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Unit 16: What's the weather like?
Using 'may', 'might' and 'could'
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- 1Nice to meet you!
- 2What to wear
- 3Like this, like that
- 4The daily grind
- 5Christmas every day
- 6Great achievers
- 7The Titanic
- 8Travel
- 9The big wedding
- 10Sunny's job hunt
- 11The bucket list
- 12Moving and migration
- 13Welcome to BBC Broadcasting House
- 14New Year, New Project
- 15From Handel to Hendrix
- 16What's the weather like?
- 17The Digital Revolution
- 18A detective story
- 19A place to live
- 20The Cult of Celebrity
- 21Welcome to your new job
- 22Beyond the planets
- 23Great expectations!
- 24Eco-tourism
- 25Moving house
- 26It must be love
- 27Job hunting success... and failure
- 28Speeding into the future
- 29Lost arts
- 30Tales of survival
Session 5
Whatever the weather, we always have a weekly quiz for you – and today's the day to test what you've learnt in Unit 16. Plus you can catch up with our drama, Frankenstein: in this episode, the Creature explains the killings and offers to leave everybody in peace...
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The Weekly Quiz
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We've learnt a lot about weather and climate change, and along the way we've discovered lots of vocabulary and grammar to help us describe possible and probable outcomes when we talk about the weather. Now let's see how much you've really learnt.
The Weekly Quiz
15 Questions
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We learnt this word in Session 1Question 1 of 15
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Which word means 'the scientific study of weather'?
ameteorologistV3Jvbmcg4oCTIHRoYXQncyB0aGUgd29yZCBmb3IgJ2EgcGVyc29uIHdobyBzdHVkaWVzIHdlYXRoZXIn
bmeteorologyQ29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
cmeteorologingV3Jvbmcg4oCTIHRoaXMgd29yZCBkb2Vzbid0IGV4aXN0IGluIEVuZ2xpc2g=
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Look at the forecast in Session 1Question 2 of 15
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If we say the weather is 'going downhill' – what do we mean?
aIt's getting worseQ29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
bIt's moving southV3Jvbmcg4oCTICdnb2luZyBkb3duaGlsbCcgbWVhbnMgaXQncyBnZXR0aW5nIHdvcnNl
cIt's to get betterV3Jvbmcg4oCTICdkb3duaGlsbCcgbWVhbnMgaXQncyBnb2luZyB0byBnZXQgd29yc2U=
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Look at 6 Minute Vocabulary againQuestion 3 of 15
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Which verb goes with the noun 'sun'?
ato sunV3Jvbmcg4oCTIHRoZXJlJ3Mgbm8gc3VjaCB2ZXJiLiAnU3VuJyBpcyBvbmx5IGEgbm91bg==
bto hotV3Jvbmcg4oCTIGFsdGhvdWdoIHRoZSBzdW4gaXMgaG90LCBpdCBpcyBub3Qgd2hhdCB0aGUgc3VuIGRvZXMg4oCTIGl0IHNoaW5lcw==
cto shineQ29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
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Look at Session 2Question 4 of 15
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What do you need to put with the words might, may or could to talk about the possibility of something in the present or the future?
aa verbQ29ycmVjdCAtIFdlIHVzZSBtaWdodCArIHZlcmIsIG1heSArIHZlcmIgb3IgY291bGQgKyB2ZXJiIHRvIHRhbGsgYWJvdXQgdGhlIHBvc3NpYmlsaXR5IG9mIHNvbWV0aGluZyBpbiB0aGUgcHJlc2VudCBvciB0aGUgZnV0dXJl
ban adjectiveV3JvbmcgLSB3ZSB1c2UgbWlnaHQgKyB2ZXJiLCBtYXkgKyB2ZXJiIG9yIGNvdWxkICsgdmVyYiB0byB0YWxrIGFib3V0IHRoZSBwb3NzaWJpbGl0eSBvZiBzb21ldGhpbmcgaW4gdGhlIHByZXNlbnQgb3IgdGhlIGZ1dHVyZQ==
ca nounV3JvbmcgLSB3ZSB1c2UgbWlnaHQgKyB2ZXJiLCBtYXkgKyB2ZXJiIG9yIGNvdWxkICsgdmVyYiB0byB0YWxrIGFib3V0IHRoZSBwb3NzaWJpbGl0eSBvZiBzb21ldGhpbmcgaW4gdGhlIHByZXNlbnQgb3IgdGhlIGZ1dHVyZQ==
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Look at Session 2 againQuestion 5 of 15
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In Session 2 we heard about the weather supercomputer. How many times more memory will it have than a smartphone?
a12,000 timesV3JvbmcgLSB0b28gc21hbGw=
b120,000 timesQ29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
c1,200,000 timesV3JvbmcgLSBpdCdzIG5vdCB0aGF0IG11Y2gh
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Look at Session 3 againQuestion 6 of 15
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According to the video we saw in Session 3, what might improve in northern areas as a result of climate change?
asea levelsV3Jvbmcg4oCTIHNlYSBsZXZlbHMgd2lsbCByaXNlIGFuZCB0aGF0J3Mgbm90IGEgZ29vZCB0aGluZw==
bfarming conditionsQ29ycmVjdCDigJMgdGhlIGNvb2xlciBub3J0aGVybiBhcmVhcyB3aWxsIHdhcm0gdXAgYW5kIG1ha2UgdGhlIGNsaW1hdGUgZ29vZCBmb3IgZ3Jvd2luZyBjcm9wcw==
cextreme weatherV3Jvbmcg4oCTIGV4dHJlbWUgd2VhdGhlciBpcyBleHBlY3RlZCB0byBjb250aW51ZQ==
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Look at Session 3 againQuestion 7 of 15
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What do experts say about cutting greenhouse gas emissions to fight rising temperatures?
aIt might be essentialV3Jvbmcg4oCTIHRoZSB3b3JkICdtaWdodCcgc3VnZ2VzdHMgdGhleSBhcmUgbm90IDEwMCUgc3VyZQ==
bIt could be essentialV3JvbmcgLSB0aGUgd29yZCAnY291bGQnIHN1Z2dlc3RzIHRoZXkgYXJlIG5vdCAxMDAlIHN1cmU=
cIt is essentialQ29ycmVjdCDigJMgd2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
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Look at Session 3, Activity 2Question 8 of 15
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What could help to keep temperatures low in cities?
aair conditioningV3JvbmcgLSB3ZSBjYW4gc3RheSBjb29sIGluZG9vcnMgYnV0IGFpciBjb25kaXRpb25pbmcgYWN0dWFsbHkgcmVsZWFzZXMgbW9yZSBlbWlzc2lvbnMgYW5kIHJhaXNlcyB0ZW1wZXJhdHVyZXMgb3V0c2lkZQ==
blimiting the time we spend outdoorsV3JvbmcgYW5zd2VyIOKAkyB0aGlzIGNvdWxkIGJlIGEgbmVnYXRpdmUgZWZmZWN0IG9mIGhpZ2ggdGVtcGVyYXR1cmVzLiBJdCB3aWxsIG5vdCBoZWxwIHRlbXBlcmF0dXJlcyBzdGF5IGRvd24=
cpainting roofs whiteQ29ycmVjdCDigJMgdGhpcyB3aWxsIHJlZmxlY3QgaGVhdCBhbmQgY291bGQgaGVscCBjaXRpZXMgc3RheSBjb29sZXI=
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Look at Session 4Question 9 of 15
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When did Britain's Great Storm occur?
a1967V3JvbmcgLSBpdCB3YXMgbW9yZSByZWNlbnRseSB0aGFuIHRoYXQ=
b1987Q29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
c2007V3JvbmcgLSBpdCB3YXMgbG9uZ2VyIGFnbyB0aGFuIHRoYXQ=
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Look at the video in Session 4, Activity 1Question 10 of 15
Gargaarsa
What phrase do we use to mean 'suffered very badly'?
atook a batteringQ29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
bhurricane-forceV3Jvbmcg4oCTIHRoYXQgZGVzY3JpYmVzIHZlcnkgc3Ryb25nIGFuZCBkYW1hZ2luZyB3aW5kcw==
craining cats and dogsV3Jvbmcg4oCTIHRoYXQncyBhbiBpbmZvcm1hbCBleHByZXNzaW9uIHRoYXQgbWVhbnMgJ3JhaW5pbmcgdmVyeSBoZWF2aWx5Jw==
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Listen to the vox pops in Session 4 againQuestion 11 of 15
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Which of these statements does NOT describe the weather in Argentina?
aThe winters can be very coldV3Jvbmcg4oCTIENhcm9saW5hIHNhaWQgdGhpcyBpbiBoZXIgdm94IHBvcA==
bIn winter, temperatures can reach 40 degreesQ29ycmVjdCDigJMgdGhlIHN0YXRlbWVudCBpcyB1bnRydWUuIFRlbXBlcmF0dXJlcyByZWFjaCA0MCBkZWdyZWVzIGluIHRoZSBzdW1tZXIsIG5vdCB0aGUgd2ludGVyIQ==
cThe summers are very very hotV3Jvbmcg4oCTIENhcm9saW5hIHNhaWQgdGhpcyBpbiB0aGUgdm94IHBvcA==
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Look at 6 Minute Grammar in Session 2Question 12 of 15
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If you're not sure what to have for dinner tonight, what could you say?
aI will have a curryV3Jvbmcg4oCTIHRoZSB3b3JkICd3aWxsJyBtZWFucyB5b3Ugd2lsbCBkZWZpbml0ZWx5IGhhdmUgY3Vycnk=
bI could not have a curryV3Jvbmcg4oCTIHRoZSB3b3JkcyAnY291bGQgbm90JyB0ZWxscyB1cyB3aGF0IHlvdSBjYW4ndCBlYXQsIG5vdCB3aGF0IHlvdSBtaWdodCBwb3NzaWJseSBlYXQ=
cI might have a curryQ29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
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Look at 6 Minute Vocabulary again in Session 1Question 13 of 15
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What is the missing word? "The wind xxxxxx the tress over"
ablewQ29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
bblowedV3Jvbmcg4oCTIHRoZSBwYXN0IHRlbnNlIG9mICdibG93JyBpcyAnYmxldyc=
cblowingV3JvbmcgLSB0aGUgcGFzdCB0ZW5zZSBvZiAnYmxvdycgaXMgJ2JsZXcn
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Look at episode 6 in Session 5Question 14 of 15
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In our drama Frankenstein, where did the Creature believe Doctor Frankenstein was from?
aViennaV3JvbmcgY291bnRyeSE=
bGenevaQ29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
cParisV3JvbmcgLSBpdCB3YXMgYSBjaXR5IGluIFN3aXR6ZXJsYW5kIQ==
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Look at Session 2Question 15 of 15
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Which sentence is wrong?
aThere mightn't be a bus for hours so I'm going to walkU29ycnkg4oCTIHRoaXMgc2VudGVuY2UgaXMgY29ycmVjdA==
bThere couldn't be a bus for hours so I'm going to walkQ29ycmVjdCDigJMgY291bGRuJ3QgbWVhbnMgc29tZXRoaW5nIGltcG9zc2libGUgYnV0IHRoZXJlIGlzIHN0aWxsIGEgY2hhbmNlIGEgYnVzIG1pZ2h0IHR1cm4gdXAh
cThere may not be a bus for hours so I'm going to walkV3Jvbmcg4oCTIHRoZSBzZW50ZW5jZSBpcyByaWdodA==
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1
Which word means 'the scientific study of weather'?
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2
If we say the weather is 'going downhill' – what do we mean?
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3
Which verb goes with the noun 'sun'?
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4
What do you need to put with the words might, may or could to talk about the possibility of something in the present or the future?
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5
In Session 2 we heard about the weather supercomputer. How many times more memory will it have than a smartphone?
Sirrii miti
6
According to the video we saw in Session 3, what might improve in northern areas as a result of climate change?
Sirrii miti
7
What do experts say about cutting greenhouse gas emissions to fight rising temperatures?
Sirrii miti
8
What could help to keep temperatures low in cities?
Sirrii miti
9
When did Britain's Great Storm occur?
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10
What phrase do we use to mean 'suffered very badly'?
Sirrii miti
11
Which of these statements does NOT describe the weather in Argentina?
Sirrii miti
12
If you're not sure what to have for dinner tonight, what could you say?
Sirrii miti
13
What is the missing word? "The wind xxxxxx the tress over"
Sirrii miti
14
In our drama Frankenstein, where did the Creature believe Doctor Frankenstein was from?
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15
Which sentence is wrong?
Sirrii miti
End of Unit 16
How did you get on? Do you feel more confident talking about what the weather might be like? We hope you've enjoyed this Unit. Please join us again for the next one where we talk about the digital revolution and compare it with the past with the phrase used to. See you there.
