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Lesson 15 - Weather
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Vocabulary of Weather Conditions in English

Vocabulary of Weather Conditions in English

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hurricane
a very strong storm with heavy rain and strong winds over the ocean
cyclone
a large storm with strong winds that spin around a center
typhoon
a strong storm like a hurricane that happens in Asia
tornado
a violent, spinning column of air that touches the ground
flood
water covering land that is usually dry
heatwave
a long period of very hot weather
drought
a long time with little or no rain
thunderstorm
a storm with thunder, lightning, and rain
snowstorm
a storm with heavy snow and strong winds
dust storm
a storm where strong winds blow dust through the air
sand storm
a storm where strong winds blow sand through the air

 

Exercise - Extreme Weather Conditions

Select the correct word to identify the image.

1.
   

    flood

 

2.
   

    heatwave

 

3.
   

    hurricane

 

4.
   

    snowstorm

 

5.
   

    thunderstorm

 

6.
   

    tornado

 

Writing

Have you ever been in an extreme weather situation? Describe what happened in English.

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