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.
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.
I don't want to live in a big city because there’s too much greenhouse gas / pollution.
pollution
The plane _____ from the airport and rose into the air
took off
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.
We're going through a drought now. It's too sunny all the time. (raining)
We're going through a drought now. It isn't raining enough.
Some types of bird are dying out / closing down.
dying out
It's annoying when people ride their bikes on the _____
pavement
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.
You can't breathe when you're too close to a volcanic eruption or a wild fire. (oxygen)
There isn't enough oxygen when you're too close to a volcanic eruption or a wild fire.
Soon we will give up / use up all the coal in the world, and there won't be any left.
use up