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Listen for pronunciation.
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Example Sentences
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1. Twelve degrees Celsius is cool, but it's still above freezing.
2. It's cloudy outside. Is it going to rain? 3. Zero degrees Celsius is 32 Fahrenheit; that's freezing. 4. People in the U.S. use Fahrenheit to talk about temperature, not Celsius. 5. When the temperature is freezing, water will become ice. 6. You can't make a snowball in summer, but you can make one in winter. 7. Did you hear thunder? I think it's going to rain. We'll get wet! 8. The weather forecast on TV says that tomorrow will be sunny. |
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Listen to Tom and his father talking about the weather.
Then answer the questions below. |
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1. What's Tom doing?
(A) eating (B) watching TV (C) going to school 2. Tom says the weather is . . . (A) warm (B) rainy (C) cold 3. Tom doesn't like . . . (A) umbrellas (B) sunny days (C) Celsius 4. The weather forecast is . . . (A) correct (B) late (C) wrong 5. Tom's Dad will probably . . . (A) get wet (B) play in the park (C) make a snowball |
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(Scroll down to the bottom of this page to check your answers.)
Now, listen again and follow along with the script below.
Dad: Tom, what are you doing?
Tom: Oh, nothing. I’m just watching TV.
Dad: Why don’t we go out and do something?
Tom: Well, yeah, it’s sunny, but it’s also cold.
Dad: It’s not so cold. It’s only about 12 degrees.
Tom: Really? That doesn’t sound very warm to me.
Dad: Well, let’s go outside, anyway. The weather forecast says it’s going to rain tomorrow.
Tom: Rain? Oh, I hate rain! If it rains tomorrow, do I have to go to school?
Dad: Yes, of course you have to go to school.
Tom: But I’ll get wet.
Dad: No, you can bring an umbrella. And then you won’t get wet.
Tom: An umbrella? No way! None of my classmates use umbrellas!
Dad: Then you can wear your yellow rain jacket.
Tom: Oh, all right. What’s it like out now? Did you say it’s sunny and 12 degrees?
Dad: Yes. Celsius, of course.
Tom: Of course! 12 degrees Fahrenheit is below freezing.
Dad: Yeah, we just want to throw a ball around. We don’t want to throw snowballs.
Tom: Hey, are you sure we should go outside now? It looks like it’s getting cloudy.
Dad: No, it’s okay. The weather forecast says no rain today.
Tom: No, wait a minute. I think I heard something.
Dad: Yeah, that’s the sound of me opening the door and going outside. Hurry up! I’ll meet you in the park.
Tom: Yeah, but, Dad . . . Dad! . . . I think I heard . . .
Dad: See you at the park! Bye!
Tom: . . . thunder!
Tom: Oh, nothing. I’m just watching TV.
Dad: Why don’t we go out and do something?
Tom: Well, yeah, it’s sunny, but it’s also cold.
Dad: It’s not so cold. It’s only about 12 degrees.
Tom: Really? That doesn’t sound very warm to me.
Dad: Well, let’s go outside, anyway. The weather forecast says it’s going to rain tomorrow.
Tom: Rain? Oh, I hate rain! If it rains tomorrow, do I have to go to school?
Dad: Yes, of course you have to go to school.
Tom: But I’ll get wet.
Dad: No, you can bring an umbrella. And then you won’t get wet.
Tom: An umbrella? No way! None of my classmates use umbrellas!
Dad: Then you can wear your yellow rain jacket.
Tom: Oh, all right. What’s it like out now? Did you say it’s sunny and 12 degrees?
Dad: Yes. Celsius, of course.
Tom: Of course! 12 degrees Fahrenheit is below freezing.
Dad: Yeah, we just want to throw a ball around. We don’t want to throw snowballs.
Tom: Hey, are you sure we should go outside now? It looks like it’s getting cloudy.
Dad: No, it’s okay. The weather forecast says no rain today.
Tom: No, wait a minute. I think I heard something.
Dad: Yeah, that’s the sound of me opening the door and going outside. Hurry up! I’ll meet you in the park.
Tom: Yeah, but, Dad . . . Dad! . . . I think I heard . . .
Dad: See you at the park! Bye!
Tom: . . . thunder!
Listen again and fill in the missing words. (Use a pen and paper to write your answers.)
Dad: Tom, what are you doing?
Tom: Oh, nothing. I’m just watching TV.
Dad: Why don’t we go out and do something?
Tom: Well, yeah, it’s (1)__________, but it’s also cold.
Dad: It’s not so cold. It’s only about 12 (2)__________ .
Tom: Really? That doesn’t sound very (3)__________ to me.
Dad: Well, let’s go outside, anyway. The weather (4)__________ says it’s going to rain tomorrow.
Tom: Rain? Oh, I hate rain! If it rains tomorrow, do I have to go to school?
Dad: Yes, of course you have to go to school.
Tom: But I’ll get (5)__________.
Dad: No, you can bring an umbrella. And then you won’t get wet.
Tom: An umbrella? No way! None of my classmates use umbrellas!
Dad: Then you can wear your yellow rain (6)__________.
Tom: Oh, all right. What’s it like out now? Did you say it’s sunny and 12 degrees?
Dad: Yes. (7)__________, of course.
Tom: Of course! 12 degrees Fahrenheit is below (8)__________.
Dad: Yeah, we just want to throw a ball around. We don’t want to throw (9)__________.
Tom: Hey, are you sure we should go outside now? It looks like it’s getting (10)__________.
Dad: No, it’s okay. The weather forecast says no rain today.
Tom: No, wait a minute. I think I heard something.
Dad: Yeah, that’s the sound of me opening the door and going (11)__________. Hurry up! I’ll meet you in the park.
Tom: Yeah, but, Dad . . . Dad! . . . I think I heard . . .
Dad: See you at the park! Bye!
Tom: . . . (12)__________!
Tom: Oh, nothing. I’m just watching TV.
Dad: Why don’t we go out and do something?
Tom: Well, yeah, it’s (1)__________, but it’s also cold.
Dad: It’s not so cold. It’s only about 12 (2)__________ .
Tom: Really? That doesn’t sound very (3)__________ to me.
Dad: Well, let’s go outside, anyway. The weather (4)__________ says it’s going to rain tomorrow.
Tom: Rain? Oh, I hate rain! If it rains tomorrow, do I have to go to school?
Dad: Yes, of course you have to go to school.
Tom: But I’ll get (5)__________.
Dad: No, you can bring an umbrella. And then you won’t get wet.
Tom: An umbrella? No way! None of my classmates use umbrellas!
Dad: Then you can wear your yellow rain (6)__________.
Tom: Oh, all right. What’s it like out now? Did you say it’s sunny and 12 degrees?
Dad: Yes. (7)__________, of course.
Tom: Of course! 12 degrees Fahrenheit is below (8)__________.
Dad: Yeah, we just want to throw a ball around. We don’t want to throw (9)__________.
Tom: Hey, are you sure we should go outside now? It looks like it’s getting (10)__________.
Dad: No, it’s okay. The weather forecast says no rain today.
Tom: No, wait a minute. I think I heard something.
Dad: Yeah, that’s the sound of me opening the door and going (11)__________. Hurry up! I’ll meet you in the park.
Tom: Yeah, but, Dad . . . Dad! . . . I think I heard . . .
Dad: See you at the park! Bye!
Tom: . . . (12)__________!
(Scroll down to the bottom of this page to check your answers.)
Work with a partner and continue the conversation between Tom and his father. Act out the conversation for your other classmates.
Dad: See you at the park! Bye!
Tom: . . . thunder!
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom: . . . thunder!
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANSWERS How much do you understand?
1. B (watching TV) 2. C (cold) 3. A (umbrellas) 4. C (wrong) 5. A (get wet)
ANSWERS Listening Gap-Fill Activity
1. sunny 2. degrees 3. warm 4. forecast 5. wet 6. jacket 7. Celsius 8. freezing 9. snowballs 10. cloudy
11. outside 12. thunder
1. B (watching TV) 2. C (cold) 3. A (umbrellas) 4. C (wrong) 5. A (get wet)
ANSWERS Listening Gap-Fill Activity
1. sunny 2. degrees 3. warm 4. forecast 5. wet 6. jacket 7. Celsius 8. freezing 9. snowballs 10. cloudy
11. outside 12. thunder
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