What’s the weather like?
Look at the question above Turn it around and you have Das Wetter ist.... The phrase Das Wetter ist.... or Es ist.... can be used to describe lots of different kinds of weather Let’s look at some examples
Das Wetter ist schön
Das Wetter ist schlecht
Es ist heiß
Es ist kalt
Es ist dreißig Grad
Es ist sonnig
Es ist windig
Es ist neblig
Es ist stürmisch
Es ist wolkig
Sometimes there is a special verb for a particular kind of weather Some examples coming up…..
Es regnet
Es schneit
Es friert
You will meet more weather phrases in the future, so make a note of them when you do Now try to identify these kinds of weather – you have 5 seconds for each one!
Did you recognise them all?
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