Презентация на тему по английскому языку на тему 'Weather' (8 класс)

by adding – y.
sun – sunny, wind – windy,

cloud – cloudy,
fog – foggy, ice – icy, shower - showery

heat – hot, humidity - humid

When it rains for a short period of time they call it a shower e.g. We had several showers yesterday afternoon.
When it is raining a lot they often say it’s pouring or it’s pouring with rain.

Temperature

boiling
(very hot)

hot

warm

not very
warm

cold
(also chilly)

freezing
(very cold)

(=period) of very hot weather often ends with a

thunderstorm. First it
becomes very humid (= hot and wet), then you get thunder and lightning, and
finally, very heavy rain (it pours with rain). Afterwards, it is usually cooler and
it feels fresher.

damp

drizzle

pour down (v)/ downpour (n)

torrential rain

Wet weather

flood

change to the cold days of winter.
The first frosts

arrive and the roads become icy. Rain becomes sleet and then snow, at
first turning to slush in the streets, but soon settling, with severe blizzards and
snowdrifts in the far north. Freezing weather often continues in the far north until
May or even June, when the ground starts to thaw and the ice melts again.

1. change from solid to liquid under heat
2. staying as a white covering
3. snow blown by high winds
4. cold, but not very
5. rain and snow mixed
6. dirty, brownish, half-snow, half-water
7. thin white coat of ice on everything
8. deep banks of snow against walls, etc.
9. when temperatures are below 0° centigrade
10. change from hard, frozen state to softer state

1 melt

2 frost

3 blizzard

4 chilly

5 settling

6 slush

7 frost

8 snowdrifts

9 freezing

10 thaw

in the desert.
2. It gets quite chilly in the

desert in the evening.
3. Thunder makes a noise.
4. Lightning can kill people.
5. A shower is a gentle breeze.
6. A spell of hot weather may end in a thunderstorm.
7. If it is humid, the air will be very dry.
8. Below zero, water turns to ice.
9. Heavy rain means that it is pouring with rain.
10. When it’s foggy you need sunglasses.

Complete this text with suitable words.

The single greatest influence on Japanese weather is the wind. During the summer
it … from the Pacific, causing … and humid weather, but in winter, the north-
westerly … from Siberia are very cold and it … heavily on the mountains of the
north west. The south-eastern parts receive cold dry air. Between June and mid July,
there is … of wet weather when the rice fields get the water vital for growth.
After that, there is less … rain, but the air is still … .
Autumn, however, is drier, and usually very pleasant.

winter weather was when I went to Northern Canada.
I

was used to the sort of snow that falls in London, which quickly turns into brown
(1) with all the people walking on it. In fact, most of the time I was in London,
it didn’t really snow properly, it was mostly (2) . Apart from that, British
winters meant a bit of white (3) on my garden and occasionally having to drive
very carefully on icy roads early in the morning. I had never experienced the
(4) and (5) that can paralyse a whole city in less than an
hour and close roads completely. However, when the earth finally (6)
and all the snow (7) away in spring, everything comes to life again and looks
more beautiful than ever.

slush

sleet

frost

blizzards

snowdrifts

thaws

melts

the following to happen? Write a sentence
which could go

before each of these.

1. We had to sit in the shade every afternoon.

There was a heatwave in July./ it was scorching/boiling/hot last month.

It was terribly muggy and humid as we worked.

2. The sweat was pouring out of us.

It was absolutely stifling today.

3. I could hardly breathe; I wished it would rain to cool us down.

There was ice/snow/slush on the roads this morning.

4. Cars were skidding out of control.

We had terrible floods that winter.

5. The postman had to use a boat to get around.

There was a heavy blizzard that night.

6. They had to close the airport; the snow was a metre deep.

After the hurricane/gale, the damage was unbelievable.

7. A row of very big trees had been blown over.

I could hardly see my hand in front of my face.

8. There was a very dense fog that morning.

for doing these things?
EXAMPLE: skiing bad: mild weather which

makes the snow melt; good: cold, clear days

1 Planting flowers in a garden

2 Having an evening barbecue

Bad: too dry, a drought, or frost
Good: mild weather just after rain

Bad: cold, windy or wet weather
Good: warm, mild , or even cool and preferably dry

3 Going out in a small sailing boat

Bad: gales, high winds, hurricanes, storms, wet weather, mist/fog, no wind at all
Good: clear, sunny, dry, breezy weather

4 A day of sightseeing in a big city

Bad: cold, wet and windy weather or humid, muggy weather
Good: fine, dry, but not too hot

5 Camping out in a tent

Bad: wet, windy, snowy weather
Good: dry, no wind, warm nights

6 Looking at ships through binoculars

Bad: fog/mist, rain
Good: clear, dry, sunny weather

the West of Ireland what weather to
expect at different

times of the year. Make a similar chart for your country or home
region.

Dec – Mar

coldest months;
usually quite wet;
snow on hills

April – June

generally cool;
often wet and windy but improving

July – Aug

warmest months;
bright with showers;
cool sea breezes

Sep – Nov

often mild becoming cold; mist and fog

area you live in?