(This part is mainly for students' self study)

I. Can you think of any proverbs regarding the weather?

For example:

    1. When dew is on the grass, no rain will come to pass.

    2. Christmas in mud, Easter in snow.

    3. A dripping June sets all in tune.

    ......

II. For fun: What do you think?

Many of the weather proverbs have been used for thousands of years. Some are simple superstition, but some are based on observation.  The problem is that even the conventional wisdom that is true was often developed in different  parts of the world and does not apply to where you live. As for the red sky, it may be true if you live in the northern hemisphere.

Test Yourself: Read the following weather proverbs and decide whether they

(A) Must be true, (B) may be true, or (C) are not true.

1. If a squirrel stores many nuts, it means it will be a bad winter.

2. The higher the clouds, the better the weather.

3. If a groundhog sees its shadow on February 2, there will be 6 more weeks of winter.

4. Flies bite before a storm.

5. Frogs croak more than usual before a storm.

6. If corn husks are thicker than usual, a cold winter is ahead.

7. When smoke descends, good weather ends.

8. When a pine cone closes up, rain is on the way.

9. Clear moon, frost soon.

10. Ring around the moon, rain by noon; Ring around the sun, rain before night is done.