Y05W06VC Theme Words — Weather & seasons

A pattern is a repeated arrangement or set of events that occurs regularly in a predictable way.

Word family: patterned (adj.)

Example: Scientists study rainfall patterns to help predict drought conditions in rural Australia.

Synonyms: trend, sequence, regularity

Collocations: a weather pattern, a regular pattern, identify a pattern

A cycle is a series of events that repeat themselves in the same order over and over again.

Word family: cyclical (adj.)

Example: The water cycle describes how water moves from the ocean into the sky and back to the earth.

Synonyms: sequence, series, rotation

Collocations: the water cycle, a natural cycle, a cycle of events

Something that is extreme is very severe, unusual, or far beyond what is normal.

Word Breakdown: -eme from Latin meaning ‘outermost’ (note)

Word family: extremely (adv.), extremity (n.)

Example: Extreme heat waves are becoming more common in southern Australia during summer.

Synonyms: severe, intense, very serious

Collocations: extreme weather, extreme temperatures, extreme conditions

An audience is the group of people who watch, listen to, or read a piece of work.

Word family: audible (adj.)

Example: The students considered their audience carefully before deciding to write in a formal style.

Synonyms: readers, viewers, listeners

Collocations: the target audience, write for an audience, appeal to an audience

The purpose of something is the reason it exists or the goal it is meant to achieve.

Word family: purposeful (adj.), purposefully (adv.)

Example: The purpose of the weather report is to inform people so they can plan their day accordingly.

Synonyms: aim, goal, reason

Collocations: the purpose of, serve a purpose, main purpose

A text is any piece of written, spoken, or visual communication that conveys meaning.

Example: The students read a range of texts about the causes and effects of seasonal flooding.

Synonyms: piece of writing, document, work

Collocations: a written text, read a text, a range of texts

The form of a text is the type or structure it takes, such as a report, a poem, or an argument.

Example: She chose the form of a letter to communicate her concerns about the local park.

Synonyms: type, structure, format

Collocations: the form of, text form, written form

A type is a particular kind or category of something that shares common features.

Example: A tornado is a type of extreme weather event that involves a rapidly rotating column of air.

Synonyms: kind, sort, category

Collocations: a type of, different types, the same type

‘In addition’ is used to introduce another point that adds to what has already been said.

Example: The storm caused widespread flooding; in addition, it brought down several large trees.

Synonyms: also, furthermore, as well

Collocations: in addition to, in addition, this also