10th form "Under the Weather" Test

1. Have you ever wondered if the weather _____ your mood and behavior?

2. The way you think and feel can actually change _____ on the weather.

3. Many people complain of _____ "down" or having the "blues" in winter.

4. This may be because there isn't as much sunshine in winter and our brains ____ to natural light.

5. In Britain, for example, many people suffer from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) which _____ them tired and bad-tempered because there is little sunshine in the often grey and cloudy United Kingdom.

6. Of course, ____ that a bright sunny day can make us really cheerful and put us in good mood.

7. In New York City, however, the police ____ hot weather for rises in crime.

8. During heat waves in the summer crime level rise as people get angry and agressive ____ change in temperature.

9. Some scientists have discovered that low air pressure can cause people to have problems _____ and make them forgetful.

10. So, if you are a kid or a person who always forgets where you _____ your house keys, blame it on the weather!

11. What about the wind? It can actually make you crazy! Strong and constant winds can really get to you. Children tend to be troublesome at school and behave _____ when it's windy.

12. Another result of windy weather is that there are more traffic accidents. Therefore you _____ also take care while driving.

"The Climate of Great Britain" / Vocabulary

13. As we know from our lessons in Geography climate is the average weather conditions of a _____ place.

14. It is made up of the average summer and winter temperatures, the ____ of sunshine, the direction of the winds, the average rainfall,etc.

15. The British Isles are ______ by the ocean and have an insular climate which is more equable than that of Central Europe.

16. Western winds that _____ from the Atlantic Ocean influence the climate of Great Britain.

17. The climate is mild and _____ frosts are rare.

18. The January _____ temperature is higher and the July temperature is lower than in most European countries.

19. In January South-Western England is the warmest part in Great Britain. The snow is rare and it never lies _____.

20. In summer the South-Eastern part is the warmest. It is an abudance of rainfall in the West which is the reason for _____ fogs.