eng8-V3· UNIT 3. NATURE· ~18 min

Unit 3 Vocabulary: Weather conditions

Use visibility, wind strength, duration, seasonal comparison, and storm clues to choose precise weather words.

Weather words become easier to distinguish when you look for the feature each one names. Fog affects visibility near the ground. Breeze and gale both describe wind, but at very different strengths. A shower is identified by its short duration, while a thunderstorm is identified by thunder and lightning. Flood names water covering normally dry land. Mild and extreme weather both depend on comparison with usual seasonal conditions. Use the grammar around the blank as well as the meaning: an adjective can describe autumn, while a plural noun can follow several.

Key terms

visibility — How clearly and how far people can see.
intensity — The strength of a weather condition, such as the difference between a breeze and a gale.
duration — How long a weather event lasts.
seasonal norm — The weather conditions normally expected at that time of year.
Weather clue map
ClueWordKey distinction
thick cloud near the ground; hard to seefogvisibility
light pleasant wind / very strong windbreeze / galewind strength
short rain or snowshowerduration
thunder and lightning; usually heavy rainthunderstormstorm features
water covers previously dry landfloodresult of water
warmer and more pleasant than usualmildseasonal comparison
✎Choose by intensity
  1. 1Context: The wind is gentle and pleasant on a hot beach.
  2. 2Contrast: The clue does not describe a powerful high-speed wind.
  3. 3Choice: Use breeze rather than gale.
✎Choose by result
  1. 1Context: After heavy rain, water covers roads that were dry.
  2. 2Meaning: The focus is the water covering land, not only the rain itself.
  3. 3Choice: Use flood, or floods when the sentence requires a plural.
🚫Do not match only the word rain

A shower names a short rain event; a flood names water covering normally dry land; a thunderstorm adds thunder and lightning.

💡Read both meaning and grammar

Context may identify the weather word, while words such as several determine its form.

⚠️Mild is relative to the season

Mild does not simply mean hot; the lesson uses it for warm, pleasant weather, especially warmer than usual for that time of year.

Rules

  1. 1Use the strongest clue first: visibility, wind strength, duration, water coverage, or thunder and lightning.
  2. 2Distinguish wind words by intensity: a breeze is light and pleasant, while a gale is very strong.
  3. 3Use shower for a short period of rain or snow.
  4. 4Use flood for water covering an area that was dry before.
  5. 5Interpret mild and extreme by comparing the weather with what is usual for the season.
  6. 6After choosing the meaning, check the required word form, such as floods, gales, or damages.

Practice

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Up to 10 random questions per test

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