Vocabulary
I don’t mind wet weather because I like watching ___ run down the window.
raindrops
The ___ (common) cause of a tsunami is an earthquake.
most common
The weather today is weter than yesterday.
The weather today is wetter than yesterday.
It isn't warm enough to go to the beach. (cold)
It isn too cold to go to the beach. (cold)
Burning fossil fuels causes global warming / renewable energy.
global warming
Did you hear the ____? The storm is about to start!
thunder
Sunny weather is ___ (good) than rainy weather.
better
Which was bigest volcanic eruption ever?
Which was the the biggest volcanic eruption ever?
The storm was too weak to do any damage. (powerful)
The storm wasn't powerful enough to do any damage.
People mustn't cut down / use up trees because it destroys the world's forests.
cut down
A(n) ... is when the ground shakes and buildings collapse.
earthquake
Is a hurricane ___ (powerful) than a thunderstorm?
more powerful
A hail storm is more dangerous than rain or snow.
His family was too poor to go on holiday (rich).
His family was not rich enough to go on holiday.
I don't want to live in a big city because there’s too much greenhouse gas / pollution.
pollution
A (an) ___________ is a long period of time without enough food in a region
famine
Mist isn't ___ (thick) fog.
as thick as
Droughts and floods are some of the worse natural disasters to affect the planet.
Droughts and floods are some of the worst natural disasters to affect the planet.
I don't like the weather in winter. It isn't sunny enough. (rainy)
I don't like the weather in winter. It is too rainy.
Some types of bird are dying out / closing down.
dying out
A(n) ____________ is when a large quantity of wet earth suddenly falls down the side of a hill.
mudslide
Pluto is ___ (far) away from Earth than Mars.
further
The more dangerous material for marine life is plastic.
The most dangerous material for marine life is plastic.
We're going through a drought now. It's too sunny all the time. (rainy)
We're going through a drought now. It isn't rainy enough.
Soon we will give up / use up all the coal in the world, and there won't be any left.
use up