Weather VOCABULARY BANK
1 WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE?
4 Putthe words or phrases in che right place inthe chart.
below zero vay ara boiling "bwin? breeze fri:e! chilly il cool kun damp Weemp! drizaing ivaluy
freezing ‘frizzy’ humid ‘hjusmid’ mild /maild/ pouring anny’ (with rain) showers "Jause/ warm /wom
eS 8 its @bitwetbut
|5 t’s___(pleasant_ | _not raining)
®t 1 tescool (quite cols| andnak i) 9 Ws ining tight)
2 Its. * 6 It's [pleasantly | 10 It's. (short period | 13 There's a.
a unpleasantly cold) high temperature} of rain) light wind)
‘(unpleasantly hot) 12 its__ (raining alot)
3 ts (veryenid) [7 tts_/ 11 Thereare___ ining
4its__q409) tes scorching intermittent)
the weather's ogay or misty, or theres smog, itis difficult o see.
usually very thick, and often ours inthe mountains or near the sea
*_____isthicker, and can be found in owns and in the country.
1 _____iscaused by pollution and usually occurs in big cities,
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2 EXTREME WEATHER 3 ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE
WEATHER
a Complete the weather forecast with these adjectives.
a Match the words and definitions.
Dizzord isd! crought dra Food fsa
hated! heatwave two huricane Marian
lighting assy monsoon moun thunder snl
bright bran’ changeable ’ijeidsabl) clear ‘lt
heavy vir icy as sett sti not key to change)
1 heatwave _n aperiod of unusually hot weather strong stvoy_sunny sont thick is
2 __n along, usually hot, dry period when Inthe north of England and Scotland itwill be very cold,
there is little or no rain with igrong __windsand 2 rain. There will also
3 ‘rand v_smallballs of ce that fll like rain es {op in the hillsand near the coast, though it
4 1 aflash of very bright light in the sky should clear by midday. Driving will be dangerousas the
caused by electricity roadswillbes __. However the south of England
5 svund the bred toe that you ene dering and the Midlands willhaves skies andit will be
astorm € ___and sunny, though the temperature will stil
6 tr asnow storm with very strong winds ‘be quite low. Over the nest few days the weather will be
; oa Wheneeythiemenaneecd with some showers, bt occasional 8
vclihreneee : periods. Ir should become more over the
8 1 aviolent storm with very strong winds —
{also cyclone, tornado) ‘b @33}) Listen and check.
9 1 the season when trains alorin
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