ nebo „povodně“.

The hurricane is approaching the coast. Hurikán se blíží k pobřeží.

It is predicted that the typhoon will make landfall in the next 24 hours.

The storm will bring gale force winds, with gusts of up to 80 kilometres per hour.

There are different words for strong winds and storms.

A gale is defined by the wind force on the Beaufort scale.

There are different definitions, but anything above a specific strength is a gale.

What about hurricanes and typhoons?

Do you know the difference?

Hurricanes and typhoons are both powerful tropical storms, but they start in different

places.

Hurricanes form in the Atlantic Ocean, while typhoons form in the Pacific.

That's all.

Thanks for watching!