It looks like rain — weather small talk
It carries the weather in English: it's cold, it looks like rain, it rains a lot. Notice how much work that one little word does.
Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1It's a beautiful day!
- 2It's so cold today.
- 3It looks like rain.
- 4Take your umbrella with you.
- 5The sun is out again.
- 6What a warm day!
- 7There's snow on the mountains.
- 8The wind is very strong today.
- 9I love this weather.
- 10Summer is here at last.
- 11The sky is blue and clear.
- 12It rains a lot here.
- 13The night air is cold.
- 14Winter is almost here.
- 15Beautiful day today, right?
FAQ
- How does this dictation practice work?
- Play a sentence, type exactly what you hear, then press check — Dictation Trainer shows word-level feedback: which words you misheard, misspelled, confused for a homophone, or missed.
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- What level is this lesson?
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