It was so cold and windy this morning, but it’s really nice outside now.. And it’s getting warmer, too.[r]
(1)BASIC TACTICS FOR LISTENING TAPESCRIPTS & AUDIO UNIT 18: THE WEATHER Page 70, CD – 03.17.2 Listening [1] And here is today’s weather forecast for the international traveler Let’s start with Beijing It will be a cold day in Beijing today, and windy The low will be zero and the high will be degrees [2] Mexico City will be warm and wet, with a low of 23 degrees Centigrade and a high of 28 [3] Tokyo is expecting cloudy weather with heavy rain The low will be degrees and the high 12 [4] New York is going to have a windy day It will be very cold with a low of minus 10 and a high of zero [5] In Taipei it will be cloudy, wet, and hot today The low will be 20 degrees and the high will be 30 BASIC TACTICS FOR LISTENING - TAPESCRIPTS & AUDIO (2) [6] Expect another hot, dry day in Los Angeles - still no rain in the forecast The low will be 80 degrees and the high 95 Page 71, CD - 6.17.3 Listening [1] A: B: A: B: Are you going out? Yes Later What’s the weather like outside? Not very nice Cloudy and windy.I think it’s going to rain later Oh, really? It was sunny this morning [2] A: Let’s go out for a walk It’s so nice and sunny B: Yes, it is Not a cloud in the sky Just let me put this on [3] A: Are you going out in this snow? B: Yes, I have to go downtown A: Well, wear something warm It’s really cold outside [4] A: Is it cold outside? B: Not really It’s raining a little, but it’s still nice [5] A: It’s really hot and humid today B: It sure is It must be at least 95 degrees out there! A: I think I’ll go to the pool for a swim [6] A: B: A: B: Oh, look It’s snowing Great Let’s get our things and have a snowball fight No way! It’s too cold for me Come on There’s no wind It’ll be nice Page 72, CD - 09.17.4 Listening [1] A: How’s the weather? B: The temperature is going down, and it’s turned very windy I think it’s going to rain a lot tonight BASIC TACTICS FOR LISTENING - TAPESCRIPTS & AUDIO (3) [2] A: How’s the weather now? B: It’s much warmer now than it was this morning And the wind has stopped, too I think I’ll go out for a walk [3] A: Is it nice outside? B: It was nice when I got up this morning, but now the sky is very dark I think it’s going to rain [4] A: What’s it like outside? B: It’s getting very windy now I don’t think it’s a good idea to go out I think we’re going to have a bad storm [5] A: Is it a nice day today? B: It’s much nicer now It was so cold and windy this morning, but it’s really nice outside now And it’s getting warmer, too [6] A: What’s it like outside today? B: It was cold and wet earlier, but now it’s stopped raining and the sun is coming out [7] A: What’s the weather like? B: It was terrible this morning when I woke up—very hot and humid I’m glad it’s getting cooler now [8] A: Is it still snowing? B: It sure is We’re going to have a really bad snowstorm Let’s not go out today BASIC TACTICS FOR LISTENING - TAPESCRIPTS & AUDIO (4)