04-Intermediate - 1 - Workbook - Unit - 4 2021210133
04-Intermediate - 1 - Workbook - Unit - 4 2021210133
04-Intermediate - 1 - Workbook - Unit - 4 2021210133
Unit 4
Bad Weather
Weather
a. Do you understand all the weather words in the computer lesson? Match the words
below to the correct weather icon.
1. 2. 3. 4.
cloud
____________ lighting
____________ rain
____________ fog
____________
5. 6. 7.
wind
____________ sunshine
____________ frost
____________
b. Will Tide, the announcer, gave another radio weather report a few days later. Read his
report and underline the sentences which DO NOT belong.
That’s all from weather room right now. Make sure you all keep warm and dry
over the next few days!
c. Complete the following weather report for your country. Use the words and phrases
from activities a. and b. to help you.
weather
Good evening, listeners. The ______________ we have been enjoying will come to an end
stormy weather
tonight. ___________________ 6 o clock this evening
should reach our area by _________________________.
strong winds
There is a chance of ______________________________________________________.
particulary strong
The weekend is expected to be ______________________________________________.
d. Exchange weather reports with a partner, and practice reading them aloud.
Weather Warning
a. Match the adjectives below to the different kinds of weather. Some of the adjectives can be
used more than once.
bright • low • warm • strong • above average • cloudy • cold • heavy • freezing
__________ strong
__________ cloudy
__________ above average
__________ __________ __________
b. The following sentences are all advice from a warning for bad weather. Number the advice
in order of importance.
c. Compare your answer from activity b. with a partner. Do you agree on the order of
importance?
c. Write the sentences from activity b. under the appropriate pictures below.
1. this wearther is
________________ this clothes going
2. ________________ is so low
3. ________________
cloudy to have us warm
________________ ________________ ________________
is with wind
6. ______________________________________________________________
d. Write three more pieces of advice for people expecting bad weather.
tomorrow going to be a bad weather
1 . __________________________________________________________________
2 . this is so unespected
__________________________________________________________________
Big Storm
a. Do you remember the dialogue from the computer lesson? Put the dialogue in the
correct order.
• Can you take the plates and other things into the house?
• It’s starting to rain already • Looks like the storm is coming • We must be quick!
Woman: Yes, you’re right. We don’t have much time to get everything inside.
(2) ___________________________________________________________
it s starting to rain already
Man: I’ll take the food off the barbeque right away. (3) ____________________
can you take plates and other things into the house
c. What can you do if it suddenly begins to rain at the outdoor events shown in the pictures
below? Use the following phrases to write your suggestions.
If it rains, we can...
_______________________________
it s straing to rain already _______________________________
put on raincoats
_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________
hope it stops raining _______________________________
look for a place to keep dry
_______________________________ _______________________________
can you take plates and other things into the house
You can still buy umbrellas from the world’s first umbrella shop,
is
“James Smith and Sons,” (6) __________ opened in 1830 in
London, England.
b. The following sentences are about the inventor of the raincoat, Charles Mackintosh.
Read the sentences and join them together, using relative clauses.
2. Mackintosh lived and worked in Glasgow, Scotland. The weather is often cold and rainy in
Glasgow.
mackintosh lived and worked in glasgow scotland the weather is often cold and rainy in glasgow
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3. He created a substance similar to rubber. He spread the substance on clothes to make them
waterproof.
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He created a substance similar to rubber. he spread the substance on clothes to make them watweproof
4. Mackintosh made some improvements to his original design. The improvements made the
clothes more practical.
mackintosh made some improvements to his original design the improvements made the practical
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5. Many people in England use raincoats. They call their raincoats “mackintoshes.”
many people in england use raincoast they call their raincoats" mackintoshes"
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