Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: Weather

We will learn and practise vocabulary related to weather and weather events.

Lesson Notes April 21, 2026 (Vocabulary Building)

Words & Phrases

• She uses cardboard in her paintings.

  • After the move, the living room was filled with empty cardboard boxes that the kids immediately turned into a makeshift fort.

• My class is mostly seniors. Everyone is much older than the teacher. (= people who are older than 65)

  • Some of the senior members have been in the group for 15 years. (= people who have been in the group for a long time)

• Gunkanjima was developed by Mitsubishi in the late 19th century, it was a productive undersea coal mine.

  • One thing this town didn’t have was a crematorium for cremating people.

Pronunciation

• Cardboard (noun) ˈkɑːd.bɔːd / KARD-bord

The Weather

7.3

• 2 It’s not nice to sit outside when it’s freezing.

• 4 A shower is a short period of rain.

• 6 If it’s humid, the air will feel warm and wet.

• 7 A mild winter means it is warmer than usual.

7.4

• 2 I don’t mind wet weather if it stays quite mild. I just hate the cold.

• 5 It was minus ten degrees in Nw York yesterday. It is often below zero in winter. It’s extremely cold.

• 6 It’s getting very humid. We might have a (shower / storm / thunderstorm) later. (We cannot use “rain” here because “rain” is uncountable.)