\nto blow in<\/strong> \u2013 to arrive; usually refers to weather coming in with the wind
\nto clear<\/strong> \u2013 when the bad weather and clouds goes away and the sky is clear again
\nto freeze<\/strong> \u2013 when water turns to ice because of a decrease in temperature
\nto ice over<\/strong> \u2013 to become completely covered with ice (i.e. the road iced over)
\nto thaw<\/strong> \u2013 when ice turns to water due to an increase in temperature<\/p>\n
What we do with snow: How to stay warm: What happens if you don\u2019t bundle up and you get sick: Try to figure out which verbs above go in the blanks below. Don\u2019t forget to conjugate the verbs correctly. The answers are below.<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0First I had to ____________ my car from the snow, then I had to ______________ the ice off the windshield so I could drive to work. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Answers: It has been a cold winter so far this year in the United States with many winter storms, and it seems like the storms just keep coming!\u00a0 This makes it the perfect time to review some winter weather vocabulary. Today we are going to focus just on verbs that are used in the winter…<\/p>\n
\nto dig out<\/strong> \u2013 to move a lot of snow with a shovel; this verb implies that there is a lot of snow or that snow covers an object
\nto plow<\/strong> \u2013 to move snow with a large machine with a shovel in front
\nto scrape<\/strong> \u2013 to push or pull a hard object across ice to remove the ice
\nto shovel<\/strong> \u2013 to move snow with a tool, with a long handle and scoop at the end to pick up the snow<\/p>\n
\nto bundle up<\/strong> \u2013 to dress warmly, often with multiple layers of clothing, in order to stay warm in the cold<\/p>\n
\nto blow (one\u2019s) nose<\/strong> \u2013 to clear your nose of mucus, using a handkerchief or tissue
\nto cough<\/strong> \u2013 to let air out of your lungs with force, often because of sickness
\nto shiver<\/strong> \u2013 to have the body shake because of extreme cold
\nto sneeze<\/strong> \u2013 to let air out of your nose (and mouth) suddenly, often because of sickness or allergies<\/p>\n
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 I told the children to ________________ before going outside. They would go outside without their hats and gloves if someone didn\u2019t remind them.
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The weatherman said it will be 0 degrees tonight, so it is definitely going to ______________ and all the water will turn to ice.
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0When the sun comes out the snow will ___________ and turn to slush and water.
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0I have a bad cold. I have been ___________ and _____________ all day. I think I will go home and go to bed.<\/p>\n
\n1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0dig; scrape
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0bundle up
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0freeze
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0thaw
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0coughing and sneezing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/01\/digging-out.jpg\")