Lesson 11 Weather and Seasons Hava Durumu ve Mevsimler

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1 This lesson will introduce you to: - Vocabulary related to weather, seasons, and climate - How to ask for and give temperatures - How to understand weather reports - How to discuss the weather and climate in Turkish. Lesson 11 Weather and Seasons Hava Durumu ve Mevsimler 1. Listen to the weather terms as they are read aloud. Repeat the weather terms after the speaker. Rain Sun Wind Yağmur Güneş Rüzgar Snow Fog Clouds Kar Sis Bulutlar 2. Match the pictures with the correct weather term. Check your answers with the answer key. Rüzgar Güneş Yağmur Kar 140

2 3. What do you hear? Circle the terms you hear spoken by the native speaker. A. sun wind rain clouds fog snow B. sun wind rain clouds fog snow C. sun wind rain clouds fog snow 4. Familiarize yourself with the following terms related to the weather. Pause the recording as many times as you need. Repeat after the speaker. Temperature Fahrenheit Celsius Weather Weather forecast Weather report Winter Spring Summer Fall Clear Cloudy Overcast Windy Cold Low temperature Freezing Below freezing Warm High temperature Hot Dry Sunny Rainy Sıcaklık Fahrenayt Selsiyus Hava Hava durumu Hava durumu raporu Kış Bahar Yaz Sonbahar Açık Bulutlu Kapalı Rüzgarlı Soğuk Düşük sıcaklık Dondurucu Donma noktası altında Ilık Yüksek sıcaklık Sıcak Kuru Güneşli Yağmurlu Grammar Note: Converting nouns into adjectives There is a pattern for the use of nouns as adjectives for weather. We add lı, -li, -lu to the end of the noun. The pattern is to look at the vowel in the last syllable. * If it ends with a or ı, add the suffix lı * If it ends with e or i, add the suffix li * If it ends with o or u, add the suffix lu 141

3 For example: Noun Ends with Adjective rüzgar (wind) a rüzgarlı (windy) yağış (shower) ı yağışlı (showery) güneş (sun) e güneşli (sunny) sis (fog) i sisli (foggy) toz (dust) o tozlu (dusty) bulut (cloud) u bulutlu (cloudy) 5. Listen to typical questions and responses about the weather. Repeat them after the speaker. - How is the weather in December? -Aralıkta hava nasıldır? - It s cold and snowy. -Soğuk ve karlıdır. - How is the weather in April? -Nisanda hava nasıldır? - It s warm and clear. -Ilık ve açıktır. - How is the weather in July? -Temmuzda hava nasıldır? - It s sunny and hot. -Güneşli ve sıcaktır. - How is the weather in October? -Ekimde hava nasıldır? - It s windy and rainy. -Rüzgarlı ve yağmurludur. 6. Read the following short dialogues on weather and match each one to a picture below. Check your work with the answer key. 1. Bugün hava nasıl? Kapalı ve yağmurlu. 2. Sıcaklık ne kadar? (Sıcaklık) 28 selsiyus derece. (Hava) çok ılık ve açık. 3. Orada hava nasıl? (Hava) kar yağışlı ve donma noktası altında. 4. Hava güneşli mi? Hayır, sisli ve soğuk. 142

4 A # B # C # D # 7. Work with a partner. Complete the dialogues according to the models in Exercises 5 and 6. Use the vocabulary given below. Güneşli yağmurlu sıcak Serin açık sisli kapalı bulutlu Donma noktası altında Ocakta hava nasıldır? (Hava).ve.. Mayısta hava nasıldır? (Hava) ve. Ağustosta hava nasıldır? (Hava) ve. Kasımda hava nasıldır? (Hava).. ve. ılık kuru 143

5 8. Work with a partner. Put the given words in a correct order so that you can ask a question and give an answer about the weather in different places. Check your work with the answer key. Model: mı/ aralıkta/ Kars ta/ yağar/ yağmur/ hayır Student 1: Kars ta aralıkta yağmur yağar mı? Student 2: Hayır, Kars ta aralıkta kar yağar. 1) sıcak/ haziranda/ İzmir de/ güneşli / hava/ ve/ midir/ (hava/ güneşlidir/ sıcak/ evet/ İzmir de/ ve/ haziranda/) 2) ılık/ ekimde/ mıdır/ hava/ Ağrı da/ (ekimde/ ve/ rüzgarlıdır/ hava/ hayır/ Ağrı da/ soğuk/) 3) mudur/ Adana da/ yağmurlu/ hava/ martta/ (Adana da/ Evet/ yağmurludur/ martta/ hava/ ) 9. Listen to the speaker. Transcribe each passage in Turkish, and then translate them into English. Check your work with the answer key Familiarize yourself with the following terms related to weather and natural disasters. Pause the recording as many times as you need. Repeat after the speaker. Lightning Thunderstorm Tornado Yıldırım Gök gürültülü fırtına Tayfun Hurricane Flood Kasırga Sel 144

6 11. What do you hear? Circle the term you hear spoken by the native speaker. Check your answers with the answer key. 1 lightning thunderstorm tornado hurricane flood 2 lightning thunderstorm tornado hurricane flood 3 lightning thunderstorm tornado hurricane flood 12. Answer the questions. Check your work with the answer key. A. Is it a thunderstorm? B. Is it a flood? C. Is it a hurricane? O bir gök gürültülü fırtına mı? O bir sel mi? O bir kasırga mı? - No, it s.. No, it s... - No, it s... Hayır, o Hayır, o... Hayır, o. D. Is it a tornado? E Is it lightning? O bir tayfun mu? O bir yıldırım mı? - No, it s... - No, it s.. Hayır, o. Hayır, o. 145

7 End-of-Lesson Tasks 1. Listen to the following weather report for four different cities in Turkey. In English, fill in the chart below with the weather and temperature for each city. Pause or replay the audio if needed. Check your work with the answer key. Weather Report City Weather Temperature 2. Listen to the following weather report and answer the questions below. Check your work with the answer key. Audio Clip 1. What city is the weather report for? 2. What is the date? 3. What day of the week is this? 4. What is the forecast for today? 5. What will be the high and low temperatures for today? 6. What is the forecast for tomorrow? 7. What will be the high and low temperatures for tomorrow? 8. What time of the day tomorrow is the high temperature expected? 9. Are the temperatures in Fahrenheit, Celsius, or was it not mentioned? 3. Working in pairs or small groups, describe the pictures. Using the vocabulary you ve learned in this lesson; compose a story to match the pictures. Include the season of the year, the name of the month, the type of weather it seems to be, etc. 146

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9 Vocabulary List Weather Weather forecast Weather report Rain Sun Wind Snow Fog Lightning Thunderstorm Tornado Hurricane clouds Rainy Sunny Cloudy Freezing Clear Temperature Fahrenheit Celsius Hot Cold Warm Dry Overcast Windy Winter Spring Summer Fall High Low Hava Hava durumu/ Hava tahmini Hava raporu Yağmur Güneş Rüzgar Kar Sis Yıldırım Gök gürültülü fırtına Tayfun Kasırga bulutları Yağmurlu Güneşli Bulutlu Dondurucu Açık Sıcaklık Fahrenayt Selsiyus Sıcak Soğuk Ilık Kuru Kapalı Rüzgarlı Kış Bahar Yaz Sonbahar Yüksek Düşük 148

10 ANSWER KEY Exercise 2 Wind Rüzgar Sun Güneş Rain Yağmur Snow Kar Exercise 3 A. Sun Güneş B. Wind Rüzgar C. Clouds Bulutlar Exercise 6 A 4 B 1 C 2 D 3 It s foggy and cold. It is overcast and raining. It is 28 degrees Celsius! It is very warm and clear. It s snowing and below freezing. Exercise 8 1) Is it hot and sunny in İzmir in June? Yes, it is hot and sunny in İzmir in June. 2) Is it warm in Ağrı in November? No. it is cold and windy. 3) Is it rainy in Adana in March? Yes, it is rainy in Adana in March. Exercise 9 1. B The weather in September is rainy and warm. Eylülde hava yağmurlu ve ılıkdır. 2. B What is the temperature today? It is 22 degrees Fahrenheit. Bugün hava kaç derece? (Hava) 22 fahrenayt derece. 3. A Is it cold in spring? No, it s warm and sunny. Baharda hava soğuk mudur? Hayır, (hava) ılık ve güneşlidir. 4. C What is the weather forecast for tomorrow? Sunny and cold. Yarın için hava durumu nedir? Güneşli ve soğuk. 5. C The summers are hot and sunny. The winters are cold and snowy. Yazlar sıcak ve güneşlidir. Kışlar soğuk ve kar yağışlıdır 149

11 Exercise 11 thunderstorm gök gürültülü fırtına lightning yıldırım flood sel Exercise 12 A. O bir gök gürültülü fırtına mı? Hayır, o bir yıldırım. A. Is it a thunderstorm? No, it is lightning. B. O bir sel mi? Hayır, o bir tayfun. B. Is it a flood? No, it is a tornado. C. O bir kasırga mı? Hayır, o bir gök gürültülü fırtına. C. Is it a hurricane? No, it is a thunderstorm. D. O bir tayfun mu? Hayır, o bir sel. D. Is it a tornado? No, it is a flood. E. O bir yıldırım mı? Hayır, o bir kasırga. E. Is it lightning? No it is a hurricane. End of Lesson Exercise 1 Bu 30 Nisan Pazar günü için hava durumudur. Yarın Ankara da hava güneşli ve açık olacak. Sıcaklık 28 selsiyus derece olacak. Yarın İstanbul da hava yağmurlu ve serin olacak. Sıcaklık 20 selsiyus derece olacak. Yarın Antalya da hava güneşli ve kuru olacak. Sıcaklık 30 selsiyus derece olacak. City Weather Temperature 1. Ankara Sunny and clear 28 celsius 2. İstanbul Rainy and cool 20 celsius 3. Antalya Sunny and dry 30 celsius This is the weather forecast for Sunday April 30. Tomorrow it will be sunny and clear in Ankara. The temperature will be 28 degrees Celsius. Tomorrow in Istanbul, it will be rainy and cool. The temperature will be 20 degrees Celsius. Tomorrow in Antalya, it will be dry and sunny and the temperature will be 30 degrees Celsius. Exercise 2 1. What city is the weather report for? İstanbul. 2. What is the date? April What day of the week is this? Friday. 4. What is the forecast for today? Rainy with a chance of a thunderstorm this evening. 5. What will be the high and low temperatures for today? High of 18 and low of What is the forecast for tomorrow? Cloudy in the morning but sunny in the afternoon. 7. What will be the high and low temperatures for tomorrow? High of 22 and low of What time of the day tomorrow is the high temperature expected? 3:00 pm. 9. Are the temperatures in Fahrenheit, Celsius, or was it not mentioned? Celsius. 150

12 Bu, İstanbul için 21 Nisan Cuma günkü hava durumudur. Bugünkü hava akşam gök gürültülü ve fırtınaya dönme olasılığıyla yağmurlu olacak. Yarınki hava sabah bulutlu fakat öğleden sonra güneşli olacak.ayrıca rüzgarlı olacak. Bugünkü düşük sıcaklık 8 selsiyus derece, yüksek sıcaklık 18 selsiyus derece olacak. Cumartesinin yüksek sıcaklığı öğleden sonra 3 te 22 (derece) ve düşük sıcaklık 12 derece olacak. This is the weather report for İstanbul for Friday the 21 st of April. Today s weather will be rainy with a chance of a thunderstorm this evening. Tomorrow s weather will be cloudy in the morning but sunny in the afternoon. It will also be windy. The low temperature for today will be 8 degrees Celsius with a high temperature of 18. Saturday s high temperature will be 22 Celsius at 3:00 in the afternoon and the low temperature will be 12 degrees. 151