Tornado meaning in English
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Definition
a tornado: a whirlwind, a twister, a hurricane, a strong gale
Examples
- "For the past two weeks, there have been constant thunderstorms here, and the winds have reached speeds of 200 miles per hour, which usually indicates that there's a tornado on its way."
- "Jean : Well, you have tsunamis, tornados, sea monsters, aquamen, giant calamari, zucchinis..."
- "I've heard that tornadoes can be dangerous."
- "Today I am in the state of Oklahoma: famous for its tornadoes."
- "I'm actually standing approximately half a mile from the tornado right now."
- "I can actually see the tornado now, it must be getting bigger!"
- "Did you know, the average number of tornadoes per year in Oklahoma is about fifty-two?"
Exercise 1
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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