Today our topic of discussion is-Weather Forecast

Weather Forecast

We often listen to Weather Forecast on Radio or TV. Sometimes we want to know whether the will be sunny or cloudy, warm or chilly and sometime we just want to know the best time to go for outing.

Objectives:

Aafter you complete this lesson you will be able to: select important information about weather
plan for the day accordingly .

Situation : To visit the National Park.

List of Vocabulary and Language Points:
weekend, region, rain, caution, thundershowers, hoisted, gusty, maximum, squall, minimum, at a speed of, sunrise, sun set.

Tomorrow is Friday. Mr. Khan and family decide to visit the National Park on the weekend. So, Mrs. Khan wants to listen to the weather forecast. She goes to her living room and turns on the TV.

Weather Report

Now weather, and forecast valid till 6 tomorrow evening says, there are chances of rain and thundershowers accompanied with temporary gusty to squally wind at a speed of upto 45 km.

an hour. It is likely to occur over the regions of Dhaka, Tangail, Mymensingh, Bogra, Noakhali and Sylhet. All river crafts in these areas are to proceed with caution but no signal is to be hoisted. The temperature of the divisions of the country today were recorded as

 

 

Sun rises tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. and sets at 6: 15 p.m.
The humidity today recorded at 6.00 p.m. was 70 percent. That’s the end of the weather report.

Review Questions 1.4.1 Fill in the blanks.

1. There are chances …..of and wind….temporary
to

2.The wind will be at a speed of up to ….km/hr.
accompanied with

3.Rain or thundershowers accompanied with temporary gusty to
squally wind is likely to occur over the regions of Dhaka….., Mymensingh,….. and Sylhet.

4. All river crafts in these areas are to proceed with……

5.Sun rises tomorrow at…. and sets at….

6.The humidity recorded today ….was percent.

 

 

Situation :

List of Vocabulary and Language Points:

intensify, bulletin, direction, cyclone, wind, coastal area, rising, depression, maritime, bay, distant warning, adjoining, local warning, signal number, port, riverine warning Sohel’s family went to Cox’s Bazar last week. He couldn’t join them for he had his examination.

In the afternoon Munir, Sohel’s friend comes with a disturbing news that he heard on TV a special weather bulletin of a possible cyclone in the coastal areas. Sohel turns on the TV to listen to the weather forecast.

Weather report

The deep depression over the West Central Bay moved slightly North North-Eastwards and now lies over West Central Bay and adjoining North West Bay. It was centered at 6 this morning about 900 kms South West of Chittagong port and 760 kms South West of Khulna town.

It is likely to intensify further and move in a North North Easternly direction for sometimes. Maximum sustained wind within the 48 kms of the depression is about 60 kms an hour and rising to 70 kms in gust or squalls. Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar and Mongla have been advised to lower, distant warning signal number 2, repeat distant warning signal number 2 but instead hoist local warning signal number 4, local warning signal number 4.

River ports of the coastal districts of Khulna, Satkhira, Bagerhat, Pirojpur, Bhola, Barguna, Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong have been advised to hoist reverine warning signal number – 2, reverine warning signal number – 2.

Under the influence of deep depression, the coastal districts of Khulna, Satkhira, Bagerhat, Laxmipur, Feni, Noakhali, Cox’s Bazar, Chandpur, Chittagong and their off shore islands and chars may experience moderately heavy to heavy rainfalls accompanied by gusty to squally wind. Sea remains very rough.

Review Questions : Fill in the blanks.

1. The deep __over the West Central Bay moved slightly North- North and now lies over___ Bay and adjoining Bay.

2.It was centered at 6 this morning about __kms__ of port and km__sof ___town.

3. Maximum sustained wind within ___the kms of the depression is about___ kms an hour and rising to__ kms in on squalls.

4.Maritime ports of  ___and Mongla have been advised to lower distant warning signal number___

5.River ports of the coastal districts of___ Satkhira, Bagerhat ____-and Chittagong have been advised to hoist reverine warning signal no Sea remains very.

 

 

Situation

List of Vocabulary and Language Points:

dry, Celsius, cloudy, Fahrenheit, appreciable change, humidity, temperature, percentage
The forecast valid till 6 tomorrow morning says, it will remain dry all over the country with partly cloudy sky at places. No appreciable change is likely in the day’s temperature.

The maximum temperature recorded in Dhaka today was 24.6 degrees Celsius ie., 73.2 degrees Fahrenheit and the minimum was 21.7 degrees Celsius i.e., 71.1 degrees Fahrenheit. The percentage of humidity was 95 in the morning and 95 in the evening.

The sun sets today at 5.21pm and rises tomorrow at 6.04 am. The country’s highest temperature recorded in Kutubdia was 27.2 degrees Celsius i.e., 81.0 degrees Fahrenheit and the lowest was 21.0 degrees Celsius i.e. 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit in Khulna on the day.

Review Questions 1.4.3: Tick (√) beside the correct answer.

1.The forecast is valid till

a.6  a.m. tomorrow

b. 6 p.m. tomorrow

c. 6-30 p.m. tomorrow

d. 6 p.m. today

2. The weather will remain

a.rainy

b.dry rainy with thunder storm

c. dry with partly cloudy sky at places

3.The maximum temperature recorded in Dhaka was

a.26.6 degrees Celsius

b. 24.6 degrees Celsius

C.20.8 degrees Celsius

d. 36.6 degrees Celsius

4.And the minimum was

a. 21.7° Celsius

b. 22.7° Celsius

C. 31.7° Celsius

d. 26.7° Celsius

5.The percentage of humidity in the evening was
a.95
b. 94
c. 90
d. 105

6.The sun sets today at

a.5.21 am
b. 5.21 p.m.
c. 5. 20 p.m.
d.5.18 am

7.The sun rises tomorrow at

a. 6.05 am

b. 6.04 am

C. 6.03 am 5.04 am

8.The country’s highest temperature recorded was

a. 25.2 deg Celsius.

b. 24.1 deg Celsius

C.27.2 deg Celsius

d. 28.2 deg Celsius

9.And the lowest was

a. 22 deg Celsius

b.21.9 deg Celsius

C. 69.8 deg Fahrenheit

d. 21 deg Celsius

Answer Key: 

Situation : Review and Test 

1. rain/thundershower/ gusty/ squally

2. 45 kms

3. Tangail / Bogra / Noakhali

4. Caution

5. 6.00/6.15 6.70.

Situation : Review and Test

1. depression/eastwards, West Central / North West

2. 900/South West / Chittagong / 760 / South West / Khulna

3. 48/60 kms / 70 km/

4. Chittagong /Cox’s Bazar / 2 5. Khulna / Pirojpur Bhola / Borguna / Cox’s Bazar, 2 6. rough. gust

Situation : Review and Test

1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (d).