VOCABULARY PRACTICE UNIT 2

ACCIDENTS AND DISASTERS - INJURIES - NATURAL PHENOMENA AND WEATHER

1. Choose the correct word.

1. A lightning ray / bolt / belt suddenly lit up the night sky

2. That bucket has a hole in it. It´s throwing / pouring / dripping water all over the floor.

3. The windows shook as tough / heavy / strong winds battered the building.

4. After the flood, the roads were under deep / wide / thick water

5. It´s raining heavily / boiling / strongly outside.

6. It´s boiling / freezing / soaking hot today. Let´s go to the beach

7. It was so stormy / foggy / sunny we couldn´t see anything.

8. It´s pouring with snow / clouds / rain.

2. Read the sentences and identify the weather conditions described

A foggy B stormy C chilly D boiling E snowy F frosty

1. It was so cold that the grass was frozen solid …………………………………………

2. It´s difficult to see very far so it´s not safe to drive ………………………………………………….

3. Remember to wear a jacket because it´s quite cold today. ……………………………………………….

4. Be prepared for strong winds and heavy rain this evening. ……………………………………………………..

5. It was freezing cold outside and white flakes were falling. …………………………………………………….

6. We didn´t stay outside for long because it was too hot . ……………………………………………………………

3. Complete the text with the words below.

survived injured scratched twisted escaped jumped

A local man has ……………………………………………..a serious fire at his home. He woke up when his cat ……………………………

at his door. He picked up the cat then ……………………………………..through a window and fell into the garden. However,

he badly ………………………………………………..himself on the glass and he ………………………………………….his ankle. Luckily he

…………………………………………from the burning building without any burns. Firefighters arrived quickly at the scene to

put out the blaze.