The Weather Station
Do more with this exercise
Read how a school team prepares to share its first weather report. Then answer the questions.
Reading text
station
equipment in one place for measuring weathermeasured
found the size or amount of somethingtemperature
how hot or cold something istemperature
how hot or cold something issensor
a device that measures a changeevidence
facts that help support an ideastation
equipment in one place for measuring weathersensor
a device that measures a changesensor
a device that measures a changestation
equipment in one place for measuring weatherunreliable
not good enough to trustsensor
a device that measures a changecharts
pictures that show information with lines or barsevidence
facts that help support an ideaconclusion
a decision reached after looking at factsstation
equipment in one place for measuring weatherPractice exercises
Choose the correct answer
Read the story and choose the best answer.
1.What was unusual about one hour of data?
2.Why was a heatwave unlikely?
3.What did the team do with the unusual number?
4.What will Ben explain at the presentation?
Right or wrong?
Decide whether each statement agrees with the text.
5.The class had collected weather data for six months.
6.Ben moved the sensor without help from an adult.
7.The team plans to use a second station next month.
Complete the sentence
Use a word or phrase from the story.
Listen and choose
Listen to each sentence and choose the answer.
11.How long was the lamp on?
12.What will be finished by tomorrow morning?
13.Where will the new data come from?
Listen and write
Listen and type the sentence you hear.
14.Listen and write the sentence.
15.Listen and write the sentence.
16.Listen and write the sentence.
Frequently asked questions
What level is this story?
It is written for B1 readers and practises deduction and two future forms.
Why did the team keep the unusual reading?
They marked it as unreliable and explained its likely cause, so the report stayed honest.
Can I replay the audio?
Yes. Play the whole story at 0.75× or replay one sentence.
Answer key
1. What was unusual about one hour of data?
Answer: A sharp temperature rise
The temperature line rose sharply at midnight for one hour.
2. Why was a heatwave unlikely?
Answer: Other stations showed normal temperatures
Other stations showed ordinary temperatures at the same time.
3. What did the team do with the unusual number?
Answer: Keep it with an explanation
They marked the hour as unreliable and added a note.
4. What will Ben explain at the presentation?
Answer: The strange hour and its evidence
He will explain the odd reading and the evidence for their conclusion.
5. The class had collected weather data for six months.
Answer: True
The story opens by saying they had collected it for six months.
6. Ben moved the sensor without help from an adult.
Answer: False
He moved it with the teacher’s help.
7. The team plans to use a second station next month.
Answer: True
Next month, they will be collecting data from another station.
8. The lamp’s heat ___ affected the sensor.
Answer: must have
Must have expresses a strong past deduction from the evidence.
9. By tomorrow morning, they ___ all the charts again.
Answer: will have checked
The future perfect marks a completed check before tomorrow morning.
10. During the presentation, Sara ___ families the corrected chart.
Answer: will be showing
The future continuous describes her activity during the event.
11. Listening question 11: The lamp had been switched on for one hour during a late repair.
Answer: One hour
The lamp was switched on for one hour.
12. Listening question 12: By tomorrow morning, they will have checked all the charts again.
Answer: The chart checks
They will have checked all the charts by then.
13. Listening question 13: Next month, the team will be collecting data from a second station across town.
Answer: A second station
The team will use another station across town.
14. Dictation 14
Answer: The lamp had been switched on for one hour during a late repair.
The past perfect passive places the lamp’s use before the later check.
15. Dictation 15
Answer: By tomorrow morning, they will have checked all the charts again.
The future perfect describes a check finished by a future deadline.
16. Dictation 16
Answer: During the presentation, Sara will be showing families the corrected chart.
The future continuous shows an action in progress during the event.