There are four seasons in the year. They are spring, summer, autumn and winter.
In spring the sun shines brightly and it becomes warm. The sky is blue and cloudless. The fields are covered with fresh green grass. Nature is full of new life.
Summer comes after spring. It is the favourite season of many people. In hot weather you can go swimming or boating. You can go mushrooming, too. It is pleasant to walk in a wood with a basket and pick mushrooms or berries.
In autumn it is often foggy and rainy. It becomes cold. The leaves become yellow and red and fall off the trees.
Then winter comes with its very short days and long nights. The lakes and rivers freeze. The ground is covered with snow. Yet many people like winter very much. They can play hockey, too. Russian winter is very beautiful.
Dialogues
1. Whats the weather like today?
The weather is fine. Its warm and sunny.
Lets go for a walk.
Good idea.
2. Whats the temperature today?
Its fifteen degrees above zero.
3. Its frosty today.
Yes, indeed. Its ten degrees below zero.
4. Its cold outside, isnt it?
Yes, and windy, too.
Too bad.
5. Looks like rain.
I am afraid so. In such weather I prefer to stay at home.
VOCABULARY
season ,
in hot (cold) weather ()
spring
winter
summer
autumn
in spring (in summer) ()
the sun
shine
bright (ly) ,
become
warm
the sky
cloud ,
cloudless
field
be covered with smth. -.
fresh
grass
Nature
favourite
go swimming
go boating
go skating (skiing) ( )
go hunting
wood
basket
pick smth. () -. (, )
mushroom
berries
foggy
rainy
cold
leaf
fall
fall of
tree
lake
river
freeze
the ground
snow
It snows in winter. .
yet
I like winter very much. .
Its a very good book.
Russian
beautiful
Dialogues
Whats the weather like today? ?
The weather is fine (bad, etc.) ( ..)
sunny
Whats the temperature? ?
above ; .
below ; .
zero
degree ,
Its 15 degrees above (below) zero. 15 () .
frosty
outside (. )
inside (the room, etc.) ( ..)
Yes, indeed. , .
windy ( )
Too bad. .
Looks like rain. , .
|
|
|
I am afraid so. , .
such
in such weather
such a good book
such good books
prefer to do smth. -.
give smb. smth. -. -.
bring smb. smth. -. -.
show smb. smth. -. -.
easy
difficult
necessary
day ,
hour
half
half an hour
quarter
quarter of an hour
Telling the time
Its 3.30. 3.30
(Its half past 3) ( )
Its 3.15. 3.15
(Its a quarter past 3) ( )
Its 3.45. 3.45
(Its a quarter to 4) ( )
a.m. ( ) p.m. ( ).
Its 3 p.m. 3 .
Its 5 a.m. 5 .
at 5 (oclock) in the morning 5 ()
on Sunday (on May, the 5th, etc.) (5 ..)
in June
in 1999 1999
This year (month, etc.) ( ..)
next year (month, etc.) ( ..)
last year (month, etc.)
What day is (it) today? ?
What date is (it) today? ?
Its May, the 5th. 5 .
(Its the fifth of May.)
The Days of the Week
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
The Names of the Months
January, February, March, April, May, June,
July, August, September, October, November, December
Grammar
, it. , , + .
| I. | It is | warm. | . |
| cold. | . | ||
| hot. | . | ||
| frosty. | . | ||
| rainy. | . | ||
| sunny. | . | ||
| foggy. | . |
| II. | It is | May, the fifth. | |
| Sunday. | |||
| 5 oclock. | |||
| spring. | |||
| morning. |
| III. | It is | easy | for him (her, etc.) to do it. |
| interesting | |||
| difficult | |||
| necessary | |||
| pleasant |
: ( ..) (, , , ) .
