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| Taken on Tue Oct 5th from Prana English roof Photo by Rob. |
The sky is clear today.
The sky is clear and blue.
It is a lovely clear day today.
Autumn skies are clear and blue.
It is a lovely clear autumn day.
There is a slight chill in the air, but the skies are clear and blue.
`a chill` - This means it is cool. (`it` means `the temperature`)
There is a little but of cloud around.
It is slightly cloudy. (`it` means `the sky` or `the weather`)
That cloud looks like Italy!
That cloud is in the shape of Italy!
That cloud looks kind of like Italy. (It looks a little bit like Italy.)
The sun is bright and warm, but the breeze is a little bit chilly.
Clear autumn days are my favourite!
Autumn is my favourite season, because the skies are clear and the air is cool.
I don't like getting sweaty in summer, and I don't like freezing to death in winter!
Points
1. Even though there is only one sky, we often talk about `the skies`. I am not sure why this is, but I think it is because the sky looks different from different places, or at different times.
2. The food (spice) called `chilli` is hot (spicy), but `a chill` means `cool` or `cold`!!
I have a chill. - I am cold, and I am probably sick.
Grandmothers are fond of saying `don`t go out, you`ll catch a chill!`
Another thing grandmothers like to say is `You`ll catch your death`. This has basically the same meaning. It means `stay inside, if you go outside you will get cold and then sick`. In the old days, before medicine, this often meant you might die.
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