UNIT 4: WEATHER AND CLIMATE

1a. Read the weather forecast of the USA

Good afternoon, and here is the quick weather forecast for the United States. Starting with the north. In Chicago it’s going to be a cloudy day with a temperature of around 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Unfortunately for all of you who live in New York it’s going to be very wet. Yes, it’s going to rain all day in the Big Apple with an averagetemperature of 60.

In the south the sun is going to shine all day in San Francisco, with a nice hot temperature of 80. But look out Miami. There are some big storms coming, and after a cloudy morning and it’s going to rain in the afternoon and all night. The temperaturewill be hot and humid, around 78 degrees.

• Now write the information you have read about these cities

New York: _____________________________________________________________

Chicago: ______________________________________________________________

San Francisco: _________________________________________________________

Miami: ________________________________________________________________

2a. Celsius or Fahrenheit?

Today, the temperature is 77 degrees Fahrenheit. Today, the temperature is 77 degrees Celsius.

In the United States, people say the temperature in Fahrenheit degrees. In many other countries, people say the temperature in Celsius.

• What do people use in your country? ___________________

How to calculate Fahrenheit to Celsius and Celsius to Fahrenheit:

Fahrenheit = (Celsius x 1,8) + 32

Celsius = (Fahrenheit – 32) / 1,8

• Go over the temperatures from the weather forecast and convert them into Celsius.

º F (Fahrenheit) º C (Celsius)

Chicago

New York

San Francisco

Miami

3a. Can you make a similar weather forecast for your country?

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4. Complete the sentences with the word weather or climate.

• The ___________________ in New York today is very cold.

• If you live in a hot _____________________, you need to wear light clothes.

• You need heating in your home if you live in a cold ______________________.

• It is raining again. What awful _______________________!

5. Name and order the world's climate zones from the North Pole to the South Pole.

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6. Complete these sentences about the climate zones as in the example, you can lookup an atlas if you need to know where the different countries are:

Example: Spain has a temperate climate

• Canada has a _________________________________

• Cuba has a ___________________________________

• Germany has a ________________________________

7. Look at the map of precipitation around the world (page 56 of your book), and a political atlas of the world.

• Name three countries where there is precipitation of over 3,000 mm a year.

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• Name three countries where there is precipitation between 250 and 500 mm a year.

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• What is the wettest part of Spain?

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8. Observe the weather for a week and complete a chart like this one.

Use a website such as http://www.aemet.es/es/eltiempo/prediccion/municipios/castellon-

de-la-plana-castello-de-la-plana-id12040

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Temperature: max/min

Rainfall

Winds

Cloudy

Sunny

Now, write your conclusions.

• When was it hotter?

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• When was it colder?

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• Did it rain on any days?

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• How much?

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