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Extreme weather

Match words 1-9 with the definitions A-I:

1. Slush A. a weather condition in which the


temperature drops below 0C so that a thin
2. Sleet white layer of ice forms on the ground and
other surfaces, especially at night
3. Frost
B. to turn back into water after being frozen
4. Blizzard
C. the loud noise that you hear after a flash
5. Snowdrift of lightning, during a storm

6. Thaw D. a snowstorm with very strong winds

7. Melt E. to become or make something become


liquid as a result of heating
8. Thunder
F. a mixture of rain and snow partly melted
9. Shower
G. snow that is usually dirty

H. a short period of rain or snow

I. a deep pile of snow that has been blown


together by the wind

Slush - partly melted snow that is usually dirty.

Sleet - a mixture of rain and snow

Frost - a weather condition in which the temperature drops below 0C so that a


thin white layer of ice forms on the ground and other surfaces, especially at night

Blizzard - a snowstorm with very strong winds

Snowdrift - a deep pile of snow that has been blown together by the wind

Thaw - to turn back into water after being frozen

Melt - to become or make something become liquid as a result of heating


Thunder - the loud noise that you hear after a flash of lightning, during a
storm

Shower - a short period of rain or snow

(from English Vocabulary in Use, upper intermediate, pg 75)

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