1. - Alex! You’re soaking wet. - Hello, Jane! Yes, it’s awful weather, isn’t it? Not good weather for a picnic. - It doesn’t usually rain this hard in September. We often have picnics at this time of the year. - No, but it’s pouring down today. - Give me your shirt and a hat to dry. - Thanks. Now, I see, why my mother always listens to a weather forecast before going out.