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Weather Vocabulary Pronunciation
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Weather Vocabulary Set 3: Snowy weather 31 snow – water vapour frozen into ice crystals and falling to the ground as white flakes. I live in a hot climate so we don’t get snow but I’ve seen it in photos and it looks so beautiful. snowflake – a single particle of snow. Did you know that every single snowflake is different which is quite amazing? snowing – when snow is falling to the ground. It was so exciting to wake up this morning to find that it was snowing. snowy – when it’s snowing or things are covered with snow. Children love snowy weather as it often means that the schools are closed. fresh snow – snow that has recently fallen. The fresh snow glistened in the moonlight, the pristine carpet of white not marked by a single footprint. heavy snow – when a lot of snow falls. The weather forecast predicted heavy snow so we got out our sledge ready to have some fun. a blanket of snow – a complete covering of snow. It snowed heavily all afternoon and the countryside was soon covered in a blanket of snow. snowstorm – when a large amount of snow falls, often mixed with wind. I was still at work when the snowstorm hit and had to sleep in my office as the buses were cancelled and I couldn’t get home. blizzard – a storm with very heavy snow and strong winds. It’s dangerous driving on the roads in a blizzard. whiteout – snowfall that is so heavy that it’s almost impossible to see anything. I was so glad I decided not to drive to the shops as the light snowfall soon turned into whiteout conditions. flurry – very light snowfall. The children were hoping for heavy snow so they could make a snowman but all we got were light flurries. avalanche – a large mass of snow and ice sliding rapidly down a mountainside. It was reported that five skiers were caught in the avalanche and rescuers are trying to dig them out. snowdrift – a bank of deep snow formed by the wind. The road was blocked by snowdrifts blown by the strong winds. sleet – a mixture of rain and snow. The sleet made the pavements slippery and it was difficult not to fall over. slush – partly melted snow As the temperature rose slightly, the glistening white snow turned to mucky slush. Yüklə 5,56 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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