English Collocations in Dialogue: Master Hundreds of Collocations in American English Quickly and Easily - Jackie Bolen 2021

Weather forecast

Ted: What's the weather forecast looking like this weekend? We should get out for a hike.

Lindsay: Let me check. Clear skies on Saturday but scattered showers on Sunday. Hot and humid both days.

Ted: If we're going to go to Mount Hood, we need to be prepared for It can go from calm to gale-force winds on a

That happened last time I was there. Just light rain at first and then the storm clouds rolled in and there were wind gusts of more than 100 km/h. It was wild.

Vocabulary

Weather forecast: Prediction of future weather.

Let me Give me a minute to find the answer to something.

Clear skies: Not cloudy.

Scattered showers: Rain that is on and off.

Hot and humid: Muggy.

Prepared for anything: Ready to face any situation.

Gale-force winds: Very strong wind.

On a dime: Suddenly.

Light rain: Not raining heavily.

Storm clouds: Clouds that may produce rain, snow, hail, thunder, etc.

Wind gusts: Bursts of wind after periods of relative calm.

Practice

There will be ... of more than 150 km/hour today.

... at night usually means good weather the next day. His personality changes ... .

It's so ... . I just want to sit next to a pool.

You have to be ... with this job.

I'm not sure if we have that in stock. ... .

There are some serious ... over there. I think we should turn around.

The forecast showed some ... . Don't forget your umbrella.

What's the ... for Japan this week? I need to know how to pack for my trip.

I know it doesn't seem like it, but ... are not ideal when sailing.

Answers

wind gusts

clear skies

on a dime

hot and humid

prepared for anything

let me check

storm clouds

scattered showers/light rain

weather forecast

gale-force winds