You might have seen something in the news about the cold weather in the US. This class will help you understand lots of words and expressions that are being used to talk about such cold weather. I hope you are warm and comfortable while watching this class ;) ORIGINAL VIDEO
TRUE OR FALSE:
1. Many different words have been used to describe the extreme cold
2. The temperatures will go up the following day
3. The advice is to stay home if you don?t really need to go out
4. The postal service has been completely suspended
5. Universities and schools have canceled classes because of the weather
MATCH:
1.We are running out
2. The dangerous freeze is slamming the midwest
3. Here in chicago, residents are bracing for more windchill and record-breaking
4. Across the city, Chicago city buses are being called
5. And ahead of Super Bowl Sunday,
a) lows where it will feel colder than parts of Antarctica.
b) into service as homeless shelters.
c) of adjectives to describe the extreme cold weather toward north.
d) Atlanta is feeling chillier than usual.
e) with weather cold enough to kill.
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ENGLISH TRANSCRIPT
And ?Now at 11:00? we are running out of adjectives to describe the extreme cold weather towards north.
It?s already linked to six deaths and tomorrow it is only gonna get worse. Charlie De Mar, from our sister station in chicago has an update.
The dangerous freeze is slamming the midwest with weather cold enough to kill.
From chicago to Sioux Falls and so many points in between, windchill temperatures are forecast to plunge to 30, 40, 50, and even 60 below zero.
If it's not something you absolutely need, we advise you to stay home for your safety
and those that are out and about having to be out in the weather.
In downtown Duluth, Minnesota where windchills hit 30 to 50 below on Tuesday, city workers gave out hand warmers.
It?s gonna be brutal tonight.
This is just really cold.
Duluth mail carrier Dave Meyou said in weather like this, he wears several pairs of gloves, pants and a hat.
The postal service has suspended Wednesday mail delivery in several states including Minnesota because of the cold.
Here in chicago, residents are bracing for more windchill and record-breaking lows where it will feel colder than parts of Antarctica.
Across the city, Chicago city buses are being called into service as homeless shelters.
Michigan State University canceled classes for Wednesday as did countless school districts around the region.
Heavy snow combined with wind and subzero temperatures are creating havoc on the roads.
First responders in Fargo, North Dakota rushed to the scene of this weather-related accident.
And ahead of Super Bowl Sunday, Atlanta is feeling chillier than usual. Temperatures in the 30s this week. Charlie de mar for CBS News, Chicago.
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PORTUGUESE TRANSLATION
E "Agora às 11:00" estamos ficando sem adjetivos para descrever o tempo frio extremo em direção ao norte.
Já está ligado a seis mortes e amanhã só vai piorar. Charlie De Mar, da nossa estação irmã em Chicago, tem uma atualização.
O perigoso congelamento está atingindo o centro-oeste com tempo frio o suficiente para matar.
De chicago a Sioux Falls e tantos pontos no meio, as temperaturas do vento devem cair para 30, 40, 50 e até 60 abaixo de zero.
Se não é algo que você absolutamente precisa, aconselhamos você a ficar em casa para sua segurança.
e aqueles que estão fora, tendo que estar fora no tempo.
No centro de Duluth, Minnesota, onde os ventos frios atingiram de 30 a 50 graus negativos na terça-feira, os funcionários da cidade distribuíram aquecedores de mão.
Vai ser brutal esta noite.
Isso é simplesmente muito frio.
O carteiro de Duluth, Dave Meyou, disse que em tempo como este, ele usa vários pares de luvas, calças e um chapéu.
O serviço postal suspendeu a entrega de correspondência na quarta-feira em vários estados, incluindo Minnesota, por causa do frio.
Aqui em Chicago, os moradores estão se preparando para mais ventos frios e baixas recordes, onde a sensação será de mais frio do que partes da Antártida.
Em toda a cidade, os ônibus urbanos de Chicago estão sendo chamados para serviço como abrigos para sem-teto.
A Universidade Estadual de Michigan cancelou as aulas de quarta-feira, assim como incontáveis ??distritos escolares da região.
Neve pesada combinada com vento e temperaturas abaixo de zero estão causando estragos nas estradas.
Os primeiros socorristas em Fargo, Dakota do Norte, correram para o local deste acidente relacionado ao clima.
E às vésperas do Domingo de Super Bowl , Atlanta está mais fria do que o habitual. Temperaturas nos 30 (ºF / -1ºC) esta semana. Charlie de Mar para a CBS News, Chicago
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VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY:
TO RUN OUT OF STH - ficar sem algo
TOWARD(S) - em direção a
TO SLAM - bater (ex. a porta)
TO PLUNGE - mergulhar, submergir
WINDCHILL - temperatra com vento frio
FORECAST - previsão (do tempo)
OUT AND ABOUT - por aí, fora de casa
HOMELESS - desabrigado, sem-teto
SHELTER - abrigo
HAVOC - estragos
FIRST RESPONDERS - socorristas
CHILLIER = COLDER
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FILL IN THE GAPS:
And ?Now at 11:00? we are 1.___ out of adjectives to describe the extreme cold weather 2.___ north.
It?s already linked to six deaths and tomorrow it is only gonna 3.___ worse. Charlie De Mar, from our sister station in chicago has an4.___ .
The dangerous freeze is slamming the midwest with weather cold 5.___ to kill.
Across the city, Chicago city buses are being called into service 6.___ homeless shelters.
Michigan State University canceled classes for Wednesday as 7.___ countless school districts around the region.
Heavy snow combined 8.___ wind and subzero temperatures are creating havoc on the roads.
And ahead 9.___ Super Bowl Sunday, Atlanta is feeling chillier 10.___ usual. Temperatures in the 30s this week. Charlie de mar for CBS News, Chicago.
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ANSWERS:
TRUE OR FALSE: 1.T 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.T
MATCH: 1.c 2.e 3.a 4.b 5.d
FILL IN THE GAPS
1.running
2.towards
3.get
4.update
5.enough
6.as
7.did
8.with
9. of
10.than
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