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A2 Weather Part 3: Weather

Lesson 83 of 10 in this unit.

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๐Ÿ“– Reading Passage

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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.

๐Ÿ“˜ Vocabulary

20 words from this lesson

negative
Not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.
โ€œThey discussed negative during the lesson.โ€
prevent
To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
โ€œThey discussed prevent during the lesson.โ€
removed
Separated in time, space, or degree.
โ€œThey discussed removed during the lesson.โ€
spirit
The soul of a person or other creature.
โ€œThey discussed spirit during the lesson.โ€
television
An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
โ€œThey discussed television during the lesson.โ€
till
Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
โ€œThey discussed till during the lesson.โ€
trouble
A distressing or dangerous situation.
โ€œThey discussed trouble during the lesson.โ€
advantage
Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
โ€œThey discussed advantage during the lesson.โ€
apart
Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
โ€œThey discussed apart during the lesson.โ€
aware
Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
โ€œThey discussed aware during the lesson.โ€
cat
To hoist (an anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
โ€œThey discussed cat during the lesson.โ€
decide
To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
โ€œThey discussed decide during the lesson.โ€
dinner
The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
โ€œThey discussed dinner during the lesson.โ€
eastern
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
โ€œThey discussed eastern during the lesson.โ€
fifth
The ordinal form of the number five.
โ€œThey discussed fifth during the lesson.โ€
function
What something does or is used for.
โ€œThey discussed function during the lesson.โ€
gift
Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
โ€œThey discussed gift during the lesson.โ€
helping
The act of giving aid or assistance (to).
โ€œThey discussed helping during the lesson.โ€
herself
;
โ€œThey discussed herself during the lesson.โ€
impossible
Not possible; not able to be done or happen.
โ€œThey discussed impossible during the lesson.โ€

๐Ÿ“ 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.

1

His explanation cleared up the first problem, but I was s___ confused about the second.

2

What does 'negative' mean?

3

What does 'prevent' mean?

4

What does 'removed' mean?

5

What does 'spirit' mean?

6

What does 'television' mean?

7

What does 'till' mean?

8

What does 'trouble' mean?

9

Write a sentence using 'negative'.

10

Summarize the passage in two sentences.

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