6G future perfect and future continuous 6 ‘V weather vowel sounds READING ‘Look at the three photos, and read extracts from three blogs. In pairs ‘guess which country / city the people se writin from. Read the blogs again and tick (7) the right box(es). In which blog does someone... 128 1 gooutinspite ofa Sere weather warning OO 2 seem to bea foreigner Irn read ooo 2: ann ite ofthe OOO 4 complain about ‘hea ler him her ooo 5 takabost probes titae = ooo 6 describe how surprised people are by the weather (1 C) C1 ‘rticize some people for doingsometing = LOO 8 talk about the damage causedby the weather 0 ‘9 complain that people are not well prepared to cope with the weather CJC} C1 ‘Look atthe highlighted. words in the blogs and discuss what they mean with a partner. Would any of these three types of weather be surprising where you live? Have you had any surprising weather where you live recent? 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We sed ded carbs for tees an abby cart or the nose because it was a baby snowman. People are so amazed Dy {he tly anesoe’ weer tha Fe sen some peopl jist Standing teresting of hey ete iv ance You nd el its the ork ofa deter et deertr or agh budget move ‘ras chaos, tho for people ing to work teste as ose nse pars fd oe load of rus were tuck nthe SoA i een very ad nes fo the cir tes- thee al zen ven thew anor he damage asd dove, Solin ad we wont beeing ay lc oranges year! ‘onmests2 VOCABULARY weather a © piso Vocabutary Bank Weather, b Talk toa partner, 1 What kind of weather do you 2 What cites or countries ‘think is good or bad for..? do you atocate with. 2 carping 2 fog bb going fora walkin the mountains smog © running a marathon «© heavy snow 4 sailing 4 Boods © sightseeing © hurricanes 3 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds Mase rnb foe be pronouns an ne | vec unare wat tevowelonuns ine or worse ou deny 4 Look at the groups of words below. Circle the word with a diferent sound. 1 blow snow showers below 2 weather sweat hey heat 3 drisle blizzard chilly smild 4 hand warm yard farm 5 flood coal monsoon ose 6 fought ought drought rought 7 muggy sunny hurricane humid scorching tomado would storm b 34> Listen and check. ‘€ | 35> Dictation Listen and write down five sentences. Then practise saying them. 4 LISTENING ‘a 38 Youite going to listen to Martin Cinert from Prague talking about the night the River Vitava flooded. Mark the sentences T (crue) or F (false). 1 His fice wast at rs, but his at was. He took his wife and child to his parent house He went back tothe flat because he was excited by the situation. “Martin went toa place near hie Hat to watch the water level rising He looked out ofthe window and sae tat his ar park was starting to flood. He was the lst person to leave his block of fats. Allo the roads ae tried were flooded now. He decided t follow another car through the water “Martin's car broke down a he drove through the water. 10 Allthe ls in his bung were seriously damaged. 1 Listen again Then in pairs, correct the fale sentences. © What do you think you would have done in Martin's situation? GETITRIGHT modifiers SPEAKING & WRITING (Cross out the wrong form. Tick (7) if both are cotrect. 1 teeny co / fs very frezing! 2 es really windy! / I's ineredly windy! 3 Its really oiling today / ts inrebly boiling today! 4 vas absolutly fightened! (was absolutely terrified! {In small groups, talk about a time ‘when you were somewhere when + tel — = inves une iy poring i fo da oat a OU * fewrenale | Gem \ povesiomeed ee ee ‘Wine dg hsinet Mat 0 yaa tes yl ieee Deon Aeon dmect ‘Write short blog like the ones in 1) describing what the weather has boen like recently. Talk about how it has ‘made you feel and how i has affected ‘what you have been doing 37) SONG 7 It’s raining menfe a 7 GRAMMAR {uture perfect and future continuous |a. Check what you know. Pat the verb in brackets in the right future form (will) sh ‘+ infinitive going 10 or present continuous). Sometimes more than one form is possib ‘Furure forms 1 A It freezing in here! B 1 : 2 the window? (close) 2 The sy is realy clear! 1m sure it —— allovely day tomorzt (be) 3 A Doyou thik ___ while we're in London? (rain) B Tdon't know, but] ——___my umbrella justin case Tvealeady put it in my case. (take) aa we —— luneh inthe garden? (have) B Pm not sue iis warm enough. What do you think? ‘A think it’ fine,___ the table outside, lay) 5 A What time you __? (leave) B Soon, in about ten sinutes, Is very foggy, but don't worry. (drive) realy slowly. [promise And Pm sure there ‘oo much trafic. (not be) Any problems? © Workbook p.27 aA b New grammar, Read some of the predictions stientists are making about cli ‘change and complete them with a word from the list below. risen (33) Read the predictions again. Which ones worry you most? Flave you noticed the effects of climate change in your cou Storm clouds on the horizon Climate change is now something that we cannot close our eyes to, and government all over the ‘world have finally realized that they have to sit up and take noice. These are some ofthe things ‘that many scientists predict will happen if we carry on polluting the atmosphere with CO, emissions. Short term: by the year 2050 ‘More than theo the wor’ plant and animal seces wh "© The ice in the Aric Sea will melt every summer, causing the et for example on Mount Kilimanjaro, ave = +5 of the words resorts wil have? Mid term: by the year 2100 Sealife __by ete rand Ben ‘that lowying islands like the Maldives wil ne longer | item penn in Pi Ln {oda b yearling (there ae curently 6-9 days). Long term: by thee year 3000 Fenprateswihave? by about 5. «+ Seales have *__ by more tan 1 metres ares of anes, and many laying ces sh ao atlas of peopl il eae. + Oneticd of te wat llbe? —__ from eee drugs hal moderate droughts. Tens af millions of Africans:4 Match the sentences A-C with pictures 1-3. [A This time tomorrow it wil be snowing B By tomorrow evening it will have snowed, C Teil saw tomorow. © © pase Grammar Bank 38, Read the rules and do the exercises £ What do you think? Explain why (not). What are the alternative? Tall to a p 1.20 years time. hin il have become so warm ‘that we wont need ny heating ‘wel all be using solar power to heat our houses. lowe cost aitines wil have disappeared and tickets wil be extremely expensive. C1 sage: think wt be using nicer poser, private swimming pools and golf courses wll have been bans everyone willbe using public transport to get to work. well have stopped using petrol and we wil be using electric ears people won't be going on skiing holidays anymore, |B LISTENING & SPEAKING @ 38° Listen to the fist part of a news story about a woman called + Barbara Hadar: What did she do? Why? bb Listen tothe frst par again and answer the questions 1 What was Barbara dilemma? Why? 2 What changes bas she made to her ifestyc over the lat six years? Why? 3 How did Barbara travel? Through which countries? 4 Hove was she able to take such along holiday? © 39° Listen tothe second part and complet the information in the chat ‘UK TO AUSTRALIA ONE-WAY lr _ a it ‘miles days Tonnes miles hours — tonnes © Read What can you dot help? about what you can do help prevent climate change, Talkto a partner or in small groups. Which of he tips below..2 a doyoualready dob are you prepared to try do ¢ are you not prepared to try 1 Fes. Use buses or tale instead where pose 1 you ave toy, ge money to an ongizaon fe abo Farin to compensate forthe CO, ersons of your fig, 2 Dive 2s itl a possible, Use bikes, o pubic ‘rans Andi you ned dive, bay yb ‘car which hasan era ler matrubich charges ‘pen you brake You could abo ca share ith {© sete cold water wash on your mashing ncn, nd ses taste onthe ecnamy programme, wich sess energy and wate than hand ashing Ses, Tiyto buy organic food posible which hasbeen groum cal Toke your oun plasticbag when you go to supemarks. Tum your heating down and wear asneste if youre eld you use air conning, dont have tat ss than 25% afrend 9 Hae showers not bas '5 Use only energy-saving ligt bulbs. 10. Suppor an ensrnmental organization for erample Friends 4 Patres, Two or three dazen tees can absorb of ee eer whale house’ esos of CO, "TT Regualy eye paper, sass, plastic, and houschld waste, 15 DoitkepyourTV or ter etic apliancs on 12. Vble forthe political party which is doing the most to stand, Sich them off ompeey combat climate change1 What's the weather like? 1 Complete the ext with fos mis and sm, 4 Putte words or phrases inthe right pace in the chart. When he weathers oa or isthe sso itis cia se, BGS iar cool damp dibeling is mot usual very thick and often ous inthe mountains wee fecing ee id pring i) Seti; den elord ls nt toby is cused by polation and sully occurs in big cies. Lies Gute [5 1es ——— 12 Theresa — ‘old, not cold or hot) BeeyaD (abitwetbutnot raining) | (a light wind) 2s ee ee) oy {upleasantly cola | Gapleasanty high (raining lightly) 10 Thereare —__. (stort periods of ain) | e 2 Extreme weather 3 Adjectives to describe weather ‘Match the words and definitions, Complete the weather forecast with these adjectives, Blizzard drought raat? Hood Mad! Tight changeable dear ewy ey sated tong sunny thick hailstorm eatwave hurricane a ce aise. been ‘In the north of England and Scotland it will be very cold, with ' winds and 1 (a) period of unasualy "Tin Threw ao be fog in this and ea te css hugh iotweather ‘Souder by mide. iving wl be dangerous sth road ls 2 (n) along, usually hot, dry: ‘However, the south of England and the Midlands will have °_ skies and Petod when there ‘site of no rin shin though the tprature wl il be ite low. Over the ne et 3 (0) astorm with small days the weather wil be, wth some showers ut occasional? bulls ofc that il ie rain eras should become more? over the weekend 4 (0) a ash of very beight ‘ight in the sky caused by electricity ° Eajoubatduigeaun — & Adjectives and verbs connected with weather 6 (a) asnowstorm with ry Match he sentences. Can you gues the meaning ofthe words in bok? ‘trong winds 1 Be careful The pavements ‘A Come and sit inthe sade, % (and) when everthing very lippery. ‘becomes fil and covered with water 2 Youre shivering. B iewill all be gone by tonight, 3 Tm aweating ‘swetuy Yo might fll ove 411 got soaked this morning. 1D leshot and damp and there's ai 5 Its very humid /"hju:mid/ today. E Can we turn the air conditioning on? : Iojaviien ect G Tarmac ateinginmcl,¥ Depon el aban pst ees a ae 7 Don't get sunburnt! G fepoured with rain and didnt 10 (n} the season when it areata ‘ana ovin southern Asia ‘an you remeniver the words on this page? 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