Step 17: The Weather
Small talk — Weather words; it is + adjective
📖 Read — Four Seasons
The weather changes every day. Today it is sunny and hot. Yesterday it was rainy and cold. In winter, it is sometimes snowy. In spring, it is warm and windy. I like sunny days. I play in the park with my friends. What is the weather like today in your city?
🧩 Grammar — Talking about the weather — It is + weather word
Weather sentences start with It is: It is sunny. It is raining (action now). It was cold (past). Ask: What is the weather like?
- It is sunny today.
- It is raining now.
- It was cold yesterday.
- What is the weather like?
🏗️ Key structures
- It is + weather word + today — It is windy today.
- In + season, it is… — In winter, it is snowy.
- I like + weather word + days — I like sunny days.
⭐ Idiom & natural phrases
Take an umbrella — it's raining cats and dogs!
🔤 New words
with a lot of sun
It is sunny today.
with a lot of rain
Yesterday was rainy.
with many clouds
It is cloudy this morning.
with a lot of wind
It is windy in spring.
with snow
Snowy days are cold.
with high temperature
It is hot in summer.
with low temperature
I was cold last night.
very strong wind and rain
There was a storm yesterday.
🎧 Say it with me
Today it is sunny and hot. Yesterday it was rainy and cold.
🎤 Your turn to speak
Say the weather today, yesterday, and in winter and summer in your city (4 sentences).
Say it out loud three times. Even better: record it on your phone and listen — your ear is your best teacher.
✍️ Your turn to write
Write 4 sentences about the weather in your city this week.
See a model answer
Today it is sunny and warm. Yesterday it was cloudy. Tomorrow it is rainy, I think. I like sunny days.
Self-check: capital letters? Full stops? Did you use the grammar of this step?
📝 Quick check
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