In northern Europe, the weather is often mild in the late autumn with misty, foggy, and damp days. Soon winter arrives with frost, icy roads, severe weather, and heavy snow. As the weather is expected to be bad, people try to keep warm to avoid freezing. Freezing weather may continue until May or June when the ground starts to thaw and ice melts again.

1. Unit 6 The weather

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• A. Cold weather

3. 
the weather
• In Northern Europe, day_____ (1)
temperatures are often quite mild, even in
l_____ (2) autumn. The days are often
mi_____ (3) , fo_____ (4) and da_____ (5).
• 1. during the day 2. towards the end of a period of time 3 with
clouds of small drops of water in the air, making it difficult to
see things in the distance 4 slightly wwet, and not pleasant or
comfortable

4. 
the weather
• In Northern Europe, daytime (1) temperatures
are often quite mild, even in late (2) autumn.
The days are often misty (3) , foggy (4) and
damp (5).
• 1. during the day 2. towards the end of a period of time 3 with
clouds of small drops of water in the air, making it difficult to
see things in the distance 4 slightly wwet, and not pleasant or
comfortable

5. 
the weather
• Soon, winter arrives, with fr_____ (1),
ic_____ (2) roads and sev_____ (3) weather,
including heavy sn_____ (4).
• 1. thin, white layer of ice on surfaces when the weather is
bery cold 2. slippery 3. extremely bad

6. 
the weather
• Soon, winter arrives, with frost (1), icy (2)
roads and severe (3) weather, including heavy
snow (4).
• 1. thin, white layer of ice on surfaces when the weather is
bery cold 2. slippery 3. extremely bad

7. 
the weather
• As people expect the w_____ (1) to be bad,
they try and keep warm so they don’t fr_____
(2) !

8. 
the weather
• As people expect the weather (1) to be bad,
they try and keep warm so they don’t freeze
(2) !

9. 
the weather
• Fre_____ (1) weather may continue in the far
north until May or even June, when the
ground starts to th__________ (2) and the
ice m__________ (3) again.
1. when temperatures are below 0° centigrade 2. change from
hard, frozen state to softer state 3. change from solid to liquid
to liquid under heat

10. 
the weather
• Freezing (1) weather may continue in the far
north until May or even June, when the
ground starts to thaw(2) and the ice melts (3)
again.
1. when temperatures are below 0° centigrade 2. change from
hard, frozen state to softer state 3. change from solid to liquid
to liquid under heat

11. • B. Warm/hot weather

12. 
the weather
• In a tr_____ (1) climate, the weather is often
sti_____ (2), mug_____ (3) and hu_____ (4).
In other hot climates, there may be boi_____
(5) hot days, and heatw_____ (6) may be
common.
• 1. very hot, as in countries near the Equator 2. hot,
uncomfortable, you can hardly breathe 3. very warm and a
little damp 4. hot and damp, makes you sweat a lot 5.
extremely hot 6. very hot, dry period

13. 
the weather
• In a tropical climate (1), the weather is often
stifling (2), muggy (3) and humid (4). In other
hot climates, there may be boiling (5) hot
days, and heatwaves(6) may be common.
• 1. very hot, as in countries near the Equator 2. hot,
uncomfortable, you can hardly breathe 3. very warm and a
little damp 4. hot and damp, makes you sweat a lot 5.
extremely hot 6. very hot, dry period

14. • C. Wet weather

15. 
the weather
• This wet weather scale gets stronger from left
to right.
• sh_____ (1), hea_____ rain (2), p_____ down
(verb) (3), downp_____ (noun) (4), torr_____
rain (5), fl_____ (noun and verb (6)

16. 
the weather
• This wet weather scale gets stronger from left
to right.
• shower (1), heavy rain (2), pour down (verb)
(3), downpour (noun) (4), torrential rain (5),
flood (noun and verb (6)

17. 
the weather
• This rain won’t last long; it’s only a sh_____
(1). (= short period of rain)
• There was quite h_____ (2) r_____ (3) during
the night./It r_____ (4) h_____ (5).

18. 
the weather
• This rain won’t last long; it’s only a
shower(1). (= short period of rain)
• There was quite heavy (2) rain (3) during the
night./It rained (4) heavily (5).

19. 
the weather
• It was absolutely p_____ down yesterday./
There was a real downp_____.

20. 
the weather
• It was absolutely pouring down yesterday./
There was a real downpour.

21. 
the weather
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• It was absolutely pouring down .
• Or
• There was a real downpour.

22. 
the weather
• In Malaysia there is usually torr_____ rain
most days, and the roads sometimes get
fl_____./There are sometimes fl_____ on the
roads.

23. 
the weather
• In Malaysia there is usually torrential rain
most days, and the roads sometimes get
flooded./There are sometimes floods on the
roads.

24. 
the weather
• The sky’s a bit overc_____; I think it’s going
to rain. (= very cloudy).

25. 
the weather
• The sky’s a bit overcast; I think it’s going to
rain. (= very cloudy).

26. 
the weather
• We had a dr_____ last summer. It didn’t rain
for six weeks.

27. 
the weather
• We had a drought last summer. It didn’t rain
for six weeks.

28. • D. Wind

29. 
the weather
• There was a gentle br_____ on the beach, just
enough to cool us.

30. 
the weather
• There was a gentle breeze on the beach, just
enough to cool us.

31. 
the weather
• There was a very str_____/hi_____ wi_____
and my umbrella blew away.

32. 
the weather
• There was a very strong/high wind and my
umbrella blew away.

33. 
the weather
• There was a ga_____ that day; so we didn’t go
sailing. (= very high wind)

34. 
the weather
• There was a gale that day; so we didn’t go
sailing. (= very high wind)

35. 
the weather
• People stayed indoors because there was a
hurr_____ on the way. (= extremely high, dangerous
wind)

36. 
the weather
• People stayed indoors because there was a
hurricane on the way. (= extremely high, dangerous
wind)