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IT IS + Weather | IT IS + Adjective | IT IS + Verb-ING | English Lesson about the Weather

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Warm-up Questions

When you talk about the weather, what sentence do you often start with in English?
What weather words do you already know (sunny, rainy, cold, etc.)?
Looking at the title, what do you think “IT IS + verb-ing” means?

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IT IS + Weather | IT IS + Adjective | IT IS + Verb-ING | English Lesson about the Weather

It is + adjective vs. It is + verb-ing (00:00 – 01:03)

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1. What do we usually use “it is” to talk about in this lesson?

The weather
Food
Sports

2. What is the difference between “It is rainy” and “It is raining”?

They mean exactly the same thing.
“It is rainy” is about the past; “It is raining” is about the future.
“It is rainy” describes the weather; “It is raining” means it is happening now.

3. Which question matches the answer “It is raining”?

What is happening now?
What was the weather like yesterday?
How is the weather?

IT IS + Weather | IT IS + Adjective | IT IS + Verb-ING | English Lesson about the Weather

More weather adjectives and temperature adjectives (01:03 – 03:06)

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1. Which list contains weather adjectives that the speaker says end in “Y”?

Sunny, cloudy, windy, foggy
Rainy, raining, snowing, hailing
Hot, warm, cool, cold

2. Which temperature adjective does the speaker give as an example?

Foggy
Warm
Windy

3. How can you add more information to “It is hot” in the lesson?

Say: “It is a hot day.”
Say: “It is the hot.”
Say: “It is hotting.”

IT IS + Weather | IT IS + Adjective | IT IS + Verb-ING | English Lesson about the Weather

Verb-ing weather, other tenses, and weather questions (03:06 – 05:09)

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1. Which verb-ing example is NOT said in the video?

It is snowing.
It is raining.
It is shining.

2. Which sentence is the future tense example?

It was sunny yesterday.
It has been sunny all week.
It will be sunny tomorrow.

3. Which is a common question about the weather from the video?

Who’s the weather?
How’s the weather?
Where’s the weather going?

IT IS + Weather | IT IS + Adjective | IT IS + Verb-ING | English Lesson about the Weather

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1. Choose the best sentence to describe a general weather description (not necessarily “right now”).

It is rain.
It is rainy.
It is raining.

2. Which sentence uses “it is + verb-ing” correctly for weather happening now?

It is snowing.
It is a snowing day.
It is colding.

3. Which question is about a prediction (the future)?

How’s the weather?
What’s the weather forecast?
What is the weather like where you are right now?

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

IT IS + Weather | IT IS + Adjective | IT IS + Verb-ING | English Lesson about the Weather

What is the weather like where you are right now? Use at least two “It is…” sentences.
What’s the difference in meaning between “It is cloudy” and “It is clouding” (and is “clouding” common)?
Think about yesterday and tomorrow: make one past tense and one future tense weather sentence (e.g., “It was…”, “It will be…”).
Which weather question from the video do you use most often: “How’s the weather?” or “What’s it like outside?” Why?