Exercise 2: Measuring the weather 2

 

Measuring the weather 2

2Watch the video and then choose the correct answer to each question. 

• 1Which description of the Radcliffe Meteorological Station is best?

  It's very small weather station in Scotland.It's a very old weather station in Oxford.It's a very cold weather station in Belfast.

• 2What is Ian wearing?

  Shorts and a blue t-shirtJeans and a brown jacketA black coat and boots

• 3What is Ian doing today?

  He's measuring the temperature, the wind and the rain.He's measuring the snow, the water and the wind.He's measuring the sun, the rain and the clouds.

• 4What does the barometer do?

  It measures the wind.It measure the atmospheric pressure.It measures the temperature.

• 5What instrument does Ian use to measure the wind speed?

  An anemometerA barometerA wind vane

• 6Where is Oxford?

  In the south-west of the UK.In the north-east of the UK.In the south-east of the UK.

• 7What is the weather like in the west of the UK?

  Cold and dryWetWarm and sunny

• 8How many days per year does it rain in Belfast?

  50115150

• 9Where is Cornwall?

  In the southIn the eastIn the north

• 10Why is Ian's job never boring?

  Because he travels around the UK.Because the weather is always changing.Because it's always warm and sunny.

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