B2 – Upper Intermediate
Severe weather events have been occurring everywhere in the world. The majority may claim that it is due to the impending climate change.
Generally speaking, the forecast isn’t very accurate. Since artificial intelligence has made significant progress, perhaps the future of weather forecasting will be more apparent.
To learn more about AI helping us to predict extreme weather watch the video below.
Vocabulary Questions:
- What is the meaning of “at a time“? “The AI revolution has reached meteorology, and it’s at a time when we are responding to extreme weather more than ever.” Give two (2) synonyms or similar expressions and use ‘at a time’ in your own sentence.
- What does the word “tweak” mean? “They tweak the initial data and produce up to 50 forecasts.” Give two (2) synonyms or similar expressions and use ‘tweak’ in your own sentence.
- Do you know what “to keep an eye” means? “We got to kind of keep an eye to the sky.” Give two (2) synonyms or similar expressions and use ‘to keep an eye’ in your own sentence.
Discussion Questions:
- Do you think AI would make a significant contribution to weather forecasting? Explain.
- Are you checking the weather forecast every day? Why do you do so?
- In what ways will AI impact weather forecasting significantly?
- Will we be more able to withstand harsh weather events as a result of this meteorological revolution? Justify your stance.