196. From Hot to Hot

The days were hot. The nights were hot. He turned on the living room fan. He turned on the dining room fan. Both fans were on high speed. They made a lot of noise. But they didn't blow cool air. They blew hot air. They blew hot air everywhere. 

He turned off the fans. He turned on the air conditioner. He closed all the windows. He closed the front door. The apartment began to cool down. It got cooler and cooler. Then he heard a bang. 

It was a loud bang. He thought a plane had crashed onto the roof. But it wasn't a plane. It was the air conditioner compressor. It had broken down. He opened the door. He opened the windows.

Vocabulary

1. Hot – having a high temperature
   Example: The days were hot.

2. Turn on – to start a machine or device
   Example: He turned on the fan.

3. Fan – a machine that moves air
   Example: He turned on the living room fan.

4. High speed – very fast setting
   Example: The fans were on high speed.

5. Noise – loud or unpleasant sound
   Example: They made a lot of noise.

6. Blow – to move air
   Example: The fans blew hot air.

7. Air – the invisible gas we breathe
   Example: They blew hot air everywhere.

8. Everywhere – in all places
   Example: They blew hot air everywhere.

9. Turn off – to stop a machine or device
   Example: He turned off the fans.

10. Air conditioner – a machine that cools air
    Example: He turned on the air conditioner.

11. Close – to shut something
    Example: He closed all the windows.

12. Window – a glass-covered opening in a wall
    Example: He closed the windows.

13. Door – something that opens and closes to enter a room
    Example: He closed the front door.

14. Cool down – to become less hot
    Example: The apartment began to cool down.

15. Cooler – more cold
    Example: It got cooler and cooler.

16. Bang – a sudden loud noise
    Example: He heard a loud bang.

17. Plane – a flying vehicle
    Example: He thought a plane had crashed.

18. Crash – to hit something hard
    Example: He thought a plane had crashed onto the roof.

19. Compressor – part of a machine that pushes air or gas
    Example: It was the air conditioner compressor.

20. Break down – to stop working
    Example: The compressor had broken down.