Talking About Autumn Weather

Present Continuous for Changes

1. Which sentence correctly uses the present continuous to describe a change happening now?

The weather is getting colder these days.

The weather gets colder in autumn.

The weather got colder yesterday.

The weather will get colder soon.

Softening Words

2. Where should "quite" be placed in this sentence? "It's ___ rainy _ today ___."

After "today"

Before "rainy"

After "It's"

Before "It's"

Contrast with "but" and "at the same time"

3. Complete the sentence: "The weather is melancholy, _____ I find it beautiful."

because

so

but at the same time

therefore

"It seems to be" for Careful Statements

4. Which sentence uses "it seems to be" correctly?

It seems to be raining more often now.

It seems to be rain more often now.

It seems be raining more often now.

It seem to be raining more often now.

Vocabulary

5. What does "melancholy" mean in the context of this lesson?

Very happy and excited

Angry and frustrated

A soft, slightly sad but not necessarily negative mood

Completely depressed

Present Continuous for Changes

6. "The days _____ shorter." Which form correctly describes an ongoing change?

get

are getting

got

have got

Softening Words

7. Which word is NOT mentioned as a softening word in the lesson?

quite

slightly

maybe

very

Vocabulary

8. What does "approach" mean when we say "Autumn is approaching"?

Autumn is leaving

Autumn is coming closer

Autumn has finished

Autumn is far away

"It seems to be" for Careful Statements

9. Why do we use "it seems to be" according to the lesson?

To make definite statements

When we are completely sure

When we are not completely sure or describing an impression

To express strong opinions

Contrast with "but" and "at the same time"

10. Which sentence correctly shows contrast between two ideas?

It's rainy, and I like it.

It's rainy, but at the same time I really like it.

It's rainy, because I like it.

It's rainy, so I like it.

Softening Words

11. "It's _____ melancholy." Which softening word correctly completes this sentence?

slightly

approach

season

autumn

Present Continuous for Changes

12. Which of these sentences describes a change happening now?

Summer is always hot.

The temperature is dropping this week.

Winter comes after autumn.

It rained yesterday.

Vocabulary

13. What is the German translation of "in a certain way"?

die Jahreszeit

gleichzeitig

auf eine gewisse Weise

regnerisch

"It seems to be" for Careful Statements

14. Complete correctly: "It _____ autumn already."

seem be

seems to be

seeming be

seems be

Softening Words

15. Why do we use softening words like "quite", "slightly" and "maybe"?

To make our opinions sound stronger

To make our statements sound less strong and more polite

To confuse the listener

To make sentences longer

Talking About Autumn Weather

Quiz Complete!

1. Which sentence correctly uses the present continuous to describe a change happening now?

2. Where should "quite" be placed in this sentence? "It's _____ rainy _____ today _____."

3. Complete the sentence: "The weather is melancholy, _____ I find it beautiful."

4. Which sentence uses "it seems to be" correctly?

5. What does "melancholy" mean in the context of this lesson?

6. "The days _____ shorter." Which form correctly describes an ongoing change?

7. Which word is NOT mentioned as a softening word in the lesson?

8. What does "approach" mean when we say "Autumn is approaching"?

9. Why do we use "it seems to be" according to the lesson?

10. Which sentence correctly shows contrast between two ideas?

11. "It's _____ melancholy." Which softening word correctly completes this sentence?

12. Which of these sentences describes a change happening now?

13. What is the German translation of "in a certain way"?

14. Complete correctly: "It _____ autumn already."

15. Why do we use softening words like "quite", "slightly" and "maybe"?

2. Where should "quite" be placed in this sentence? "It's ___ rainy _ today ___."