Погода

1.

Year - год
Time - время
Week - неделя
Day - день
Month - месяц
Autumn - осень
Winter - зима
Spring - весна
Summer - лето
Weather - погода
It’s warm - Тепло.
It’s cold - Холодно.
It’s windy – Ветрено.
It’s hot - Жарко.
It’s cloudy - Облачно.
It’s snowing – Идет снег.
It’s raining –Идет дождь.
after–после
cover - покрывать
pleasant - приятный
any - любой
flakes – хлопья (снега)
frosty - морозный
blizzard - метель
melt - метель
blossom – зелень (деревьев)
icicle - сосулька
nest - гнездо
sunshine – солнечный свет
surprise – удивление, сюрприз
mountaineering - альпинизм
hiking – пешие прогулки
remind - напоминать
exciting - восхитительный
harvest - урожай
countryman – сельский житель
cycling – езда на велосипеде

2.

In the morning I looked out of the window and very surprised. Everything was covered with
snow! Snowy flakes were falling from the sky, everything was pleasant and beautiful! It was not
frosty, and children were skating and making snowman.
But look! The wind has risen! Snow is falling from the roofs to the ground. Small icicles are
falling too. That’s a realblizzard. It’s not the best time for going out.
The Russians say “the first snow always melts”. And I know that after some months winter will
be over, the trees will be blossom and birds will be singing and building their nests. This is
spring, the time when all the nature awakes from its winter sleep.
The summer will come – a long period of sunshine and time of holidays for schoolchildren and
students. We can go swimming, diving or mountaineering. It’s great to go cycling or hiking. We
mustn’t forget to take photos: they will remind us of these exciting days.
Time flies and autumn comes. This is the period of harvest for countrymen and for me it’s the
beginning of a new year of studies.
Найдите в тексте английские эквиваленты.
1. Идти на прогулку.
2. Первый снег всегда тает.
3. Птицы начинают петь и строить гнезда.
4. Это весна.
5. Снежинки падали с неба.
6. Все было приятным и красивым.

3.

Russian:“What’s the weather like in England?”
Englishman: “Today it’s raining and it’s very foggy, as usual. You see there is no hot summer, and
there is no cold and snovy winter.”
Russian:“Really? Why is it so?”
Englishman: “You see, Britain is near the ocean, and the water there changes its temperature
slower than the ground, it has greater thermal heat capacity. That’s why the changes are not so
great.”
Russian:“Do you like when it rains?”
Englishman: “When I was a child, I liked it! Now I simply don’t notice it. I can walk without any
umbrella when it’s drizzling and never catch a cold.”
Russian:“Do you have central heating at home?”
Englishman:“Yes, I have a radiator, but I don’t have central heating yet. The weather in the world
becomes more unusual. That’s why I must think about it.”
Russian:“That’s a good idea. And are there any beaches in England?”
Englishman: “Yes, there are, mostly on the south coast, but the water isn’t really warm. You’d
better go to Spain. Many Englishmen do it. It’s not so far,but the weather is completely
different.”
Russian:“Sure, I will do so.”
Ответьте на вопросы к тексту:
1. What’s the weather like in England?
2. Why is it so?
3. Do Englishman like when it rains?
4. And are there any beaches in England?
5. What many Englishmen do?

4.

Прочитайте текст «Weather». Вставьте пропущенные предлоги и наречия.
1. In the morning I looked _______________the window and very surprised.
2. Everything was covered ___________ snow!
3. Snowy flakes were falling _____________ the sky
4. It’s not the best time __________ going out.
5. And I know that ______________some months winter will be over.
6. Summer is a long period _________sunshine.
7. Photos will remind us __________these exciting days.