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READING AND WRITING                                          PART 7                        3





               The weather


                 Read the descriptions of some words about the weather. For each description, choose the
           1     correct word from the box.



                            storm    clouds    fog    rain    ice    dry    sunny


                 1. These are white, grey or black, and you can see them in the sky.
                 2. When the weather is very cold, water changes to this.
                 3. During one of these, you may hear thunder.

                 4. This is the opposite of wet.
                 5. When you can see the sun in the sky, we say the weather is this.
                 6. In this weather, it’s difficult to see where you are going.
                 7. This is water that falls from the sky.


           2a    Match the comments about the weather (1–6) to the replies (a–f).
                 1. It’s going to be hot today.                    a  Me too. It’s fun to play in.

                 2. The weather was great at the weekend.          b  Really? Oh, I’ll change my clothes then.
                 3. Do you think it’ll rain later?                 c  No. I was asleep.

                 4. What’s the weather like where you live?        d  But it’s so different today!
                 5. I love the snow!                               e  Yes, take your umbrella.

                 6. Did you hear the thunderstorm last night?      f  It’s warm and sunny here, as usual.

                 Write a few sentences about the weather yesterday.
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