Weather to be below freezing

I NTENSIVE SPEAKING COURSE (01.09 – THU)

WEATHER
to be below freezing: below zero degrees Celsius
bitterly cold: very cold and unpleasant
a blanket of snow: a complete covering of snow
boiling hot: very hot (informal)
a change in the weather: when weather conditions change
clear blue skies: a sky without clouds
to clear up: when clouds or rain disappear
to come out (the sun): when the sun appears out of a cloudy sky
a cold spell: a short period of cold weather
to dress up warm: to wear warm clothes to protect yourself against wintry conditions
a drop of rain: a little bit of rain
droplet
a flash flood: a sudden and severe flood
freezing cold: very cold (informal)
to get caught in the rain: to be outside when it rains unexpectedly
to get drenched: to get very wet
heatstroke: a serious condition caused by being too long in hot weather
a heatwave: a period of very hot weather
heavy rain: intense rainfall
mild climate: a climate without extreme weather conditions
mild winter: a winter that isn’t particularly cold
not a cloud in the sky: see ‘clear blue skies’ above
to pour down: to rain heavily
thick fog: a dense fog that makes visibility very poor
torrential rain: see ‘heavy rain’ above
tropical storm: a storm typical of ones that you find in tropical climates
Clauses and Compound Sentences
You probably know about ‘sentences’, as these are the basic building blocks of writing, but we don’t always speak in sentences.
Really, it’s true! Take this example of a written sentence about the city where I live,
I visited Santander which is not a very pretty city due to a fire that destroyed it in 1941.
When we speak we tend to break our speech into smaller units that are easier to use and remember. These smaller units of speech are called clauses.
The above in spoken English would look like this,
“I visited Santander
It’s not a very pretty city
Because there was a fire
A fire that destroyed it in 1941”
What is a Clause?
A clause usually has a subject (sometimes called a noun phrase) and a verb phrase (sometimes called a predicate) that tells us about the subject.
For example,
I live in Spain
I (subject) + live in Spain (verb phrase)
Compound sentences
First of all, let’s take examples of joining clauses with conjunctions, these include:
And, but, for, nor, or, so, yet (COORDINATING) FANBOYS
For example, we can say,
I live in Spain, and I like it very much, but the weather is a bit too hot.

HOMEWORK until 02.09 - FRI:

1) Watch the following videos on the topic of WEATHER, after which you should write a summary (at least 2 paragraphs)

A) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snCo0Z0dt-k

B) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uynhvHZUOOo
C) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK3w1V4q2c8
D) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbHW1T7boSc
E) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6OWD0GEz7o

2) Learn the vocabulary in the lesson file and write 2 sentences using each word.

3) Write down a summary (at least 1 paragraph) of the main topic of the lesson (What you learned)

4) Write down the main ideas and vocabulary Alex used in his BAND 9 answers to the questions during the speaking, and practice answering using the things you wrote down (record this on telegram audiomessage!)

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