Geographical Features 1
This is land with water all around it.
The _____ will shine this weekend and there will be a light ______ from the south.
sun , wind/breeze
The air in the desert is very _______.
a) dry b) steep c)humid
extra: which two words are opposites?
a) dry
dry/humid
If the temperature __________ (drop) below zero, water ________ (freeze).
If the temperature drops below zero, water freezes.
Combine the sentences using SO:
The path is very icy. People cannot walk easily.
The path is SO icy that people cannot walk easily.
This is a large body of dense ice.
This afternoon it will cloud over and storm will move in. There is a risk of heavy rain and loud _______ and ________.
thunder / lightning
The mountain path was so _________ that it was impossible for more than one person to pass at once.
a) wide b) deep c) narrow
extra: which two words are opposites?
c) narrow
wide/narrow
When you ________ (heat) water to 100 degrees celsius, it _______ (boil).
When you heat water to 100 degrees celsius, it boils.
Combine the sentences using SUCH:
There is very heavy rain. The river is flooding.
There is such heavy rain that the river is flooding.
People walk on this to get from place to place in the countryside.
path
dogs
If you want to dive into the water, you must be certain that it is ________ so you don't hit your head.
a) shallow b) deep c) rocky
extra: which two words are opposites?
b) deep
deep/shallow
If global temperatures _________ (continue) to increase in the future, the glaciers _________ (melt) and sea levels _____ (rise).
If global temperatures continue to increase in the future, glaciers will melt and sea levels will rise.
Combine the sentences using SO:
It is snowing very hard. School is cancelled.
It is snowing SO hard that school is cancelled.
This is a dry place with a lot of sand.
desert
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
It's really _______ (hot/cold) and humid today. I'm not sure, but there _______ (will/might) be a _________ (thunderstorm/snow) this afternoon.hot / might / thunderstorm
The Cliffs of Moher are very _____ cliffs on the west coast of Ireland - they are about 214 meters!
a) narrow b) low c) high
extra: which two words are opposites?
c) high
low/high
If you _______ (not/wear) a jacket when you go outside this evening, you _________ (be) very cold because it is 10 degrees below zero.
If you don't wear a jacket when you go outside this evening, you'll be very cold because it is 10 degrees below zero.
Combine the sentences using SUCH:
It is a beautiful day. The park is full of people.
It is such a beautiful day that the park is full of people.
This is a small river.
stream
Complete the sentence with the correct weather word:
This morning it was very ______ when I woke up. I couldn't see anything and some flights were even cancelled. Luckily, the sun came out in the late morning but in the afternoon there was a surprise storm - strong winds and even _____ the size of golf balls that damaged some cars.
foggy / hail
The mountain road was so _____ that it seemed almost vertical!
a) steep b) gradual c) wide
extra: which two words are opposites?
a) steep
steep/gradual
If it ______ (rain) on Saturday, I ________ (not/go) on a walk in the countryside.
If it rains on Saturday, I won't go for a walk in the countryside.
Combine the sentences using SO:
The weather was very cold. The lake froze.
The weather was so cold that the lake froze.