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radio
I always listen to the news in the radio.
I always listen to the news on the radio.
On radio there was a current affairs programme.
On the radio there was a current affairs programme.
On the radio
, on (
the
)
television
(NOT
in
): ‘It’s strange to hear your own voice on the radio:
.’What’s on television tonight?’
rain
1
It was heavy rain yesterday.
It rained heavily yesterday.
There was some heavy rain yesterday.
When you begin with
it
, use
rain
as a verb: ‘It’s raining again!’ ‘This month it’s rained nearly every
day.’
When you begin with
there
, use
rain
as a noun: ‘There’s been a lot of rain this month.’
2
Two minutes later it started pouring rain.
Two minutes later it started pouring with rain.
The next day the sky poured heavily.
The next day it poured with rain.
it + pour with rain
: ‘Whenever I forget my umbrella, it pours with rain:’ ‘We can’t go out - it’s
pouring with rain.’
rainfall
There was no rainfall for over three months.
There was no rain for over three months.
It didn’t rain for over three months.
rainfall
= the amount of rain that usually falls in an area during a certain period: ‘The whole
region has a very low rainfall at this time of the year.’
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