2. a) Read the text and check your ideas. How many of your ideas did you find in the text?

The text mentions that people have always wanted to know about the future, including the weather, for important activities like farming and gardening. It states that nowadays people are still interested in weather predictions to know if they need umbrellas or warm sweaters. The text also explains that weather information can be obtained from TV, radio, or the Internet, or predicted by oneself.

The text does not explicitly confirm or deny the accuracy of the weather omens depicted in the pictures. It focuses on the general human desire to predict weather and modern methods of obtaining this information.