vocabulary consolidation

UNIT

Weather Natural disasters

1 Find eleven weather words in the wordsquare. 3 Label the pictures.

L S U N N Y L H Y I

T D B L I Z Z A R D

H B A O F C M I W E
volcano
U S T M D G Y L F A

N F O R P R P S O Y

D S T O R M Y T G W

E E R T I C D O G I

R H A I D O P N Y N
1 2
H E A T W A V E D D

C L O U D Y Y S E Y

2 Complete the sentences with the words in the

box.

blizzards cloudy foggy heatwave 3 4

icy stormy thunder windy

The south was cloudy and there was rain in

the afternoon.
1 It was very in Scotland. Drivers
couldn’t see where they were going.
2 It was in the west of England, which
was good for windsurfers and kite flyers. 5 6
3 There was a in southern Europe. 4 Circle the correct words.
Temperatures rose to 35 degrees.
The volcano / drought in Mexico is erupting
4 In Canada there were . The snow was again.
falling very heavily.
1 Oklahoma often has earthquakes / tornadoes.
5 The roads across Russia were very as The strong winds destroy buildings there.
temperatures fell to -20˚C.
2 There were several wildfires / avalanches in
6 In South America, it was . There was the French Alps last year.
a lot of and lightning.
3 There was a drought / flood in Hungary in
2013. There was a lot of water in people’s
homes.
4 The Black Forest wildfire / drought destroyed
a large area of land in Colorado.
5 There are a lot of floods / droughts in African
countries because it doesn’t rain very often.
6 Earthquakes / Hurricanes often happen in
southern USA in September. The storms are
very bad, with strong winds.

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UNIT

Weather Natural disasters

1 Complete the sentences with the words in the 3 Complete the sentences with the words in the
box. box.

blizzard cloudy damp foggy hailstones drought earthquake fire flood hurricane
heatwave icy snowy stormy sunny landslide tornado tsunami volcano
thunder and lightning
A(n) tornado is a strong and dangerous wind
The barbecue was great. It was cloudy and that moves in a circle. You can find them in the
the sun didn’t shine, but we had a good time. USA but never in Antarctica.
1 Did you see the size of those ? They 1 In December 2004, a(n) started
were enormous. The size of ice cubes. in the Indian Ocean and huge waves killed
thousands.
2 The forecast says that this is going
to last all week. So enjoy the warmth and 2 In 1666, the Great of London burned
sunshine. many buildings and houses.
3 I hate driving when the roads are . 3 In 1906, a(n) hit San Francisco. The
The car slips all over the place. ground moved for seconds and many buildings
fell.
4 This is an impressive storm. The
is amazing. I’m glad I’m 4 In 2006, a(n) hit New Orleans. The
inside though. strong winds destroyed many buildings and
there were terrible floods.
5 I don’t think we should go climbing this
weekend. The forecast says there might be a 5 In China, it didn’t rain from 1876–1879. This
in the mountains. killed over nine million people.
6 I love looking at the mountains when it’s 6 s caused by heavy rain killed around
. The white snow makes them look 50 people in Jakarta in January 2013.
beautiful. 7 There was a large at a mine in Tibet
7 Look at the blue sky. It’s going to be in April 2013, when tonnes of mud and rock
today. Let’s go swimming in the park. moved down the mountainside.
8 It was very yesterday. There were 8 In 79AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted. The
black clouds and a lot of wind and rain. eruption of this was catastrophic.
9 This fine rain is horrible. It makes everything
and cold.
10 It’s very today. I can’t see anything
out of the window!

2 Circle the correct words.

It’s a lovely sunny / rainy day today. It feels
quite warm too.
1 I can’t believe I forgot my umbrella. It’s so
warm / wet.
2 Don’t light a fire here in the forest. It’s so
dry / windy. The grass could catch fire.
3 My hair is a mess. It’s so cloudy / windy today.
It’s blowing my hair everywhere.
4 I’m really cold. When do you think the blizzard /
thunder will stop, so we can go home?
5 I don’t like driving in rainy / foggy weather. It’s
really hard to see the road.

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