Weather and Climate for Your Holiday
Where can you go for a holiday? You have a lot of opportunities. Of course, most people would like to go to the south or to the seaside because it is warmer and more pleasant, but you must consider the weather and the season.
You may want to go to Siberia, for example. The nature is wonderful there. You will never see such a lot of sparkling white snow. You will enjoy frosty fresh air if you go skiing or bear-hunting, but you should remember that it will be very cold there in winter. The temperature may be lower than 40 degrees below zero.
Some people prefer to spend their holidays in warmer places. There is no warmer place in the world than Africa. It’s warm there all the year round. The sun shines every day, but in summer it’s too hot and sometimes it’s humid there. And you won’t be able to go lion-hunting until the sun sets. But when it starts raining, it may rain the whole week. If you want to get sunburnt it’s the best place. You can get as sunburnt as the natives.
If you don’t want too much exotics, spend you holiday in England. There are so many lovely places on the coast of the sea. England enjoys an insular climate. Summers are neither too warm nor too cold. It seldom gets too hot in summer as there is generally cooling breeze from the south-west, but the temperature may rise to ninety degrees in the shade (Fahrenheit, of course).
Anyway choosing a place for your holiday you must consider the weather forecast.
II. Ответьте письменно на вопросы к тексту:
1. What kind of climate does England enjoy?
2. What is the temperature in Siberia in winter?
3. Where should you go if you want to be sunburnt?
4. Why do people prefer to go to the seaside for a holiday?
5. What must you consider choosing a place for your holiday?
III. Найдите а) русские эквиваленты и б) английские эквиваленты следующих слов и выражений:
а) to consider, cooling breeze, to get sunburnt, to rain, the weather forecast, in the shade, on the coast, to shine, seldom, below zero, too hot, Fahrenheit, to enjoy, an insular climate
б) загореть, охота на медведя, повышаться, сверкающий снег, экзотика, легкий ветерок, прогноз погоды, островной климат, возможности
IV. Раскройте скобки и поставьте прилагательное в нужной степени сравнения:
1. The climate in England is (changeable) than on the continent.
2. The summer months are the (hot) in Africa.
3. The (fine) way to spend holiday is traveling.
4. My mother thinks that winter is the (bad) time in the year.
5. There is (much) exotics in Africa than in England.
V. Раскройте скобки, поставив глагол в нужном времени и правильной форме:
1. We (to spend) next summer in England.
2. My friend (to go) skiing in March in the mountains.
3. If the temperature (to rise), you (to enjoy) a fine warm weather.
4. All next month my parents (to travel) around the country.
5. If you (not to want) too much exotics you (not to go) to Africa.
6. The people (to lie) in the sun on the coast of the sea the whole day tomorrow.
VI. Задайте вопросы к подчеркнутым словам:
1. You will enjoy fresh frosty airin winter.
2. The people will go lion- hunting only in the evening.
VII. Переведите предложения с русского языка на английский, используя изученные грамматические структуры:
1. Мы будем наслаждаться островным климатом Англии.
2. Если будет очень холодно, они туда не поедут.
3. Прогноз погоды говорит, что целый день будет идти дождь.
4. Мои друзья проведут лето у моря. Если я буду свободен, я присоединюсь к ним.
5. Самое жаркое место в мире – это Африка.
VIII. Напишите данные предложения в страдательном залоге:
| ACTIVE | PASSIVE |
| 1. He will take an umbrella tomorrow in the morning. | 1. An umbrella … |
| 2. We will use a camera during our trip to Africa. | 2. A camera … |
| 3. You must consider the weather forecast for your holiday. | 3. … |
