Extreme weather Upper intermediate English File 4ed

What is the term for a period of unusually hot weather?

• Blizzard

• Drought

• Heatwave

• Monsoon

Which word describes a long, usually hot, dry period when there is little or no rain?

• Flood

• Drought

• Hurricane

• Thunder

What is the term for small balls of ice that fall like rain?

• Hail

• Lightning

• Showers

• Drizzling

What is a flash of very bright light in the sky caused by electricity called?

• Thunder

• Lightning

• Hurricane

• Blizzard

What is the loud noise that you hear during a storm?

• Hail

• Thunder

• Monsoon

• Heatwave

What is a snow storm with very strong winds called?

• Blizzard

• Flood

• Drought

• Heatwave

What is the term for a violent storm with very strong winds, also known as a cyclone or tornado?

• Monsoon

• Hurricane

• Thunder

• Lightning

What is the season when it rains a lot in southern Asia?

• Heatwave

• Monsoon

• Blizzard

• Drought

What adjective describes a pleasantly high temperature?

• Cool

• Warm

• Freezing

• Chilly

What is the term for a light wind?

• Breeze

• Gale

• Storm

• Hurricane