The chapter provides an exhaustive account of extreme weather conditions on Earth, discussing the hottest, coldest, driest, and wettest locations and shedding light on the peculiar yet intriguing weather phenomena.
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Read the sentence below and then match the idioms in bold with the correct meaning.
1. Decline something now but offer to do it at a later date
2. Not feeling well
3. The quiet, peaceful period before a moment of great activity or mayhem
4. To be out of touch of reality; to have ideas that may not be sensible or practical
5. To be very easy to do
6. To feel fine and healthy
7. To have so much to do that you are having trouble doing it all
8. To postpone for another day
9. To say or do something to make someone feel relaxed or at ease in a social setting
10. When someone takes attention away from someone else
1. Rain check - Decline something now but offer to do it at a later date
2. Under the weather - Not feeling well
3. Calm before the storm - The quiet, peaceful period before a moment of great activity or mayhem
4. Have your head in the clouds - To be out of touch of reality; to have ideas that may not be sensible or practical
5. A piece of cake - To be very easy to do
6. As fit as a fiddle - To feel fine and healthy
7. Have your hands full - To have so much to do that you are having trouble doing it all
8. Put off until tomorrow - To postpone for another day
9. Break the ice - To say or do something to make someone feel relaxed or at ease in a social setting
10. Steal the spotlight - When someone takes attention away from someone else.
Add suitable adjectives to the following nouns.
a. …………………………………. Waterfalls
b. …………………………………. Desert
c. …………………………………. Cliffs
d. …………………………………. Frostbite
e. …………………………………. Caves
f. …………………………………. Temperatures
g. …………………………………. Plateau
h. …………………………………. Ice-sheet
i. …………………………………. Terrain
j. …………………………………. Environment
k. …………………………………. Fields
l. …………………………………. Explorers
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a. The chairs of the Very Important Persons
b. The office of the Deputy Inspector General
c. The Pens of the Regional Transport Officers
d. The supporters of the Member of Parliament
e. The supporters of the Member of Parliament
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Unlock now 🔓In the following sentences, pick out the adjective clauses and say what nouns they describe.
a. It’s raining cats and dogs is a common idiom that means it’s raining very heavily.
b. It’s no wonder that the weather has had an impact on the English language, which is full of
weather-related idioms.
c. Residents of the small state in the north-east of India, whose lives are sometimes adversely
affected when the massive amount of rainfall causes devastation by washing away power
lines and buildings, do not complain about the rain. This is because the monsoons also bring
tourists to the area.
d. The rushing water, cascading waterfalls and lush vegetation are sights that people want to
see.
e. Over centuries, the rain has created a vast network of some of the longest and deepest caves
in India which attract tourists and keen cavers from all over the world.
f. It may come as a surprise that Antarctia, which is seen as a land of snow and ice, contains
the driest place on earth.
g. In contrast, the wettest place on earth is drenched with downpours, which fill the streams
and rivers to bursting point and sometimes beyond.
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What are three ways of shielding themselves from the weather that humans have created?
Humans have created many ways of protecting and shielding themselves from the weather, such as the use of umbrellas, which provide a barrier against the rain and sun, sunscreen to protect their skin from the harmful UV rays of the sun, and the invention of air conditioning systems to regulate temperature indoors during extreme weather conditions.
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How have satellites helped scientists to measure temperatures in remote areas?
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a. What does arid mean?
b. Which place is being described here?
c. Why might it surprise people to learn that there is a desert here?
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In 2005, in the Dasht-e Lut Desert in Iran, scientists measured the highest surface temperature ever at 70.7 C (159.3 F)!
In 2005, in the Dasht-e Lut Desert in Iran, scientists measured the highest surface temperature ever at 70.7 C (159.3 F)!
a. Where is the Dasht-e Lut Desert located?
b. Why was this temperature record significant?
c. What challenges might scientists face collecting such data?
a. The Dasht-e Lut Desert is located in Iran.
b. This temperature record was significant because it was the highest surface temperature ever measured at 70.7 C (159.3 F).
c. Scientists might face various challenges when collecting such data, including accessing extreme environments, maintaining and calibrating sensitive equipment in harsh conditions, and ensuring the accuracy of the measurements despite extreme temperatures and potential damage from heat.
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The Atacama Desert is commonly known as the driest non-polar region in the world and may be the oldest desert on earth.
a. Why are polar regions not considered in designating the Atacama as the driest region?
b. What factors might contribute to the Atacama being potentially the oldest desert?
c. How does the Atacama Desert’s lack of rainfall impact its surrounding environment?
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Summary - Extreme Weather | New Oxford Modern English | Class 8 Literature | English
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Themes - Extreme Weather | New Oxford Modern English | Class 8 Literature | English
1. Extreme Temperatures:
- The chapter provides insight into the hottest and coldest regions on Earth. It explores the fact that despite the sparsity of human habitation in these locations, modern technology and satellite imagery help assess the extremity of these .............
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1. Introduction to Weather Variations: The chapter begins by introducing the concept of weather variations across the globe, highlighting how humans have adapted to these differences over time.
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1. "Each part of the planet has its own cycles and variations in temperature, precipitation, dryness, heat and cold that constitute the weather in that area." - This line is important as it emphasizes the diverse range of weather systems that exist globally.
2. "We have developed many ways..........
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Metabolised - converted or broken down by a metabolic process
The body metabolises food to obtain energy.
Concentrate - focus all attention or effort on a particular object or activity
It's important to concentrate during exams to perform well.
Intruder - a person who enters a place without permission
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