Учебное пособие по темам "SEASONS AND WEATHER" и "TIME". Волошина Г.Н - 12 стр.

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wind (n. C/U) - a moving current of air near the ground:
- We walked home through the wind and rain.
- The wind is getting stronger.
- A cold biting wind almost swept me off my feet.
the wind blows
- A strong wind was blowing from the East.
in the wind
- The curtains flopped free in the wind.
- The flags fluttered gently in the wind.
strong / high / piercing wind
- Strong winds caused damage to many buildings.
a gust of wind = when the wind suddenly blows strongly:
- A sudden gust of wind blew the paper out of his hand.
a puff of wind / a breath of air = a sudden small movement of wind, air
- The weather was calm and there wasn’t even a puff of wind.
- There is hardly a breath of air. Not a leaf is stirring.
breeze (n. C) - a gentle pleasant wind:
- A nice cool breeze came in off the sea.
slight / gentle breeze
- A gentle breeze ruffled her hair.
gale (n. C) - a very strong wind:
- The fence was blown down in the gale last night.
9) HOT
hot (adj.), hot / hotter / hottest
- Isn’t it hot today?
- It was unbearably hot yesterday.
- We had three weeks of very hot weather.
heat (n. U) - hotness, warmth; when smth. is hot, especially the air in a room or
outside:
- Several of her plants had died in the heat.
- In the desert, the heat of the day is soon lost when the sun goes down.
- The heat is so oppressive. I’m roasted alive!
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