C) Complete the dialogues given below

B) Act out the dialogues in pairs.

D) Reproduce the weather forecast for Great Britain.

B) Listen to the weather forecast again and put down some details.

Southern England and the Midlands
The West Country, Wales
The East coast of England
Scotland
Northern Ireland

c) Answer the teacher’s questions.

ACTIVE VOCABULARY   1. sleet – 1. дождь со снегом, мокрый снег; крупа. 2. ледяная корка (на деревьях, проволоке, дороге) / to sleet – идти (о мокром снеге) e.g. It often sleets in November in this part of the country.   2. slush – 1. талый снег, жидкая грязь, слякоть. e.g. She imagined the life of a country doctor walking in the slush to see a patient and shuddered at the thought. / to slush – окатывать (грязью, водой); шлепать по грязи   3. to drizzle – моросить, e.g. It has been drizzling since morning.   4. hoar [hO:] frost – иней, e.g. In the morning the trees and grass were covered with hoar frost.   5. slippery – скользкий, e.g. Be careful while driving, the roads are slippery.   6. icicle ['aIsIkl] – сосулька   7. thaw – оттепель, e.g. It is likely that next week thaw will set in. / to thaw – оттаивать (в т.ч. перен.), e.g. The ice has thawed. 8. mist – легкий туман, e.g. From the top of the hill the town covered with mist looked mysterious and unreal. / fog – густой туман, e.g. In the thick fog one could only see the lights of cars and hear the horns blowing.   9. to clear up – проясниться (о погоде), e.g. The weather forecast says that it will soon clear up.   10. an Indian Summer – бабье лето   11. gale – сильный ветер, шторм / storm – буря, шторм / snowstorm – буран, метель / thunderstorm– гроза / thunder – гром / lightning – молния / rainbow [ 'reInbou] – радуга  

Expressions What is the weather like today? – Какая сегодня погода? to get wet to the skin – промокнуть до костей We are in for a spell of good weather.– Снова наступает хорошая погода. It looks like rain. – Похоже, собирается дождь.

6. Answer the teacher’s questions.

7. a) Listen to the following dialogues and give the Russian equivalents to the underlined words and expressions:

Dialogue 1:

A – Fairly mild for the time of year.

B – Yes. Quite different from the forecast.

A – They say we are in for snow.

B – Let’s hope it keeps fine for the weekend.

Dialogue 2:

A – It seems to be clearing up.

B – It makes a change, doesn’t it?

A – Apparently it’s going to turn colder.

B – Still, another month should see us through the worst of it.

Dialogue 3:

A – Nice and bright this morning.

B – Yes. Much better than yesterday.

A – The wind’ll probably get up later.

B – As long as it doesn’t rain.

Dialogue 4:

A – It’s good to see the sun again.

B – A big improvement on what we’ve been having.

A – It’s supposed to cloud over this afternoon.

B – I didn’t think it would last.

Dialogue 1:

A – Rather chilly today, isn’t it?

B – Yes, it’s supposed …

A – …

B – As long as …

Dialogue 2:

A – …

B – It makes a change, doesn’t it?

A – Still, …

B – Let’s hope …

Dialogue 3:

A – They say we are in …

B – …

A – A big improvement on …

B – …

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