Contents
=> “Weather Expressions” - vocabulary and exercise
=> “Weather Coversation Questions”
=> In the Next Issue

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“Weather Expressions” - vocabulary and exercise
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Hi! Kevin is in Virginia, taking tests for his Ms. Ed. degree in TESOL, but he’s sending this issue from his hotel.

Thanks go to Suzanne Koons, head of the ESL Department at West Valley College in California. Suzanne originally gathered the expressions.

Match the Paraphrase

Below you will find 7 sentences that use weather expressions–but no definitions.

1. She’s under the weather.
2. They are keeping her in the dark.
3. She got wind of the rumors.
4. The test was a breeze.
5. She’s still up in the air about the trip.
6. She caught a second wind.
7. Her head is in the clouds.

Next you will find paraphrases of the above sentences. Match the two sentences and you’ll discover the meaning of the idiom or expression.

A. She finally found out what people were saying.
B. She hasn’t yet decided about her vacation.
C. The test was really easy.
D. She’s often daydreaming and not thinking about reality.
E. She was really tired, then she got a little bit of energy and felt much better.
F. She’s feeling a little bit sick.
G. They are not telling her everything.

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Weather Conversation Questions
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If you want further practice, have students ask these questions to each other:

1. When was the last time you felt under the weather?
2. Do your parents ever keep you in the dark about anything?
3. How do you feel when someone keeps you in the dark about something?
4. Is this class a breeze? Or is it hard?
5. What kind of jobs do you think would be a breeze?
6. How often do you go to a cafe with your friends and shoot the breeze?
7. Are you tired now? And do you usually get a second wind later in the day?

Answers to Matching Exercise

1 = F
2 = G
3 = A
4 = C
5 = B
6 = E
7 = D

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In the next issue (@April 23rd)
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