Topic 1: Extreme weather

Grade 5 Vocabulary

Blizzard

A severe snow storm with strong winds; Bão tuyết

Cyclone

A violent and often destructive storm in which the wind moves very fast in a circular direction; Bão lốc (ở Ấn Độ Dương)

Downpour

A lot of rain in a short time; Mưa lớn

Hailstorm

A storm during which balls or irregular lumps of ice fall from the sky; Mưa đá.

Heatwave

A period of time such as a few weeks when the weather is much hotter than usual; Đợt nắng nóng

Landslide

A mass of rock and earth moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope; Sạt lở đất

Monsoon

The season of heavy rain during the summer in hot Asian countries; Mùa mưa ở các nước châu Á có khí hậu nhiệt đới (Monsoon season)

Thunder

The sudden loud noise that comes from the sky especially during a storm; Sấm

A clap of thunder = Tiếng sấm vang trời

Thunder and lightning = Sấm và sét

Twister

A tornado; Lốc xoáy

Typhoon

A violent wind that has a circular movement, found in the West Pacific Ocean; Bão lốc ở Tây Thái Bình Dương

Hurricane

A violent wind that has a circular movement, especially in the West Atlantic Ocean; Bão lốc ở Bắc Đại Tây Dương