text 004    Grab your umbrella       
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It looked like rain. The sky was gray. It was almost noon, but the sun was hidden by a gray blanket. It was cool. There were no birds flying anywhere. A couple of birds sat on the telephone wire. Bob was standing outside talking to Bill. They both had their hands in their pockets. They knew that it was probably going to rain shortly. A sudden breeze blew some leaves off a tree onto the sidewalk.

A young woman wearing a dark blue coat and jeans walked by. She was walking a small dog. It was pure white, and pretty. It sniffed at a tree trunk. The woman waited patiently. Finally, the dog lifted its leg.

Bob said that he liked the rain. It was a nice change from the usual hot Los Angeles weather. And the plants could always use the extra water. Bill said the only thing he didn't like about rain was that all the motor oil on the streets would get washed into the ocean, and so would all the trash.

"But that never stops the surfers," Bob said. "They don't seem to care what's in the water, as long as there are waves to surf on."

 

grab = megragadni

umbrella = esernyő

rain = eső

blanket = takaró

wire = drót

pockets = zseb

breeze = szellő
leaves = levelek

sidewalk = járda

wearing = viselni, hordani

pretty = helyes, csinos

sniffed = megszimatolni

trunk = fatörzs

patiently = türelmesen

hide = elrejteni

jean = farmer nadrág

leaf = levél

lift = felemelni

probably = valószínű

shortly = rövidesen

sniff = szagolni

surfer = szörföző

trash = szemét

 Answer the questions in English

What was thye sky like?

Were there any clouds?

What were the birds doing?

Who were the do people in the story?

What were they doing?

What did the girl wear?
What was her dog doing

 

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What is weather usualy like in Los Angeles?

What does the rain do to the streets?

What happens to the trash on the streets in rain?

What are the surfers waiting for?