Book 5 · Lesson 3 — How's the Weather?

Weather Words 天氣詞彙

Theme Words

點 🔊 聽每個天氣詞的發音。記住這些形容詞，它們都可以放在 "It's ___." 裡面。

☀️	sunny	晴天
🌧️	rainy	雨天
☁️	cloudy	陰天
💨	windy	颳風
🌡️	hot	炎熱
🧊	cold	寒冷
🌤️	warm	溫暖
🍃	cool	涼爽

Sentence Patterns 句型

Key Patterns

Pattern 1 · 問天氣

How's the weather? → It's ___ (and ___)

A:How's the weather?

B:It's sunny and warm.

A:How's the weather in Taipei?

B:It's cloudy and cool.

Pattern 2 · Yes/No 問天氣

Is it ___? → Yes, it is. / No, it isn't. It's ___.

A:Is it cold?

B:No, it isn't. It's warm.

A:Is it windy?

B:Yes, it is.

Grammar Focus 文法重點

Intonation

Question Intonation: Wh-Questions vs. Yes/No Questions

The ending sound of a question tells listeners what kind of answer is expected.

Question Type	Example	Intonation
Wh-question (what / where / how)	How's the weather?	Goes DOWN ↘
Yes/No question	Is it hot?	Goes UP ↗

"How's" = "How is". "It's" = "It is". In Taiwan, the weather can be described using two adjectives: "It's sunny and hot."

Mini Quiz · 小考

Select the best answer for each question. 選出每題最適合的答案。

Question 1 / 10

A: the weather? B: It's sunny.

Correct. We ask about weather with How's the weather?

The correct question word is How's. "How's the weather?" is the standard weather question.

Question 2 / 10

How's the weather? — cloudy and cool.

Correct. We always use It's for weather: It's cloudy and cool.

For weather, always use It's (= It is). "It's cloudy and cool."

Question 3 / 10

A: Is it windy? B:

Correct. "Is it…?" → Yes, it is.

The correct short answer is Yes, it is. — match the be verb from the question.

Question 4 / 10

A: Is it rainy? B: No, . It's sunny.

Correct. "Is it…?" → No, it isn't. (= it is not)

The negative short answer is it isn't. "isn't" = "is not". Use "it isn't" because the question uses "Is it".

Question 5 / 10

Which sentence correctly uses two weather words? 哪個句子正確使用了兩個天氣詞？

Correct. Use and to connect two weather adjectives: It's hot and sunny.

Use and between two adjectives: It's hot and sunny. Do not put them side by side without "and".

Question 6 / 10

"How's the weather?" — What does the intonation do at the end?

Correct. Wh-questions (How / What / Where) go down ↘ at the end.

Wh-questions go down ↘. Yes/No questions go up ↗. "How's" is a Wh-question word.

Question 7 / 10

"Is it cold?" — What does the intonation do at the end?

Correct. Yes/No questions go up ↗. "Is it cold?" expects a yes or no answer.

Yes/No questions (Is it…? Are you…?) go up ↗ at the end.

Question 8 / 10

Which weather word means 涼爽?

Correct. cool = 涼爽. It is milder than cold. warm = 溫暖, cold = 寒冷.

cool = 涼爽 (C). "cold" is colder than cool. "warm" = 溫暖.

Question 9 / 10

"How's" is the contraction of ___

Correct. How's = How is. "How's the weather?" = "How is the weather?"

How's = How is. The apostrophe + s replaces "is" in contractions.

Question 10 / 10

A: How's the weather in Kaohsiung? B:

Correct. It's rainy and hot. — "How's…?" gets a statement answer with "It's ___".

"How's the weather?" needs a statement answer: It's rainy and hot. (D). Never start with Yes/No for a Wh-question.