Predicting The Weather - Video Listening Comprehension Quiz
This short news clip about British weather will help you to practise your English listening skills.
Click on the play button in the centre of the screen to watch the video. You can pause the video, or rewind it and watch it over again as many times as you feel you need to.
When you have watched the video, scroll down the page to do the quiz and test how much you have understood.
Choose the best answer for each question.
What weather did the Met Office predict for last summer?
That it was set to be a summer for barbeques
That it was set to be wet and windy
That it would be the hottest on record
What did the British weather turn out to be like last summer?
wet, windy and wild
hot, humid and sticky
cold, chilly and wet
What did the mild winter predicted for last year turn into?
The Big Freeze
The Big Chill
The Cold Snap
Which organisation accurately predicted recent UK weather conditions?
Positive Weather Solutions
The Met Office
The Weather People
What became a feature of daily life in Britain during the 1976 heatwave?
standpipes and drought
hosepipes and sprinklers
the video doesn't say
What is the name of the organisation that Lady Penelope Cobham works for?
Visit England
Visit Britain
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What would be the likely effect of a hot summer on UK tourism?
more visitors
fewer visitors
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What are British people famous for talking about, as a nation?
