Hey guys, it’s Freya!<\/p>\n
It is still cold, but the sun stays out longer.\u00a0 It feels like it was cold for so long.\u00a0 I\u2019m glad to finally see a glimpse of spring.<\/p>\n
This made me think about the ways the English language describes weather. So that\u2019s what I will be exploring today!\u00a0 It is a fact that England is known for its\u00a0 unpredictable weather, so it is only natural to have words and phrases to reflect the varying types.<\/p>\n
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There is a mix of phrases to describe the scale of rain from little to heavy. Considering England is known for its rain, it is probably best to start there.<\/p>\n
This is\u00a0 a famous British phrase to mean that it is raining heavily . It’s quite a funny phrase and really does not make a lot of sense! The etymology seems unknown, but one theory that I like is that in old England , cats and dogs would seek shelter in thatched roofs but when it rained heavily, they would fall out, thus seeming like it is “raining cats and dogs”!<\/p>\n
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all mean it’s raining heavily, as if someone is physically chucking water down on us!<\/p>\n
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Imagine the heavens opening \u2013 the sky parting \u2013 as if all the rain that could possibly fall from the sky does \u2013 definitely used for heavy rain.<\/p>\n
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This is used to describe a rain storm \u2013 so much rain is pouring down!<\/p>\n
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This is used to describe rain that is light; there are only a few drops.<\/p>\n
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Again, this is used to describe light rain. It is like someone is spitting from above, so it is only coming in small amounts.<\/p>\n
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This can be used in either context. The noun \u2018shower\u2019 means “a fall of rain,” but then you can add an adjective in front to describe how strong: “There were heavy showers today!” or “We are expecting some light showers in the afternoon.”<\/p>\n
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There are many more words and phrases that can be used to illustrate rain in English, or even the temperature that comes with it! As it rains so much in England, this makes sense \u2013 but I wonder if less wet countries then have fewer phrases for rain? Interesting!<\/p>\n
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When the sun does show its face in England, it can be beautiful! However, it is definitely a rare occurrence so there are definitely fewer\u00a0 words and phrases to describe it.<\/p>\n
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The adjective \u2018bright\u2019 in itself means to give off light, so when the sun is out this is a perfect adjective to describe the day! “It was a beautiful, bright day yesterday!”<\/p>\n
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Of course if the sun comes out, the word \u2018sunshine\u2019 can be used. It is an uncountable noun.\u00a0 When it is really sunny, you could say “There was lots of sunshine today!”<\/p>\n
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This adjective simply means that something is boiling hot. So, when the sun comes out, and it is a really hot day, you could say “Today is scorching!”<\/p>\n
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An easy one, but obviously, if the sun is out, you can simply say “It is a sunny day!”<\/p>\n
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While writing this I have noticed that when describing rain in English, you seem to describe the type of rain \u2013 light or heavy \u2013 but the sun has a variety of aspects including temperature and brightness.<\/p>\n
There are many more ways to discuss the weather in English. Perhaps you could have a look at how different seasons are described, or different temperatures! I wonder if these compare to any other languages you may know?<\/p>\n
Take a look outside and see if you could use a new way to describe the weather you see!<\/p>\n
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Today\u2019s lesson:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n It rains a lot in England, so it is good to have a bank of words and phrases to describe the weather you see.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hey guys, it’s Freya! It is still cold, but the sun stays out longer.\u00a0 It feels like it was cold for so long.\u00a0 I\u2019m glad to finally see a glimpse of spring. This made me think about the ways the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":5312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[276,5],"tags":[227,450],"class_list":{"0":"post-5311","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-native","8":"category-learning","9":"tag-adjectives","10":"tag-weather","11":"article cf"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5311"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11333,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5311\/revisions\/11333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}