UNIT 2
It’s raining cats & dogs
1.VOCABULARY
WORDS FROM THE TEXT COMPOUND NOUNS
CONTROVERSIAL: polèmic FROSTBITE:congelació
DEVELOP: desenvolupar HAILSTONE: calamarsa
REACH: arribar a HAILSTORM: pedregada
LAND ON: aterrar RAINDROP: gota d’aigua
RUIN: arruïnar RAINFALL: precipitació
SPREAD: escampar RAINSTORM: aiguat
PREVENT: evitar SANDSTORM: tempesta de sorra
DAMAGE: danys SNOWFALL: nevada
FORECAST: previsió SNOWFLAKE: floc de neu
REMAIN: romandre SNOWSTORM: temporal de neu
TURN INTO: convertir-se en SUNSHINE: sol
SUNSTROKE: insolació
WEATHER
CLEAR UP: aclarir-se BLIZZARD: temporal de neu
BREZZE: brisa MUGGY: xafogòs
CHILLY: fred OVERCAST: ennuvolat
HEATWAVE: onada de calor MILD: suau, temperat
FREEZING COLD: fred horrorós THUNDER: tro
BOILING HOT: calor terrible SHADE: ombra
SEVERE: rigorós POURING: diluviar
COLD SPELL: temporada de fred LIGHTING: llamp
2.GRAMMAR
Future continuous
subject + WILL BE + verb -ing
I will be travelling
Time expressions
subject + WON’T BE + verb -ing
Is used with actions • At this time
I won’t be travelling • Tomorrow
that are in progress
• Next…
at a certain future
• On Tuesday
? WILL + subject + BE + verb -ing time. • In the next decade
Will she be travelling?
Future perfect
Time expressions
subject + WILL HAVE + participle
You will have eaten • By this time Is used with
• By 3 o’clock actions that will
• By the end of.. be completed in a
subject + WON’T HAVE + participle • By then… certain time in
You won’t have eaten • In four months… the future
? WILL + subject + HAVE + participle
It’s raining cats & dogs
1.VOCABULARY
WORDS FROM THE TEXT COMPOUND NOUNS
CONTROVERSIAL: polèmic FROSTBITE:congelació
DEVELOP: desenvolupar HAILSTONE: calamarsa
REACH: arribar a HAILSTORM: pedregada
LAND ON: aterrar RAINDROP: gota d’aigua
RUIN: arruïnar RAINFALL: precipitació
SPREAD: escampar RAINSTORM: aiguat
PREVENT: evitar SANDSTORM: tempesta de sorra
DAMAGE: danys SNOWFALL: nevada
FORECAST: previsió SNOWFLAKE: floc de neu
REMAIN: romandre SNOWSTORM: temporal de neu
TURN INTO: convertir-se en SUNSHINE: sol
SUNSTROKE: insolació
WEATHER
CLEAR UP: aclarir-se BLIZZARD: temporal de neu
BREZZE: brisa MUGGY: xafogòs
CHILLY: fred OVERCAST: ennuvolat
HEATWAVE: onada de calor MILD: suau, temperat
FREEZING COLD: fred horrorós THUNDER: tro
BOILING HOT: calor terrible SHADE: ombra
SEVERE: rigorós POURING: diluviar
COLD SPELL: temporada de fred LIGHTING: llamp
2.GRAMMAR
Future continuous
subject + WILL BE + verb -ing
I will be travelling
Time expressions
subject + WON’T BE + verb -ing
Is used with actions • At this time
I won’t be travelling • Tomorrow
that are in progress
• Next…
at a certain future
• On Tuesday
? WILL + subject + BE + verb -ing time. • In the next decade
Will she be travelling?
Future perfect
Time expressions
subject + WILL HAVE + participle
You will have eaten • By this time Is used with
• By 3 o’clock actions that will
• By the end of.. be completed in a
subject + WON’T HAVE + participle • By then… certain time in
You won’t have eaten • In four months… the future
? WILL + subject + HAVE + participle
