Intermediate 1 Unit 4

Unit 4
Bad Weather

Weather
a. Do you understand all the weather words in the computer lesson? Match the words
below to the correct weather icon.

cloud • fog • frost • lightning • rain • sunshine • wind

1. 2. 3. 4.
cloud
____________ lighting
____________ rain
____________ fog
____________

5. 6. 7.
wind
____________ sunshine
____________ frost
____________

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b. Will Tide, the announcer, gave another radio weather report a few days later. Read his
report and underline the sentences which DO NOT belong.

G ood morning, listeners. The warm weather we have been

enjoying will come to an end tonight. Don’t worry; I have
a good recipe for thick soup. According to national weather reports, stormy
weather should reach our area by 6 o’ clock this evening. You should make
sure you bring a bathing suit. Temperatures will drop by this afternoon and
will remain below average during tomorrow and the following day. There’s
a chance of strong winds in high places. The weekend is expected to be
particulary cold and frosty but with little chance of rain. Albany Stores are
offering umbrellas at really cheap prices.

That’s all from weather room right now. Make sure you all keep warm and dry
over the next few days!

c. Complete the following weather report for your country. Use the words and phrases
from activities a. and b. to help you.

weather
Good evening, listeners. The ______________ we have been enjoying will come to an end

stormy weather
tonight. ___________________ 6 o clock this evening
should reach our area by _________________________.

drop by the afternoon

Temperatures will _________________________________________________________.

According to national weather reports, ________________________________________.

strong winds
There is a chance of ______________________________________________________.

particulary strong
The weekend is expected to be ______________________________________________.

you all keep warm

That’s all from the weather room. So for now make sure ___________________________.

d. Exchange weather reports with a partner, and practice reading them aloud.

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Weather Warning

a. Match the adjectives below to the different kinds of weather. Some of the adjectives can be
used more than once.

bright • low • warm • strong • above average • cloudy • cold • heavy • freezing

sunshine wind rain skies floods temperature

bright
__________ cold
__________ strong
__________ cloudy
__________ low
__________ warm
__________
warm
__________ cloudy
__________ cold
__________ heavy
__________ __________ __________

__________ strong
__________ cloudy
__________ above average
__________ __________ __________

b. The following sentences are all advice from a warning for bad weather. Number the advice
in order of importance.

Advice for bad weather

1 a. Put away children’s bikes, garden chairs, portable barbeques, etc.

4 b. People should park their cars on high ground.
2 c. Check that you have blankets and warm clothes in case the heating fails.
5 d. Make sure you haven’t left your Iaundry outside.
3 e. Have flashlights and a portable radio ready in case of an electricity cut.
6 f. Make sure children and animals are kept inside.

c. Compare your answer from activity b. with a partner. Do you agree on the order of
importance?

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c. Write the sentences from activity b. under the appropriate pictures below.

1. this wearther is
________________ this clothes going
2. ________________ is so low
3. ________________
cloudy to have us warm
________________ ________________ ________________

this is a bad weather we are warm

4. ____________________ 5. ____________________
____________________ ____________________

is with wind
6. ______________________________________________________________

d. Write three more pieces of advice for people expecting bad weather.
tomorrow going to be a bad weather
1 . __________________________________________________________________

2 . this is so unespected
__________________________________________________________________

3 . tomorrow will be so winds

__________________________________________________________________

e. Share your advice from activity d. with a partner.

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Big Storm
a. Do you remember the dialogue from the computer lesson? Put the dialogue in the
correct order.

4 a. Well, if it rains we can eat inside.

2 b. Look at those clouds!

6 c. Let’s just hope that it doesn’t.

1 d. What if it starts before the food is ready?

5 e. Me, too. But it sure looks like a big storm is coming.

3 f. Oh, dear. I hope it doesn’t rain.

b. Complete the following dialogue with the sentences below.

• Can you take the plates and other things into the house?
• It’s starting to rain already • Looks like the storm is coming • We must be quick!

Man: Look at those clouds! (1) ________________________________________

looks like the storm is conmig

Woman: Yes, you’re right. We don’t have much time to get everything inside.
(2) ___________________________________________________________
it s starting to rain already

Man: I’ll take the food off the barbeque right away. (3) ____________________
can you take plates and other things into the house

Woman: Of course, I can. Oh, no. (4) _____________________________________

we must be quick

c. Practice your dialogue with a partner.

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c. What can you do if it suddenly begins to rain at the outdoor events shown in the pictures
below? Use the following phrases to write your suggestions.

If it rains, we can...

• stay here and get wet • eat at home

• go home and watch TV • put on raincoats
• hope it stops raining • look for a place to keep dry

1. A Family Picnic 2. An Outdoor Wedding

_______________________________
it s straing to rain already _______________________________
put on raincoats

_______________________________ _______________________________

3. A Soccer Match 4. A Day at the Beach

_______________________________
hope it stops raining _______________________________
look for a place to keep dry

_______________________________ _______________________________

d. Discuss your suggestions with a partner.

e. Practice one of the situations from activity c. with a partner.

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Relative Clauses: With or Without Relative Pronouns

a. Complete the text below with the correct relative pronouns: which, who, where, and
when.

can you take plates and other things into the house

The History of the Umbrella

Umbrellas were first used in ancient Egypt, Greece, and China,
but of
(1) __________ they were designed to provide shade from the
sun. In fact, the word “umbrella” comes from the Latin root,
of
“umbra”, (2) _________ means “shadow.” It was the Chinese
it
(3) __________ were the first to waterproof their umbrellas in
order to use them as protection against the rain.

Umbrellas became popular in Europe in the sixteenth century,

an
(4) _________ they were used only by women. Umbrellas
under
began to be used by men (5) _________ the eighteenth-
century writer and traveler, James Hanway, started carrying an
umbrella in public in England.

You can still buy umbrellas from the world’s first umbrella shop,
is
“James Smith and Sons,” (6) __________ opened in 1830 in
London, England.

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b. The following sentences are about the inventor of the raincoat, Charles Mackintosh.
Read the sentences and join them together, using relative clauses.

1. Charles Mackintosh was a chemist. He invented the waterproof raincoat.

charles mackintosh was a chemist and he invented the waterproof raincoat
________________________________________________________________________

2. Mackintosh lived and worked in Glasgow, Scotland. The weather is often cold and rainy in
Glasgow.
mackintosh lived and worked in glasgow scotland the weather is often cold and rainy in glasgow
________________________________________________________________________

3. He created a substance similar to rubber. He spread the substance on clothes to make them
waterproof.
________________________________________________________________________
He created a substance similar to rubber. he spread the substance on clothes to make them watweproof

4. Mackintosh made some improvements to his original design. The improvements made the
clothes more practical.
mackintosh made some improvements to his original design the improvements made the practical
________________________________________________________________________

5. Many people in England use raincoats. They call their raincoats “mackintoshes.”
many people in england use raincoast they call their raincoats" mackintoshes"
________________________________________________________________________

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