1. Weather conversations
Here are some more unusual but still useful words about weather so that you can have typical weather conversations where you agree with someone by using a synonym.
In these examples B replies using more informal language.

A. Bit chilly, today, isn't it?
B. Yes, it's freezing/nippy, isn't it?
A. It's hot, isn't it?
B. Yes, it's boiling/sweltering/roasting!
A. It's a bit windy today!
B. Yes, really blowy/breezy, isn't it?
A. What oppressive/sultry weather!
B. Yes, isn't it stifling/heavy/close?
A. What a downpour/deluge!
B. Yes, it's chucking it down/ it's pouring!
A. Isn't it humid today? (adj- ẩm ướt)
B. Yes, horribly muggy/clammy.

2. Climate and metaphors (ẩn dụ)
Climate and metaphors are often used, particularly in written English. The word climate can refer to the general atmosphere or situation in society.

_ His dishonest policies towards the workers created a climate of distrust.
_ The goverment reforms (n- sữa đổi, cải cách) have created a climate of change.
_ The words, cultural, current, economic, financial, moral (đạo đức, tinh thần), political, social and prevailing all collocate (v- sắp xếp theo thứ tự) strongly with climate in this social sense.

_ She has a very sunny disposition - she's hardly ever miserable. (adj- cực khổ)
_ Job prospects are sunny.

_ Unfortunately, our plans met with a frosty reception. (tiếp nhận lãnh đạm)
_ 'You lied to me, didn't you?' she said icily. (adv- lạnh lùng)
_ I'm snowed under with work - I'll never get through it all in time.

_ After the company account were examined, the manager left under a cloud of suspicion (n- sự nghi ngờ).
_ Don't let your love for him cloud your judgement.

_ The soldires were hit with a hail (n- mưa đá) of bullets.
_ The Prime Minister was greeted with a hail/storm of abuse. (n- lăng mạ, chữi rủa)

_ After the long flight I was in a haze for a day or two.
_ I've only a hazy idea what you mean.

_ The truth is hidden in the mists of history. (n- mù sương)
_ She looked at him misty-eyed (adj- ủy mị, sướt mướt) - clearly in love

_ The article sparked off  (v- khuấy động) a whirlwind of speculation. (cơn lốc tích trữ)
_ They had a whirlwind romance.

_ The horses thundered down the race track.
_ Thunderous applause (sự tán thưởng) followed his speech.
(Note: that thundery is used to describe stormy weather while thunderous describes a loud noise)

_ The winds of change/discontent/democracy (nền dân chủ) are blowing across the country.

sunny: pleasant and positive
frosty: coldness
icily: coldness, inhospitableness
snowed under: covered with a great amount of something
whirlwind: rapid, moving quickly
hail; lots of hard things that one can't stop or escape from
under a cloud: not bright and cheerful, something hidden
in a haze: lack of clearness
to thunder: loud deep noise

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Weather:
How is the weather today?
How was the weather yesterday?
How will the weather be tomorrow?
What will you do when the weather it is hot/cold/cool/study/fine ?

Hot /stay home/take a shower/turn on/study.
Cold /put on my sweater/not go out/ turn on the heater sleep.
Cool/call up my friends/ eat out with them/ go fishing/ walk the dog.
Stuffy/ get out of the house/ go to a park/ go swimming / have a drink
Fine/ invite my friends/ hang around come to my dancing party/ eat dinner together
Bad/ stay home/ clean floor/ make some cakes/ play chess
Warm/ go for a walk/ go window shopping/ watch a movie/ go to the countryside
Cloudy/ ride our motorbikes/ head for the countryside/ go camping/ call on our grandfather
Rainy/ take along a raincoat/ stay home alone/ cook my favorite food/ wath TV or listen to S.T.
Snowy/ put on a sweater/ go skiing/ build a snowman/ observe the snowflakes
Sunny/ get out of the house/ wear a hat/ go to the beach/ sunbathe with girlfriends

1. Types of weather:
sun
rain
cloud
snow
fog
wind
ice
thunder (sấm chớp)
storm (bão)
thunderstorm (dông)
lightning (sét, tia sét)
humidity (do am)

2. Adjectives and verbs:
Noun/Adjective
sun/sunny
rain/rainy
showery (mua rao)/...
wind/windy
icy/ ...
cloud/cloudy
snow/snowy or snowing
fog/foggy
thunder/thundery
lightning/ ...
humid/ ...

It's a sunny day in Tokyo today, but it's cloudy in Hong Kong.
it's foggy in Sydney and it's snowing in Moscow.
It's raining in Barcelona but the sun is shining in Granada.

It's lovely weather today, isn't it!
It's a horrible day, isn't it!
(you cannot say: It's winding/clouding/fogging/sunning)

3. Other useful weather words:
It is very hot in Mexico - it is often 45 degrees there in summer.
it is very cold in the Arctic - it is often minus 50 degrees there.
it is very wet in London - carry an umbrella when you go sighseeing there.
it is very dry in the Sahara - it doesn't often rain there.

A hurricane is a very strong wind.
A storm is when there is a strong wind and rain together.
A thunderstorm is when there is thunder, lightning, rain and sometimes wind together.

The sun rise every day last month.
When it is ranny, I take my umbrella.
It is lovely weather today, isn't it.
When it is snowy, we can go skiing
You see lightning before you hear thunder.
It is 24 degrees  here today.
It is dangerous to be in a small boat at sea in a storm.
It is very cold in Siberia in winter.

a breeze (gio thoi nhe)
a wind
a strong wind
a gale
a hurricane
   It was a hot day but there was a lovely breeze.
   The wind blew my hat off
   The hurricane in Florida destroyed trees and buildings.

4. Temperature:
thermometer (n) nhiet ke
boiling (= very hot)
hot
warm
not very warm
cold
freezing (= very cold)
People round the world have different ideas about temperature:
   5oC (five degrees centigrade) is freezing for many Brazillians.
   -10oC (minus ten degrees or ten degrees below zero) is very cold but quite normal in the mountains in Switzerland during the winter when it usually snows a lot.
   30-35oC is boiling for England and very unusual, but it is very common in parts of Spain during the summer.

Note: Thunderstorms
A spell (= period) of very hot weather often ends with a thunderstorm. First it becomes very humid (= hot and wet), then you get thunder and lightning, and finally, very heavy rain (= it pours with rain). Afterwards, it is usually cooler and it feels fresher.

It often pours with rain in the desert. (false)
It gets quite chily in the desert in the evening. (true)
Thunder makes a noise. (true)
Lightning can kill people. (true)
A shower is gentle breeze (false)
A spell of hot weather may end in a thunderstorm. (true)
Below zero, water turns to ice (true)
Heavy rain means that it is pouring with rain. (true)
When it's foggy you need sunglasses. (false)

The single greatest influence on Japance weather is the wind. During the summer it blow from the Pacific, causing hot and humid weather, but it winter, the north-westerly winds from Siberia are very cold and it snows heavily on the mountains of the north west. The south-eastern parts receice cold dry air. Between June and mid July, there is a spell of wet weather when the rice fields get the water vital for growth. After that, there is less heavy rain, but the air is still humid. Autum, however, is drier, and usually very pleasant.

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