Very Hot Weather in North India

北印度天氣極其炎熱


Introduction

Many parts of North India are very hot now. The rain is late.

目前北印度許多地區非常炎熱,降雨推遲了。

Main Body

Cities like Chandigarh and Lucknow have very high temperatures. Some places are 43 degrees Celsius. The air is dry and there is no rain.

像昌迪加爾和勒克瑙等城市的溫度非常高。部分地區達到攝氏 43 度。空氣乾燥且沒有降雨。

Delhi is very hot and wet. It feels like 51 degrees Celsius. This is dangerous for the human body.

德里天氣極其炎熱且潮濕。體感溫度達到攝氏 51 度,這對人體健康非常危險。

The government gave yellow and orange warnings. The weather office says the heat will stay for a few days. Rain will start around June 29.

政府發布了黃色與橙色預警。氣象局表示高溫將持續數日,約於 6 月 29 日開始降雨。

Conclusion

The hot weather will stop at the end of June. The rain will bring cool air in July.

炎熱天氣將在 6 月底結束,7 月的降雨將帶來涼爽的空氣。

Vocabulary Learning

🌡️ Describing the World

In this text, we see a pattern for describing things simply: [Subject] + [is/are] + [Adjective].

Examples from the text:

  • The rain \rightarrow is \rightarrow late.
  • The air \rightarrow is \rightarrow dry.
  • Delhi \rightarrow is \rightarrow hot and wet.

How to use this for A2: To move from A1 to A2, stop using only 'good' or 'bad'. Use specific feeling words like the ones below:

WordOppositeExample
HotColdThe tea is hot.
DryWetMy skin is dry.
DangerousSafeThis road is dangerous.

Quick Tip: When you have two descriptions for one thing, use 'and'.

  • Example: "The weather is hot and dry."

Vocabulary Learning

temperature (n.)
How hot or cold the air or a body is
Example:The temperature today is 43 degrees Celsius.
dangerous (adj.)
Something that can hurt you or cause problems
Example:Walking in the sun for too long is dangerous.
government (n.)
The group of people who lead and run a country
Example:The government gave a warning about the hot weather.
warning (n.)
A message that tells you a problem or danger is coming
Example:The weather office gave an orange warning for the heat.
Practice A2 words in a crossword