2 Weather and climate

Student’s Book pages 17–26

1 Read pages 17–19 in the Student’s Book. Use words from the box to fill in the blank spaces in the sentences below.

weather day instruments climate wind meteorologists

V. C. Bird International Airport temperature cloudiness a The condition of the atmosphere over a short period of time is called the It changes every . b The weather conditions over a long period of time tell us about the . c Special people called collect information on a daily basis to tell us what the weather will be like. d The meteorological office in Antigua is located at the e In order to tell us what the weather will be like, the weather forecaster looks at , rainfall, humidity, speed, and visibility. f Special are used to collect information about the weather. a wind direction b air pressure c visibility d humidity e temperature f windspeed g rainfall i how far one can see ahead ii the amount of moisture in the air iii how hot or cold the air around us is iv how fast the wind is blowing v the direction in which the wind is blowing vi the water that falls from the sky vii the force exerted by the air thermometer anemometer rain gauge wind vane barometer a A is used to measure temperature. b A is used to measure the amount of rainfall. c A is used to tell wind direction of the wind. d An is used to measure windspeed. e A is used to measure air pressure.

2 Draw lines to link the weather features on the left with their definition on the right.

3 Use words from the box to fill the blank spaces in the sentences below.