sunny
cloudy
weather
thunderstorm
rainy
windy
freezing (0°C/32°F)
cold (10°C/50°F)
warm (24°C/75.2°F)
hot (38°C/100.4°F)
snow
blizzard
It is (It’s)...
It was... It’s been...
I feel I felt
I am/was feeling
I like I liked
I’d like
It’s going to be ...
30. Talking About
the Weather: Story
Phil is a groundhog. (1) He lives in
Pennsylvania. Phil has problems with his
allergies. (2) They’re bad when temperatures climb. (3)
This winter (4) the region has changed a lot. (5) It’s been warm
and cold several times. (6)
Sometimes (7) it’s sunny and warm then suddenly (8) it’s
windy, freezing, and very cold. Once there was even a blizzard! (9)
The forecast (10) for today says
it’s going to be rainy with a possibility of thunderstorms.
This is the worst (11) for Phil! He feels
(12) that he needs a vacation just to get away (13) and relieve (14)
his allergies.
At the airport Phil meets (15) Dr. Blair. He is a specialist
in allergies. Dr. Blair explains to Phil that when it
gets warm, (16) then cold, then warm, then cold lots of people start
feeling (17) congestion.
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Phil flies (18) to Bermuda where it’s
sunny and warm. In Bermuda he has no problems with his allergies.
He’d stay (19) but he has an assignment every (20) February 2nd
back (21) in
Pennsylvania.
1)
marmota
2)
alergias
3)
suben
4)
Este invierno
5)
ha cambiado mucho
6)
varias veces
7)
A veces
8)
de repente
9)
aun una vez hubo
10)
pronóstico
11)
lo peor
12)
siente
13)
escaparse
14)
aliviar
15)
llega a conocer
16)
se calienta
17)
empiezan a sentir
18)
vuela
19)
Él se quedaría
30. Talking About the Weather: Reading
Phil is a groundhog.
(1) He is has problems with his allergies. (2) Phil thinks it has to
do with climate change. (3)
His allergies get bad (4) when temperatures
change (5) a lot. This has happened several times this year. (6)
Sometimes (7) it’s sunny and warm then suddenly
(8) it’s windy, freezing, and very cold.
Once there was even (9) a blizzard! There has been (10)
much more snow than usual.
The forecast (11) for
today says it’s going to be rainy with a possibility of thunderstorms.
Phil feels (12) that
he needs to go on vacation just to get away (13) and relieve (14)
his allergies.
At the airport Phil meets (15) Dr.
Blair who is a specialist in allergies. Dr. Blair explains to Phil that fluctuating
weather causes congestion.
Phil flies (16) to
Bermuda. It’s sunny and warm there. The weather is so good there Phil forgets
about (17) his allergies and the bad weather in Pennsylvania.
Phil would stay (18)
but he knows everyone is counting on him to forecast spring (19) on
February 2nd in Punxsutawney,
Pennsylvania.
20)
marmota
21)
alergias
22)
tienen que ver con el cambio del clima
23)
se exacerban
24)
cambian
25)
Esto ha pasado varias veces este año
26)
A veces
27)
de repente
28)
Aun una vez hubo
29)
Ha habido
30)
pronóstico
31)
siente
32)
escaparse
33)
aliviar
34)
llega a conocer
35)
vuela
36)
se le olvida del
37)
Él se quedaría
38)
sabe que todos cuentan con él para pronosticar la primavera
