Name: ________________________

Class: ________________________

The weather and natural disasters

1 Match the beginning of a sentence from 3 Complete the sentences with the correct word,
Column A with an ending from Column B. A–G, from the list below.
There is one ending option you don’t need to 0 When D happens, we can’t do anything to
use. stop it.
Column A Column B 1 When ______.happens, skiers must leave the
0 We went to the A there was mountain as snow starts to come down it
beach because I snow on the suddenly.
ground. 2 ______.can build out at sea and then cover the
1 We got very
wet because ____ B it was so beach with water.
rainy. 3 ______.can break windows in buildings, because
2 We couldn’t
see to drive C there were they’re shaking so much.
because ____ grey clouds in 4 ______.happens when too much rain falls and
the sky. rivers become too full, for example.
3 I fell over in the
street because ____ D the sun 5 Nothing can grow if there’s ______.because
wasn’t there’s no rain.
4 The garden
shining.
was 6 ______.can blow down trees and take the roofs
completely ____ E it was very off houses.
white because windy.
5 The trees blew ____ F there was ice
down because on the A a tsunami
pavement. B a drought
6 We thought it
would rain ____ G there was a C a hurricane
because storm coming.
D a natural disaster
7 The sky was H the fog was
dark and the very thick. E an earthquake
sea was wild ____ F a flood
I it was a nice
because
day. G an avalanche
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2 Complete the sentences with the correct /20

words. The first letter is there to help you.
0 It’s a pleasant day today – very n i c e.
1 It’s b _ _ _ _ _ _ today. It’s 38°C!
2 I must take my coat off. I feel really h _ _!
3 It’s getting a bit c _ _ _ _ _. It’s time to go inside.
4 It’s m _ _ _ _ 3°C today. That’s below zero!
5 We measure how hot or cold it is in d _ _ _ _ _ _.
6 It isn’t as cold as usual this winter. It’s m _ _ _.
7 The t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in a room should be at
least 21°C in winter.
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