IELTS Vocabulary  : band 7-9 phrases

(아이엘츠 보카 정리)

아이엘츠 스피킹 파트1

Examiner: What’s the weather like in your country?
Katie: It’s quite changeable really … we have periods of time with clear blue skies then all of a sudden we’ll have torrential rain.

Examiner: Which months have the best weather in your country?
Ernst: Well … I suppose it’s a matter of personal taste really … I like it around the end of October and November … I’m not fond of the heatwaves we often get during the summer … it’s not freezing cold during these months and we still get lots of sunny spells.

Examiner: Does it bother you much when it rains?
Junko: It depends … if I get caught in the rain and I get drenched I don’t like it … but I’m a gardener so a drop of rain is good for my plants.

아이엘츠 스피킹 파트2

Describe a time when you experienced extreme weather conditions. You should say

• when this was
• where you were
• what the weather was like

and say how you felt about the experience.

I was studying English in a language school a few years ago … we were in Cornwall in the UK … we’d been enjoying lovely sunny days … not a cloud in the sky … when all of a sudden there was a change in the weather … we were in town walking around the shops when it started to pour down … I’d never seen such heavy rain before … within about 10 minutes the roads were full of water … I think they call it a flash flood … it was like being in the middle of a tropical storm … the water was almost up to my knees … the weather forecast hadn’t predicted it so everyone was taken by surprise … I’m not sure you could call it ‘extreme’ weather as a few hours later it started to clear up … the sun came out and slowly the water level went down … but a lot of people’s houses were flooded so it would have been extreme for them … I found it all quite exciting … in my country we generally have a very mild climate and don’t often get floods like this so it was quite an experience for me.

아이엘츠 스피킹 파트3

Examiner:  Do you think the weather affects how people feel?
Tierre: Absolutely … yes … I don’t mind the occasional cold spell but I think the winter months can make you feel down. I hate having to leave the house in the winter … there’s often a thick fog every morning and we sometimes get bitterly cold winds … the winter certainly makes me feel a little depressed … though having said that … it’s always nice to see the town covered in a blanket of snow.

Examiner: Do you think the weather is changing due to global warming?
Ceri: I don’t know if it’s due to global warming or not but the weather in my country is certainly changing … we’ve been getting quite mild winters lately … the temperatures are sometimes below freezing but only occasionally … and then during the summer it can get boiling hot with a lot of older people even suffering from heatstroke.

Examiner: In which ways are weather forecasts useful?
Sinita: Well … if you’re planning a trip or going on holiday it’s important to know whether you’ll need to dress up warm or take an umbrella … farmers need to know what the long-range forecast is so they can plan their work … I suppose people who organise outside events need to know as well in case things get rained off.

Definitions

• to be below freezing:
  below zero degrees Celsius
  영하로 떨어지다
   
• bitterly cold:
  very cold and unpleasant
  엄청 추운
   
• a blanket of snow:
  a complete covering of snow
  눈세상 (눈으로 완전히 덮힌)
   
• boiling hot:
  very hot (informal)
  끓는 듯하게 더운
   
• changeable:
  weather that often changes
  바뀔 수 있는
   
• a change in the weather:
  when weather conditions change
  날씨의 변화
   
• clear blue skies:
  a sky without clouds
  청명한 하늘
   
• to clear up:
  when clouds or rain disappear
  날씨가 개이다.
   
• to come out (the sun):
  when the sun appears out of a cloudy sky
  해가 나다.
   
• a cold spell:
  a short period of cold weather
  짧은 추위
   
• to dress up warm:
  to wear warm clothes to protect yourself against wintry conditions
  따듯하게 입다.
   
• a drop of rain:
  a little bit of rain
  이슬비
   
• a flash flood:
  a sudden and severe flood
  급작스러운 홍수
   
• freezing cold:
  very cold (informal)
  얼어죽게 추운
   
• to get caught in the rain:
  to be outside when it rains unexpectedly
  갑자기 비가 쏟아짐
   
• to get drenched:
  to get very wet
  쫄딱 젖다.
   
• heatstroke:
  a serious condition caused by being too long in hot weather
  열사병
   
• a heatwave:
  a period of very hot weather
  폭염
   
• heavy rain:
  intense rainfall
  폭우
   
• long-range forecast:
  the weather forecast for several days or weeks ahead
  장기 예측(날씨)
   
• mild climate:
  a climate without extreme weather conditions
  온화한 기후
   
• mild winter:
  a winter that isn’t particularly cold
  온화한 겨울
   
• not a cloud in the sky:
  see ‘clear blue skies’ above
  청명한 하늘
   
• to pour down:
  to rain heavily
  쏟아붓다.
   
• to be rained off:
  to be cancelled or postponed due to poor weather
  취소되다. (날씨때문에)
   
• sunny spells:
  short periods of sunny weather
  더위
   
• thick fog:
  a dense fog that makes visibility very poor
  두터운 안개
   
• torrential rain:
  see ‘heavy rain’ above
  폭우
   
• tropical storm:
  a storm typical of ones that you find in tropical climates
  열대성 폭풍
   
• weather forecast:
  a TV/radio programme or section in a newspaper/magazine which predicts weather conditions
  일기 예보