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Questions on the Weather
1. What kind of day is it today? (It's ...)
2. What kind of day was it yesterday (It was ...)
3. What kind of day do you think if 11 be tomorrow? (I think it'll be ...)
4. What is the weather like?
5. What does the weather look like?
6. What do you think of the weather?
7. How do you like the (or our) weather?
8. What kind (sort) of the weather has it been since ...?
9. What has the weather been like lately?
10. What was the weather forecast for today?
11. How long will this terrible (wet, etc.) weather last?
Note. Avoid using the word "weather" in your replies, except in certain fixed phrases: "It's wonderful weather we are having," or "Terrible weather, isn't it?"/ In conversation the English generally prefer to use the words "morning, day, evening or night."
Some Remarks about Weather
It's lovely morning, isn't it? — Yes, (it's) wonderful weather we are having. We can smell the spring in the air!
A charming day! — Yes, it's a nice day.
It's a wonderful night. The moonlight's simply marvellous. It's a lovely morning, isn't it? — Yes, great. Isn't it hot today? — Yes, the heat's terrible. There wasn't a single drop of rain during last month.
What a flash of lightning! What a clap of thunder! bat was a terrible thunderstorm, wasn't it? — Yes, many trees fell in the storm.
Isn't it windy today? or It's a windy day today. What dreadful weather we're having.
What beastly weather! — Yes, it's a beastly day indeed. It's pouring with rain. —Yes, such a rainy weather (we're having)! It's raining steadily! — Yes, the rain is falling heavily; rain the whole time, not a blink of sun!
The weather will break soon, I expect. — Well, it's rather changeable. What a foggy day! — Yes, a thick fog is spreading over the town and you can hardly see a yard in front of you.
Quite chilly this morning, isn't it? — Yes, and it looks like rain. I think we are going to have a heavy fall of snow! — Yes, and it's freezing hard.
What a nasty-looking cloud is appearing. — And it's coming on to pour. We'd better run for it.
УПРАЖНЕНИЯ
I. Измените следующие предложения используя модели:
Model A: When the sun shines (sunny). — When the sun shines we say that the weather is sunny. Model B: When the temperature is -25°C (cold). — When the temperature is -25°C we say it is cold.
1. When it rains (rainy). 2. When it drizzles (nasty). 3. When a cold wind blows (windy). 4. When a fog is spreading (foggy). 5. When the frost is hard (frosty). 6. When it is warm (fine). 7. When the temperature is 25° above zero (hot). 8. When the temperature has fallen to 25° below zero (very cold). 9. When the sky is covered with clouds (cloudy). 10. When the weather changes very often (changeable). 11. When we have good weather at the beginning of September (Indian Summer).
II. Подберите подходящие по смыслу слова, используя подсказку внизу.
Weather in Britain
British people say, "Other countries have a..., in England we have...."
The ... in Britain changes very quickly. One day may be ... and the next day may be .... The morning may be ... and the evening may be....
People talk about the... more in Britain than in most parts of the world. When two Englishmen meet, if they can't think of anything else to talk about, they talk about the....
Every daily paper publishes the .... Both the radio and television give the... several times each day, warning drivers if it is... and warning people to take their umbrellas if it is going
(fine; climate; warm; wet; weather (4); foggy; weather forecast (2); to rain; cold)
III. Закончите диалог:
On Weather
A.What is the weather like in England?
B.... changes in this country more often than in other countries, that's why we say, "Other countries have...."
A.Are all the days alike in autumn?
B.Оh, no,... and the next day....
A.Look! The sky is covered with heavy dark ... and it's going....
B.It may, but you can never be sure.
A.... it often rain in ... ?
B.... is a rainy month. Look! The people in the street are opening....
A.Do Englishmen always... raincoats and... umbrellas in autumn?
B.As a rule, they do.
A.And what... in winter?
B.Winter coats, if ... .
A.What do Englishmen say to start a conversation?
B.…
IV. Ответьте на вопросы.
1. What is the weather like today? 2. What is the weather like today on the Black Sea coast (in the North Pole, in London, in Paris, in Australia, etc.)? 3 What's your favourite season and why?
4.Which is the coldest (hottest) month in your town (London, Tokyo, Paris, Rome, Boston)?
5. What is the weather like in winter (autumn) in Siberia (England, Canada, Japan, etc.)?
6.What kind of weather do you like (dislike)?
V. Прочитайте прогноз погоды:
Amsterdam +5°C Bristol +8°C
Athens +18 Brussels +7
Belgrade +20 Budapest +10
Berlin +3 Cardiff +8
Bermuda +20 Copenhagen +2
Birmingham +7 Dublin +8
Boston +5 Edinburgh +7
Florence +16 Moscow 0
Helsinki +1 Munich +3
Hong Kong +25 New York +7
London +10 Oslo +2
Madrid +20 Paris +8
Miami +24 Tokyo +18
1. Ответьте на вопросы: a) Which city is the coldest? b) What's the weather like in London? c) Where would you like to be? Why? d) Is it winter or summer in the United Kingdom (the USA)? e) Which part of the UK is the warmest? f) What's the weather like in Moscow?
2. Сравните температуру и погоду в разных городах. Начните свой ответ с:
A. "It is as cold in ... as in ...."
B. "It is not so cold in ... as in...."
C. "It is warmer (colder) in... than in ...."
VI. Прочитайте и перескажите следующие истории: