Учебное пособие по темам "SEASONS AND WEATHER" и "TIME". Волошина Г.Н - 6 стр.

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- Awful weather, isn’t it?
- It’s been absolutely horrible all day.
- What a dull day!
- The weather was so beautiful yesterday.
4) WEATHER THAT CHANGED A LOT
unsettled (adj.) - if the weather is unsettled, it keeps changing and it often rains:
- Tomorrow will continue unsettled, with showers in most areas.
changeable (adj.) - likely to change suddenly = variable:
- changeable weather with strong winds and some sunshine
5) RAIN
rain (n. U) - water falling from the sky in small drops:
- The rain was falling against the window.
- We haven’t had a drop of rain ever since last month.
- The rain has laid the dust.
- It looks (feels) like rain.
- These clouds promise (omen) the rain.
- A drizzling piercing rain continued all day.
- The rain was accompanied by a strong wind.
- It’s spotting with rain.
in the rain
- I like walking in the rain.
- I was (got) caught in the rain.
- I’ve been standing in the rain for an hour.
heavy rain / lot of rain / a pelting rain / a downpour / a torrent
rain falls = comes down from the sky
it’s raining - use this to say that rain is falling:
- Look! It’s raining again.
- Is it still raining?
- It rained all day yesterday.
- Take a coat in case it rains.
- It rained now and then.
- It keeps on raining.
it’s raining hard / heavily (= raining a lot)
- It had been raining heavily and the ground was very soft.
- It’s raining cats and dogs.
- It’s raining pitchforks.
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