WEATHER
Sweltering and stuffy: ngột ngạt và nóng nực
Adverse effect (n) tác động xấu
Be at risk of becoming extinct: có nguy cơ tuyệt chủng
Exacerbate (v) làm tệ hơn, làm xấu đi
Water shortage (n) thiếu nước
scorching hot: nóng như thiêu đốt
humid year-round: quanh năm ẩm ướt
pleasant and bearable: dễ chịu
frigid (adj): lạnh thấu xương, lạnh buốt
To be accustomed to something = to be used to something: quen, đã thích nghi với gì
đó
Haze màn sương mỏng, thường gây ra bởi sức nóng
Breeze gió nhẹ
Gloomy trời ảm đạm
Overcast âm u
Drizzle mưa phùn
Thunderstorm bão tố có sấm sét, cơn giông
Typhoon bão lớn
Hurricane siêu bão
Torrential rain mưa như thác đổ
It’s raining cats and dogs thành ngữ chỉ mưa lớn
Baking hot nóng như thiêu
Unbroken sunshine
Thermometer nhiệt kế
Fahrenheit độ F
Celsius độ C
Frosty đầy sương giá
Mild/ Calm weather thời tiết ôn hòa
Average temperature: nhiệt độ trung bình
Reach up Đạt đến
Heatwave 1 khoảng thời gian mà thời tiết nóng hơn bình thường
Brighten up sáng sủa lên
Bundle up mặc nhiều quần áo
Unpredictable (adj) khó lường
Clear out quang đãng
sweltering = extremely hot
Freezing cold Rất lạnh
Drizzling Mưa phùn
Downpours Mưa rất nặng hạt
weather preference (noun phrase): sở thích về thời tiết
ome to an end (idiom): kết thúc
bitterly cold (adj): lạnh giá
dress up (phrasal verb): lên đồ
stroll along (phrasal verb): dạo quanh
coincide with (phrasal verb): trùng với
festive atmosphere (noun phrase): không khí lễ hội
trivial (adj): bình thường, đơn điệu
Transition (n.): sự chuyển giao
to be below freezing: below zero degrees Celsius
a blanket of snow: a complete covering of snow
to dress up warm: to wear warm clothes to protect yourself against wintry conditions
to get caught in the rain: to be outside when it rains unexpectedly
heatstroke: sốc nhiệt
tropical storm: bão nhiệt đới
Useful Idiomatic Expressions
chuck it down = rain really heavily
rain or sunshine = in all weather
like a sauna = really hot
worth the wait (idiom): đáng mong đợi
Part 1:
How is the weather today?
What is your favorite season?
What’s the weather like in your country?
Which season do you like best?
Do you do different things in different weather?
Would you prefer to live in a place that has the same weather all year, or a place that
has four seasons?
Would you prefer to live in a hot place or a cold place? [Why?]
Are you in the habit of checking the weather forecast? When/ How often?
Does it rain a lot in your hometown?
Does rain ever affect transportation in your hometown
Part 2:
Describe a kind of weather you like
What kind of weather it is
When this weather usually occurs
Why you like this type of weather
What you usually do during this weather
Explain how this weather affects you
Describe your favorite season of the year
what is your favorite season?
What the weather is like?
What activities you usually do during this season?
How different kinds of weather in this season affect people?
Describe a time when you experienced extreme weather conditions. You should
say
when this was
where you were
what the weather was like and say how you felt about the experience.
Part 3:
Do you think the weather affects how people feel?
What do people wear in different weather?
What are people’s opinions on weather forecasts?
Are there any festivals about seasons?
Do you think the weather is changing due to global warming?
