Thermometer: A device for measuring the temperature. (noun)
Thunder: The loud noise that occurs with lightning. (noun)
Thunderstorm: A storm with thunder and lightning at the same time. (noun)
Tornado: A very strong wind over land that forms a funnel. (noun)
Umbrella: A device for keeping rain off people. (noun)
Warm: A temperature that is slightly hot. (adjective)
Weather: The conditions within the air. (noun)
Weather forecast: A prediction about what the weather will be like in the future. (noun)
Wind: A movement of the air. (noun)
Winter: The cold season when it might snow and where many plants stop growing. (noun)
Activity 2. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. blizzard - breeze – chilly - clear - climate – flooded - foggy - forecast – freezing – frost – lightning – mild – rainfall - storm – sunshine - tornado 1. There was a very bad _______________last night. The wind blew so heavily that our old oak
tree fell down.
2. It was so ________________ that the airport was shut down because visibility was too low.
3. It can get a bit _________________ in the evening, so you should take a jacket with you.
4. The ________________ caused a lot of damage because it hit a heavily populated area.
5. There was a cool _________________that came from the sea.
6. When I woke up this morning, I saw that the ground was covered with _______________.
7. During the thunderstorm ____________________ hit the tree and it caught fire. 8. Winters in
Britain can be very cold, and temperatures can drop below __________________ level.
9. According to the weather ____________________, a warm front with occasional showers will
reach us by evening.
10. The skies were ____________________ and there was no wind. It was absolutely perfect for
a balloon trip.
11. Some alpine regions do not get much ____________________ because they are situated
between mountains.
12. The ____________________ in Sicily is very mild. It rains a lot during the winter and it's
hot and dry in the summertime.
13. It rained so heavily that the central parts of the town were ________________.
14. We had a rather ________________ winter this year. Even January was warmer than normal.
15. After the last few rainy days, it was great to get some __________________ for a change.
16. A ____________________ swept through the north-eastern part of the country with
extremely low temperatures and huge amounts of snow.
