Ice breakers: Brits spend 5 months of their lives talking about weather 1

KEY

Question 1

            a) True. British stereotype of always talking about the weather is as right as rain

            b) True. lasting just under three minutes, that amounts to around nine minutes a day or an hour a week

            c) False. But the weather can have a huge effect on our activities and our moods

            d) True. we are most likely to talk about how cold it is

Question 2

            a) It also emerged three quarters of Brits consider the weather to be their go-to subject when making small talk with a stranger or when an awkward silence crops up in conversation.

            b) With so many health benefits attached to being outside, we shouldn't talk ourselves into hating bad weather, or to allow the rain to prevent us from enjoying time outdoors with our friends and family."

Question 3

a)     forecast

b)     awkward

c)     changeable

            d)     hot

            e)     prevent

Question 4

a)     Emma Russell said that Brits had long been accused of always talking about the weather, and it seemed  that really was the case.

b)    If Britain's weather weren’t/wasn't so changeable, it wouldn’t be a hot topic of conversation (so often).

c)     We were found to be most likely to talk about how cold it is (by researchers).