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Weather Reports

Expressions used in a weather report:

• a high of twenty degrees
• a low of -25
• 20 percent chance of snow
• mainly sunny
• sunny with cloudy periods
• record high/low
• above/below average temperatures
• a few flurries
• 5-day forecast
• temperatures are going to drop/dip/plunge (go down quickly)
• temperatures are going to rise/soar/climb (go up quickly)
• a warm/cold front is moving in (air from another region is arriving)

Listen to the following weather reports. Listen again, and then answer the comprehension questions. Read the transcripts to check your understanding.