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DESCRIBING weather
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  1. It poured for three days. 
    三日間雨が激しく降った。
  2. There is a gentle breeze. 
    風がそよそよと吹く
  3. I was stuck in the studio all day today. 
    私は今日は1日スタジオに篭っていました。
  4. Torrential rain poured down on us in the middle of the game. 
    試合の最中に沛然たる豪雨に見舞われた.
  5. There hasn't been much precipitation this year. 
    今年は降水量が少ないです。
  6. It is drizzling today in Kyoto. 
    今日の京都は小雨が降っています。
  7. The wind was howling in the trees 
    風は、木でうなっていた
  8. The sky suddenly became overcast. 
    一天にわかにかき曇った.
  9. The weather was miserable yesterday. 
    昨日はなんともひどい天気だった。
  10. The weather is depressing today. 
    今日は気がふさぐ日だ
  11. “I feel so cold!" he said through his chattering teeth. 
    「おお寒い!」と彼は歯をがたがたさせながら言った.
  12. It’s boiling in January! 
    1月は猛烈に暑いよ! 
  13. It’s zero degrees! It’s freezing! 
    0度だよ!凍えるほど寒いよ!  
  14. It's a pleasant day 
    気持ちのいい天気だ
  15. It's too foggy to see anything
    霧が濃くて何も見えない
  16. It's so hot I could die
    暑くて死にそうだ
  17. If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet 
    温度が氷点より高くなったら、みぞれが降るだろう
  18. The hail came pelting down. 
    あられがばらばら降ってきた.
  19. You may feel chilly and wear a coat. 
    あなたは肌寒く感じてコートを着るかもしれない。
  20. The thunderstorm was confined to a very small area. 
    雷雨は局部的だった.
  21. The rain has begun sprinkling. 
    パラパラ降って来た
  22. It is really hot and humid.
    本当に蒸し暑い。
  23. The wind has died away. 
    風が止んだ
  24. The snow has disappeared. 
    雪は消えた。
  25. The fine weather has broken. 
    天気が崩れた.
Answers
When does winter start in Australia? オーストラリアでは、いつ冬が始まるの?
Winter starts in June. 冬は6月に始まるよ。 
What’s the weather like in June?  6月の天気はどんな感じ?
It’s cool and cloudy. 涼しくて、曇っているよ。 
It’s warm in November. 11月は暖かいよ。 
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It's a beautiful day いい天気だ
It's a pleasant day 気持ちのいい天気だ
It's clear  晴れている
It's clear and sunny  快晴だ
It's warm  暖かい
It's dry  からっとしている
It's cool  涼しい
It's cloudy  曇っている
It's getting cloudy 曇ってきた
It's overcast  どんよりしている
It's humid  じめじめしている
It's getting dark  暗くなってきた
It's cloudy and I can't see the stars  雲で星が見えない
It's raining  雨が降っています
It's started raining 雨が降ってきた
It's raining on and off  雨が降ったりやんだりしている
It's sprinkling  雨がぼつぼつ降っている
It's raining harder   雨脚が強くなった
It's pouring  土砂降りだ
It's raining heavily  ぎんぎん降りだ
It's raining lightly  小雨が降っている
It's drizzling  霧雨が降っている
It stopped raining  雨がやんだ
It's snowing  雪が降っている
It's the first snow of the season  初雪だ
It's thundering  雷が鳴っている
It's getting foggy  霧が出てきた
It's too foggy to see anything  霧が濃くて何も見えない
It's hailing  あられが降っている
It's sleeting  みぞれが降っている
It's windy  風が強い
It's warming up  暖かくなってきた
It's hot  暑い
It's hot and humid  蒸し暑い
It's so hot I could die  暑くて死にそうだ
It's really damp  湿気がすごい
It's cold  寒い
It's chilly  肌寒い
It's getting colder 寒くなってきた
It's freezing cold  凍えるように寒い
It looks like snow  雪が降りそうだ
It looks like a snowstorm  吹雪になりそうだ
It looks like rain  雨が降りそうだ 

Go + Preposition + article
Go home, downtown, shopping, swimming,  (gerunds, activities)
Go to class, work, university, bed, jail, Canada, Starbucks (set places)
Go to a party, conference,  convenience store (unknown place)
Go to the bank, supermarket, dentist, doctor, airport (known place)
Go on a vacation, cruise, trip, break, date, tour (fun event)
Go for a walk, swim, drive, jog, hike, nap (verb used as a noun)
go bowling ボウリングに行く
go camping in the mountains  山へキャンプに行く
go dancing at a club  クラブに踊りに行く
go fishing in the mountains  渓流釣りをする
go golfing on my day off  休日にゴルフに行く
go mountain climbing  登山に行く
go skiing  スキーに行く
go surf casting  磯釣りをする
go surfing サーフィンに行く
go to an aquarium  水族館へ行く
go to an amusement park with my family  家族で遊園地に行く
go to an art museum   美術館に行く
go to a botanical garden  植物園に行く
go to a hot spring on a chartered bus  貸し切りバスで温泉に行く
go to a nearby park   近所の公園に行く
go to a science exhibition  科学展に行く
go to a science museum  科学博物館に行く
go to a theme park  テーマパークに行く
go to a zoo  動物園へ行く
go to Hakone on the weekend  週末に箱根へ行く
go to karaoke   カラオケに行く
go to see a ballet   バレエを見に行く
go to see a movie   映画を見に行く
go to see a play  芝居を見に行く
go on a one-day bus tour  日帰りのバスツアーに行く
go on a three day trip 3日間の旅行に行く
go abroad  海外へ行く
play badminton in the park  公園でバドミントンをする
play cards  トランプをする
play chess  チェスをする
play football  アメリカンフットボールをする
play futsal  フットサルをする
play ping pong with my friend  友達と卓球をする
play shogi  将棋をする 
play soccer on the field  グラウンドでサッカーをする

Discussion
  • What's your favorite season and why?
  • Are there any special traditions associated with different seasons in your country?
  • Have you ever been caught in bad weather? If so, what did you do?
  • What crops are produced in which seasons in your country?
  • Do you think weather patterns are changing? If so, why do you think this is?
  • Do you have many disasters in you country which are caused by weather?
  • Do you know any interesting myths or stories about weather?
  • Do you like snow?
  • Which do you like better hot weather or cold weather?
  • Do you have snow in your country?
    • Do you have hail?
    • Do you have frozen rain?
    • Do you have typhoons?
  • What month gets the most rain in your country?
    • What month gets the most rain around here?)
  • About how many inches of rain does your hometown get per year?
  • What's the average temperature in your country in the summer time?
    • How about in the winter?
  • Do you get tornadoes where you are from?
    • Do you get typhoons?
    • Do you have frost?
  • Do you think that in recent years we are losing our four distinct seasons?
  • What kind of climate do you prefer when choosing a place to go on vacation?
  • What is the best season to get married?
    • Can you think of other activities in which one season may be better than another?
  • What are the seasons?
  • What is the hottest season?
  • What is the coldest season?
  • In your opinion, which season is the most beautiful?
    • Which season is the most comfortable for you?
  • Why do you think spring (or another season) is the most beautiful season?
  • Have you ever been stranded in a snowstorm? What did you do?
  • Do you think weather affects the way people feel?
  • How can extreme weather conditions affect the economy and social life in countries?
  • Do you think weather patterns are changing?
    • If so, what do you think is causing these changes?
  • What are the different kinds of weather?
  • What is the weather like in your country for each season?
  • What some of the different kinds of weather?
  • What is the weather like in your country for each season?
  • How does weather affect your attitude?
    • How does weather affect your lifestyle?
  • What is the relationship between weather and natural disasters?
  • How to you depend on the weather reports on TV?
  • How do television stations secure weather reports?
  • Why is it important to know future weather conditions in advanced?
  • When would knowing tomorrow's weather change you plans?
  • Have you ever checked the weather for your city on the Internet?
  • What time of year is the best weather where you live?
  • Have you ever seen snow?
  • Have you ever been in a typhoon?
  • Where do you get your weather information?
  • What is your favorite winter activity?
  • What is the hottest natural temperature (not in a sauna) you have experienced? Where and when was it and what did it feel like?