Fill in the Blanks The weather - questions and answersOnline version Fill in the gaps. by Boglárka Kozári 1 matter drop spells heatwaves freezing changeable torrential caught drenched A : What ? s the weather like in your country ? B : It ? s quite really ? we have periods of time with clear blue skies then all of a sudden we ? ll have rain . A : Which months have the best weather in your country ? B : Well ? I suppose it ? s a of personal taste really ? I like it around the end of October and November ? I ? m not fond of the we often get during the summer ? it ? s not cold during these months and we still get lots of sunny . A : Does it bother you much when it rains ? B : It depends ? if I get in the rain and I get I don ? t like it ? but I ? m a gardener so a of rain is good for my plants . 2 flooded clear pour enjoying predicted heavy mild tropical taken floods change quite flash cloud A : Could you describe a time when you experienced extreme weather conditions ? B : I was studying English in a language school a few years ago ? we were in Cornwall in the UK ? we ? d been lovely sunny days ? not a in the sky ? when all of a sudden there was a in the weather ? we were in town walking around the shops when it started to down ? I ? d never seen such rain before ? within about 10 minutes the roads were full of water ? I think they call it a flood ? it was like being in the middle of a storm ? the water was almost up to my knees ? the weather forecast hadn ? t it so everyone was by surprise ? I ? m not sure you could call it ? extreme ? weather as a few hours later it started to up ? the sun came out and slowly the water level went down ? but a lot of people ? s houses were so it would have been extreme for them ? I found it all quite exciting ? in my country we generally have a very climate and don ? t often get like this so it was an experience for me . 3 below bitterly range makes dress heatstroke blanket mild down thick boiling rained spell A : Do you think the weather affects how people feel ? B : Absolutely . Yes . I don ? t mind the occasional cold but I think the winter months can make you feel . I hate having to leave the house in the winter ? there ? s often a fog every morning and we sometimes get cold winds . The winter certainly me feel a little depressed . Though having said that it ? s always nice to see the town covered in a of snow . A : Do you think the weather is changing due to global warming ? B : I don ? t know if it ? s due to global warming or not but the weather in my country is certainly changing ? we ? ve been getting quite winters lately ? the temperatures are sometimes freezing but only occasionally ? and then during the summer it can get hot with a lot of older people even suffering from . A : In which ways are weather forecasts useful ? B : Well ? if you ? re planning a trip or going on holiday it ? s important to know whether you ? ll need to up warm or take an umbrella . Farmers need to know what the long - forecast is so they can plan their work . I suppose people who organise outside events need to know as well in case things get off .
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