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¤ Patterns & structures ↓ «What’s the weather like?»
When we talk about the weather, at a very basic level, we can follow any of these patterns:
• It is + adjective (very changeable / wet / cold / cloudy / windy…)
• We use the Present Progressive, It is + -ING, when we want to describe what the weather is like right now:
– It is freezing / snowing / drizzling / clearing up…
• If we want to make a general statement (what the weather is usually like), we use a verb in the Present Simple plus an adverb of frequency:
– It rains / snows / hails … quite often.
• We can also use the formula «THERE IS/ARE..» followed by a noun:
There is a lot of slush / hail / fog …There are often floods / droughts / storms…• Another form we can use with nouns (often referring to a recent trend) is «We HAD…»:
We had thunder and lightning last night.
⊕ And remember! Come rain or come shine, it’s always a great opportunity for you to practice exclamations:
– How chilly / hot!
– What a nice / gloomy day!
– What lovely / miserable weather!
• Predicting the weather:
We can make predictions about the weather, using a range of forms – not just the «will» or «going to» form:
«I think it’ll clear up later.» / «It’s going to rain by the looks of it.»
«We‘re in for frost tonight.»
«They‘re expecting snow in the north.»
«I hear that showers are coming our way.»
⇓ 10 weather expressions with Emma [vid + quiz]⇐
•→ More idioms . . . ← // ⇒[quiz]⇐
♦ Rachel’s English ⇓ It’s Hot! [Idioms & Expressions]
In this American English pronunciation video, I’m going to complain about how hot it is in New York. Summer in New York is great for things like grilling. But it’s also known for being hot, hot, hot. Sometimes entirely too hot. We’ve had lots of days this month, July, that were very hot. Over ninety. Not surprising. So, I’m going to teach you some idioms and some creative ways to say it’s really hot!!
Hot as Hades, or hot as hell. Now, be careful when using hell, it is a mild cuss word, but it is considered a cuss word. So you don’t want to say it in front of people that might be offended. The T in ‘hot’ comes between two vowels here when we connect it to the next word. So, that’s going to be a flap T. Hot as, hot as. You’ll notice I’m not saying ‘as’. I’m reducing the AA vowel to the schwa. -duz, -duz, -duz, hot as, hot as. Hades begins with the H consonant, has the ‘ay’ as in ‘say’ diphthong, Ha-, Ha-, then the D consonant, ee vowel, Z sound. Hades, Hades. Stress on the first syllable, so that should have more shape, whereas -des, -des, -des should be flatter and lower in pitch. Hot as Hades. Or, hot as hell. Hell with the H consonant, the EH vowel, and the dark L. Hell, hell. Now, being a stressed syllable, this word should have some shape: hell, hell, hell. Hot as hell.
One phrase my Mom likes to use is ‘hotter than blazes’. Hotter than blazes. So, the word ‘than’ here is being reduced just to the N consonant sound: hottern, hottern, hottern. Now the T in ‘hot’, turned into a flap T, or a D sound, because it’s coming between two vowels: hotter, hottern, hottern, hotter than blazes. Blazes with the BL consonant cluster, the ‘ay’ as in ‘say’ diphthong, and then Z, I, Z: -zes, -zes, -zes. Hotter than blazes.
You can also say it’s a scorcher. Scorcher: with the SK consonant cluster, sk, sk. The ‘aw’ as in ‘law’ vowel followed by the R consonant, scor-, scor-, and the second, unstressed syllable, the ch CH sound, schwa, R sound: -cher, -cher, -cher. Scorcher.You can also say it’s so hot, you could fry an egg on the sidewalk. Should I try it? I don’t think I will. Just seems like it might be kind of messy.
There are also words you can use to show quantity. It’s not just hot, it’s really hot. Or you can, it’s ridiculously hot. Or, it’s super hot. Or, in Boston / New England, you might hear: it’s wicked hot. So, when it’s the middle of July, and the end of summer seems very far away, and you’re already tired of the heat, you’re lucky that you have these phrases that you can use that are much more colorful than simply it’s hot to express your frustration. It’s hot as hell. It’s hotter than blazes. That’s it, and thanks so much for using Rachel’s English.It’s hot as hell. It’s hotter than blazes. Sirens are always ruining my take.
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¤ Messages from Water ↓
Dr. Masaru Emoto‘s Water Molecule Experiment
– Most people first heard of Dr. Emoto in 2004 when the hit movie ‘What The Bleep Do We Know?’ was released. In the documentary-style film, Dr. Emoto’s findings on the energy of thoughts are demonstrated. His central premise put forward is that human beings can affect the shape and molecular structure of water just through conscious intention.
He demonstrates this in two ways: first by showing images of water molecules from the Fujiwara Dam, before and after they have been blessed by a monk. He then shows the impact of labeling bottles of distilled water with thoughts. Some bottles feature positive thoughts, while others feature negative ones. He then freezes contents from each bottle and photographs them at sub zero temperatures using a high powered microscopic camera. The resulting shape, color and structure of the water crystals shows marked variation. Water from bottles that were labeled with positive messages have intricate structures and shiny, diamond-like reflective qualities. Those that were labeled with negative thoughts have deformed, collapsed structures with black holes and yellow tinged edges.
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