Unit 6 The weather

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• A. Cold weather

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•  In Northern Europe, day_____ (1) temperatures are often quite mild, even in l_____ (2) autumn. The days are often mi_____ (3) , fo_____ (4) and da_____ (5).

•  1. during the day 2. towards the end of a period of time 3 with clouds of small drops of water in the air, making it difficult to see things in the distance 4 slightly wwet, and not pleasant or comfortable

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•  In Northern Europe, daytime (1) temperatures are often quite mild, even in late (2) autumn. The days are often misty (3) , foggy (4) and damp (5).

•  1. during the day 2. towards the end of a period of time 3 with clouds of small drops of water in the air, making it difficult to see things in the distance 4 slightly wwet, and not pleasant or comfortable

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•  Soon, winter arrives, with fr_____ (1), ic_____ (2) roads and sev_____ (3) weather, including heavy sn_____ (4).

•  1. thin, white layer of ice on surfaces when the weather is bery cold 2. slippery 3. extremely bad

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•  Soon, winter arrives, with frost (1), icy (2) roads and severe (3) weather, including heavy snow (4).

•  1. thin, white layer of ice on surfaces when the weather is bery cold 2. slippery 3. extremely bad

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•  As people expect the w_____ (1) to be bad, they try and keep warm so they don’t fr_____ (2) !

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•  As people expect the weather (1) to be bad, they try and keep warm so they don’t freeze (2) !

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•  Fre_____ (1) weather may continue in the far north until May or even June, when the ground starts to th__________ (2) and the ice m__________ (3) again.

1. when temperatures are below 0° centigrade 2. change from hard, frozen state to softer state 3. change from solid to liquid to liquid under heat

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•  Freezing (1) weather may continue in the far north until May or even June, when the ground starts to thaw(2) and the ice melts (3) again.

1. when temperatures are below 0° centigrade 2. change from hard, frozen state to softer state 3. change from solid to liquid to liquid under heat

• B. Warm/hot weather

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•  In a tr_____ (1) climate, the weather is often sti_____ (2), mug_____ (3) and hu_____ (4). In other hot climates, there may be boi_____ (5) hot days, and heatw_____ (6) may be common.

•  1. very hot, as in countries near the Equator 2. hot, uncomfortable, you can hardly breathe 3. very warm and a little damp 4. hot and damp, makes you sweat a lot 5. extremely hot 6. very hot, dry period

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•  In a tropical climate (1), the weather is often stifling (2), muggy (3) and humid (4). In other hot climates, there may be boiling (5) hot days, and heatwaves(6) may be common.

•  1. very hot, as in countries near the Equator 2. hot, uncomfortable, you can hardly breathe 3. very warm and a little damp 4. hot and damp, makes you sweat a lot 5. extremely hot 6. very hot, dry period

• C. Wet weather

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•  This wet weather scale gets stronger from left to right.

•  sh_____ (1), hea_____ rain (2), p_____ down (verb) (3), downp_____ (noun) (4), torr_____ rain (5), fl_____ (noun and verb (6)

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•  This wet weather scale gets stronger from left to right.

•  shower (1), heavy rain (2), pour down (verb) (3), downpour (noun) (4), torrential rain (5), flood (noun and verb (6)

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•  This rain won’t last long; it’s only a sh_____ (1). (= short period of rain)

•  There was quite h_____ (2) r_____ (3) during the night./It r_____ (4) h_____ (5).

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•  This rain won’t last long; it’s only a shower(1). (= short period of rain)

•  There was quite heavy (2) rain (3) during the night./It rained (4) heavily (5).

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•  It was absolutely p_____ down yesterday./ There was a real downp_____.

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•  It was absolutely pouring down yesterday./ There was a real downpour.

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•  It was absolutely pouring down . •  Or •  There was a real downpour.

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•  In Malaysia there is usually torr_____ rain most days, and the roads sometimes get fl_____./There are sometimes fl_____ on the roads.

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•  In Malaysia there is usually torrential rain most days, and the roads sometimes get flooded./There are sometimes floods on the roads.

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•  The sky’s a bit overc_____; I think it’s going to rain. (= very cloudy).

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•  The sky’s a bit overcast; I think it’s going to rain. (= very cloudy).

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•  We had a dr_____ last summer. It didn’t rain for six weeks.

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•  We had a drought last summer. It didn’t rain for six weeks.

• D. Wind

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•  There was a gentle br_____ on the beach, just enough to cool us.

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•  There was a gentle breeze on the beach, just enough to cool us.

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•  There was a very str_____/hi_____ wi_____ and my umbrella blew away.

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•  There was a very strong/high wind and my umbrella blew away.

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•  There was a ga_____ that day; so we didn’t go sailing. (= very high wind)

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•  There was a gale that day; so we didn’t go sailing. (= very high wind)

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•  People stayed indoors because there was a hurr_____ on the way. (= extremely high, dangerous wind)

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•  People stayed indoors because there was a hurricane on the way. (= extremely high, dangerous wind)