Part V  Memory test: Weather Forecast

A. You are going to hear a weather forecast on the radio for England and Scotland. Fill in as much information as possible.

Tapescript:

Announcer: …and now for the weather forecast. Tomorrow will be another cold day generally in all parts of the country, with maximum temperatures of five degrees above zero. Around London and the southeast of England it will be a dry day, with some sunshine on the southeast coast in the afternoon. In the southwest the morning will be sunny, but during the afternoon it will be cloudy, with some rain on the southwest coast. The north of England and Scotland there will be very cold and windy all day. While on the northeast coast of Scotland there will probably be some snow during the evening… Well, that’s the weather outlook for tomorrow. And that’s all from me. Goodnight.

B. You are going to hear a weather forecast for the UK. Write down all the words that the weatherman uses to describe the weather.

Tapescript:

Newscaster: … and that’s the end of the news. Now we’ll go over to the weather centre for the weather forecast for the whole of the United Kingdom.

Weatherman: Good evening. Due to the deression lying off the north of England and the high in the south of England, tomorrow’s weather will be variable across the country. Starting, then, in the southwest, it’ll start cool and become warm with long periods of sunshine. Around London and southeast, the day will be dry but cloudy at times. In the Midlands, it’ll be cloudy all day with showers at times. Moving over, then, to North Wales, there amy be fog patches over the mountains for probably much of the day, while in South Wales, it’ll be generally windy. In the northeast, it’ll be cloudy all day, some rain everywhere and it’ll be heavy at times. Further north in Scotland, we can expect sleet in those areas south of Edinburgh, while in the very north of Scoland and Hebrides, there’ll be snow on high ground. Now in Northern Ireland, there’s a possiblility of rain, and it’ll certainly be very cold. That’s the end of the weather forecast.