2.2 Information report 2 - self test on structure and language features
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Clouds
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Paragraph 1 | Clouds can be classified by their appearance and there 1are three main types which were first described by Luke Howard about 200 years ago. These are cirrus, cumulus and stratus. Clouds that bring rain, hail or snow are called nimbus, the Latin word for rain. For instance, nimbostratus 1is the term for the traditional rain clouds. | 1. |
Paragraph 2 | Cirrus are wispy 2clouds that often 1have a thin, hair-like appearance. They are high altitude clouds which can be seen on dry 2days. | 2. |
Paragraph 3 | 3Cumulus clouds are white and fluffy and look like balls of cotton wool. They occur at low levels about one or two thousand metres above the earth. | 3. |
Paragraph 4 | Another low level cloud is the 3stratus. Stratus clouds consist of layers of 4grey, uniform sheets of water droplets often covering the whole sky. | 4. |
Paragraph 5 | Clouds can indicate the kind of weather that is coming so that the 4fluffy cumulus mean good days, but when they 6increase in size and 6billow 5upwards they form thunderheads called cumulonimbus clouds. When this happens, storms and heavy rain can 5often be expected | 5. |
Paragraph 6 | Good weather is likely when cirrus clouds are visible, but they can mean a change because a front is arriving. If they 6thicken because of the drop in air pressure, there is a chance that it will rain. | 6. |
Self test - information report 2.
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