unit 1 the weather

* STORMY

*RAINY

*SUNNY

*SNOWY

*CLOUDY

*WINDY

*FOGGY

*SUMMERS ARE USUALLY VERY HOT AND HUMID*SOMETIMES IT RAINS *DAYS ARE LONG AND SUNNY

*IT’S RAINING TODAY.

*YESTERDAY IT WAS HUMID AN RAINY

* If the weatherman says it will rain, it will rain with about 90% certainty. (He's only human.)

* Use will when the probability of an event is higher than 70%

*If the weatherman has said there is a 60% chance of rain, then be prepared because it could rain.

*Use could when probability of an event is higher than 50%

*If the weather report says there’s a 50% chance, then it may still rain in spite of your optimism.

Use may or might when the probability of an event to happen is 50% or less.

May is more formal than might. Might should be use in less formal contexts

*Tomorrow’s party _________ be cancelled by the heavy rains

*Next weekend _________ rainy and cold.

*It ________ stay mostly dry for the rest of the week.

*If you are planning to go out this weekend you ______ have plenty of sunshine but by the end of the day on Sunday, it _______ become a little bit cloudy.

• muggy (adjective): warm and humid - We didn't like the muggy in that part of the country, so we moved here three years ago.

• fair (adjective): clear - We anticipate fair weather for tomorrow's barbecue.

• taper off (verb): slowly decrease- The snow should taper off by the early afternoon.

• glimpse (noun): a quick look- I only caught a glimpse of the newspaper this morning, but it looks like the weather will improve this weekend.

• scattered (adjective): isolated, occurring here and there.

Well, for those of you who went out today, I don't have to tell you it was clear, but muggy for most of the state, with the high temperatures in the low to mid 90s. The city of Elkview had the high for the day of 97 degrees. And that's hot. I'm glad I'm working indoors today!

For those of you planning outdoor activities tomorrow, you can expect fair skies for most of Saturday with temperatures in the high 90's. However, things might change by Saturday evening with a storm front moving in. We can expect light scattered showers over the northern part of the state bringing slightly cooler temperatures in the eighties, but this rain should taper off by mid Sunday morning. It will be partly cloudy for most of the morning, but these clouds should move out by mid-afternoon.

Skies should be clear Sunday night for those wanting to catch a glimpse of the partial lunar eclipse. It should start at 10:47 pm. And that's all for today's weather.

*WILL FOR PREDICTIONS

*Use will for predictions that in your opinion are sure to happen.

* I THINK IT WILL RAIN TOMORROW.

*When the event you refer to is to happen in the future (and therefor not sure to happen) but you think it will happen, use will.

* IT WILL BE A VERY HOT SUMMER

*SUBJ. – WILL – VERB ON BASE FORM - COMPLEMENT

*WON’T (WILL NOT) IS THE NEGATIVE FORM OF WILL AND IT CAN BE USED FOR DENY SOMETHING OR A NEGATIVE PREDICTION WHICH IS SURE TO OCCUR.

*IT WON’T RAIN FOR SURE.

*WHEN REPORTING SOMETHING IN THE PRESENT USE SIMPLE PRESENT:

*IT IS A SUNNY DAY

*THERE ARE RAINS IN MOST OF THE COUNTRY

WHAT WILL BE THE WEATHER LIKE IN THE

FUTURE?*MAKE YOUR PREDICTIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE PLANET