Unit 7. Weather
Stuart Redman. English Vocabulary In Use. Pre-Int and Int. Fourth Edition.
Vocabulary
a shower
1. short period of light or heavy rain
a storm
1. heavy rain with strong wind
humid /ˈhjuːmɪd/
1. warm and wet air
thunderstorm
1. thunder, lightning and heavy rain
mild
1. to describe a weather that is not as cold as usual (It's been a mild winter)
Exercises
Ex. 7.1
1. a sunny day
2. heavy rain
3. a strong wind
4. a clear sky
5. pour with rain
6. thick fog
7. thunder and lightning
Ex. 7.2
1. It's foggy
2. It's cloudy
3. It's icy
4. It's snowy
5. It's wet
6. It's sunny
Ex. 7.3
1. False. When it's foggy, you can't see very well.
2. False. It's cold to sit outside.
3. True.
4. False. A shower is a type of rain.
5. True.
6. False. The air will be very wet.
7. False. A mild winter means it is warmer than usual.
8. True
Ex. 7.4
1. fog
2. cold
3. shower
4. pouring
5. degrees, zero, extremely
6. thunderstorm
7. came
8. temperature
9. cool
Ex. 7.5
Humid weather is usually before rain.
Thick fog is not often there.
Storms and thunderstorms are typically in the summer.
Temperatures below zero are only in the winter.
Strong winds are always in the autumn.
Showers are quite regular. They're often in the summer and in the spring.
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