Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• have to: Must do
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• look after: To take care of someone or something
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• storm brewing: A situation where trouble or conflict is developing.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• lead to: To result in some action
• extended period: A long duration of time.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• on end: Continuously; without stopping.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• get on to: To decide to do something you have delayed doing
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• like new: In very good, almost perfect condition as if unused.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• break out
• worth mentioning: Important or interesting enough to be spoken about or noted.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• extreme: Very great in degree
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• brew: A beer; a drink of beer
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• seek: To ask someone for help
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• programme: A plan or schedule of events
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• continuously: Without stops, breaks, or an end
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• discourse: The study of how we write and speak
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• heed: To take notice of; pay attention to; care about
• greenhouse: Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
• stuffy: (Nose) blocked
• onwards: Moving toward a future (often better) time/place
• outdoors: Outside a building; in the open air
• attribution: Something that a specific person thinks was the cause
• heatwave: Period of very high temperatures