Read, translate and reproduce the dialogue.
WEATHER TALK
Laura Lovely day today, isn’t it?
George It is. There’s hardly a cloud in the sky in fact.
L We’ll have a heat wave, I fear. It must be 25 degrees in the shade.
G It’s very close today. Not a leaf is stirring.
L There’s hardly a breath of air.
G By the way, I’ve just read the weather forecast on the Internet here.
L What does it say?
G “Pressure will remain high to the south-west of the British Isles. There’ll be occasional rain or drizzle, but bright weather with a few scattered showers will spread to England and Wales.”
L I fear a thunderstorm is coming.
G The sky is overcast and the sun is going in.
L: It looks like rain. We should take some shelter. It never rains but it pours!
G Fortunately enough, I’ve got my umbrella with me. Let me put it up.
L What a tremendous clap of thunder!
G And what a flash of lightning!
L But the English have a saying about the weather: If you don’t like it now, just wait a bit.
G Look! It’s clearing up. The clouds are lifting.
L It has stopped raining. The air is remarkably fresh. Look at this wonderful rainbow!
G We are in for a spell of good weather again. Now I know why Englishmen always grumble about the weather.
L Yes, they do like to complain about their climate, but you shouldn’t pay too much attention to it. The devil isn’t so black as he is painted.
VOCABULARY
1. weather forecast; to forecast; weatherman; to be weather sensitive;
to get (become) shorter / longer; to be in bloom / blossom; to turn ripe; an Indian summer;
to keep fine, dull; to remain; to return to life; the temperature; below zero, above zero;
to rain hard (heavily); to drizzle; raindrop; in a pouring rain; rainy; to get wet through (to the skin);
dirty; dusty; muddy; to hail (It hails); to carry, put up an umbrella;
pool; swimming pool; to swim; to bathe; waterfall; flood; to save for a rainy day;
2. to snow hard (heavily), lightly; snowy; snowfall; storm; snowstorm;
snowflake; to make a snowman; yeti; to freeze over; thaw;
to throw snowballs at; to fight with snowballs; snowdrift; snowdrop;
to sleet (It sleets); to melt; to turn to slush; slippery; to slip; ice; icy; icicle;
to skate; to ski (he skis, skied, skiing); a ski (skis); sledge; to go down the slide;
3. wind; windy; to blow; a blast of wind; blustery; east, west, north, south wind;
a gentle (light), biting, strong (hard) wind; to sway in the wind; still; close (stuffy);
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to air; in a draught (draft); breath of air; to breathe deeply; gale warning; hurricane;.
the sun; to shine; sunny; to rise; to go down; sunrise; dawn; sunset;
to lie in the sun; ray of light; to sparkle in the sun; shade; shadow;
to hide behind the clouds; to be covered with; the clouds float across the sky;
fog; foggy; smog; chill; chilly; warmth; warm; heat; hot; heat wave;
shore; the shore of the lake; seashore; seacoast; to go to the seaside; the bank of the river;
Translate and explain the proverbs. Find Russian equivalents. Learn them.
1. Everything is good in its season. 2. Every cloud has a silver lining. 3. Any port in a storm. 4. After rain comes fair weather. 5. Make hay while the sun shines. 6. As you sow you shall mow. 7. Still waters run deep.
Usage Note: shadow and s hade
1) shadow – тень(в прямом и переносном смысле)
Look how funny our shadows are! Vampires are said to cast no shadow. She grew up in the shadow of her film star sister. Mike has become Lucy’s shadow. He’s afraid of his own shadow.
They buried her in the shadow of the old elm .
2) shade – тень как неосвещенное место, полумрак, неизвестность.
Let’s find a table in the shade. It’s 35 degrees in the shade today. They sat in the shade of the tree.
MEMORY WORK
1. Man is a fool. 2. When the weather is wet
When it’s hot We must not fret, –
He wants it cool. When the weather is cold
When it’s cool We must not scold.
He wants it hot. When the weather is warm
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He always wants We must not storm, –
What he has not. But be thankful together
Whatever the weather.
MONTHS
By Sara Coleridge (1802-1852)
January brings us snow, Hot July brings cooling showers,
Makes our feet and fingers glow. Apricots and gilly-flowers.
February brings us rain, August brings the sheaves of corn,
Thaws the frozen lake again. Then the harvest home is borne.
March brings breezes loud and shrill, Warm September brings the fruit,
Stirs the dancing daffodil. Sportsmen then begin to shoot.
April brings the primrose sweet, Fresh October brings the pheasant.
Scatters daisies at our feet. Then to gather nuts is pleasant.
May brings flocks of pretty lambs Dull November brings the blast,
Skipping by their fleecy dams. Then the leaves are whirling fast.
June brings tulips, lilies, roses, Chill December brings the sleet,
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Fills the children’s hands with posies. Blazing fire and Christmas treat.
EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Answer the questions.
A. 1. Do you listen to weather reports on the radio, watch them on TV or read in the Internet? 2. Is it easy to forecast the weather? 3. What weather have the weathermen promised for today? 4. Do you know any weather signs? 5. How do you like the weather today? 6. What does the weather forecast say for tomorrow? 7. What is a fine day like? 8. When do the days get longer, shorter? 9. Are the days becoming longer or shorter now? 10. Is anything in bloom or in blossom now? 11. What turns ripe in August in the Urals? 12. Is it fine or dull today? 13. Will it keep like that for the rest of the month? 14. What is the temperature now? 15. Will the temperature remain the same in the evening? 16. Are you weather sensitive? How does weather affect you?
B. 1. Do you like rain? Is it raining now? Does it look like rain? 2. When does it often rain? What do you see on the window pane when it rains? 3. Have you ever been caught in a pouring rain? Have you ever got wet through?4. When are the streets dusty and when are they muddy? 5. When does it hail? Have you ever been caught in a hail? 6. Do you often carry an umbrella? 7. Did you like to walk in the pools when you were small? 8. Do you ever go to a swimming pool? Сan you swim well? 9. Have you ever seen a waterfall? 10. Have you saved anything for a rainy day? Why or why not? 11. Where will you come rain or shine?
C. 1. Does it snow hard in the Urals in winter? 2. Do you like snowy weather? 3. Was there a heavy or a light fall of snow this winter? Were there huge snowdrifts? 4. Do you like to walk in a snowfall? 5. Do you like to walk through the snowdrifts? 6. Have you ever been caught in a snowstorm? 7. Do all snowflakes look the same? 8. When did you make a snowman last? 9. What is a yeti? Do you believe this creature exists? 10. Do you like to fight with snowballs? 11. What happens when it sleets? 12. When does the snow begin to melt? 13. Is it dangerous when the roads are icy and slippery? What may happen? 14. Do you like to ski? Where do you go skiing? 15. Can you skate well? Do you go to a skating rink? 16. When do the first snowdrops appear?
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D. 1. Is it windy or still today? What wind is blowing today? 2. Do you like windy weather? 3. Can a blustery wind be dangerous? What can strong blasts of wind do? 4. Do you mind when it’s stuffy in the room? 5. It’s getting close, not a leaf is stirring and there’s hardly a breath of air. What is going to happen next? 6. Is it good to sit in a draught? 7. When do you breathe deeply? 8. Do we have hurricanes in the Urals?
E. 1. Is it sunny today? When does the sun shine brightly? 2. Where does the sun rise and go down? 3. Have you ever watched a sunrise or a sunset? 4. Do you like to lie in the sun? 5. Have any rays of sunshine got into the classroom now? 6. What kind of person can be called ‘a ray of sunshine’? 7. What can sparkle in the sun? 8. When do you want to stay in the shade or want the sun to hide behind the clouds? 9. Has anyone ever followed you like a shadow? 10. Is the sky covered with clouds today? Will it clear up later? 11. Is it foggy today? 12. Is there smog in our city? 13. Was it chilly or warm when you were going to the university today? 14. Is it hot now? Do you like heat? 15. Are we in for a heat wave? 16. Would you like to find yourself on the bank of the Miass river, on the shore of some lake in the Urals or on the seashore now? 17. Do earthquake ever happen in the Urals? 18. What is your favourite season and month? Why? What is your favourite weather?
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