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The Weather Center

The Weather Center

by Iya OLS Community Manager -
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Hi friends!

Let’s look at the weather today! There are many different adjectives to describe the weather. An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.

For example: I prefer salty popcorn.

In this example, the adjective salty describes the noun popcorn.

 






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When it comes to weather, some common adjectives are:

 

Weather adjectives with emojis

 

Source: Iya, OLS Community Manager - English


Seasons bring a change in weather. Winter can be snowy. Spring can be rainy. Summer can be hot. And Autumn can be windy.

We don’t all experience the same season at the same time. For example, in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re approaching winter and in the Southern Hemisphere winter starts around June 1. Our seasons are opposites! It will be fun to see what the weather is like around our world!

Northern hemisphere

Southern hemisphere

Start date (generally)

Winter

Summer

21 December

Spring

Autumn

21 March

Summer

Winter

21 June

Autumn

Spring

21 September

 

 

OVER TO YOU

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Task 1: Look carefully at the picture above. Using as many different adjectives as you can, write one or more sentences to describe the weather shown in this picture.

Note, if you want to challenge yourself, try coming up with some weather adjectives that aren’t mentioned in the list above!

Task 2: Step outside! Tell us where you are, what season it is, and what your weather is like. Be sure to invite our English community to share their weather with us too.

Click Reply below and get started!


Iya, OLS Community Manager - English