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Weather Vocabulary Pronunciation
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Weather Vocabulary Set 7: Cloudy weather cloud – a grey or white mass, made up of very small drops of water, floating in the sky. As the dark clouds drifted overhead, Yana rushed to the garden to bring in her dry washing before it rained. cloudy – when there are lots of clouds in the sky. Although it was a cloudy day, they still had a good time on the beach. overcast – very cloudy with no sun is visible. Thahn was disappointed that it was overcast for the barbecue but at least it wasn’t raining. partly cloudy – when it is sunny and cloudy at the same time. The TV weather forecast has said partly cloudy but it ended up being overcast for most of the day. dull – not clear, bright or sunny. Dull days can be rather depressing, especially at this time of year when it’s cold outside and daylight hours are short. Weather Vocabulary Pronunciation Weather Vocabulary Set 8: Windy weather wind – a natural current of air. There wasn’t enough wind to go sailing so they kayaked instead. windy – when there is a lot of wind. It was a windy day and Dan spend the afternoon flying his kite. breeze – light wind The flag was hoisted to the top of the mast where it flapped gently in the breeze. high wind – strong wind. The forecast warned of high winds and a risk of fallen trees. gale – a very strong wind. The gale blew all night and caused damage to several buildings. gust – a sudden, strong blast of wind. It was a fierce storm with gusts of up to 80 miles an hour. blustery – blowing in strong gusts. Kali’s umbrella turned inside out in the blustery weather. wind chill (factor) – when the wind makes the air feel colder than the actual temperature. It was just above freezing but the wind chill factor made it feel more like minus 5. picking up – becoming stronger 37 The wind started picking up at about 3.00 pm and an hour later had reached gale force. Yüklə 5,56 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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