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Hey, guys. I'm Alex, thanks for clicking.
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And man, it is really coming down out there.
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So, today, you're lucky.
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I've been inspired to talk about the rain with you guys today.
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On the board, I have a lot of vocabulary, nouns, verbs, expressions, words associated with rain and talking about it.
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So, first, we have, "Rain falls from the clouds."
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So, here's a picture of a cloud and the rain is falling.
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Different things we say about the rain.
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So you can say simply: "Oh, look. It's raining!"
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So "rain" can be a noun, like "rain falls," "rain."
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It can also be a verb, so: "It's raining."
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You can say: "I love the rain." or "I hate the rain."
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You can also just say in general, without the article "the": "I love rain.," "I hate rain." One or the other.
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One or the other.
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You can say: "It's gonna rain.," "It's going to rain."
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If you're making a prediction, you look at the clouds, it looks dark.
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You can say: "Uh-oh. It's going to rain."
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Very common phrase.
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-"How is it outside?" -"Well, it's a little rainy."
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So, you can use the term "rainy" to mean there is a little rain outside.
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And you can also talk about rainy days.
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So: "I love rainy days, on rainy days, I love to stay inside, and read a book, watch a movie."
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Maybe you hate rainy days, because you want to be outside.
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Now, when the rain gets very extreme, you have a storm.
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So, this is when you can see lightning.
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Here's a picture of a lightning bolt, and you can hear thunder.
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So, lightning is the flash you can see; thunder is the sound you can hear.
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And you might say: "Uh-oh, look, it's a thunderstorm."
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So there is a thunderstorm outside.
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Lots of thunder, lots of lightning, lots of rain.
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So, obviously, when it rains, you need to bring an umbrella, so I have mine here with me today.
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And during a rainstorm, you also need a raincoat.
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I don't have a raincoat.
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I never thought to buy one really, I don't know.
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A lot of people have raincoats.
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And you can also wear boots or rain boots, because they are waterproof.
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Now, "waterproof" is an adjective that you can use in many contexts.
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So, you can have a waterproof watch, right?
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Waterproof boots, waterproof clothing, okay?
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So, to protect you from the rain or from water in other situations.
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Below, we have some more intermediate and advanced vocabulary related to rain.
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So if you want to talk about the difference between light rain or heavy rain, here are some words and expressions you can use.
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First, if the rain is light outside, it's possible to say: "It's drizzling, it's just drizzling." or, "It's just spitting."
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So, if you look at "spit," it's the same as the verb "spit," which is to go like this: ptoo
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Then, think of the rain like spitting down on you.
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So you can say, "it's just drizzling." or "it's just spitting," okay.
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If it's very heavy, you can say: "It's pouring."
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So, you can pour juice, pour milk, pour liquid out of a container, same idea.
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It's pouring outside, or you can use the expression that I used when I first started the video.
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"It is really coming down, like really coming down."
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And when, you know, when you say "it," everyone understands you're talking about the rain, because when it's raining, most people know that it's raining outside.
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Unless you work in an office with no windows, and then I'm sorry.
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So, if (it) the rain is very heavy and you didn't bring an umbrella, and you come inside and you have water on your clothes, on your shoes, on your face, everywhere.
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You can also say: "I am drenched" or "I got soaked by the rain." Okay?
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So, here's a causative sentence.
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"I got drenched.," "I got soaked by the rain."
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And here, if you're wondering what we call the little space of water, the little holes of water that appear after a rainfall, they are called "puddle."
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"Puddles," I'm sorry.
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So: "Look at that huge, big puddle"—not poodle, which is the dog, but puddle, which is the water.
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Not poodle, which is the dog, but puddle, which is the water.
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So, just to review: "Rain falls from the clouds."
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You can say: "It's raining."
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"I love the rain."
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"I hate the rain."
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"It's a little rainy outside.," "I hate rainy days."
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If the rain is light: "It's drizzling/spitting."
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If it's heavy: "It's pouring.," it's really coming down."
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"I get drenched.," "I get soaked."
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"Look at that puddle."
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"Bring an umbrella.," "bring your raincoat.," "bring your boots."
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And "stay dry," Okay?
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So, if you want to test your understanding of all of this material, as always, you can check out the quiz on www.engvid.com.
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And don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel.
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Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go because it's starting to come down again.
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Okay, see you guys later!