Rain meaning in English
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Definition
rain: the water that falls from the sky
to rain: to fall in drops of water from the sky
It's raining cats and dogs. It is raining heavily.
Examples
- "I'm singing in the rain!"
- "The rain started 10 days ago and hasn't stopped since."
- "Even when she says that it's going to rain, my heart is sunny just to hear her name!"
- "I heard it might rain."
- "Jean : Rain!"
- "The local time is 3:30 in the afternoon, and the temperature is 10 degrees celsius, and it is, of course, raining heavily."
- "Donna : Highs in the low 20s, slight chance of rain."
- "The weather is cold and it rains all the time."
- "Warbuckle will personally guarantee 3 years of rain."
- "Well folks, it looks like the rain is finally going to let up today."
- "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain"
- "Brent : Today's top story: In Seattle, Washington, home of trillionaire Bill Gates and birthplace of Rock and roll legend Jimi Hendrix, it's raining."
Exercise 1
Choose the TRUE statements from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
Choose the TRUE statements from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
This is a true statement. Captain Dare says that there are "rain clouds" near to the plane, and that he doesn't "want to be flying in inclement weather". This means that the weather is probably going to be bad, and he is worried about flying in wet weather or storms. "Inclement weather" is stormy or severe weather, and this expression is often used by pilots.
This is incorrect. In response to Captain Dare's request to land the plane, the control tower says "Permission granted". To "grant (permission)" is to allow it or permit it. "To descend" is to go down from a higher place, to reduce altitude.
This is a true statement. By radio, the control tower alerts Captain Dare and Jean to the danger by saying "we picked something up on the radar, it is coming straight for you". To "come straight for (someone)" is to travel directly towards someone. The control tower can see an object on their radar which is possibly going to hit the plane.
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks below with terms used in the broadcast.
1. This term refers to periods of heavy rain, accompanied by lightning and loud noises (from the clouds).
'The tree was destroyed in a that hit the village during the night'.
Bonus questions!
2. This term describes the light, frozen water that falls from the clouds at Christmas time. Children sometimes throw balls of it at each other for fun.
'I woke up on Christmas morning and the garden was covered in white '.
3. Consider the term you have just put in the blank number 2. This term is also part of blank #3!
This term refers to the white frozen water when accompanied by a strong, cold wind. (This term was not used in the dialogue.)
'I couldn't get home for Christmas. The roads were closed due to a .'
1. This term refers to periods of heavy rain, accompanied by lightning and loud noises (from the clouds).
'The tree was destroyed in a that hit the village during the night'.
Bonus questions!
2. This term describes the light, frozen water that falls from the clouds at Christmas time. Children sometimes throw balls of it at each other for fun.
'I woke up on Christmas morning and the garden was covered in white '.
3. Consider the term you have just put in the blank number 2. This term is also part of blank #3!
This term refers to the white frozen water when accompanied by a strong, cold wind. (This term was not used in the dialogue.)
'I couldn't get home for Christmas. The roads were closed due to a .'
Fill in the blanks below with terms used in the broadcast.
1. This term refers to periods of heavy rain, accompanied by lightning and loud noises (from the clouds).
'The tree was destroyed in a thunderstorm 1 that hit the village during the night'.
Bonus questions!
2. This term describes the light, frozen water that falls from the clouds at Christmas time. Children sometimes throw balls of it at each other for fun.
'I woke up on Christmas morning and the garden was covered in white snow 2'.
3. Consider the term you have just put in the blank number 2. This term is also part of blank #3!
This term refers to the white frozen water when accompanied by a strong, cold wind. (This term was not used in the dialogue.)
'I couldn't get home for Christmas. The roads were closed due to a snowstorm 3.'
1. This term refers to periods of heavy rain, accompanied by lightning and loud noises (from the clouds).
'The tree was destroyed in a thunderstorm 1 that hit the village during the night'.
Bonus questions!
2. This term describes the light, frozen water that falls from the clouds at Christmas time. Children sometimes throw balls of it at each other for fun.
'I woke up on Christmas morning and the garden was covered in white snow 2'.
3. Consider the term you have just put in the blank number 2. This term is also part of blank #3!
This term refers to the white frozen water when accompanied by a strong, cold wind. (This term was not used in the dialogue.)
'I couldn't get home for Christmas. The roads were closed due to a snowstorm 3.'
1 thunderstorm: A 'thunderstorm' is a meteorological event comprising intense rain, thunder, lightning, wind and sometimes even hail (small hard balls of ice that fall like rain). In this broadcast, Candy tells us that for the past two weeks, there have been thunderstorms in Oklahoma. Note that the word 'thunderstorm' is a combination of the terms 'thunder' (the loud noises heard during storms) and 'storm' (the term used to describe a meteorological disturbance in the atmosphere).
2 snow: 'Snow' is the frozen water that falls from the sky during cold periods, often in winter.
3 snowstorm: A 'snowstorm' is a meteorological event comprising very strong winds, snow and ice. It is also sometimes referred to as a 'blizzard'.
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