Романенкова Ольга Леонидовна

Учитель английского языка

МАОУ СОШ № 45 г. Калининграда

Weather

The weather is a subject we can always talk about. It often changes and brings cold and heat, sunshine and rain, frost and snow. One day is often unlike the next. In summer the sun shines, often there is no wind and there are no clouds in the sky which is blue and beautiful. We can see stars and the moon at night and people like walks, outdoor games and sports in the fresh air.

When autumn comes, the days become shorter and colder. It gets dark earlier and often heavy clouds cover the sky bringing rain with them.

Sometimes there is heavy rain, so that an umbrella or a raincoat is necessary if we don’t want to get wet through. Then you can hear people say: “What a bad weather! When is this rain going to stop?” Many people then catch cold and must go to bed. Then a fire at home is so pleasant. At last frost and snow come.

Fields, forests and houses are covered with snow and rivers and lakes with ice. But spring again brings sunshine and warm winds. Sometimes it snows but snow will not remain long, it will melt in the warm sun. Spring will bring bright sunshine, green grass and flowers.

We usually say:” A nice day”, “Not a bad day” or “Its nice weather for the time of the year” if the weather is fine.

We can say: ”It looks like rain”, “It looks like snow” or “ Its a bad weather” when the weather is bad.

Answer the questions:

1. What do people like to talk about?” 2. When do we like walks, outdoor games and sports in the fresh air?” 3. What do people do if they don’t want to get wet through? 4. Why doesn’t snow remain long on the ground? 5. When do we say:” Nice day”? 6. When can we say “It’s a bad weather”?

Vocabulary:

air - воздух

at last - наконец

blow ( blew, blown) -дуть

catch ( caught) - ловить

catch cold - простудиться

change - меняться

climate - климат

cloud - облако

cover - покрывать

be covered – быть покрытым

dark - темный

it gets dark - темнеет

fall (fell, fallen) - падать

fire – огонь

fog - туман

fresh - свежий

frost - мороз

game – игра

outdoor game – игра на открытом воздухе

grass - трава

heat - жара

heavy - тяжелый

heavy rain – сильный дождь

melt - таять

mild – мягкий ( о погоде)

moon - луна

north - север

outside – на улице, вне дома

remain - оставаться

south - юг

sport - спорт

star - звезда

wet - мокрый

get wet through - промокнуть

wind - ветер

Литература:

Текст работы адаптирован к школьной программе и составлен на основе текста, опубликованного в Учебнике английского языка для Российских школ под редакцией О. Виноградовой в соавторстве с Эндрю Литтлджон и Дианой Хикс, издательство «Дрофа», 2003 год, с. 53-54, упр. 3.

Вопросы и задания к адаптированному тексту составлены мною, Романенковой Ольгой Леонидовной.