CLIP 1218

Describing the weather

Describing the weather
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Key Info
  • Describing the weather
  • Duration: 02:24
  • Weather vocabulary for different types of weather both in the present and in the future. Illustrates how weather vocabulary can be used more precisely to describe the climate in certain areas of France. A weather forecaster explains what the weather will look like around France. A range of present and future tense is used to describe weather, with geographical detail such as using the points of the compass to describe more precisely the type of weather in a region.
  • Subject:

    French

       Topic:

    Weather and Climate

  • Keywords: weather, forecast, prediction, sunny, cold, hot, rainy, cloudy, north, east, south, west
Ideas for use in class
  • To identify basic weather in the present tense. To identify weather forecasts. This is a good example of a listening examination where the pupil needs to understand the weather in the present and future tense.
Background details
  • Clip language : French
  • Aspect ratio : 4x3
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