A2 Weather Part 3: Weather
Lesson 83 of 10 in this unit.
๐ Reading Passage
It rained all weekend in the small town of Brindle, and the two children of the Carter family felt bored. On Saturday morning, rain hit the windows so hard that they could not play football outside. Their mother suggested they build a tent in the living room using blankets and chairs. The children carried pillows, books, and biscuits into the tent and pretended they were explorers in a jungle. In the afternoon, their father taught them a card game that his grandmother had taught him. At first the rules seemed difficult, but after three rounds the children played well and laughed loudly. On Sunday the rain continued, so the family decided to bake a cake together. Each person had a job: the mother mixed the flour and eggs, the father heated the oven, the daughter added sugar, and the son watched the time. While the cake baked, they cleaned the house and listened to music on the radio. When the cake was ready, they drank hot chocolate and ate warm slices. The children said it was the best weekend in a long time, even though they never left the house. Sometimes bad weather brings a family closer together. In the end, small steady habits decide progress more than any single lesson, and learners who review a little each day keep what they study.
๐ Vocabulary
20 words from this lesson
- negative
- Not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.
- โThey discussed negative during the lesson.โ
- prevent
- To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
- โThey discussed prevent during the lesson.โ
- removed
- Separated in time, space, or degree.
- โThey discussed removed during the lesson.โ
- spirit
- The soul of a person or other creature.
- โThey discussed spirit during the lesson.โ
- television
- An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
- โThey discussed television during the lesson.โ
- till
- Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- โThey discussed till during the lesson.โ
- trouble
- A distressing or dangerous situation.
- โThey discussed trouble during the lesson.โ
- advantage
- Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
- โThey discussed advantage during the lesson.โ
- apart
- Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
- โThey discussed apart during the lesson.โ
- aware
- Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
- โThey discussed aware during the lesson.โ
- cat
- To hoist (an anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
- โThey discussed cat during the lesson.โ
- decide
- To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
- โThey discussed decide during the lesson.โ
- dinner
- The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
- โThey discussed dinner during the lesson.โ
- eastern
- Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
- โThey discussed eastern during the lesson.โ
- fifth
- The ordinal form of the number five.
- โThey discussed fifth during the lesson.โ
- function
- What something does or is used for.
- โThey discussed function during the lesson.โ
- gift
- Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
- โThey discussed gift during the lesson.โ
- helping
- The act of giving aid or assistance (to).
- โThey discussed helping during the lesson.โ
- herself
- ;
- โThey discussed herself during the lesson.โ
- impossible
- Not possible; not able to be done or happen.
- โThey discussed impossible during the lesson.โ
๐ Grammar Notes
It plus be frames weather: it is rainy, it was windy. Past continuous sets background: rain was falling when we left. Future will predicts: it will clear by noon. Comparatives track change: colder than yesterday, the wettest week. Practice by labeling each sentence in the reading: underline the main verb, circle the time marker, and check that every they and it points to a named noun. Rewrite any three sentences in your own words while keeping tense and meaning intact. Theme: weather. Reading: The Rainy Weekend. As a final check, read the passage once more and label every verb for tense, every noun for countability, and every connector for function. Keep a short error log of your own recurring mistakes and review it before writing. This routine turns isolated rules into durable habits across all five hundred lessons.
Practice Exercises
Work through each exercise to complete this lesson.
His explanation cleared up the first problem, but I was s___ confused about the second.
What does 'negative' mean?
What does 'prevent' mean?
What does 'removed' mean?
What does 'spirit' mean?
What does 'television' mean?
What does 'till' mean?
What does 'trouble' mean?
Write a sentence using 'negative'.
Summarize the passage in two sentences.
More in this unit
- 81. A2 Weather Part 1: Weather
- 82. A2 Weather Part 2: Weather
- 83. A2 Weather Part 3: Weather
- 84. A2 Weather Part 4: Weather
- 85. A2 Weather Part 5: Weather
- 86. A2 Weather Part 6: Weather
- 87. A2 Weather Part 7: Weather
- 88. A2 Weather Part 8: Weather
- 89. A2 Weather Part 9: Weather
- 90. A2 Weather Part 10: Weather
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