Vocabulary

1) A Storm /stɔːm/ very bad weather with strong winds

and rain, and
often thunder and lightning

2) A tornado /tɔːrˈneɪdəʊ/ a violent storm with very strong

winds that move in a circle. There is
often also a long cloud that is
narrower at the bottom than the top.
3) A tsunami tsuːˈnɑːmi/ an extremely large wave in the sea
caused, for example, by an
earthquake

4) A thunder /ˈθʌndə(r)/ the loud noise that you hear after a

flash of lightning, during a storm

5) A lightning /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ a flash, or several flashes, of very

bright light in the sky caused by
electricity

6) A gale /ɡeɪl/ an extremely strong wind

7) A Heat wave a period of unusually hot weather

/ˈhiːtweɪv/

8) A blizzard /ˈblɪzərd/ a snowstorm with very strong winds

9) An /ˈɜːrθkweɪk/ a sudden, violent shaking of the

earthquake earth’s surface

10) A drought /draʊt/ a long period of time when there is

little or no rain

11) A hurricane /ˈhʌrɪkən/ a violent storm with very strong

winds, especially in the western
/ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/ Atlantic Ocean
12) A Flood /flʌd/ a large amount of water covering an
area that is usually dry

13) A landslide /ˈlændslaɪd/ a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls

down the slope of a mountain or
a cliff