topvoc unit 4 stb

Topical vocabulary to the unit 4 WEATHER English file upper intermediate

Reusable bags

Recyclable materials

To recycle

To pollute

Global warming

Carbon footprint

Wind turbines

To install solar panels

To experience eco-guilt

environmentally friendly

To ban four-by-four cars

To cut down the trees

To run out of fresh water

Desalination plants

Frequent occurrences

Weather forecast

Extreme weather (heatwaves, hurricanes, floods, drought, blizzard, hail, tornado)

A warm spell

An Indian summer

To pour with rain

A thunderstorm (thunder, lightning)

Lovely weather for ducks

Wet, humid, damp, drizzling, pouring showers, monsoon

Fog, mist, smog

Changeable – settled

Warm, mild

Breeze

Chilly, cool, freezing, below zero, hail

Warm, boiling, scorching

A sense of delight

A peculiar obsession with

To be reluctant

To make confessions

To overcome the reserve

Strong wind; thick fog; clear sky; heavy rain; icy roads

Phrasal verbs To take care of

To take advantage of

To take part in

To take place

To take one’s time

To take into account

To take after

To take off

To take up