Question Type 1: Basic Description Questions

Verbs

pour down spit (=rain lightly)

Adjectives

showery damp waterlogged (clothing) waterproof

soaked

Idioms

chuck it down (=rain heavily)

In spring it often chucks it down.

get wet

I really hate getting wet.

put off (= cancel a planned activity)

clear up (= stop raining)

If it’s pouring down with rain I will usually put off any outdoor activities until it clears up.

Topic 44: Museums

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  Do you like museums?
  
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  How often do you visit museums?
  
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  What types of museum can be found in your country?
  

Nouns

Natural History Museum antique artifact fossil

Verbs

put on display put on show exhibit

Adjectives

rare antique

Idioms

take sth. in (= look at sth.)

It takes about a full day to take in all the museum.

make a day of sth. (= spend a whole day doing sth.)

I’m quite into making a day of walking around the science museum

on view / on display

There are loads of prehistoric fossils on view.