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A2 Weather Part 6: Weather

Lesson 86 of 10 in this unit.

📖 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.

📘 Vocabulary

20 words from this lesson

tough: Of a material, strong and resilient; sturdy.; “They discussed tough during the lesson.”
ad: .; “The household was already awake at 6 in the morning.”
alive: Having life; living; not dead.; “They discussed alive during the lesson.”
apple: A common, firm, round fruit produced by a tree of the genus .; “They discussed apple during the lesson.”
balance: A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.; “They discussed balance during the lesson.”
birthday: The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.; “They discussed birthday during the lesson.”
bitch: A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother.; “They discussed bitch during the lesson.”
boss: An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.; “They discussed boss during the lesson.”
cards: Card games.; “They discussed cards during the lesson.”
changing: Change; alteration.; “They discussed changing during the lesson.”
connection: The act of connecting.; “They discussed connection during the lesson.”
dress: To prepare (oneself); to make ready.; “They discussed dress during the lesson.”
easier: more easily; “They discussed easier during the lesson.”
fellow: A companion; a comrade.; “They discussed fellow during the lesson.”
horse: A hoofed mammal, , often used throughout history for riding and draft work.; “They discussed horse during the lesson.”
knowing: Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.; “They discussed knowing during the lesson.”
liked: being viewed favorably; held in high regard; “They discussed liked during the lesson.”
magic: The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them.; “They discussed magic during the lesson.”
map: A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.; “They discussed map during the lesson.”
net: A mesh of string, cord or rope.; “They discussed net during the lesson.”

📐 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.

A2 Weather Part 6: Weather

📖 Reading Passage

📘 Vocabulary

📐 Grammar Notes

Practice Exercises

This ro___ leads to Hong Kong.

What does 'tough' mean?

What does 'ad' mean?

What does 'alive' mean?

What does 'apple' mean?

What does 'balance' mean?

What does 'birthday' mean?

What does 'bitch' mean?

Write a sentence using 'tough'.

Summarize the passage in two sentences.

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