5 words a day – Winter weather 1 – szókincsfejlesztés

1. cold snap (n)
   a short period of very cold weather
2. hail (v)
   small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain
3. sleet (n)
   wet, partly melted falling snow rain that freezes or
   partly freezes as it falls from the sky
4. slush (n)
   snow that is lying on the ground and has started to melt
   (a thick drink made from crushed ice and a sweet liquid mainly in the US)

5. snowbound (adj)
   vehicles or people unable to travel because of heavy snow,
   or roads can’t be travelled on or reached because of heavy snow

n (noun)              főnév
v (verb)               ige
adj (adjective)     melléknév

Egészítsétek ki a következő mondatokat az előzőleg megtanult szavak egyikével.

1. Summers are hot and humid and winters are mild, with occasional ______.
2. Put on your waterproof boots because
the streets are covered with dirty, gray ______.
3. As it ______ for a few minutes this morning, driving was very dangerous for me,
it was frightening for me to see those balls of ice in front of me.
4. Snow and ______ brought more problems to the county’s roads last night.
5. Hundreds of vehicles have become ______ due to the heavy snowfall.

keys/megoldások:
1. cold snaps;
2. slush;
3. hailed;
4. sleet;
5. snowbound