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1	Introduction to lesson
2	Listen to the conversation
3	Exercise to video
4	How is the weather?
5	Exercise 1
6	Summer weather
7	Winter weather
8	Exercise 2
9	Exercise 3
10	Rainy weather
11	More precipitations
12	Exercise 4
13	Exercise 5
14	Windy weather
15	Even more weather
16	Exercise 6
17	Exercise 7
18	Warm or cold?
19	We ask for the weather
20	The weather forecast
21	Exercise 8
22	Exercise 9
23	Some filler words
24	Exercise 10
25	Exercise 11
26	Quiz - Start
27	Quiz 1
28	Quiz 2
29	Quiz 3
30	Quiz 4
31	Quiz 5
32	Quiz 6
33	Quiz 7
34	Quiz 8
35	Quiz 9
36	Quiz 10

Introduction to lesson

When you have finished this lesson you can:

Name weather details
Describe the weather
Talk about the weather
Understand the weather forecast

When you have finished this lesson you can:

Name weather details
Describe the weather
Talk about the weather
Understand the weather forecast

Listen to the conversation

Listen to Bob and Rasmus who talk about the weather and how it is in Bristol and in Vienna. Can identify the different terms of weather they use?

Touch the video to start it.

Listen to Bob and Rasmus who talk about the weather and how it is in Bristol and in Vienna. Can identify the different terms of weather they use?

Touch the video to start it.

Exercise to video

Is there often a white Christmas in Vienna?

	No
	Yes

How is the weather?

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das Wetter n

the weather

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Es ist schönes Wetter.

It’s nice weather.

! Remember: The attribute follows the noun in gender, number and case.

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Wie ist das Wetter?

How is the weather?

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Es ist schön.

It’s nice.

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schlecht

bad

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die Temperatur f - die Temperaturen pl.

the temperature/s

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Die Temperatur beträgt 17 Grad.

The temperature amounts 17 degree.

You can also say:

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Es sind 17 Grad.

There are 17 degrees.

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schlechtes Wetter

bad weather

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betragen - part.II: betragen

to amount

! Note: The temperature is given in degrees Celsius, but usually “Celsius” is omitted in spoken language.

Exercise 1

What does she say?

	The weather is nice. There are 24 degrees.
	The weather is bad. There are only 4 degrees.

Summer weather

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das Sommerwetter n

the summer weather

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scheinen reg. - part.II: geschienen

to shine

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der Sonnenschein m

the sunshine

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Es ist sonnig.

It’s sunny.

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Der Himmel ist blau.

The sky is blue.

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die Sonne f

the sun

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Die Sonne scheint.

The sun is shining.

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sonnig

sunny

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der Himmel m

the sky

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trocken

dry

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heiter

fair, bright

Winter weather

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der Schnee m

the snow

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Es hat geschneit.

It has snowed.

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Es liegt Schnee.

There is snow.

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frieren reg. - part.II: gefroren

to freeze

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minus

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schneien reg.

to snow

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liegen reg.

to lie

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das Eis n

the ice

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Das Wasser ist gefroren.

The water is frozen.

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Es sind minus 12 Grad.

There are minus12 degrees.

Exercise 2

Say that it snows.

Correct

Wrong

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Exercise 3

Arrange correctly: Drag the phrase from the left to the corresponding statement on the right side.

The sun shines.
The sky is blue.
Snow lies.
It’s dry.

Rainy weather

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der Regen m

the rain

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regnen reg. - part.II. geregnet

to rain

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nieseln reg. - part. II: genieselt

to drizzle

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der Schirm m - die Schirme pl.

the umbrella/s

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Hast du einen Regenschirm?

Do you have a umbrella?

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das Regenwetter n

the rainy weather

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Es hat geregnet.

It rained.

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Es nieselt.

It drizzles.

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der Regenschirm m

the umbrella

More precipitations

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der Niederschlag m - die Niederschläge pl.

the precipitation/s

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hageln reg. - part.II: gehagelt

to hail

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gewittern - part.II: gewittert

to thunder

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der Blitz m - die Blitze pl.

the lightning/s

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Blitz und Donner

lightning and thunder

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donnern reg. - part.II: gedonnert

to thunder

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der Hagel m

the hail

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das Gewitter m - die Gewitter

the thunderstorm/s

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Es gewittert.

It thunders.

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der Donner m - die Donner pl.

the thunder/s

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blitzen reg. - part.II: geblitzt

to light

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Es blitzt und donnert.

It’s lightning and rumbling.

Exercise 4

Arrange correctly: Drag the word from the left to the corresponding statement on the right side.

the rain
the shower
the thunderstorm
the thunder

Exercise 5

Read the noun and write the correct phrase with verb for the weather phenomenon.

Example: der Regen - es regnet

der Niesel - es ___________

der Hagel - es ___________

der Donner - es ___________

das Gewitter - es ___________

Windy weather

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der Wind m - die Winde pl.

the wind/s

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Es ist sehr windig heute.

Today, it’s very windy.

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Der Wind heult.

The wind howls.

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stürmisch

stormy

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heftig

strongly

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windig

windy

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heulen reg. - part.II: geheult

to howl

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der Sturm m - die Stürme pl.

the storm/s

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Es ist stürmisches Wetter mit viel Regen.

It’s stormy weather with a lot of rain.

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ein heftiger Sturm

a strongly storm

Even more weather

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die Luft f

the air

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bewölkt

cloudy

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der Nebel m - die Nebel pl.

the fog

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dicht

dense

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der Regenbogen m - die Regenbögen pl.

the rainbow/s

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die Wolke f - die Wolken pl.

the cloud/s

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Es ist bewölkt, aber warm.

It’s cloudy, but warm.

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neblig

foggy

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Draußen ist dichter Nebel.

There is dense fog outside.

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Sonnenschein und Regenwetter schenkt uns einen Regenbogen.

Sunshine and rainy weather give us a rainbow.

Exercise 6

Say it’s windy today.

Correct

Wrong

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Exercise 7

Arrange correctly: Drag the sentence from the left to the corresponding statement on the right side.

The snow storm is strongly.
The wind howls.
The fog is dense.
The rainbow is nice.

Warm or cold?

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warm

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schwül

muggy, swealtry

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kalt

cool

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Im Sommer ist es sonnig und warm.

In summer, it is sunny and warm.

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Im Herbst ist es kühl.

In autumn, it is cool.

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heiß

hot

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kühl

cool

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eiskalt

ice cold

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Manchmal ist es schwül.

Sometimes it’s muggy.

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Im Winter ist es kalt.

In winter, it is cold.

We ask for the weather

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Wie ist das Wetter?

How is the weather?

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Wie ist das Wetter in England?

How is the weather in England?

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Wie war das Wetter?

How was the weather?

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Wie wird das Wetter?

How will be the weather?

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Was denkst du, wie wird das Wetter morgen?

What do you think, how will the weather be tomorrow?

The weather forecast

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die Wettervorhersage

the weather forecast

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laut Wetterbericht

according to the weather report

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später

later

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voraussichtlich

probably, expected

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Zunächst wird es regnen, später ist es trocken.

First it will rain, later it will be dry.

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der Wetterbericht m

the weather report

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Laut Wetterbericht soll es sonnig werden.

According to the weather report it will be sunny.

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zunächst

first

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Es werden voraussichtlich 10 bis 15 Grad.

the weather report

Exercise 8

Ask how the weather will be tomorrow.

Correct

Wrong

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Exercise 9

Listen to the weather forecast. How will the weather be tomorrow?

	First cloudy, later sunny with 13 to 18 degrees
	No clouds and very sunny with 30 to 38 degrees
	First foggy, later muggy with 30 to 38 degrees
	First cloudy, later rain with 13 to 18 degrees

Some filler words

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vielleicht

maybe

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Vielleicht fahren wir Fahrrad, wenn die Sonne scheint.

Maybe we’ll ride the bike if the sun is shining.

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wirklich

really

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Gestern war wirklich schönes Sommerwetter.

Maybe we’ll ride the bike if the sun is shining.

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zum Glück

fortunately

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nur

only

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Heute sollen nur 3 Grad werden.

Today, there will be only 3 degrees.

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leider

unfortunately

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Leider regnet es an meinem Geburtstag immer.

Unfortunately, it always rains on my birthday.

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Zum Glück ist es nicht kalt.

Fortunately, it’s not cold.

Exercise 10

Arrange correctly: Click at the word on the left and drag them to the corresponding word on the right side.

wirklich		really
vielleicht		maybe
leider		only
nur		unfortunately

Exercise 11

What is said?

	Fortunately, it rains only seldom in Vienna.
	Unfortunately, it rains only seldom in Vienna.
	Fortunately, it rains really often in Vienna.
	Unfortunately, it rains really often in Vienna.

Quiz - Start

Congratulation, you've nearly done this chapter!

Now pass the 10 question quiz - you'll get your results at the end.

Congratulation, you've nearly done this chapter!

Now pass the 10 question quiz - you'll get your results at the end.

Quiz 1

How the temperature is said in German?

	always with "Grad" and "Fahrenheit"
	always with "Grad" and "Celsius"
	mostly only with "Grad"

Quiz 2

Ask Steve how the weather is in England:

Correct

Wrong

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Quiz 3

Arrange correctly: Drag the pictures from the left to the corresponding statement on the right side.

Quiz 4

Say: This is a rainbow.

Correct

Wrong

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Quiz 5

Say that the sun is shining.

Correct

Wrong

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Quiz 6

Say: Today are minus 8 degrees.

Correct

Wrong

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Quiz 7

What’s said?

	At the weekend will be 8 to 12 degrees.
	On Wednesday will be 8 to 12 degrees.
	At the weekend will be 12 to 18 degrees.
	On Wednesday will be 12 to 18 degrees.

Quiz 8

Say: Yesterday was nice weather.

Correct

Wrong

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Quiz 9

How the weather will be?

	In the morning it will drizzle, later it will be sunny and dry.
	In the afternoon it will be rain, later it will be sunny and dry.
	In the morning it will be sunny, later rainy and foggy.
	In the morning it will rain, later it will be sunny and dry.

Quiz 10

Say: Fortunately, it’s not cold.

Correct

Wrong

Answered

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