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A2 Weather Part 8: Weather

Lesson 88 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

farm
A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
โ€œThey discussed farm during the lesson.โ€
file
A collection of papers collated and archived together.
โ€œThey discussed file during the lesson.โ€
fix
To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
โ€œThey discussed fix during the lesson.โ€
fly
Any insect of the order ; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called .
โ€œThey discussed fly during the lesson.โ€
frank
, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.
โ€œThey discussed frank during the lesson.โ€
guide
Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.
โ€œThey discussed guide during the lesson.โ€
investigation
The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination
โ€œThey discussed investigation during the lesson.โ€
operating
In operation; that operates.
โ€œThey discussed operating during the lesson.โ€
paying
payment
โ€œThey discussed paying during the lesson.โ€
presented
Having a specified presentation, or a presentation with specified properties.
โ€œThey discussed presented during the lesson.โ€
raise
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
โ€œThey discussed raise during the lesson.โ€
responsibility
The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.
โ€œThey discussed responsibility during the lesson.โ€
roll
To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.
โ€œThey discussed roll during the lesson.โ€
slightly
; delicately.
โ€œThey discussed slightly during the lesson.โ€
suggest
To imply but stop short of explicitly stating (something).
โ€œTom suggested that Ann should sell the house.โ€
surprise
Something unexpected.
โ€œThey discussed surprise during the lesson.โ€
technical
Specifically related to a particular discipline.
โ€œThey discussed technical during the lesson.โ€
treat
To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with).
โ€œThey discussed treat during the lesson.โ€
unique
Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.
โ€œThey discussed unique during the lesson.โ€
violence
Extreme force.
โ€œThey discussed violence 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

My grandmother was a ___er.

2

What does 'farm' mean?

3

What does 'file' mean?

4

What does 'fix' mean?

5

What does 'fly' mean?

6

What does 'frank' mean?

7

What does 'guide' mean?

8

What does 'investigation' mean?

9

Write a sentence using 'farm'.

10

Summarize the passage in two sentences.

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