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The weather, the grammar

and History

Upper Level (and better attend to

Es class)

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After the downpours of April and May, all eyes are watching theheavens for the outdoor events of the Diamond Jubilee. It is stilltoo early to make a confident forecast for the early June bank

holiday, but if past history is anything to go by there could besome big surprises

Weatherwatch: Jubilee celebrations and all eyes are

watching the heavens

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Queen Victoria's Jubilee in June 1897 (begin) in blazing sunshine, but stormclouds soon gathered. At a grand lunch (hold) for foreign VIPs in marquees

at Windsor Castle, the skies (grow) inky black before the music from theGerman Emperor's band (drown) out by thunder and crashing rain.Afterwards a parade through the town of carriages and the "vehicle of thefuture", the motor car, (abandon) in the rain.

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Queen Victoria's Jubilee in June 1897 began in blazing sunshine, butstorm clouds soon gathered. At a grand lunch held for foreign VIPsin marquees at Windsor Castle, the skies grew inky black before themusic from the German Emperor's band was drowned out bythunder and crashing rain. Afterwards a parade through the town ofcarriages and the "vehicle of the future", the motor car, wasabandoned in the rain.

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Even worse, the nearby town of Marlow (batter) by a tornado and thepinnacle of the local church (crash) down through the roof during a service,

however no casualties (report).The deluge of rain that (follow) the tornado (leave) streets (flood) up to

2ft deep in water. Across many other parts of the country, street parties(abandon) because of hail, rain, wind and lightning.

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Even worse, the nearby town of Marlow was battered by a tornadoand the pinnacle of the local church crashed down through the roofduring a service, however no casualties were reported.The deluge of rain that followed the tornado left streets flooded upto 2ft deep in water. Across many other parts of the country, street

parties were abandoned because of hail, rain, wind and lightning.

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Things were not much better for the silver jubilee celebrations of George V

in May 1935. It, too, began in warm sunshine, but suddenly turned bitterlycold with a deep and widespread frost on May 16. Shortly afterwards heavysnow carpeted most of the country, with even the West Country looking likea winter wonderland.

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Whats the weather like today?Elementary

Hail

Blow

Snow

Shine

Thunder

Rain

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It is hailing

The wind is blowing

It is snowing

The sun is shining

It is thundering

It is raining