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Weather vocabulary

A- Complete these sentences with the given words. You may not repeat
them .

frosty

gloomy
rivers
shower

bath
tongues

floods
warm
mouth

1-Mary was so sad: she was in of tears.

2-My, my , I was caught in a heavy Look at me, Im
all wet.
3-The fireman contemplated the . of flames and felt
hopeless: the whole factory
would burn.
4-What a . look!!! Im your friend, not your enemy, you
know??!
5-Its nice and ..in here. Lets stay for a few minutes to dry our
clothes.

B-Complete this text with some of the given words. You may not repeat
them.
light
hazy
winds
rain
storm
cool

gloomy
thick

blanket
ray

sunshine
dry

Here is todays weather outlook: do not expect a dry day with

(1)
.
Much of
Portugal will start with a ( 2 ) .
..breeze, but when the wind gets very strong, get ready for a
(3)
. . The North will have thickening cloud and (4) ..
.the whole afternoon.
The South will be rather (5).during the late morning and
northerly (6)..

will blow in the early evening(7). .. fog will affect the mountain
areas, while a ( 8) of snow will drop the temperature in the North
during the night.

C- Complete this text with some of the given words . You may not repeat

them .

Disastrous
Changes
Developed
Exhaust
World
Life forms
Layer
British
Hurricanes
Dumped
Consequences
Winds
Increase
There have been catastrophic ( 1 ) ..in weather lately. Ocean
warming can produce many climatic changes all over the (2)
.. The destruction of the ozone ( 3) .
By technology and pollution also leads to a gradual ( 4 )
in temperatures and changes in the atmosphere.
El Nio, the name given to changes in (5) .and ocean
currents, has caused devastating effects, like floods, (6)
, drought and other consequences , in the Pacific
region and in many other parts of the world.
Smoke from car (7) pipes, pollution from factories , the
use of aerosols, etc, etc, have been gradually depleting the ozone in the
atmosphere. Families are fleeing from highly( 8) centres and
seeking refuge in places closer to nature where they hope the (9)
.of mans destructiveness wont be so (10)

.. and their children will be able one day to enjoy the

purity and beauty of the countryside.

D- Complete this text with some of the given words . You may not repeat
them .

Mixturehumidextremeweatherpollution controllocal showerforasdroughtsfo

toyeartherethats alloften belownowadaysislandscoldbytensnowdoe
an--

The unpredictability of the British .is a national joke and cause

complaint. However, temperatures are rarely

. Summer (roughly June ..

September ) is usually warm though sometimes .. .

Winter ( October to March) is ..and frosty, with temperatures
zero centigrade and some ..in the later months.
Rain is frequent throughout the
.. . It is a good idea to take a raincoat or ..umbrella while holidaying in
Britain. The weather .is nowhere near as badpeople often make out. Its a question
of luck,
The famous London smog, a of smoke and ., has disappeared,
due to considerable efforts in . ( the introduction of

smokeless fuel). In fact, certain areas in Britain even enjoy a micro-climate; palm-trees can be found in the
Scilly . and on the Cornish Riviera. If it start raining, dont
despair : nine times out of .its just a
On the coast, it probably means that the tide is turning.

Even have occurred in recent years !!

Weather forecasts are more accurate
.., but no means infallible.

Answer key
Floodsshowertonguesfrostywarm

sunshinelightstormrainhazywindsthickblanket

Changesworldlayerincreasewindshurricanesexhaustdevelopedconsequences
disastrous

Weatherforextremetohumidcoldoften belowsnowyearanthereasthat

allmixturefogpollution controlislandsdoestenlocal showerdroughtsnowaday

by