2015-10-14
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Exercise 7. A. Find the definitions for the underlined words. (cold weather)
In Scandinavia, the chilly days of autumn soon change to the cold days of winter. The first frosts arrive and the roads become icy. Rain becomes sleet (дождь+снег)and then snow, at first turning to slush in the streets, but soon settling, with severe blizzards(снеж буря) and snowdrifts(метель) 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) dirty, brownish, half-snow, half-water (3) snow blown by high winds (4) cold, but not very (5) change from hard, frozen state to normal (6) deep banks of snow against walls, etc. (7) staying as a white covering (8) rain and snow mixed (9) thin white coat of ice on everything
B. Match the word with its definition. (warm, hot weather)
1F. close A. warm and uncomfortable
2E. stifling(душно) B. hot and damp, makes you sweat a lot
3B. humid C. warm at a time when it is normally cold
4. scorching D. very hot, often used in negative conUNITs
5B. boiling E. hot, uncomfortable, you can hardly breathe
6C. mild F. very hot, often used in positive conUNITs
C. Match the word with its definition. (mist and fog)
1. haze A. mixture of fog and pollution
2. mist B. cloudy air near the ground which is difficult to see through, associated with cold weather
3. fog C. light mist, usually caused by heat
4. smog D. light fog, often on the sea, or caused by drizzle
D. Match the word with its definition. (wet weather)
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1. damp A. a very large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry
2. drizzle B. heavy rain that doesn’t stop for a long time
3. downpour C. thunder and heavy rain
4. torrential rain D. high winds and rain together
5. flood E. a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live
6. storm F. a lot of rain that falls in a short time
7. thunderstorm G. weather that is a combination of light rain and mist
8. hailstones H. slightly wet, often in an unpleasant way
9. drought I. a small ball of frozen rain
