小雨是small rain？在雅思口语考官面前可别瞎说！附天气话题相关词汇
给大家三秒钟快速回答“大雨”和“小雨”用英文分别怎么说?3!2!1!
请问同学们的第 一反应是不是”big rain“和”small rain“，好家伙这就完全属于是：
正确答案快记住!
大雨=heavy rain
小雨=light rain
看起来好像这两个词不会也没关系，但其实在雅思口语考试中是容易考察到的，因为与天气相关的话题每年都会出现，比如本季(2021年9-12月)雅思口语题库中就出现了“weather”相关的新题：
■ Do you prefer hot or cold weather?
■ Has the weather in your country changed much in the past few years?
■ What is the weather usually like in your country?
当大家碰到此类话题的时候，要是想说下小雨却用了“small rain”，考官一听就觉得很不地道，那么可能会对同学们的英文能力产生质疑哦~
所以下面新航道南京雅思培训班小编决定给大家安利一波与“weather”相关的表达!最后再展示一下上述话题该如何回答!
天气相关表达
天气话题的第 一个难点就在于，说到天气大概率会提到晴、雨、雪、风还有气温等，所以这些词汇大家是肯定要掌握的~
Ⅰ. 雨
drizzle 细雨
spells of rainy weather 阴雨天气
shower 阵雨
thunder shower 雷阵雨
downpour 瓢泼大雨
storm 暴风雨
flood 洪水
Ⅱ. 风
breeze 微风
gentle wind 和风
gust 阵风
blustery 大风的
typhoon 台风
Ⅲ. 雪
snowy 下雪的
sleet 雨夹雪
blizzard/snowstorm 暴风雪
hail 冰雹
Ⅳ. 形容温度
mild 温和的
freezing cold 寒冷刺骨
boiling hot 热得像开了锅
blazing 烈日炎炎的
muggy 闷热的
chilly 寒冷的
Ⅴ. 其它表达
bright sunshine 明媚的阳光
humid/damp 潮湿的
clammy 黏糊糊的
lightning 闪电
clear 无云的
overcast 阴天的
foggy/misty 有雾的
gusty 阵风的
thunder 打雷
rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨
come rain or shine=in all weathers 任何天气(情况)
weather permitting/ If the weather permits 天气允许的话
除了天气的描述，“weather”话题的另一个难点就是，很容易说着说着无话可说，所以要如何拓展回答也是同学们需要思考的~下面就跟着小编一起来看看雅思口语中曾经出现哪些跟天气有关的话题，这些话题又该如何回答吧
天气相关口语话题
Part 1
■ Do you prefer hot or cold weather?
■ Has the weather in your country changed much in the past few years?
■ What is the weather usually like in your country?
■ What's the weather in your country?
■ Does the weather affect your mood?
■ Do you like rainy days?
■ What’s the weather like where you live?
■ Does the weather ever affect what you do?
■ Does it bother you much when it rains?
■ What do you like to do on sunny days?
■ Does it rain a lot in your hometown?
■ Which months have the best weather in your country?
■ Does rain ever affect transportation in your hometown?
Part 2
■ Describe your favourite kind of weather.
■ Describe a time when you experienced extreme weather conditions.
在考试的时候，大家一方面可以运用上面的词汇把天气的描述更加细化，另一方面则可以把天气和自己的经历结合起来，比如天气变化给自己带来的心情影响还有出行计划的影响等。
以本季的3道口语新题为例：
Ⅰ. Do you prefer hot or cold weather?
I prefer hot weather as it provides more opportunities to do activities outdoors. Hot weather also reduces the chances for me to catch a cold.
Ⅱ. Has the weather in your country changed much in the past few years?
I think there have been some noticeable changes. For example, from memory, winters were a bit harsher when I was a kid, they seem a lot milder now, and I suppose winters are now also more humid than before. So of course now that there's more rain, we sometimes get floods in winter, but there never used to be any flooding when I was a kid. It's kind of a new thing.
Ⅲ. What is the weather usually like in your country?
The temperature in my country is lower than that in most places. This makes winter very cold, but it helps in summer to keep temperatures mild. We typically get 10cm of snow per year, which is more than average. Last winter was crazy with all the snow we had. I could barely go outside because the snow piled up(堆积) everywhere so high.
这些答案都是新东方在线的教研老师提供的，希望可以给到同学们一些答题的灵感，答案中老师也不是一直在用专业词汇描述天气，而是加入了例子、对比、类比等方式来拓展答案，同学们完全可以照着这个框架来填充自己的想法和经历哦~
以上就是针对“weather”话题新航道南京雅思培训班小编想让大家记住的一些语料，其实不只是天气，只要是同学们觉得自己没有把握的话题，都可以按照上文的方法来积累和练习话题相关的表达及框架。
