The story
The hottest January day ever in Europe.
At least seven countries reported the warmest New Year’s Day on record.
One village in Poland recorded 19C compared to its usual temperature of around 1C.
Climatologists are calling it the most extreme heatwave ever seen in Europe.
Key words and phrases
topples
falls because it is unbalanced
• The tree toppled over in the storm.
• The corrupt president was toppled by the opposition.
go downhill
become worse
• My grandma’s health has gone downhill since her fall.
• The business is going downhill – it isn’t making a profit anymore.
shattered
broken dramatically
• He shattered the record by finishing the marathon in under two hours.
• The number of university applications this year has shattered previous records.
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●My son has started walking and He hardly topple over!
●Some company has gone downhill due to covid19.
↑Which is better way to say "due to" or "by"?
●Younger brother shattered the toy building his older brother made.
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Temperatures reached a record 19.6 degrees Celsius (67.3 Fahrenheit) in the Czech town of Javornik on January
they fail to point out that the coldest temps are happening as well….lies…
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What the….
In Bangladesh, the opposite is true
We have the coldest winter Ever……Break the records……
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We must celebrate January the 6th the brave heroes were so close to killing Biden and his fellow Nazis and Perverts who believe in climate change and restoring democracy and Donald Trump to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN and prevent these wars.
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Nothing makes the public feel safer than a dead pervert who believes in climate change
Topples: Falls because it's unbalanced e.g the tree toppled over in the storm
Go downhill: Become worse e.g my grandma's health has gone downhill since her fall
Shattered: Broken dramatically e.g He shattered the record by finishing the marathon in two hours
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Happy new year 2023 🎉🎉
🎀 The building toppled without warning shots, but for sorry we have some of the death toll.
🎀 After a few years of travelling, everything went downhill.
🎀 Tina is the GOAT. She shattered the record by finishing the race in under 30 minutes.
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Good. Beats the cold any day.
Everything is doom and gloom no matter what the weather. If its not raining its a drought, if it is, its a flood. Too much snow is climate change, not enough is global warming.
I look forward to the day when there's no weather so they can't put a political spin on things to lecture you that its your fault.
Dress accordingly and take obvious precautions and these fools become obsolete.
From Poland. On New Year's Day, instead of skiing, I could go jogging without a hat – it was so warm that a hat was unnecessary, also two shirts 😉
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Here it's cold 😌
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And we have the coldest one I think
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