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Well for those of you who went out today, I don’t have to tell you it was clear, but muggy for most of the state, with the high temperatures in the low to mid 90s. The city of Elkview had the high for the day of 97 degrees. And that’s hot. I’m glad I’m working indoors today! What was the weather like?. Fair and humid. Warm and dry. Hot and partly cloudy. Harsh and chilly.

Well for those of you who went out today, I don’t have to tell you it was clear, but muggy for most of the state, with the high temperatures in the low to mid 90s. The city of Elkview had the high for the day of 97 degrees. And that’s hot. I’m glad I’m working indoors today! What were the high temperatures for Friday in the state?. 85 to 95 degrees. 85 to 90 degrees. 91 to 95 degrees. 96 to 99 degrees.

For those of you planning outdoor activities tomorrow, you can expect fair skies for most of Saturday with temperatures in the high 90s. However, things might change by Saturday evening with a storm front moving in. We can expect light scattered showers over the northern part of the state bringing slightly cooler temperatures in the eighties, but this rain should taper off by mid Sunday morning. It will be partly cloudy for most of the morning, but these clouds should move out by midafternoon. About what time should skies clear on Sunday?. Around 10:00 a.m. Around 3:00 p.m. Around 6:00 p.m. Around 12:00 p.m.

For those of you planning outdoor activities tomorrow, you can expect fair skies for most of Saturday with temperatures in the high 90s. However, things might change by Saturday evening with a storm front moving in. We can expect light scattered showers over the northern part of the state bringing slightly cooler temperatures in the eighties, but this rain should taper off by mid Sunday morning. It will be partly cloudy for most of the morning, but these clouds should move out by midafternoon. What is Saturday evening’s weather forecast for the state?. Light rain over the entire state. Heavy showers over the northern part. Some rain in parts of the state. Clear skies across the entire state.

Skies should be clear Sunday night for those wanting to catch a glimpse of the partial lunar eclipse. It should start at 10:47 And that’s all for today’s weather. What event will occur on Sunday night?. The earth’s shadow will cover the moon. Colorful lights will appear in the sky. Shooting stars will be visible. The moon will seem partially bigger.

I would say that the best part of the country with weather is Vancouver or the West Coast of Canada because they have very mild summers and winters. That means that the winters aren’t too cold. They’re a bit cold but not very cold and the summers don’t get that hot. They stay quite cool in the summer. Where I’m from in Toronto, many people don’t like the weather because the winters are very, very long and harsh, and the summers are very, very hot and humid. Why don´t people like the weather in Toronto?. Because it’s too mild in summer. Because it’s harsh in winter. Because it’s too cold in summer. Because it rains too much throughout the year.

I’m from Canada so the best weather in Canada, I would say is the West Coast. West Coast in the summer time. It’s sunny and warm. It’s never hot. It’s kind of cool actually but not cold. It’s beautiful. Ah, the worst weather in my country is also the West coast for the rest of the year. When it is not summer, it rains every day all the time. What’s the weather like in summer?. It’s hot and humid. It’s rainy and humid. It’s sunny and warm. It rains every day all the time.

I think the worst weather, some people would disagree, but I think the worst weather is up in the Pacific Northwest, like Seattle and Portland. I think it rains all the time and I really get depressed in the rain, and the best weather is in my hometown, Colorado, because it doesn’t rain much. It’s hot and nice in the summer, not too hot, and you get a nice change of pace with a cooler winter and a nice fall. Where is the speaker from?. He’s from Colorado. He’s from Portland. He’s from Seattle. He’s from the Pacific Northwest.

Well, since I’m from Hawaii, it’s summer all year round, and during winter all it does is rain occasionally, so pretty much you can find me at the beach 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, barbecuing, enjoying the sun and catching a tan with my friends. Also, during the spring, it’s very nice. We got nice trade winds coming in. We call it Kona trade winds, and compared to mainland America, I can’t complain. When is summer?. Once a year. Hardly ever. Always. Often.

The part of New Zealand that has the worst weather is Wellington, I think, because of the wind, and all of the houses are on the mountains, so when the wind comes, it all the houses get the worst part of the weather, and one of my, actually my Japanese teacher was walking down the street and got hit by lightning in Wellington through her umbrella and the part of the country that has the best weather I think is where I live which is the Bay of Islands. It’s mostly subtropical, but I think it is more near tropical. What happened to her Japanese teacher?. She was struck by lightning. She bought a house in the mountains. She was walking down the street and met a student. She moved to the Bay of Islands to avoid the wind.

I don’t know if you’ve been to the Lake District, but it probably has the best and the worst weather. It can be miserable and grey and rainy and really just the wettest and dampest place in the country, but then when the sun comes out everything is green and beautiful and that’s why it’s such a popular place. Which statement is not correct?. The lake District is rainy. The lake District is wet. The lake District is dry. The lake District is damp.

In the wintertime, Montreal gets very cold. With the wind chill factor, which is the scale to measure how cold the wind is, literally, it can get down to minus 25 degrees Celsius at night. How cold is it in Montreal in wintertime?. Minus 50 degrees Celsius at night. Minus 25 degrees Celsius at night. Minus 50 degrees Celsius during the day. Minus 25 degrees Celsius during the day.

Montreal is different than a lot of other countries that only go down to zero because in Montreal you dress warmly, whereas in places like New York or Tokyo or London, maybe you don't dress as warmly cause the temperature doesn't go down as low, but in Montreal in the wintertime, you're wearing hats, you're wearing mitts, you're wearing winter boots. What is different in Montreal?. People enjoy the winter. People dress always warmly. People wear dresses in winter. People wear winter boots and mitts in winter.

Surprisingly, even though it's so cold, there's a lot to do in Montreal in the wintertime. Some great activities are you can go for a sleigh ride in old Montreal. Old Montreal is probably about five or six hundred years old, from around the time that the city was founded, and they have horse drawn sleigh rides. There are outdoor skating rinks, that you can go skating. It's very romantic. You can drive forty-five minutes away and go skiing and go ice-skating or stay in little auberge, little lodges, on the ski hills or close to the ski hills. It's actually really nice and lends itself to a very cozy winter cause it's so cold outside and yet you can get nice and warm by the fire inside. What does she say about Montreal in wintertime?. Montreal is boring in wintertime. There are annoying winter activities. You can go for a sleigh ride. You stay at home.

Surprisingly, even though it's so cold, there's a lot to do in Montreal in the wintertime. Some great activities are you can go for a sleigh ride in old Montreal. Old Montreal is probably about five or six hundred years old, from around the time that the city was founded, and they have horse drawn sleigh rides. There are outdoor skating rinks, that you can go skating. It's very romantic. You can drive forty-five minutes away and go skiing and go ice-skating or stay in little auberge, little lodges, on the ski hills or close to the ski hills. It's actually really nice and lends itself to a very cozy winter cause it's so cold outside and yet you can get nice and warm by the fire inside. What winter activities does she not mention?. Outdoor skating. Snowballing. Ice-skating. Sledging.

A lot people think summers in Norway are really cold, but actually they're not. Maybe everything, the weather is changing because of El Niño effect, I don't know, but we've had, for the last four or five years, we've had pretty warm summers. It gets close to 30 degrees centigrade, and which is enjoyable I guess, and there's no humidity. It's nice and dry and it's just pleasant weather really. Yeah, and what we do in the summer is different. Some people have a house on small islands on the coast, or some people have a house on the mountains, and you can either go to the mountains and enjoy the lakes, the forest, or you can go to the coast and enjoy the beach, the water, go fishing, so there's plenty of things to do in the summer, yeah, and we get a lot of tourist coming in the summer, so, because it's not that hot. It's just pleasant and enjoyable. What does he mention?. Global warming. El Niño. Greenhouse Effect. Climate change in winter.

A lot people think summers in Norway are really cold, but actually they're not. Maybe everything, the weather is changing because of El Niño effect, I don't know, but we've had, for the last four or five years, we've had pretty warm summers. It gets close to 30 degrees centigrade, and which is enjoyable I guess, and there's no humidity. It's nice and dry and it's just pleasant weather really. Yeah, and what we do in the summer is different. Some people have a house on small islands on the coast, or some people have a house on the mountains, and you can either go to the mountains and enjoy the lakes, the forest, or you can go to the coast and enjoy the beach, the water, go fishing, so there's plenty of things to do in the summer, yeah, and we get a lot of tourist coming in the summer, so, because it's not that hot. It's just pleasant and enjoyable. How warm has it been?. Almost 25 degrees. Almost 28 degrees. Almost 30 degrees. Almost 35 degrees.

A lot people think summers in Norway are really cold, but actually they're not. Maybe everything, the weather is changing because of El Niño effect, I don't know, but we've had, for the last four or five years, we've had pretty warm summers. It gets close to 30 degrees centigrade, and which is enjoyable I guess, and there's no humidity. It's nice and dry and it's just pleasant weather really. Yeah, and what we do in the summer is different. Some people have a house on small islands on the coast, or some people have a house on the mountains, and you can either go to the mountains and enjoy the lakes, the forest, or you can go to the coast and enjoy the beach, the water, go fishing, so there's plenty of things to do in the summer, yeah, and we get a lot of tourist coming in the summer, so, because it's not that hot. It's just pleasant and enjoyable. Where do people go in the summer?. The coast. The mountains. The coast and the mountains. To large cities.

A lot people think summers in Norway are really cold, but actually they're not. Maybe everything, the weather is changing because of El Niño effect, I don't know, but we've had, for the last four or five years, we've had pretty warm summers. It gets close to 30 degrees centigrade, and which is enjoyable I guess, and there's no humidity. It's nice and dry and it's just pleasant weather really. Yeah, and what we do in the summer is different. Some people have a house on small islands on the coast, or some people have a house on the mountains, and you can either go to the mountains and enjoy the lakes, the forest, or you can go to the coast and enjoy the beach, the water, go fishing, so there's plenty of things to do in the summer, yeah, and we get a lot of tourist coming in the summer, so, because it's not that hot. It's just pleasant and enjoyable. Why do people come?. Extra sunlight. Good weather. Extra hot temperatures. Fishing activities.

Swedish life in winter is really harsh, especially, it tends to get pretty cold, especially around December, January, that's when it's really cold. The temperature can actually drop down to twenty minus and so it's something you have to do, is that you always have to go and buy new clothes, new thick clothes in order to survive the winter. What does he not mention about winter?. Temperatures. Clothing. Sunlight. Months.

There are many things you can do, especially in wintertime in Sweden is you go like sled. So in Sweden, in winter in Sweden, you can actually go sledding and also you can go ice-skating, and of course you can also go skiing up in the mountains, which is really popular among people right now, and also for the young people, you can actually go with a snowboard, but usually around Stockholm, where I've been raised, we tend to do very little things because the coldness actually, it's like an obstacle, because you can't do much really, mostly you sit home and study or you sit by your computer or you just hang around with friends celebrating Christmas. What sports does he not refer to?. Hockey. Sledging. Ice skating. Snowboarding.

In Sweden in wintertime, we usually eat a lot of meatballs, which is the typical Swedish cuisine. Meatballs, you got potatoes, and of course we got all kinds of variations of sausages. We got ham and it's a little bit hard for me now because I don’t remember so much but it's been a long time since I was in Sweden. What food does he not mention?. Steamed vegetables. Meatballs. Potatoes. Sausages.

The summer is generally hot and very humid and quite uncomfortable. It’s often overcast too and there is no breeze to cool things down. It’s very different in the winter, when it’s cool and the sky is clear. Summer is…. cloudy. mild. cool. windy.

I’m not so keen on mild weather – when it’s not really hot or cold. I much prefer it when the weather is quite dramatic. Like when you get scorching days then it suddenly pours for hours. Or when it’s hot in the day and then you get subzero temperatures at night. What type of weather does the speaker like?. Mild weather. Extreme weather. Tropical weather. Hot weather.

The weather is very changeable. In the summer, the days are often bright but can be showery and the nights are sometimes chilly but not very cold. In the winter, it seems to drizzle a lot and the sky is often grey. The speaker states that ... in winter it doesn’t drizzle a lot. he needs a shower. the weather is shifting. the weather is extreme.

The North Sea floods of 1953 were one of the worst natural disasters to affect the UK. A combination of storms and high tides caused sea levels to rise over three meters above normal levels. Three hundred people died and the flooding damaged 1,600 kilometers of coastline and 24,000 properties. What led to the severe flooding along the UK coast?. Prolonged rainfall combined with river overflow. Structural failure of coastal defenses. Extreme weather conditions coinciding with unusually ocean currents. Gradual sea-level rise over several decades.

The River Thames has flooded many times in the past, causing damage and death. But if London flooded today, it would be difficult to calculate the cost of the damage. Many of the capital’s iconic sights on the banks of the river would be destroyed, transport systems would break down and millions of lives would be affected. This is why engineers have spent a lot of time and money on projects to prevent London flooding. The most important is the Thames Barrier. Why would a present-day flood of the River Thames have far-reaching consequences?. Because flooding occurs more frequently now than in the past. Because many of London’s key landmarks and infrastructure are located near the river. Because modern flood defenses are no longer effective. Because emergency services would be unable to respond.

The Thames Barrier crosses the river at Woolwich in the south-east of London. Four thousand people worked on the project, which cost £500 million to build and officially opened in 1984. The Thames Barrier stretches from one bank of the river to the other – a distance of 520 meters. It is the second biggest movable barrier in the world – after one in the Netherlands. The barrier has nine concrete piers dividing the river into ten channels. At the end of each pier there are large gates which are normally open. If there is a flood threat, the gates will close, shutting off the river within 30 minutes. Since the Thames Barrier opened, it has been used more than 100 times. Which statement accurately describes the Thames Barrier?. It ranks as the largest flood defense structure worldwide. It spans the river and can be sealed off in under an hour when required. It consists of ten movable bridges controlled remotely. It has remained unused since its construction.

Engineers believe that the Thames Barrier will protect London from the worst effects of flooding until 2030. However, environmentalists believe that a combination of the increase in sea levels as a result of the melting of the ice caps and more frequent storms caused by climate change will increase the risk of flooding. If things don’t change soon, the barrier will not protect London for long. Why do some experts doubt the long-term effectiveness of the Thames Barrier?. Rising maintenance costs may limit its operation. Future engineering projects will replace it. Changing climate patterns are likely to intensify flood threats. The barrier was designed only for minor flooding events.

The worst multi-vehicle accident ever to happen in Ireland occurred during the morning rush hour yesterday in County Kildare and involved over 100 cars. Nearly 30 people were seriously injured in the accident, which occurred because of extremely thick fog. Due to the difficulties in freeing people from cars and removing the wrecked vehicles, traffic jams lasted for much of the day. The chain of accidents began when a car hit a lorry. Two more lorries then ran into those vehicles. This caused a pile-up. Consequently there were 30 collisions. According to police, all the accidents occurred because drivers drove faster in the fog than they should have. Which of the following statements best explains the cause of the accident?. The collision was mainly due to technical problems affecting several vehicles. The drivers failed to adjust their speed to the poor visibility conditions. Emergency services were unable to respond quickly enough. The accident was unavoidable because the fog appeared without warning.

“Due to the thick fog, it was impossible to see”, said police officer George Casey. “For this reason, drivers should have slowed down. But they didn’t, so they couldn’t see the cars in front of them.” Road safety expert Laura Maloney told reporters, “we need better laws regarding driving speeds in hazardous road conditions. Passing these new laws will mean that something positive occurred as a result of this terrible accident.” What conclusion can be drawn from the statements made by the police officer and the road safety expert?. The accident could not have been prevented under the existing circumstances. Drivers were unable to react because visibility suddenly disappeared. Excessive speed in poor conditions highlights the need for stricter regulations. Improvements in vehicle technology would reduce similar accidents.

What was Friday’s weather like?. Fair and humid. Warm and dry. Hot and partly cloudy.

What were the high temperatures for Friday in the state?. 85 to 95 degrees. 91 to 95 degrees. 96 to 99 degrees.

What is Saturday evening’s weather forecast for the state?. Light rain over the entire state. Heavy showers over the northern part. Some rain in parts of the state.

About what time should skies clear on Sunday?. Around 10:00 a.m. Around 3:00 p.m. Around 6:00 p.m.

What event will occur on Sunday night?. The earth’s shadow will cover the moon. Colorful lights will appear in the sky. Shooting stars will be visible.

What part of her country has the best weather?. The East Coast. The West Coast. Toronto.

What part of her country has the worst weather?. The East Coast. The West Coast. Toronto.

Why don´t people like the weather in Toronto?. Because it’s too mild in summer. Because it’s harsh in winter. Because it’s too cold in summer.

What’s the weather like in summer?. It’s hot and humid. It’s rainy and humid. It’s sunny and warm.

According to the speaker, where is the worst weather in the US?. In the Pacific Southwest. In the Pacific Northeast. In the Pacific Northwest. In the Pacific Southeast.

Where is the speaker from?. He’s from Colorado. He’s from Portland. He’s from Seattle.

When is it summer?. Hardly ever. Always. Often.

Where is he normally?. At home. Indoors. Outdoors.

What does he usually do? He …. has a nap with friends. drinks. enjoys the sun.

Why does Wellington have the worst weather?. Because of the fog. Because of the wind. Because of the mist.

What happened to her Japanese teacher?. She was struck by lightning. She bought a house in the mountains. She was walking down the street and met a student.

Which statement is not correct?. The lake District is rainy. The lake District is wet. The lake District is dry.