RAIO Archive

Weather

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1. Escucha con traducción

Escucha un par de veces hasta que entiendas bien la historia.

I’m Rebecca and I live in the UK.
Soy Rebecca y vivo en el Reino Unido.

The UK’s weather is normally mild.
El clima del Reino Unido suele ser templado.

We say that we have a temperate climate.
Decimos que tenemos un clima templado.

This summer we had some extreme weather.
Este verano hemos tenido un tiempo extremo.

We had a heatwave this year and temperatures reached 40 degrees.
Este año tuvimos una ola de calor y las temperaturas alcanzaron los 40 grados.

That was far too hot!
Hacía demasiado calor.

There wasn’t much rain in the summer so there was a drought.
No llovió mucho en verano, así que hubo sequía.

This autumn it has been cold and bright.
Este otoño ha sido frío y luminoso.

We call this a “crisp day”.
Es lo que llamamos un "día fresco".

There have been some storms with heavy rain.
Ha habido algunas tormentas con fuertes lluvias.

Sometimes we get very strong winds called gales.
A veces tenemos vientos muy fuertes llamados vendavales.

The gales can damage buildings.
Los vendavales pueden dañar los edificios.

Last winter it was very cold for a long time.
El invierno pasado hizo mucho frío.

For weeks the temperature stayed below freezing.
Durante semanas la temperatura se mantuvo por debajo del punto de congelación.

Everywhere was very icy.
Había mucho hielo por todas partes.

There were frozen cobwebs on the hedges.
Había telarañas congeladas en los setos.

Sometimes in winter we get snow.
A veces, en invierno, nieva.

We usually get some flurries of snow.
Suelen caer ráfagas de nieve.

Sometimes the snow is really heavy.
A veces la nieve es muy copiosa.

When the snow is really heavy, schools and shops close.
Cuando nieva mucho, cierran las escuelas y las tiendas.

2. Escucha sin traducción

Escucha varias veces hasta que entiendas la historia con los ojos cerrados.

I’m Rebecca and I live in the UK.

The UK’s weather is normally mild.

We say that we have a temperate climate.

This summer we had some extreme weather.

We had a heatwave this year and temperatures reached 40 degrees.

That was far too hot!

There wasn’t much rain in the summer so there was a drought.

This autumn it has been cold and bright.

We call this a “crisp day”.

There have been some storms with heavy rain.

Sometimes we get very strong winds called gales.

The gales can damage buildings.

Last winter it was very cold for a long time.

For weeks the temperature stayed below freezing.

Everywhere was very icy.

There were frozen cobwebs on the hedges.

Sometimes in winter we get snow.

We usually get some flurries of snow.

Sometimes the snow is really heavy.

When the snow is really heavy, schools and shops close.

3. Escucha y practica responder

Escucha varias veces hasta que puedas responder correctamente a todas las preguntas a tiempo, con los ojos cerrados.

I’m Rebecca and I live in the UK. Do I live in the UK or France? [UK/FRANCE], yes.

The UK’s weather is normally mild. Is the UK’s weather normally mild or hot? [MILD/HOT], yes.

We say that we have a temperate climate. Do we have a temperate climate or a hot climate? [TEMPERATE/HOT], yes.

This summer we had some extreme weather. Did we have extreme weather in the Spring or Summer? [SPRING/SUMMER], yes.

We had a heatwave this year and temperatures reached 40 degrees. Did temperatures reach 30 degrees or 40 degrees? [30 DEGREES/40 DEGREES], yes.

That was far too hot! Was this hot or cold? [HOT/COLD], yes.

There wasn’t much rain in the summer so there was a drought. Was there a drought or a flood in the summer? [DROUGHT/FLOOD], yes.

This autumn it has been cold and bright. Was the Spring or Autumn cold and bright? [SPRING/AUTUMN], yes.

We call this a “crisp day”. Do we call this a crisp day or a chip day? [CRISP/CHIP], yes.

There have been some storms with heavy rain. Have there been storms with wind or rain? [WIND/RAIN], yes.

Sometimes we get very strong winds called gales. Are strong winds called gales or squalls? [GALES/SQUALLS], yes.

The gales can damage buildings. Do gales or breezes damage buildings? [GALES/BREEZES], yes.

Last winter it was very cold for a long time. Was it very cold last Winter or last Autumn? [WINTER/AUTUMN], yes.

For weeks the temperature stayed below freezing. Was the temperature below freezing for weeks or months? [WEEKS/MONTHS], yes.

Everywhere was very icy. Was everywhere icy or thawed? [ICY/THAWED], yes.

There were frozen cobwebs on the hedges. Were there frozen cobwebs on the hedges or the trees? [HEDGES/TREES], yeah!

Sometimes in winter we get snow. Do we get snow in autumn or winter? [AUTUMN/WINTER], yes.

We usually get some flurries of snow. Do we get some flurries of snow or hail? [SNOW/HAIL], yes.

Sometimes the snow is really heavy. Is the snow or hail sometimes really heavy? [SNOW/HAIL], yes.

When the snow is really heavy, schools and shops close. Are the schools closed or open when the snow is heavy? [CLOSED/OPEN], yes. IMPORTANTE: Solo podrás continuar a la siguiente sección cuando logres responder a todas las preguntas de forma correcta, en voz alta, a tiempo, y sin mirar el texto.