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# Thunder and lightning

## Common expressions

be struck by lightning

a flash of lightning

a bolt of lightning

lightning flashes

a clap of thunder

## Exercises

### Common expressions

1. During the storm, lightning flashed across the sky. (b)
2. There was a sudden flash of lightning, followed by a loud clap of thunder. (c)
3. Tom was struck by lightning while playing golf. (d)
4. Can lightning ever strike twice *in the same place*? (a)

## Notes

1. ***You can also say a thunder clap as well as a clap of thunder.***
2. ***Notice from the exercise that lightning flashes across the sky.***