2. Complete the texts with some of the words in exercise 1.
(Hoàn thành các văn bản với một số từ trong bài tập 1.)
Extreme weather around the world The wettest place Mawsynram in India is one of the wettest places in the world. This small 1……………village in India gets about 12,000 milimetres of rain every year. The hottest place Death Valley in California is the hottest place in the USA. The highest temperature ever was 56.7°C in 1913! Although it can be really 2……………, it can also be very 3......... at night, with temperatures below 0°C. The coldest place Vostok Station in Antarctica is probably the coldest place on Earth. The lowest temperature ever was -89.2°C in 1983! Antarctica is the 4........... continent at the South Pole, with about 87% of the world's ice. It can also be very 5..... The strongest wind ever was 327 kilometres an hour in 1972. The foggiest place The foggiest place in the world is Argentia in Canada. About 200 days every year are 6……… . Newfoundland can also be very 7......, with a lot of thunder and lightning. |
rainy
hot
cold
icy
windy
foggy
stormy
Extreme weather around the world
The wettest place
Mawsynram in India is one of the wettest places in the world. This small (1) rainy village in India gets about 12,000 milimetres of rain every year.
The hottest place
Death Valley in California is the hottest place in the USA. The highest temperature ever was 56.7°C in 1913! Although it can be really (2) hot, it can also be very (3) cold at night, with temperatures below 0°C.
The coldest place
Vostok Station in Antarctica is probably the coldest place on Earth. The lowest temperature ever was -89.2°C in 1983! Antarctica is the (4) icy continent at the South Pole, with about 87% of the world's ice. It can also be very (5) windy The strongest wind ever was 327 kilometres an hour in 1972.
The foggiest place
The foggiest place in the world is Argentia in Canada. About 200 days every year are (6) foggy. New foundland can also be very (7) stormy, with a lot of thunder and lightning.