Lesson 27 - Climate, Weather
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What will the weather be tomorrow? What will be the temperature? Beijing weather.
Grammar, Examples and Exercices.
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Lesson 27 - Climate, Weather
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What will the weather be tomorrow? What will be the temperature? Beijing weather.
Grammar, Examples and Exercices.
Conversation 1 : What will the weather be tomorrow?
Translation- It's raining. How will be the weather tomorrow?
- The weather forecast said: tomorrow is a sunny day.
- Will it be windy ( tomorrow will there be wind ) ? Will it be cold?
- Windy. And a little cool in the morning.
Conversation 2 : What will be the temperature?
Translation- What will be the temperature tomorrow?
- The highest temperature will be 5 degrees, the lowest 1 below zero.
Conversation 3 : Is winter in Beijing cold?
Translation- Is winter in Beijing cold?
- Extremely cold. And sometimes It snows.
- Is the summer hot? Does it rain often?
- Very hot, it rains frequently in July and August.
Conversation 4 : What about spring and autumn?
Translation- What about spring and autumn?
- Spring is often windy and (the air) also very dry. Autumn is nice and cool, neither cold nor hot.
GrammarEmphasis on adjectives using 极了The suffix 极了 (jí le) is placed after adjectives.Examples:
- 天气 冷 极了。 ( The weather is extremely cold. )
- 今天 热 极了。 ( Today is so hot. )
- 东西 贵 极了。 ( Things are extremely expensive. )
Phrase structure "nor... neither..."The structure 不... 也不... can link up two adjectives or two verbs.Examples:
- 今天 不 冷 也不 热。 ( Today is neither cold nor hot. )
- 故宫 不 大 也不 小。 ( The Forbidden City is neither big nor small. )
- 我 不 喝酒 也不 吸烟。 ( I don't smoke nor drink. )
Exercises : Substitution DrillsExercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
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