20 This is the bbc weather forecast for Africa and West Europe. Look at the symbols. What do they mean? Use the words from the vocabulary box.

Africa West Europe

dry hurricane flood sun freezing storm humid rain ice lightning wind mist snow frost fog thunder wet mild hail changeable mud

21 Split into small groups of 3 or 4. Write a short story using as much weather vocabulary as possible.

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    Weather not clear to hand-draw international wax graphic virtual to provide color

    ake up collocations matching the words from the box to the words 1-9 below.

1.....................symbols 4.......................charts 7......................designer 2.................the layman 5....................standards 8 ............................tour 3.....................crayons 6............more information 9....................scheme

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crayons virtual designer hand-draw color

to provide forecast combine

3 Fill the gaps with suitable words from the box. Use one word once only.

1 Children usually like drawing by wax ..................................... 2 My future profession is a graphic ....................................... 3 With the introduction of ............................... television, the BBC brought in a new range of weather symbols. 4 In his project work he used ....................... schemes. 5 Nowadays we have computer games simulating interplanetary ................tours. 6 The new system of symbols was designed ............more information for viewers. 7 She always listen to the weather .............................. before going out. 8 Forecasters can now ...................... different weather graphics to present the forecast more clearly.

24 Cross out an odd word.

1 rainy, sunny, suddenly, humid, icy 2 blow, run, light , shine, bang, bank 3 wind, snow, hail, doubt, drought 4 usually, likely, properly, possible, possibly