English and ICT Skills for Life

Communicating In Social Contexts
Travelling | Weather in English
Clear or Cloudy
Bright
full of light; when the sun is shining strongly

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Sunny
the sun is shining and there are no clouds

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Clear
without clouds

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Fine
not raining, clear sky

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Partially cloudy
(adjective) when there is a mixture of both blue sky and clouds

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Cloudy
with many clouds in the sky

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Overcast
covered with cloud; dull

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Gloomy
with dark clouds and dull light; some people consider this weather depressing

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Rain
Damp
wet (often after the rain has stopped)

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Drizzle
to rain lightly with very fine drops

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Shower
a short period of rain

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Pour
to have heavy rain

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It's raining cats and dogs
(Idiom) To rain heavily

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Flood
to become covered in water usually due to excessive rain

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Cold
Hail
when frozen rain falls as small balls of ice (hailstones).

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Snow
frozen rain that falls from the sky as soft snowflakes

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Snowflake
an individual piece of snow

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Sleet
snow or hail mixed with rain (often with some wind)

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Blizzard
severe snowstorm with strong winds

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Temperature in English
◦F - degrees Fahrenheit (US)
◦C - degrees Celcius (rest of the world)
Water freezes at 0◦C (32◦F)
Water boils at 100◦C (212◦F)
Examples:
28°C (or more) - Hot
15 to 28°C - Warm
10 to 15°C - Cool
5 to 10°C - Chilly
0 to 5°C - Cold
0°C (or less) – Freezing
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