Разговорные темы по английскому языку. Яшина Е.А. - 74 стр.

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Scorching – very hot often used in positive contexts
Boiling – very hot, often used in negative contexs
Mild – warm at a time when it is normally cold.
Heatwave – very hot, dry period.
Wet weather
This wet weather scale gets stronger from left to right
Damp – drizzle – pour down / downpour – torrential rain – flood
e. g. Autumn in London is usually chilly and damp with rain and drizzle.
In the Tropics there is usually torrential rain most days and the roads often get
flooded. or There are floods on the roads.
Hailstones were battering the roof of our car.
The sky is a bit overcast, I think it’s going to rain.
We had a drought last summer. It didn’t rain for six weeks.
6. Match each word with a word from the box.
1. thunder 2. torrential 3. down 4. heat 5. hail
6. snow 7. gale
Stones, drift, storm, warmimg, rain, wave, pour
Mist and fog
Haze / hazy – slight mist, usually caused by heat
Mist / misty – light mist often on the sea, or caused by drizzle
Fog / foggy – quite thick, associated with cold weather
Smog- smoke + fog (mixture of fog and pollution).
Wind
There was a gentle breeze on the beach, just enough to cool us.
There’s a good wind today; fancy going sailing?
There’s been a gale warning; it would be crazy to go sailing.
People boarded up their windows when they heard there was a hurricane on the
way.
What kind of weather do you think caused the following to happen? Write a
sentence which could go before each of these.
We had to sit in the shade every afternoon.
The sweat was pouring out of us.
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         Scorching – very hot often used in positive contexts
         Boiling – very hot, often used in negative contexs
         Mild – warm at a time when it is normally cold.
         Heatwave – very hot, dry period.

         Wet weather
         This wet weather scale gets stronger from left to right


         Damp – drizzle – pour down / downpour – torrential rain – flood

         e. g. Autumn in London is usually chilly and damp with rain and drizzle.
         In the Tropics there is usually torrential rain most days and the roads often get
         flooded. or There are floods on the roads.
         Hailstones were battering the roof of our car.
         The sky is a bit overcast, I think it’s going to rain.
         We had a drought last summer. It didn’t rain for six weeks.

         6. Match each word with a word from the box.

         1. thunder            2. torrential      3. down             4. heat       5.     hail
                6. snow                   7. gale

         Stones,      drift,       storm,      warmimg,       rain,         wave,        pour

         Mist and fog
         Haze / hazy – slight mist, usually caused by heat
         Mist / misty – light mist often on the sea, or caused by drizzle
         Fog / foggy – quite thick, associated with cold weather
         Smog- smoke + fog (mixture of fog and pollution).

         Wind
         There was a gentle breeze on the beach, just enough to cool us.
         There’s a good wind today; fancy going sailing?
         There’s been a gale warning; it would be crazy to go sailing.
         People boarded up their windows when they heard there was a hurricane on the
         way.

         What kind of weather do you think caused the following to happen? Write a
           sentence which could go before each of these.

         We had to sit in the shade every afternoon.
         The sweat was pouring out of us.

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