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[English]

AND IT GAVE THEM THIS CHRISTMAS

PRESENT THEY WILL NEVER FORGET.

DAVE CARLIN.

ELISE FINCH IS HERE WITH OUR

FORECAST.

IF WE'RE DREAMING OF A WHITE

CHRISTMAS WE SHOULD KEEP

DREAMING.

IS THAT THE IDEA.

YOU SHOULD KEEP DREAMING IF

YOU'RE IN ONE OF OUR FAR

NORTHERN WESTERN SUBURBS.

FOR SURE.

ABSOLUTELY HAVE A SHOT.

WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW A

FEW FLAKES AT LEAST THE HIGHER

ELEVATION.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LIVE

LOOK OUTSIDE.

THIS IS OUTSIDE THE WEATHER

CENTER.

AT THIS LEVEL, STREETS LOOK A

LITTLE WET.

BUT IT'S STILL TOO WARM FOR

SNOW FLAKES TO BE FALLING.

THE PRECIPITATION IS HERE.

IT IS ALREADY A MIXED BAG.

SOME RAIN.

SOME SNOW.

AS FAR AS A WHITE CHRISTMAS, IT

DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU ARE.

44 FOR BRIDGE PORT, JFK AND

LAGUARDIA AND FOR ISLIP.

HUGE TEMPERATURE SWINGS

CONTINUE.

WE WERE AT 61 DEGREES ON

FRIDAY.

74 FOR YOUR FRIDAY.

43 TODAY EXPECTING MORE OF THE

SAME TOMORROW.

AND THEN COLDER FOR CHRISTMAS.

YOU MAY NOT GET A WHITE

CHRISTMAS BUT YOU WILL

DEFINITELY GET A COLD

CHRISTMAS.

IT WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO BUNDLE

UP.

SO THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID

ABOUT THAT.

HERE'S YOUR PRECIPITATION.

IT WILL MOVE IN.

FOR MOST OF THIS NEW YORK CITY

AREA AS WE HEAD TO LONG ISLAND

AND CENTRAL JERSEY.

IT'S A RAIN EVENT RIGHT.

YOU GET A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN

AND SNOW MIXING IN.

BUT IT'S PRIMARILY RAIN AND

SNOW.

SO WARM AT THE SURFACE THAT IT

HITS THE STREETS.

WE ARE SEEING SOME SNOW.

IT WILL STAY AS SNOW.

SO WE WILL GET SOME LIGHT

ACCUMULATIONS THERE.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY ADVISORIES OR

ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

IT'S NOT A SIGNIFICANT SNOW

EVENT BUT OF COURSE AT THIS

TIME OF YEAR YOU DON'T

NECESSARILY NEED THAT.

PEOPLE JUST LIKE TO SEE THE

SNOW ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND

CHRISTMAS DAY.

1:00 IN THE MORNING THIS IS

WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.

REALLY WIDESPREAD WET WEATHER

AGAIN FOR SOME OF US IT'S RAIN

OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW.

SOME OF OUR NORTHERN SUBURBS IT

IS SNOW.

YOU WILL SHOW UP WITH A BIT OF

SNOW SHOWERS THERE.

WE START TO SEE THE DRIER AIR

WORKING IN THROUGH MORNING.

GET A BATCH OF MOISTURE.

AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE MORNING

HOURS AND SO WHEN IT'S ALL SAID

AND DONE THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS

LIKE.

FOR NEW YORK CITY, LONG ISLAND,

CENTRAL JERSEY DOWN THE JERSEY

SHORE A RAIN EVENT FOR YOU.

A COATING TO TWO INCHES THE.

FOR TOMORROW BRIGHT SKIES,

CHILLY BREEZE, 43 DEGREES FOR

CHRISTMAS ITSELF.

CHILLY SUNSHINE A BEAUTIFUL

DAY.

39DEGREES.

AND HERE IS THE SEVEN DAY AGAIN

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dreaming /ˈdriːmɪŋ/ B1	verb - to have thoughts, images, or sensations while asleep
forecast /ˈfɔːrkæst/ B2	noun - a prediction or estimate of future conditions
temperature /ˈtemprətʃər/ B1	noun - the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment
precipitation /prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn/ C1	noun - rain, snow, sleet, or hail
accumulations /əˌkjuːmjʊˈleɪʃnz/ B2	noun - the process of gathering or building up something
significant /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ B2	adjective - sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention
widespread /ˈwaɪdspred/ B2	adjective - existing or occurring in many places
moisture /ˈmɔɪstʃər/ B1	noun - water present in the air or on a surface
surface /ˈsɜːrfəs/ B1	noun - the outer layer of an object
event /ɪˈvent/ A2	noun - something that happens
chilly /ˈtʃɪli/ A2	adjective - noticeably cold
skies /skaɪz/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth
breeze /briːz/ A2	noun - a gentle wind
bundle /ˈbʌndl/ B1	verb - to wrap up warmly in clothes
shore /ʃɔːr/ A2	noun - the land along the edge of a sea or lake
coating /ˈkoʊtɪŋ/ B1	noun - a thin layer of a substance spread over a surface

Key Grammar Structures

• YOU SHOULD KEEP DREAMING IF YOU'RE IN ONE OF OUR FAR NORTHERN WESTERN SUBURBS.

  ➔ Modal verb 'should' + infinitive for giving advice

  ➔ The modal **"should"** expresses a recommendation: *you should keep dreaming*.

• IT DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU ARE.

  ➔ Third‑person singular present simple of 'depend' + prepositional phrase

  ➔ The verb **"depends"** is in the present simple, indicating a general truth: *it depends on where you are*.

• YOU MAY NOT GET A WHITE CHRISTMAS BUT YOU WILL DEFINITELY GET A COLD CHRISTMAS.

  ➔ Modal verbs 'may' (possibility) and 'will' (future certainty) + verb

  ➔ The modal **"may"** expresses uncertainty, while **"will"** shows a definite future outcome: *you may not get… but you will definitely get…*.

• IT WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO BUNDLE UP.

  ➔ Future simple 'will' + causative verb 'make' + object + infinitive

  ➔ The structure **"will make + object + verb"** shows a future result that causes an action: *it will make you want*.

• WE DON'T HAVE ANY ADVISORIES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

  ➔ Negative present simple with auxiliary 'do' + not + verb

  ➔ The auxiliary **"do"** is used for negation in the present simple: *we don't have*.

• IT'S NOT A SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT BUT OF COURSE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR YOU DON'T NECESSARILY NEED THAT.

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction 'but' + clause with modal 'don't' for negative necessity

  ➔ The word **"but"** introduces a contrast, and **"don't"** (do + not) expresses that something is not required: *you don't necessarily need that*.

• PEOPLE JUST LIKE TO SEE THE SNOW ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY.

  ➔ Simple present with 'like' + infinitive to express habit/preference

  ➔ **"like to"** followed by an infinitive shows a regular desire: *people just like to see*.

• FOR TOMORROW BRIGHT SKIES, CHILLY BREEZE, 43 DEGREES FOR CHRISTMAS ITSELF.

  ➔ Future time expression without verb (ellipsis) – noun phrase as forecast

  ➔ The sentence omits a verb such as *will be*; the noun phrase *bright skies, chilly breeze, 43 degrees* functions as a forecast.