Weather VOCABULARY BANK 1 WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE? a Put the words or phrases in the correct place in the chart. below zero /bi lou ‘ziarau/ boiling "bailiy) breeze Ibi) chilly fli’ cool /kusl’ damp Kamp! drizzling Mdrizliy freezing /ri:zin/ humid /hjuzmid/ mild Jmaild/ pouring /'po:rm/ (with rain) showers ' 8 It's (warm and wet 5 ts (Pleasant and not cold)| but not raining) 1 It’s cool. (quite cold) | 6 i's 9 It's ___. (cold and 2 t’s__, (@ pleasantly high slightly wet) 13 There's a (unpleasantly cold) | _ temperature) 10 It's (raining lightly) | __ (alight wind) rere It’s hot. 3% fore Es It’s windy. = 11 There are. (raining b Complete the sentences with fog, mist, and smog. When the weather's foggy or misty, or there's smog, itis difficult to see, 1 isn't usually very thick, and often occurs in the mountains or near the sea. 2 is thicker, and can be found in towns and in the country. 2 is caused by pollution and usually occurs in big cities. © @4.3 Listen and check a and b. 2 EXTREME WEATHER 3 ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE WEATHER a Match the words and definitions. a Complete the weather forecast with these adjectives. blizzard Pblizsd’ drought ravi flood lind hail etl) heatwave /hitwerv’ hurricane /harikan bright ‘brait) changeable /ijeindsabl/ clear /kla lightning Flaitnin/ monsoon imon'su:n/ thunder /@nda heavy ’hevil_ iey fats Se ee settled /sctlal (= not likely to change) 1 heatwave (noun) a period of unusually hot weather sesona ketal auginy Pasa! “he 2 (noun) a long, usually hot, dry period when —aHTor——r—e—<_—ev'v—evcss——— ‘there is little or no rain In the north of England and Scotland it will be very 3 ______ {noun and verb) small balls of ice that fall ike cold, with ‘strong winds and?___rain. There rain will also be ? fog in the hills and near the 4 (noun) a flash of very bright light in the sky ‘coast, though it should clear by midday. Driving ‘caused by electricity willbe dangerous sth roads willbe jowever, the south of England and the Midlands 5 trounand verb the oud nse hat you hear Howaeor fEngtend and the luring a storm ___ 6 (noun) a snow storm with very strong winds . and sunny: thoughithe wempersturs: , ay : oo will stil be quite low. Over the next few days the (verb and noun) when everything becomes weather will be” . with some showers, but coveted in Wate cccasional ® periods. Itshould become 8 (noun) a violent storm with very strong winds more” ciate vealed {also cyclone, tomado, typhoon) ¥ {noun) the season when it rains a lot in b @4.5 Listen and check. southern Asia ACTIVATION What kind of weather do you associate b @4.4 Listen and check. with the different seasons where you live? ACTIVATION Cover the weather words and look at the @p.38 definitions. Say the weather words.