Упр.10 Unit 2 Рабочая тетрадь ГДЗ English Михеева 9 класс
10. Read the text from “The Daily Telegraph” and complete it with the phrases (a—h) below. a) this explains whyb) according to one eyewitnessc) the moisture capacity of air at 30 0C is five times what it is at 5 0Cd) drizzle falls frequently in wintere) much of the damage was in the town centref) on August 10, 1893g) Mid-June and mid-Augusth) by a ferocious hailstormRain Falls Hardest in the Feverish Month of JulyThere is one immutable fact about British rain:
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10. Read the text from “The Daily Telegraph” and complete it with the phrases (a—h) below.
a) this explains why
b) according to one eyewitness
c) the moisture capacity of air at 30 0C is five times what it is at 5 0C
d) drizzle falls frequently in winter
e) much of the damage was in the town centre
f) on August 10, 1893
g) Mid-June and mid-August
h) by a ferocious hailstorm
Rain Falls Hardest in the Feverish Month of July
There is one immutable fact about British rain: it falls harder in summer than in winter — and it falls hardest of all in July.
Sudden downpours are a characteristic of summer. Just as showers are typical of spring, (1) drizzle falls frequently in winter
And autumn often brings driving rain.
This is all down to the fact that warm air can hold much more moisture than cold air: (2) the moisture capacity of air at 30 0C is five times what it is at 5 0C
When conditions are right for the release of that moisture, such as when rising air currents produce towering cumulonimbus clouds, a lot more rain will fall in a given time in summer than in any other season. (3) This explains why some of our most dramatic rainstorms occur either during or at the end of a heat wave.
It also explains why we often talk about tropical downpours to describe such cloudbursts.
Nearly all of our heaviest short downpours happen between (4) Mid-June and mid-August
Recording equipment, of course, can only take a limited sample of the weather and this is particularly true of rainfall levels which can vary enormously from place to place.
As far as the records are concerned, the biggest five-minute fall in the UK occurred (5) on August 10, 1893, at Preston, Lancashire, when 1. 25 inches fell.
Put another way, that is two weeks’ worth of rain in 300 seconds, or an average rate of 15 inches per hour.
The heaviest rain was accompanied (6) by a ferocious hailstorm
Some hailstones were “as large as a shilling piece”.
The hail was so heavy that it was impossible to see more than a yard through it, (7) according to one eyewitness
As might be expected, (8) much of the damage was in the town centre
Many streets, houses and shops were flooded to a depth of 2 ft, main sewers burst, and manhole covers were forced off as water spurted six feet into the air.