VOCABULARY • Unit 8

Summary Weather conditions

4 Look at the table. Then complete sentences 1–5
Things for a holiday with the weather words.
insect spray ​rucksack ​sleeping bag ​suitcase ​
sun cream ​tent ​torch ​waterproofs ​washbag ​
water bottle ​phrasebook ​guidebook ​penknife ​ 1 Cardiff
toothbrush ​toothpaste ​soap ​shampoo ​
towel ​swimming costume / t​ runks
2 Portsmouth
Weather conditions
cloudy ​cold ​foggy ​
hot ​
icy ​
rainy ​
snowy ​
stormy ​sunny ​windy
3 London

Things for a holiday

4 Aberdeen
1 Order the letters to find the holiday things.
lot we towel
1 pastry since 5 Leeds
2 bash wag
3 if pen ken 1 It’s in Cardiff.
4 issue cat 2 It’s in Portsmouth.
5 wrings knits mum 3 It’s in London.
6 shape tot to 4 It’s in Aberdeen.
7 throb south 5 It’s in Leeds
8 biplane eggs
5 Complete the text with the words in the box.
2 Read the definitions and write the holiday things.
This is for washing your hair. shampoo cold  sunny ​
snowy ​
hot ​
stormy  icy
1 You can sleep in this.
2 This thing protects you from mosquitoes.
Winter in Canada is a very cold
time. The average temperature in the city of
3 You can use this to carry water.
Winnipeg in January is –23°C! Skiing is popular
4 You need these things when it’s rainy.
in Canada, because it is very 1
in winter, but it can be dangerous, because
5 You can use this to communicate in another
the roads are sometimes 2  . It is
language.
usually 3 and 4 in the
6 This is a big bag for your things.
summer, but sometimes the weather is bad
7 You need this when it’s very sunny.
and it is rainy or 5  .
8 This gives you information about places.

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Camping
holiday
tent
guidebook towel

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