BRITISH WEATHER

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BRITISH WEATHER

• Lovely day, isnt it?

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Whats the weather like?

• The British weather is very peculiar if you
  are not used to, youll certainly think its
  awful and you may be right. Have you ever thought
  why British businessmen are always portrayed
  while wearing a bowler hat and an umbrella? Dont
  rely on the shining sun, it could rain in a few
  minutes. Last summer I was in London and one day
  I decided to go to Greenwich by boat the sky was
  cloudy and it was quite cold I thought it was
  going to rain. Nevertheless I wanted to try and I
  was right when I got to Greenwich, the sun was
  shining, the sky was blue and it was warm. So,
  when you visit Great Britain, the first things to
  pack are a rain coat and an umbrella.
• Have you ever thought why the grass in the
  parks is always so green and nobody seems to take
  care about it? But there is someone doing! The
  weather, of course!

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HERE SOME EXPRESSIONS USED TO TALK ABOUT THE
WEATHER

• Whats the weather like? (comè il tempo?)
• Its sunny hot warm - windy rainy
  cloudy
• (cè il sole fa molto caldo fa caldo -
  cè vento è nuvoloso)
• Its snowing its pouring with rain its
  raining cats and dogs
• (nevica piove forte sta piovendo a
  catinelle lett piovono cani e gatti)
• its not a very nice day what a terrible
  day! what miserable weather!
• (non è una gran bella giornata che brutta
  giornata! che tempaccio!)
• its clearing up the wind has dropped
  the sun has come out the sun has just gone in
  we had a lot of heavy rain this morning
• (si sta schiarendo il vento è calato è
  spuntato il sole è sparito il sole stamattina
  è piovuto moltissimo)
• its starting to rain its stopped raining
  the sky is overcast)
• (comincia a piovere ha smesso di piovere
  il cielo è coperto)

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Conversations starters

• British people often start a conversation with
  strangers and friends by talking about the
  weather. As weather is a neutral topic of
  conversation, its usually safe to use it to
  strike up a conversation at the bus stop, in a
  shop, or with a neighbour over the garden fence.
• Here some examples of conversation starters
• - Lovely day, isnt it? (bella giornata,
  vero?)
• - Bit nippy today (un po freddo oggi)
• - What strange weather were having! (che
  tempo strano cè!)
• - It doesnt look like its going to stop
  raining today (non sembra che voglia
• smettere di piovere oggi)

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Attitude to weather

• Although British people like to complain
  about the weather, they generally put a brave
  face on it.
• If someone complains about too much rain,
  you might hear
• - Never mind! Its good for the garden.
• If someone complains that its too hot, you
  could hear
• - At least my tomatoes will be happy!
• If the conversation has been about general
  bad weather, perhaps someone will say
• - Well, Ive heard its worst in the west.
  Theyve had terrible flooding.

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PREDICTING THE WEATHER

• We can make predictions about the weather
  using a range of forms not just will or
  going to
• - I think it will clear up later (credo che
  si metterà al bello)
• - Its going to rain by the looks of it
  (sembra che stia per piovere)
• - Were in for frost tonight (andiamo
  incontro al gelo questa notte)
• - Theyre expecting snow in the north (ci
  si aspetta la neve al nord)
• - I hear that showers are coming our way
  (andremo incontro ad
• acquazzoni)

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HUMAN ATTRIBUTES

• British also attribute human features to the
  weather, almost as if the weather can decide
  what to do
• - The suns trying to come out (il sole
  cerca di uscire)
• - Its been trying to rain all morning (ha
  tentato di piovere tutta la mattina)
• - Its finally decided to rain (finalmente
  si è deciso a piovere)

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• WHAT DO GARDENERS SAY ABOUT WEATHER FORECAST?
• As everyone knows, British are fond of
  gardening, they are keen gardeners and they keep
  a close eye on the weather forecast. Here some of
  the weather features which can worry gardeners
• - a hard frost (gelo)
• - blizzard/galeforce conditions (bufera di
  neve/tempesta di vento)
• - hailstones (grandine)
• - prolonged rain (pioggia persistente)
• - blustery wind (vento forte)
• - a drought (siccità) but its
  unlikely, believe me!!!

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HERE ARE SOME TEMPERATE CONDITIONS WHICH
GARDENERS LIKE

• - mild weather (tempo mite)
• - sunny spells (periodo di sole)
• - light drizzle (pioggerella)

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AND NOW SOME WEATHER JOKES

• - Climate is what we expect. Weather is what
  we get
• (il clima è ciò che ci aspettiamo. Il
  tempo è ciò che abbiamo)
• - Snow storms may be precursors of winter
• (le tempeste di neve potrebbero essere
  anticipi dinverno)
• - Weather forecasts are horoscopes with
  numbers
• (le previsioni del tempo sono oroscopi con
  i numeri)
• - Unbrella an umbrella that the wind has
  turned inside out
• (---- un ombrello che il vento ha
  rovesciato)
• - Fog rain that is barely mist
• (nebbia pioggia che si è semplicemente
  addensata)
• - Why dont cannibals eat weathermen?
• (perché i cannibali non mangiano chi fa le
  previsioni del tempo?)

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ARE YOU READY?

• And now pack as soon as possible your flight to
  the United Kingdom is going to leave dont
  forget your umbrella, your raincoat and.
  remember in spite of the weather, you will
  surely enjoy your holiday because this country is
  BEAUTIFUL!!!