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Exercises

Match each word with a word from the box.
lthunder 2torrential 3down 4heat 5hail 6snow 7gale

(stones drift storm warning rain wave pour (

Fill the gaps with words from the left-hand page.
My first experience of real winter weather was when I went to Northern Canada. I was used
to the sort of snow that falls in London, which quickly turns into brown ....................... (1)
with all the people walking on it. In fact, most of the time I was in London, it didn't really
snow properly, it was mostly ................................. (2). Apart from that, British winters
meant a bit of white ................................. (3) on my garden and occasionally having to
drive very carefully on icy roads early in the morning. I had never experienced the
................................. (4) and ................................. (5) that can paralyse a whole city in
less than an hour and close roads completely. However, when the earth finally
................................ (6) and all the snow ................................ (7) away in spring,
everything comes to life again and looks more beautiful than ever.

What kinds of weather do you think caused the following to happen? Write a sentence
which could go before each of these.
1 We had to sit in the shade every afternoon.
2 The sweat was pouring out of us.
3 I can hardly breathe; I wish it would rain to cool us down.
4 Cars were skidding out of control.
5 Even the postman had to use a boat to get around.
6 They had to close the airport; the snow was a metre deep.
7 We were able to sit in the garden in the middle of winter.
8 The earth became rock-hard and a lot of plants died.
9 It blew the newspaper clean out of my hands.
10 A row of big trees had been uprooted like matchsticks.
11 I could hardly see my hand in front of my face.

What types of weather are bad and good for doing these things?
Example: Skiing bad: mild weather which makes the snow melt;. good: cold, clear days
1 Planting flowers in a garden 4 A day of sightseeing in a big city
2 Having an evening barbecue 5 Camping out in a tent
3 Going out in a small sailing boat 6 Looking at ships through binoculars

This chart shows anyone who wants to visit the West of Ireland what weather to expect at
different times of the year. Make a similar chart for your country or home region.

Dec-Mar April-June July-Aug Sep-Nov
coldest months; generally warmest months; often mild
usually quite cool, often bright with becoming
wet; snow on wet and windy showers; cool cold; mist
high ground but improving sea breezes and fog

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