Text B

Прочитайте следующие тексты. Сравните климат в нашей стране с климатом в Великобритании. Составьте диалог.

Text A.

The British Climate

The common ideas people have about the weather in Britain are “It rains all the time, it's very damp”; “There's a terrible fog in London, just like in Sherlock Holmes...”, “The sun never shines in July or August”.

Britain has a variable climate. The weather changes so frequently that it is difficult to forecast. It is not unusual for people to complain that the weathermen were wrong. Fortunately, as Britain does not experience extreme weather conditions, it is never very cold or very hot. The temperature rarely rises above 32⁰ C (90⁰ F) in summer, or falls below 10° C (14⁰ F) in winter.

Summers are generally cool, but due to global warming they are starting drier and hotter. Newspapers during a hot spell talk of “heatwaves” and an “Indian summer” (dry, hot weather in September and October). Hot weather causes terrible congestion on the roads as Britons rush to the coastal resorts.

Winters are generally mild, with the most frequent and prolonged snowfalls in the Scottish Highlands, where it is possible to go skiing. If it does snow heavily in other parts of Britain, the country often comes to a standstill. Trains, buses and planes are late. People enjoy discussing the snow, complaining about the cold and comparing the weather conditions with previous winters.

Contrary to popular opinion, it does not rain all the time. There is certainly steady rainfall throughout most of the year, but the months from September to January are the wettest. Thank to the rain, Britain's countryside is famous for its deep green colour.

Since the 1950 s, most British cities have introduced clean air zones. Factories and houses cannot burn coal and must use smokeless fuel. The dirt caused by smoke used to cause terrible1 fogs, particularly in London.

Such fogs are now a thing of the past, but you can still see them in old films where they add mystery and atmosphere to murder stories and thrillers.

Vocabulary:

to complain — жаловаться

frequent — частый

to come to a standstill — останавливаться

to rise — подниматься

spell — короткие промежутки времени

snowfall — снегопад

to compare — сравнивать

mystery — тайна

to cause — вызывать

The Weather in England

People speak about the weather every day. They like to speak about the weather in England. English people say we have no climate in England, only weather.

England is not a large country. There is no town in England which is very far from the sea. There are no high mountains in England, no long rivers, and no large forests. There are many fields and meadows in England.

Spring is a very nice season. It is the first warm season. Trees and grass are green. The sun is warm, the sky is blue.

Summer is the warmest season. There are some hot days in summer. But cool winds often blow from the sea, so the English summer is not always hot. There are many sunny days in summer. Spring and summer are nice seasons, because the sun often shines brightly.

Autumn is a nice season too. It is the season of the harvest, the season of apples. But autumn is cool. The sky is grey, the cold wind blows. In autumn the leaves on the trees change their colour from green to yellow, brown and red

Winter is not very cold. There is little snow and much rain in England. But there are many fine days in winter, when the sun shines.

Vocabulary:

meadow — луг

leaves — листья

harvest — урожай

to blow (blew, blown) – дуть

9. Составьте монологическое высказывание по теме «Времена года». Используйте активную лексику текстов.

Дата добавления: 2014-12-07