WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE TODAY? ELT

What's the weather like? It's a typical question: ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?

To answer to this question, we have to take into account the following ideas:

• It: (subject of the answer). Always obligatory at the beginning of the sentence

• We use the verb TO BE to talk about the weather: It's sunny 

• Auque en español decimos: Hace frío , hace calor. ESe verbo en inglés es TO BE (iT'S HOT); Aunque en español es impersonal, en inglés el SUJETO ES SIEMPRE OBLIGATORIO.

THe following picture from easypacelearning will help you to improve your vocabulary: 

In the following video, you can listen to some expressions related to the weather.

Answer the following questions: 

• Why does the mum think it will rain tonight?
• What's the weather like in Canada?
• What's the weather like in Europe?
• What's the weather like in ASia?
• What's the name of the presenter?
• Is the father sleepy?

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