Weather (Elem. 37/ Interm. 15 + Climate change) Oxford Word Skills

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Weather and Climate Change

What's the weather like today?

It's pouring

It's foggy

cloudy

icy

a lot of <--> a bit of

a lot <--> a bit 

It is ____________ windy today.

1. a lot of
2. a lot
3. a bit of
4. a bit

It snowed _________;
I made two snowmen!

1. a lot of
2. a lot
3. a bit of
4. a bit

We have had ____________ heavy rain lately.

1. a lot of
2. a lot
3. a bit of
4. a bit

It is ____________ cold today.

1. a lot of
2. a lot
3. a bit of
4. a bit

We have had ____________ snow, but not much.

1. a lot of
2. a lot
3. a bit of
4. a bit

There was _______ fog on the motorway this morning.

1. thick
2. heavy
3. freezing
4. mild

It has been a pleasant and a rather _______ winter.

1. thick
2. heavy
3. freezing
4. mild

_________ rainfall made driving quite dangerous outside the city.

1. thick
2. heavy
3. freezing
4. mild

In Holland the weather can ________ quickly

1. melt
2. drop
3. rise
4. change

When temperatures __________, it gets warmer.

1. melt
2. drop
3. rise
4. change

Snow __________ quickly when the temperature is above 0 degrees Celcius.

1. melts
2. drops
3. rises
4. changes

What IS global warming?

Global warming is the slow increase in the average temperature of the earth's ____________________

1. oceans
2. air
3. environment
4. atmosphere

The atmosphere gets warmer because there are more harmful ________ in the environment.

1. gases
2. people
3. disasters
4. storms

Pollution is mostly caused by ______

1. animals
2. gases
3. humans
4. plastic

We cannot ________ the future. So we don't know what will happen.

1. harm
2. pollute
3. disappear
4. predict

A 'famine' is when many people die because there is

1. no food
2. too much pollution
3. a war
4. sickness

What does this mean?

Which weather do you like the least?