Vocabulary

6. a plant that is grown in large quantities, especially as food
8. the loud noise that you hear after a flash of lightning, during a storm
9. covered with clouds; not bright
10. very hot/ baking
12. a statement about what will happen in the future, based on information that is available now
16. to ask somebody for something especially in an anxious way because you want or need it very much
17. when it is drizzling, it is raining lightly
18. a long loose outer piece of clothing, especially one worn as a sign of rank or office at a special ceremony

1. a short period of rain or snow
2. a flash, or several flashes, of very bright light in the sky caused by electricity
3. very dark blue in colour
4. a weather condition in which the temperature drops below 0° Celsius (= freezing point) so that a thin white layer of ice forms on the ground and other surfaces, especially at night
5. a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
7. to make a small hole in something, or to go through something, with a sharp object
11. warm and slightly wet
13. ) too cold to be comfortable
14. a weapon with a long wooden handle and a sharp metal point used for fighting, hunting and fishing in the past
15. small balls of ice that fall like rain
16. the male of any animal in the cow family