DeNet Sport Communication Course. Unit 4. Adjectives

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1) Can you remember some really cold weather, like a blizzard? What happened?

2) Do you often get snow in the winter? What time of year does it start to melt?

3) Why does the body sweat? And why does it shiver?

4) What kind of climate do you have?

5) What’s the hottest temperature you have ever experienced?

6) Have you ever been in a hurricane? What happened? Were any trees blown over?

7) What’s the wettest weather you have experienced? Are there any areas near you which are in danger of floods each year?

8) Do you know anyone who has been struck by lightning?

9) Are the roads slippery at any particular time of year?

FREEZING COLD
chilly
frosty
sleet
snow melts / settles
ice thaws (out)
a blizzard
slippery
10 degrees below zero
to shiver
His teeth were chattering

SCORCHING HOT

a heatwave
an arid climate
a drought
humid (humidity) (moisture in air)
a stifling day
a stuffy room
to sweat
perspiration

SOAKING WET

a (thunder) storm
to be struck by lightning
hailstones / hail
damp
drizzle
a light shower (it’s spitting)
heavy rain (it’s pouring down, chucking it down)
torrential rain
floods
overcast (cloudy)

A STRONG WIND

a breeze (a draft)

a light/cool wind

a blustering wind

gale force winds

a hurricane / tornado

PHRASAL VERBS

chill out!

cool down

The sun/rain was beating down

The clouds blot out the sun

His face clouded over

I slipped over

The pipes have frozen up

I soaked up the sunshine

The wind blew the tree over

He stormed out of the meeting
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