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Weather Vocabulary Pronunciation
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precipitation – water that falls to the earth in the form of rain, hail, mist, sleet, or snow. The average annual precipitation in London is 23 inches (58 cm) which makes it drier than New York which has an average of 50 inches (127cm) of rain per year. heavy rain – intense rainfall. The heavy rain kept the children indoors all day despite it being the weekend. torrential rain – very heavy rain. The torrential rain was making driving conditions hazardous. driving rain – heavy rain mixed with strong wind. We walked on through the driving rain, wanting to get home as quickly as possible. to pour – to rain heavily. It was pouring with rain when I set off for the bus stop. downpour – heavy shower of rain. Christian got caught in a downpour on his way to the party but fortunately had an umbrella with him. cloudburst – sudden rainfall that it over quickly. The sudden cloudburst took them by surprise and they had to run for shelter. raining cats and dogs – raining heavily. What miserable weather. It’s been raining cats and dogs all day. to get drenched / soaked – to get very wet. Ekrem left her coat at home and got drenched in the cloudburst. The children had great fun playing in the rain but got soaked to the skin. rainy day – a day when it rains a lot. I quite like a rainy day as I can be lazy and cuddle up by the fire with a good book. a drop of rain – a small amount of rain. There was a drop of rain in the afternoon but it didn’t spoil our day out. drizzle – very light rain. There was a bit of drizzle in the air as we set off on our walk but it didn’t come to anything. gentle rain – light rain. The gentle rain was quite welcome at the end of a long, hot day as it really cooled the air. shower (of rain) – a quick, light rainstorm. It was only a shower of rain so we didn’t get too wet. It was only a quick shower so we didn’t get too wet. to get caught in the rain – to be outside when it rains unexpectedly. - Meena was soaked through having got caught in the rain without a coat on. to be rained off – to be cancelled or postponed because it’s raining or expected to rain. The pupils were looking forward to the school sports day but sadly it got rained off. let up – to stop raining. We’ll go out for a walk if there’s a let up in the rain. 34 to clear up – when clouds or rain disappear. The forecast says that it will clear up by this afternoon. puddle – a small pool of water usually formed by rainfall. When I was young, I loved splashing in puddles. to flood – when a large amount of water flows over an area of land that is normally dry. There had been so much rain that the road was flooded. a flash flood – a sudden and severe flood. The flash flood brought mud and debris gushing down the road bringing traffic to a standstill. burst its banks – when a river overflows onto the land due to heavy rainfall and causes flooding. After nearly three days of continuous rain, the river burst its banks flooding the town. rainbow – an arch of colours seen in the sky during or after rainfall when it is also sunny. As the storm passed, a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky. monsoon – the season of heavy rain in tropical climates. Nearly all of the country’s annual rainfall falls during the monsoon. rainy season – another term for the time of the monsoon. The rainy season in my country is normally July to October. horrid weather – unpleasant weather. I’m fed up of this horrid weather and can’t remember when I last saw any sunshine. foul weather – bad weather. The foul weather kept the fishing boats in the harbour as it was too dangerous for them to go to sea. Yüklə 5,56 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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