essays on weather
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Building Vocabulary
The weather
Good weather be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy
(Bask-enjoy sitting or lying in the heat or light of sth, esp in the sun) bright/ brilliant/glorious sunshine the sun shines/warms sth/beats down (on sth) the sunshine breaks/streams through sth fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea the snow crunches beneath/under sb's feet/boots
Bad weather
Thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun the sky darkens/turns black a fine mist hangs in the air a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets-a large moving mass of fire or water)/pours down snow falls/comes down/covers sth the wind blows/whistles-move quickly, making a high sound/howls-blow hard and make a long loud noise/picks up/whips through sth/sweeps across sth strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph) a storm is approaching/is m loving inland/hits/strikes/rages thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds
(forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys sth/rips through sth forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane pour (down) pour (down) with rain get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog
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be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm hear rolling/distant thunder be battered(hit many times)/buffeted(knocked) by strong winds be blowing a gale(an extremely strong wind) battle against/brave(go outside despite bad weather) the elements
The weather improves the sun breaks through the clouds the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up) the clouds part/clear the rain stops/lets up/holds off the wind dies down the storm passes the mist/fog lifts/clears Useful Phrases Describing Weather
(a) The sky and
Building Vocabulary
The weather
Good weather be bathed in/bask in/be blessed with/enjoy
(Bask-enjoy sitting or lying in the heat or light of sth, esp in the sun) bright/ brilliant/glorious sunshine the sun shines/warms sth/beats down (on sth) the sunshine breaks/streams through sth fluffy/wispy clouds drift across the sky a gentle/light/stiff/cool/warm/sea breeze blows in/comes in off the sea the snow crunches beneath/under sb's feet/boots
Bad weather
Thick/dark/storm clouds form/gather/roll in/cover the sky/block out the sun the sky darkens/turns black a fine mist hangs in the air a dense/heavy/thick fog rolls in the rain falls/comes down (in buckets/sheets-a large moving mass of fire or water)/pours down snow falls/comes down/covers sth the wind blows/whistles-move quickly, making a high sound/howls-blow hard and make a long loud noise/picks up/whips through sth/sweeps across sth strong/gale-force winds blow/gust (up to 80 mph) a storm is approaching/is m loving inland/hits/strikes/rages thunder rolls/rumbles/sounds
(forked/sheet) lightning strikes/hits/flashes a (blinding/snow) blizzard hits/strikes/blows/rages a tornado touches down/hits/strikes/destroys sth/rips through sth forecast/expect/predict rain/snow/a category-four hurricane pour (down) pour (down) with rain get caught in/seek shelter from/escape the rain be covered/shrouded in mist/a blanket of fog
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be in for/brave/shelter from a/the storm hear rolling/distant thunder be battered(hit many times)/buffeted(knocked) by strong winds be blowing a gale(an extremely strong wind) battle against/brave(go outside despite bad weather) the elements
The weather improves the sun breaks through the clouds the sky clears/brightens (up)/lightens (up) the clouds part/clear the rain stops/lets up/holds off the wind dies down the storm passes the mist/fog lifts/clears Useful Phrases Describing Weather
(a) The sky and