IELTS Preparation Series 1, Episode 19: Weather report
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Hello. I'm Margot Politis. Welcome to Study English, IELTS preparation.
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Today we're going to listen to a weather report.
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We're going to listen for numbers, and practise saying and spelling them.
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Listen to the weather in Sydney.
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Good morning. It looks like being another glorious summer day in Sydney.
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Temperatures will range from a minimum of 16°C in Richmond and 17°C in the city,
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with maximum temperatures reaching the high 20s, with 29 in Richmond and 27 in the city
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by early afternoon. This summer promises to be the warmest since 1987. The average minimum
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for this time of year is 15°C and the average maximum is 22°C.
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Humidity will be high again today, ranging from 80-90% across the metropolitan area,
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and possibly for the next 5 or 6 days.
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Sunrise will be at 5.45 am and the sun will set at 7.43 pm. The next full moon will be
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on December 9th.
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For those interested in fishing and surfing, windy conditions will prevail all day with
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winds gusting from the southeast from 10-15 knots, then easing to 10-11 knots by late
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afternoon. Swells along all Sydney beaches will range from 1 - 1.5 metres.
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So counting and numbers are a very important part of language. You need them to talk about
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how much things cost, what you earn, telephone numbers, visa cards, passports, addresses
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and dates.
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Being able to listen for and understand numbers is an important academic skill.
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There are some conventions you need to learn, and you'll need to do a lot of practice listening
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for and saying numbers.
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Let's get started.
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Listen to these pairs of numbers:
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13, 30
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14, 40
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15, 50
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16, 60
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Now you try these ones:
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17, 70
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18, 80
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19, 90
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They sound very similar. You'll need to listen carefully so you don't get these mixed up.
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Temperatures will range from a minimum of 16°C in Richmond and 17°C in the city.
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Humidity will be high again today, ranging from 80-90% across the metropolitan area.
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The temperature in Richmond is 16 degrees Celsius.
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The humidity is 80 - 90%.
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Did you hear these numbers correctly?
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If you don't understand what someone's said, ask them to repeat, and stress the key syllable.
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And that will be 16 dollars.
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Did you say sixTEEN, or sixTY?
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Usually the first syllable in a number is stressed.
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16, 60
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Notice that it is the final 'n' in teen that you have to be careful with.
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-teen, -ty
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But, of course, when you're listening for numbers, you can often work out the correct
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amount by the context. Try to always be aware of what seems right, even if you didn't quite