Upper-intermediat 5tudenf Book

Weather
I What's the weather like?
a Put the words or phrases in the right place in the chart.
below zero breeze chilly cool damp drizzling
freezing gale-force mild pouring (with rain)
scorching showers warm
b Complete the text with fog, mist, and smog.
When the weather is foggy or misty, or there is smog, tl is difficult to see.
_ _ _ _ is not usually very thick, and often occurs in the mountains
or near the sea.
_ _ _ _ is thicker, and can be found in towns and in the country.
___ _ is caused by pollution and usually occurs in big cities.
1 It's . (quite SIt's ____ _ 8 It's _ ____ 12 There's a _ ____
cold, not cold or hot) (pleasant and not cold) (a bit wet but not raining) (a light wind)
• 2 It's _____ 6 It's _____ 9 It's _ _ ___ •
: (unpleasantly cold) {a pleasantly high (raining lightly) :
.. temperature) 10 There are _ _ ___ "
II (short periods of rain) •
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: It's cold. It's hot. It's raining I wet. It's windy. :
• 3 It's _______ 7 It's I boiling. 11 It's ________ •
• 4 The temperature is (unpleasantly hot) (rainiI:1g a lot) •
: _____ . (_10°) :
2 Extreme weather
Match the words and definitions.
blizzard drought Idrautl flood IflAd!
hailstorm heatwave hurricane
~tning mon~ lillrIlder torr13.do
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(n) a period of unusually
hot weather
2 (n) a long, usually hot, dry
period when there is little or no rain
3 (n) a storm with small
balls of ice that fall like rain
4 (n) a flash of very bright
light in the sky caused by electricity
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(n and v) the loud noise
that you hear during a storm
6 (n) a snowstorm with very
strong winds
7 (v and n) when everything
becomes filled and covered with water
8 (n) a violent storm with
very strong winds especially in the
western Atlantic Ocean
9 (n) a violent storm with
very strong winds which move in
a circle
10 (n) the season when it
rains a lot in southern Asia
3 Adjectives to describe weather
Complete the weather forecast with these adjectives.
bright ~able dear ~vy jcy ~ttled strong ~y thick
In the north of England and Scotland it will be very cold, with ,___ winds and
,___ rain. There will also be J ___ fog in the hills and near the coast, though
it should clear by midday. Driving will be dangerous as the roads will be 4 ___.
However, the south of England and the Midlands will have 5 __ skies and
6 ___ sunshine, though the temperature will still be quite low. Over the next few
days the weather will be 7 ___, with some showers but occasional ,___
periods. It should become more 9 __ over the weekend.
4 Adjectives and verbs connected with weather
Match the sentences. Can you guess the meaning of the words in bold?
I Be careful! The pavement's
very~pery.
2 You're shivering.
3 I'm sweating l 'swetII)/.
4 I got soaked this morning.
S It's very humid l'hju:Illidl today.
6 The snow is starting t'; melt.
7 Don't get sunburnt!
A Come and sit in the shade.
B It will all be gone by tonight.
C You might fall over.
D It's hot and damp and there's no air.
E Can we turn the air conditioning on?
F Do you want to borrow my jacket?
G It poured with rain and I didn't
have an umbrella.
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