What's the Weather? — La Météo in French

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What's the Weather? — La Météo in French

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Imagine you are in Paris and dark clouds roll in — how would you warn your friend? French weather words are useful on holidays, in songs, and even in cartoons set in France. "Il pleut" means it is raining — say it out loud and it almost sounds like the raindrops falling! When you finish, try matching five weather words to little drawings you make yourself.

Look Outside — But in French!

Look Outside — But in French!

Imagine you are a French weather presenter on TV. Millions of people are watching. You need to tell them what the weather is like today — but every word must be in French! Do you know even one weather word in French? Think for a moment. Maybe you have heard 'soleil' (sunshine) or 'pluie' (rain) before. In this lesson you are going to learn all the key weather words so you could do that job perfectly.

💭 Think about this

What do you think the French word for 'snow' might be? Have a guess before we begin!