The English about the English Weather.
The English weather on the whole is not exceptionally good. It’s very damp, and we have a lot of rain. Our weather is more changeable than on the continent: a fine morning will suddenly change into a wet afternoon and evening. Conversely, a miserable morning will give place to a glorious afternoon.
The English summer is usually disappointing. Summer months are often cool, much cooler and rainier than in Europe. Planning summer holidays is not an easy task because you always depend on the weather. One year June may be hot and sunny and July and August wet and rainy, another year it may be the other way round. So many people who look forward to the summer holidays will go abroad for their holidays where the weather will be better, warmer and more predictable, though there are so many lovely beaches on the English coast.
The English winter is milder and not so cold. The temperature seldom falls below 3-4 degrees. The usual temperature is about zero. The air is frequently damp and foggy. It often rains and it seldom snows. The snow melts very quickly.
Autumn is the season of foggy, windy days. A short period of sunny weather in October is called an Indian Summer.
Spring is the most beautiful season here. Spring flowers will start to bloom from February. But the weather in spring however is changeable, and it will be always wise to take an umbrella wherever you go.
II. Ответьте письменно на вопросы к тексту:
1. Why can we say that the English weather is not good?
2. Is planning summer holidays easy for Englishmen?
3. What does the English winter look like?
4. What season is autumn in England?
5. What is wise to do in spring wherever you go?
III. Найдите а) русские эквиваленты и б) английские эквиваленты следующих слов:
а) a lovely beach, the usual temperature, to look forward to, the weather, changeable, to bloom, an umbrella, wet, exceptionally, predictable, damp and foggy, wise
б) солнечная погода, куда бы вы ни шли, идет дождь, идет снег, предсказуемый, таять, мягкий, холодный, падать, дождливый, часто, на побережье, редко
IV. Раскройте скобки и поставьте прилагательное в нужной степени сравнения:
1. The English climate is (rainy) and (cool) than on the continent.
2. To spend time on the lovely beach is the (good) thing in summer.
3. The (bad) season for me is rainy autumn.
4. Spring is the (beautiful) season in England.
5. July may be as (wet) and (rainy) as August.
V. Раскройте скобки, поставив глагол в нужном времени и правильной форме:
1. The weather forecast says the weather (to change) next week.
2. The people (to swim) in the sea every day very soon.
3. If the temperature (to be) high, the snow (to melt) quickly.
4. Tomorrow at 5 o’clock we (to plan) our summer holiday
5. The weather (to be) very hot next month.
6. It (to rain) the whole day tomorrow.
VI. Задайте вопросы к подчеркнутым словам:
1. Many people will go abroad to the seasidein summer.
2. The flowers will be blooming everywhere the whole spring.
VII. Переведите предложения с русского языка на английский, используя изученные грамматические структуры:
1. Для вас будет лучше взять с собой зонтик.
2. Если лето будет жарким, мы будем много купаться в море.
3. Погода прохладная, я думаю, скоро будет дождь.
4. Осенью дни будут прохладнее и дождливее.
5. Весна – самое прекрасное время года.
VIII. Напишите данные предложения в страдательном залоге:
| ACTIVE | PASSIVE |
| 1. Many people will spend their summer holidays at the seaside. | 1. The summer holidays … |
| 2. They will plan the travel to the south. | 2. The travel to the south … |
| 3. We can buy the tickets in advance. | 3. … |
IX.Переведите текст, пользуясь словарем, письменно с английского языка на русский язык.
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