Vocabulary in use vocabulary reference and practice Third Edition Elementary Michael McCarthy Felicity O’Dell

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English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Weather
28
Types of weather
A
Adjectives and verbs
noun
adjective
sun
sunny
rain
rainy
wind
windy
cloud
cloudy
snow
snowy
fog
foggy
thunder
thundery
lightning
–
Other useful weather words
It is very 
hot
in Mexico – it is often 
45 degrees
there in summer.
It is very 
cold
in the Arctic – it is often 
minus 50 degrees
there.
It can be very 
wet
in London – carry an umbrella when you go sightseeing there. 
It is very 
dry
in the Sahara – it doesn’t often rain there.
A 
hurricane
is a very strong wind.
A 
storm
is when there is a strong wind and rain together.
A 
thunderstorm
is when there is thunder, lightning, rain and sometimes wind together.
Expressions 
It’s a sunny day
in Tokyo today, but 
it’s cloudy
in Hong Kong.
It’s foggy
in Sydney and 
it’s snowing
/
 it’s snowy
in Moscow.
It’s raining
in Barcelona but 
the sun is shining
in Granada.
It’s a lovely day. 
It’s a horrible day, isn’t it!
What’s the weather like in your
country in June?
It’s usually warm and sunny.
B
C
D
sun
rain
cloud
snow
fog
wind
thunder
lightning
Common
 
mistakes
We say 
It’s windy / cloudy / foggy / 
sunny
[
NOT It’s winding / clouding / 
fogging / sunning
].
Tip
Watch the weather forecast in English on TV or 
online as often as you can.

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Exercises
63
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Match the words and the symbols.
1 
snow
2 
sun
3 
rain
4 
fog
5 
lightning
6 
wind
7 
cloud
28.1
Look at the chart. Write sentences about the cities in the chart.
28.2
a
e
b
f
c
g
d
Hanoi 
1 It is 
Hong Kong 
2 It is 
La Paz 
3 It is 
Paris 4 It 
Tashkent 
5 
Seoul 6 
Washington 
7 
Complete these sentences with a word from the opposite page.
1 The sun 
every day last month.
2 When it 
, I take my umbrella.
3 What’s the 
like in your country in January?
4 When it 
, we can go skiing.
5 You see 
before you hear thunder.
6 It is 24 
here today.
7 It is dangerous to be in a small boat at sea in a 
.
8 It is very 
in Siberia in winter.
Are these sentences true about the weather in your country? If not, correct them.
1 It often snows in December.
It sometimes snows in December.
2 It is usually 40 degrees in summer and minus 20 degrees in winter.
3 There are thunderstorms every day in August.
4 It is very wet in spring.
5 We never have hurricanes.
6 Summer is usually hot and dry.
What do you like to do or not like to do in these types of weather? 
1 fog
I don’t like to drive.
3 a rainy day 
5 a windy day
2 sunny weather 
4 snow
28.3
28.4
28.5
raining in Hong Kong.
sunny in Hanoi.
shone

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English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
In the town
29
Places in the town
Train station
/
 railway station
– you can 
get a train
here.
Bus station
– you can 
get a bus
here.
Shops
– you can buy things here. (See 
Unit 19: Shops and shopping
.)
Shopping centre
– area of town with a lot of shops. 
Tourist information office
– tourists can 
get information
here.
Museum
– you can see interesting old things here.
Bank
– you can 
change money
here or get money from 
a cash machine
.
Post office
– you can 
post letters and parcels
here.
Library 
/laIbr@ri/
 
– you can 
read books
and 
newspapers
here. 
Town hall
– local government officers work here.
Car park
– you can 
park your car
here.
Pedestrian area
/e@ri@/
– you can only walk here, you can’t come here by car. 
Notices in towns
A
B
Asking for and giving directions
A: Where is
the bus station? 
B: Go left
here and it’s 
at the end of
 
the road
.
A: How do I get to
Market Street? 
B: Take the first right
and then the
second left.
A: Is there
a shopping centre near here? 
B: 
Yes, 
turn right
here. The entrance is on
Market Street 
on the left
.
A: Can I
park here? 
B: 
No, but 
there’s a
car park on Park Street.
A: Excuse me, I’m looking for
the museum.
B: 
It’s on Bridge Road. 
Take the number
 
31
 bus
and 
get off at
the
second 
stop
.
A: Can you tell me the way to
the nearest bank, please? I need a 
cash machine
.
B: 
No problem. Go left here and there’s one 
on the other side of the road
.
C

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Exercises
65
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Answer the questions.
1 Where can I get a bus to London?
at the bus station
2 Where can I get information about hotels?
3 Where can I change money? 
4 Where can I park my car?
5 Where can I see old and interesting things?
6 Where can I get a train? 
7 Where can I go to a lot of different shops?
8 Where can I go to post a parcel?
Which notice from B opposite will help you?
1 The cash machine doesn’t give you any money.
Out of order
2 You are in the shopping centre and you want to leave. 
3 You want to sit in a place where there are no cigarettes.
4 You want to know if people can go on the grass.
5 You want to go into the museum.
Complete these sentences.
1 Turn right at the 
of the road.
2 The bus 
is over there 
the left.
3 For the Town Hall 
the number 14 bus.
4 
is a post office on the other 
of the road.
5 You can find a cash 
at the bank in High Street.
6 We can get a map of the town at the tourist 
office.
7 Can you tell me the 
to the railway 
, please?
8 
me. I’m looking 
a car park.