CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR FCE
61. The weather and natural phenomena
Task 1. BAD WEATHER.
Use your dictionary to check the
meanings of the nouns and adjectives in bold in the text, then use the words
in the box to complete the text.
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mist
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frost
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sleet
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rain
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hail
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wind
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fog
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smog
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snow
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blizzard
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lightning
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thunder
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Listen to the pouring (1)______ outside, and the roar of the (2)______ as it blows through the trees. Listen
to the clatter of icy (3)______ on the window
and the crashing of the
(4)______, while (5)______ flashes across the sky. See the thick, grey
(6)______ and the thin, grey, wet (7)______ . Smell the dirty, bitter, yellow-grey (8)______
in the city. Feel the crunch
of (9)______ under your feet as you walk on the icy grass, and shake the freezing, wet (10)______ and
(11)______ from your hair as the howling
(12)______ turns the world to white.
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Task 2. EXTREME WEATHER AND NATURAL
PHENOMENA
Look at the words below and decide
which definition, A, B or C, best describes each one. Then check your answers
in your dictionary.
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1
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hurricane
(A) a storm over high mountains,
usually accompanied by snow.
(B) a tropical storm with strong winds
and rain.
(C) a very quick, but very heavy, rain
shower.
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2
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tornado
(A) a long, heavy snow shower,
accompanied by strong winds.
(B) a long period when there is no rain
and when the land is dry.
(C) a violent storm with a whirlwind.
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3
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volcano
(A) a violent shaking of the earth's
surface.
(B) a strong wind caused by a drop in
air pressure.
(C) a mountain with a hole in the top
through which lava, ash and gas can come out.
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4
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drought
(A) a storm, usually without rain,
which happens in hot countries.
(B) a very long period of rain.
(C) a long period when there is no rain
and when the land is dry.
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5
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flood
(A) a large amount of water over land
which is usually dry.
(B) a large area of dry land which
should usually be wet (e.g., a dry lake).
(C) a lake or river which has been
poisoned by pollution.
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6
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earthquake
(A) a long, heavy snow shower,
accompanied by strong winds.
(B) a shaking of the earth caused by,
for example, volcanic activity.
(C) a large area of dry land which
should usually be wet.
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7
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tsunami
(A) a tropical storm with strong winds
and rain.
(B) a huge wave in the sea, caused by
an underwater earthquake.
(C) a long period when there is no rain
and when the land is dry.
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Task 3. WEATHER WORD FORMS
Complete the table below to show the
verbs and adjectives which we use for the nouns in the left-hand column.
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NOUN
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VERB
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ADJECTIVE
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rain
sun
storm
snow
wind
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Task 4. IDIOMS, COLLOQUIALISMS AND
OTHER EXPRESSIONS
Replace the words and expressions in
bold with a suitable word or expression from the box.
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under
a cloud
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bucketing
down
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weather
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boiling
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steals
my thunder
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every
cloud has a silver lining
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on
cloud nine
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storm
in a teacup
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under
the weather
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cats
and dogs
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downpour
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heavy
weather of it
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1
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It's raining a lot.
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2
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It's pouring with rain.
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3
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It's very hot in our
office at the moment.
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4
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We could ask him to sort out the
invoices, but he'll make it unnecessarily difficult and complicated.
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5
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Jan's feeling unwell.
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6
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There was a sudden heavy fall of
rain and all the spectators ran inside.
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7
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I don't know if we can survive
this crisis without any extra cash ( →cash, def 1)
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8
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However gloomy things may seem, there
is always some aspect which is good.
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9
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They were very happy when
they won the lottery.
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10
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Ben was under suspicion for
a long time after the thefts were discovered.
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11
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Whenever I have a great idea, Penny spoils
it by doing it first and getting all the credit.
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12
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Sarah thought it was important, but in
fact it was a lot of fuss about something which was very trivial.
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ANSWER KEY
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