Vocabuary test: weather and natural disasters (A)

Test your knowledge of weather and natural disaster terms!

Write your name, surname. Complete the sentences. 1 Last Sunday we wanted to go skiing, but we couldn’t because in the mountains there was an avalanche.2 In our country people have very strong buildings because we often have earthquakes.3 Mum went shopping yesterday afternoon and she was very frightened. In the car park there was an explosion and nobody knew what it was.4 I saw on TV that yesterday there was an eruption on an island in the Pacific and hot lava came down the volcano.5 My little sister is afraid of lightning, so when there is a bad storm she always hides.6 The whole town flooded when the river burst its banks.7 After the earthquake shook the ocean, a tsunami wave roared toward the coastline.8 Across Oregon wildfires destroyed thousands of acres of forest. What are these things? A sudden strong shaking of the ground earthquake A storm with very strong winds hurricane A long time when there is not enough rain drought Rain containing some ice, as when snow melts as it falls sleet Choose the correct word. 1. Last night volcano Maui erupted and the hot lava poured downhill. Since there are two villages located at the foot of the volcano, the local population was evacuated.2. After the harshest winter in decades, the Balkans region in the southeast of Europe is now facing its hottest summer and the worst drought across the area in nearly 40 years.3. A powerful earthquake off the coast of Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high tsunami that killed at least 113 people.4. A landslide caused by rains in southern China left 21 people missing today, adding to a growing death toll from China's worst flood season in a decade.7. The US navy has been deployed to help avert an environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Listen and fill in. 1. Welcome to the weather forecast. Now, let's see what the weather is like today.2. In the north of the country it's very windy and cold. There is a chance of some rain too, so don't leave home without your umbrella!3. The temperature is around 10 degrees centigrade.4. In the east its rainy all day today, I'm afraid. There may be a thunderstorm in the afternoon. The temperature is a bit higher, at around 13 degrees.5. In the west and middle of the country the weather is dry, but cloudy.6. The south of the country has the best weather today. It's cloudy most of the time but sunny this afternoon. Read the text and do the task below. Weather in the UKThe weather affects everyone, and everyone has something to say about the weather. This is especially true in a country like the UK that has very changeable weather. In the UK the weather from one day to the next can be completely different, or even from the morning to the afternoon. The weather can change from being rainy one day to sunny the next, or from strong wind and gales in the morning to snow in the afternoon.In the UK there are four seasons, spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the weather is different in each of them. However, there is not a sudden change between the seasons. The end of the winter season is the same as the start of the spring season. It takes several weeks for the weather to change enough for people to notice the difference.The summer is the season with the best weather. In general, it is hot and sunny with only a little rain sometimes. However, it can sometimes be cold and wet for one or two weeks at a time. British people like to spend a lot of time outside when it is nice in the summer. After the summer is the autumn. In this season the weather gets colder and there are stronger winds, also it will rain more. All the leaves will start to fall off the trees as it is cold. Frost might start to form on the ground towards the end of the autumn.Winter is the coldest season in the UK. The temperature will often be at zero degrees Celsius. This means that ice will often form on the ground overnight where there were puddles. This makes it difficult to walk sometimes. There might also be snow, but the UK does not get much snow, mainly just cold rain in the winter. Then when winter ends the spring starts. The temperature will start to get warmer and the winds will not be as strong. Plants start to grow again and new leaves form. It is always nice when the spring starts as it means the nice weather in the summer is nearly back again.Many people in the UK complain about the weather, but as the weather changes so much it is very interesting and gives the people something to talk about all year round. How can the weather in the UK be described? wet changeable humid boring How quickly can the weather change? From one week to the next. From one morning to afternoon. From one day to the next day. The weather does not change much. How many seasons are there in the UK? two three four five When will frost first start to form on the ground? in the spring in the summer in the autumn in the winter Why do people like the spring? It means the summer is nearly back. It is not winter. It is the shortest season. It only happens every other year. The end of the winter season is the same as the start of the spring season. true false not mentioned In autumn, it is difficult to walk sometimes. true false not mentioned What's the weather like in Ventspils in autumn, winter, spring and summer? Write 10sentences. Use new words! Read your text aloud and record yourself (here or in WhatsApp).