Whether the Weather

How many times do you hear the word 'rain'? Six times

Listen to the Podcast again

What does she think of on her way home?
a song
a movie
a rhyme

Put the sentences in order.

She rode her bike to school.
It started to rain.
It stopped raining.
The sun came out.
It started raining during the class.
She waited at school for the rain to stop.
It didn't stop.
She rode home.
She got very wet.
She got home.
She got changed and made tea.

Fill in the blanks with 'whether' or 'weather'

Whether the weather is fine
Or whether the weather is not,
Whether the weather is cold
Or whether the weather is hot,
We'll weather the weather,
Whatever the weather,
Whether we like it or not!

Did she or didn't she?

1 She drove to school. She didn't drive to school.
2 She wore a jacket. Yes, she wore a jacket.
3 She put up her umbrella. No, she didn't put up her umbrella.
4 She left the school at 3 o'clock. No, she didn't leave the school at 3 o'clock.
5 She waved at the crossing guard. Yes, she waved at the crossing guard.
6 She stopped to chat with the crossing guard. No, she didn't stop to chat.
7 She went to the post office. No, she didn't go to the post office.
8 She wore her glasses home. No, she didn't wear her glasses home.
9 She put her jacket on and did up the hood. Yes, she put her jacket on and did up the hood.
10 She changed into dry clothes at home. Yes, she changed into dry clothes at home.

Match the expressions and their definitions.

1 a rain cheque a coupon or voucher that a store gives out if an item is not available during a sale so you can still buy it at the reduced price after the sale is over
2 a rain date a new time to do something that has been canceled due to rain
3 save for a rainy day to keep some money until you need it when times are difficult
4 don't rain on someone else's parade don't spoil someone else's good time
it's raining cats and dogs it's raining heavily
weather the storm to survive or come safely through a disaster