G future perfect and future continuous b V weather vowel sounds READING a Took atthe three photos, and read extracts from three blog. In pairs, ‘gues: which country city the people are writing from. Read the biogs again and tick () the right box(es). In which blog, does someone...? 1 1 go outin spite of a severe weather waming O00 2 seemto be a foreigner living abroaa ooo 5 have fun in spite of the weather oo 4 complain zbout how the weather makes a him/her fel ooo 5 talk about problems ‘with transport ooo 6 describe how surprised peopic are by the weather 7 criticize some people for oing something 190 8 talk about the damage ‘caused by the weather 9 complain that people are rot well prepared to cope with the weather 1 71 oo © Look at the highlighted words in the blogs and discuss what they ‘mean with a partner. H d_ Would any of these three types of ‘weather be suzprising where you live? Have you had any surprising weather where you live recently? SO MUU Postel Tuoday th Saponber Ysterdy was unbcievable, Though we were wamed there was going tobe 2 tere clr, no ono really expected or could possbiy have vue fhumicane fore winds cestcyingbus stops and Apping Uecs out of the wet Sole They tld us nt to cycle auyare and fo tay itoors bt Tad 9 eb interviey in the cere 20 Thad to go ut Thank God did manage to get there, but Ted to gab hold of tale lights So would be blows into te 14d I save somo eazy people cn bikes ~ 4 ome of tem got ow ever and one tver soured tbe gong backwards The Canals were full obrubbish bins tht hed blown in and ero were pis of bios eho crodts and brokan ombrollas tvaryeher, which people obviously thaught they were golng wo be able 1 use gan hen could. What a moss! Posed Sunday 22nd My Yet another scorching , sunny doy. | never knew this kind of eat was passble here. Last Wednesday was the test day fever ths courizy. The roads were melting in some arta ard the underground was a tla rightmare ~ it was tke being slowly cooked in an oven “The main problem is tat people here dort seem to understand ‘the reed fer ar condoning durg the urns There is ‘escaping the heat ard if you actually want fo gp arywhere, you fave to be prepared to sweat and learn to eroy your tase ating Pleaze tal re, hove do you shop? Tryon clothes? No thank you Even going fer an iceald bese ean be uncomfortable ifthe pu it a last equipped with a large Fan So | sit ere sweating in ry ving room. The French windows sre ‘pen bu the coolest raem inthe apartmert is tre bathroom tnd sadly there no Internet connection so | cart wok there! omens FEL Posted: Thuraday 0th November I got woken up today by my daughter saeaming, Dad...ifs snowing... i’ naving She just couldn't beleveit- not uring as they sid on the news thatithasn' snowed here {or neal fifty years! We decided nct 0 send her to school and ‘we had 3 gret ime —we even made a snowman in the yard. We used dried canteris forthe eyes and a baby carot or the BM ase because twas a baby sromman. People areso amaze by PPM. NU ‘he Totaly avesome’ weather that Ive seen some peupejust ANS standing there tring a they were ina trance. You kind cf fel ies the work ofa clever set decoratr fora his-budget movie. Itwas chaos, though, for people going to work -Inerstate 5 was closed in some parts and a whole load of tucks were Suck in the snow Andis been very bad news forthe irs trees ~ theyre all frozen. Even fit thavs tomorrow, te damage is already done, Se fm afraid we watt be eating ay local orenges his yea! comments ES)1 What's the weather like? ‘Put the words or phrases in the right pa below zero breeze chilly cool damp freezing gale-force mild pouring (with rain) Scorching showers wa in the chart. Complete the text with fog, mist,and smog. | ‘When the weather is foggy or misty, or there i smog, its cfc to see snot usualy very tic, and often occurs inthe mountains, ornear the sea | i thicker, and canbe found in towns znd in the country — is caused by poluton and usually occu in bg cies | diizaling 1 Its ___. {quite | 5 I's _____. 8 It’s | ‘cold, not cald or hot) (pleasant and not cold) (a bit wet but not raining) (a light wine | 20s ots 9 Its | (amples old) Gplesimtlyhigh) | Gaining ght) temperstire) | 10 There are cs : > | Ghort periods of rain) : z | : Wshot : 3 ° @) sis 7 as ee $} 4 the temperatures (raininga lon) | } A Cie) 2 Extreme weather Match the words and definitions. blizzard drought /draut/ flood /iad) hailstorm, lightning _mon: heatwave hurricane thunder tornado 1 (n) a period of unusually hot weather (a) along, asully hot, dey period when there i litle or no rain 3 (n) a storm with small Dalls of ie cha fll like rain ‘ (a) flash of very bright light in the sky caused by electricity (wand ¥) the loud noise hat you hear during a storm 6 (n) a snowstorm with very strong winds 7 (v end n) when everything ‘becomes filled and covered with water (a) a violent storm with very stsong winds especially in the rn Atlantic Ocean (a) a violent storm with very strong winds which move in a cirele 0 (a) the season whea it rans lot in southern Asia Can you remember the words on this page? Test yourself or a partner 3 Adjectives to describe weather (Complete the weather forecast with these adjectives. bright changeable clear heary icy settled strong sunny thick Inthe north of England and Scottnd it wil be very cold, with! _ winds and rain There wil also be *_ fog inthe il ad neer th coast though it should deer by midday. Driving wil be dangerous 2 the roads wil be * However, the south of England an¢ the Midlands wil have? __skes and | ‘suns, though the temperature wil til be quite low. Over the net few days the wether wil be ”___, wth some shaves but occasional ® periods. should become more*__ over the weekend, 4 Adjectives and verbs connected with weather Match the sentences. Can you guess the meaning of the words in bokdt 1 Be carefull The pavements sery slippery, 2 Youle shivering. 3 T'm sweating swetuy. 4 I got soaked this morning. 5 Tes very humid hjuzmu today. 6 "The snow is starting to mel 7 Dor't get sunburnt! ‘A Come end sitin the shade. B Trill all be gone by tonight. © You might fill over D its hot and damp and there's no air. E Can wera the air conditioning on? F Do you want to borrow my jacket? G It poured with rein and I dida’t have an umbrella Opa EXTD Mutizom wawcup.conyel/engishfe/upperitermediate2 VOCABULARY weather © paso Vocabulary Bank iWecther. b Talkto a partner, 1 What kind of weather do you 2 What cities or counts think is good or bad for...? do you acsociate with...? 2 camping a fog D going fora walkin the mountains smog © running marathon € heavy snow 6 sailing 4 floods € sightseeing € burricanes 3 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds ‘Most vowels, or combinations of vowels can be pronounced in more than one way. Ifyou are unsure what the vowel sound isin a new word, check with your dictionary a Look at the groups of words below. Circle the word with a different sound, 1 blow snow showers below 2 weather sweat heavy heat 3 drizale lizard — chilly mild 4 herd warm yard farm 5 flood coal monsoon loose 6 fought ought = drought’ brought 7 muggy sunny hurricane humid 8 scorching tormada world storm b 4° Listen and che: ¢ 35° Dictation, Listen and write dawn five sentences. ‘Then practise saying them, 4 LISTENING 36 You're going to listen to Martin Cinert from Prague talking about the night the River Vitava flooded. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false) 1 His office wasn't at tek, but his fat wes. 2 He took his wife and child to his parents‘ house. 3 He went back to the flat because he was excited by the situation. 44 Martin went toa place near his lat eo watch the water level rising, 5. He looked out ofthe window and saw that his car pare was starting 10 flood, 69 He was the last person to leave his block of flats. 7. Allof the roads he tried were ooded nov. 8 He decided to follow another car through the water. 9 Martin’ cer broke doven as\he drove through the water 10 All the flats in his building were seriously damaged. Listen again, Then in pairs, correct the false sentences, € What do you think you would have done in Martin’ situation? 5 SPEAKING & WRITING GETIT RIGHT modifiers Cross out the wrong form, Tick (¥) if both are correct. 1 Ie very cola / 1's very freezing! 2 Ws really windy! / I inereditly windy! 3 ts really boiling today! / Its incredibly boiling today! 4 Twas absolutely frightened! / I was absolutely terrified! ‘a. In small groups, talk about a time ‘when you were somewhere when.. + there was a flood, + itwas very foggy or there was bad smog. + it was unbearably cold. + it vas pouring with rain for days ‘on end + there was @ gale or hurricane. + there was a terrible heatwave. + you were caught outside in a thunderstorm. Whar were yous doing atthe time? What did you do to protect yourself from the weather? Did you ever fed scared or in danger? b Write short blog (like the ones in 1) describing what the weather has been lke recently. Talk aboat how it has made you feel andl how it hes affected ‘what you have been doing. 6 37 SONG 5 It's raining menx = r 7 GRAMMAR future perfect and future continuous Check what you know. Put the verb in brackets in the right future form (oyill/ shall + infinitive, going to or present continuous).Sometimes more thaa ane form is possible Future forms 1 A Ite frcezing in here! B I the window? (close) 2 ‘The sky is really clear! 'm sure it a lovely day tomorsow. (be) 3A Do youthink while we're in Londont (rain) B don't kom, but 1____my umbrella just in case Tye already put it in my ease, (take) A we lunch in the garden? (have) B T'm not sure fits warm enough. What do you think? A Lithink ts fine, 1] —__ the table outside. (lay) aR 3A What time — you —__? (leave) * B Soon, in about ten minutes, Is very foggy, but doit worry. 1 drive) La really lowly, I promise. And Pm sore there too much traffic (not be) vom Any problems? © Workbook p27 PEF soe - a New grammar, Read some of the predictions scientists are making about climate change and complete them with a word from thelist below. 4 become closed dawn doubled having G2) melted risen (a3) suffering op Read the predictions again, Which ones worry you most? Have you noticed the effects oft! hangs tne orey Storm clouds on the horizon Climate change is now something that we cannot close our eyes fo, and governments all over the world have frally realized that they have to st up and take notice. 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 a thir ofthe world’ plant and animal species wil ave! __ extn. ‘= Theice inthe Arctic Seal mek every sures, causing the entinion of poler bears, and man leis, fer example on Mount Kilimanjaro, wil have ?___— completely. ‘Soi ofthe worlds sli resorts will uz talacko! soo. Mid term: by the year 2100 4 |e Sealevels wil have by between 15cm and 69m, This means. ‘That lowslying stands [ike the Maldives wil no longer be habitable. ‘© The number of serious coastal storms and tsunamis will have 5 | « Nore European ties Pasa London 50 dasa yar cf henbeves wen temperatures are ver 3G (tere are carety 63 dys | Long term: 1 Tempertures wil have 7___ by about 15° « Sealevdswillhave®___ bymore than 11 mes flooding lage teas of Bangladesh, and many lowing cties, such as London. Hundreds: | ohms ef people wil be dpsed | © Onethin ofthe nel wil e®_ sm eee drut ar a Theor wile" modeaa doug. es ofl of cans viet enigee\ \ Db Listen tothe first part aguin and answer the questions, dd. Match the sentences A-C with pictures 1-3. A This time tomorrow it will be snowing. B By tomorrow evening it will have snowed. C Itwill snow tomorrow. ¢ © pase Grammar Bank 3B. Read the rules and da the exercises. £ What do you think? Explain why (not). What are the alternatives! Tal to a partner In 20 years’ time... well ll be using solar power to heat our houses, ow cos airlines wil have disappeared and tickers will be extremely expensive, private swisaming pools and golf courses will have been banned. ‘everyone will be using public transport to get to work. we'll have stopped using petiol and we will be using elecric cars, people won't be going on skiing holidays anymore, | thin twit have become sa wim >) thet we wont need any heating. 7 8 LISTENING & SPEAKING 58° Listen tothe first part ofa news story about a woman called Barbara Haddrill. What did she do? Why? 1 What was Barbara’s dilemma? Why? 2 What changes has she made to her lifestyle over the lst sx years? Why? 3 How did Barbara travel” Through which countries? 4 How was she able to take such a long holiday? cos Listen othe second part and complet the information in the chart, ‘UK TO AUSTRALIA ONE-WAY Meera Cot Distance ‘Time CO; emissions wi Barbare £_ miles days. tonnes plane = miles hours voones I a Wis do you tink of Barbar’ trip? Read What can you do to help? about what you can do help prevent climate change. Talk toa partner or in small groups, Which ofthe tips below...2 2 doyou already dob areyou prepared totry to do are you not prepared to try ETS CU OR OCS SEMLLLR C ny 1 Fy less Use buses or tains instead where possible. Hf you have tly, ge money to an crganiaion lke Carbon Footprint to compensate forthe CO, emissions of your fight 2 Dive as site as possible. Use bikes, or public transport. Arif you need to ceive buy arid, a car which hasan eta elecric motor which charges up wen you brake, You could abo car share with o friend, ‘5 Use only energy-saving lightbulbs. ©) 4 Planttrees. Two or three dozen trees can absorb a whole househele's emissions of CD, '5Dorftheep your TVer afer elerical appliances on standby. Switch ther off complete. {5 Usethe cold water wash on your washirg machine and use 2 dstwaster, cn the economy pcgramme, which uss ss energy and wate than hardvasting ashes 17 Try buy organic fod posible which has ben grown locally. Take your oun plastic bag when you gota supermarkets 8 Turn your heating down and wear a sweater if yee cod If you use air contoning. dont hae tat fess ran 25°, 9 Have shoners not baths. 110 Support an envitonmetal organization, for erample Fiend of te Earth oF Greenpeace 111 Regularly reeydle paper, as, plastic and househald west, 112 Vole forthe pica party whichis doing the most to combat cimate change, at