Стр.14-15 Модуль 1 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 8 класс
- 1 In three minutes, complete the word map with as many words as you can. Compare with your partner.
WEATHER
nouns: shower; verbs: blow; adjectives: sunny; extreme conditions; tornado
- 2 Think! Close your eyes and listen to the music and sounds. What is the weather like? What can you hear, see, feel, smell? Tell the class.
- 3 Listen and say. Have you heard of any of these phenomena? Which can you see in the pictures?
raining animals; giant hailstones; pink snow; red rain; a never-ending lightning storm; ball lightning; a fire tornado; blue moon; a moon bow (lunar rainbow)
- 4 Read the title of the text and the subheadings. Which of the weather phenomena are they about? Listen and read to find out.
Strange weather we’re having!
A Heavy weather
B Fire from the sky
C A watery tale
- 5 Read again and decide if the sentences T (true), F (false) or NS (not stated). Justify your answers.
- It rains a lot in Catatumbo, Venezuela.
- It’s possible that the Catatumbo lightning is helping the Earth.
- Ball lightning appears for longer than normal lightning.
- Fire tornados can happen when a fire is very hot and it’s windy.
- The one in Brazil was 1.6 km high.
- They don’t happen very often.
- The rain of fish is a new phenomenon.
- Strong winds probably cause it.
- 6 Complete the sentences using words from the Check these words box in the correct form.
- 7 Read the poem and say what in your opinion its message is.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you.
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I.
But when the trees bow down their heads
The wind is passing by.a) Match the idioms (1–5) with their meanings (A–E). Are there similar ones in your language?
- raining cats and dogs
- every cloud has a silver lining
- fair-weather friend
- in a fog
- is under the weather
- however bad the situation is, something positive always comes from it
- confused, puzzled
- someone who is only around when things are good
- pouring with rain
- feels a bit ill
b) Use the idioms to complete the gaps.
- 8 Tell your partner four things you have learnt from the text.
- 9 Think! Imagine you have experienced one of the weird phenomena in the texts. In three minutes, write about your experience and feelings. Tell the class about it. Start like this: I’m in the region of Yoro, Honduras. It has been raining since morning. Right now it’s …
5.
- F — It does not say that it rains a lot there; it says there are dark clouds and lightning storms.
- T — The text says the lightning activity probably helps to restore the ozone layer.
- T — Ball lightning lasts longer than a lightning bolt.
- T — Fire tornadoes can happen when high temperatures from a wildfire mix with strong winds.
- F — The fire tornado in Brazil was not 1.6 km high; that is the maximum height they can sometimes reach.
- T — The text says fire tornadoes are very rare.
- NS — The text says there have been many stories throughout history, so it is not new.
- T — One explanation is that strong winds or tornadoes could pick them up and drop them far away.
6.
- According to the weather forecast, it will rain this evening.
- If you are out in a lightning storm, never take shelter under big trees.
- The devastating tsunami in Japan made world news, shocking people everywhere.
- Most tornadoes in the northern hemisphere spin in the opposite direction to the hands of a clock.
- A violent storm broke out, causing the whole area to flood.
- Scientists are working hard to restore the ozone layer before it is too late.
7a.
- D
- A
- C
- B
- E
7b.
- raining cats and dogs
- in a fog
- fair-weather friend
- every cloud has a silver lining
- under the weather
9.
I’m in the region of Yoro, Honduras. It has been raining since morning. Right now it’s raining fish! I can’t believe my eyes. The ground is covered with living fish, and people around me are collecting them. I feel amazed and a little scared at the same time. This is the strangest thing I have ever seen.
