V. The weather

1. 1. What are the best seasons of the year in Britain?

2. Why is England a green country?

3. Is there any difference between the weather in England and Wales?

4. Why do they say the weather in England is changeable?

1. Listen to the tape, find sentences with the following word combinations and use them in situations based on the texts (Your situations may be given in indirect speech): to be famous for, two days running, all the year round, heavy rains, to go to the seaside, to work out of doors.

2. 1. What phrases about English weather have you found in the text? Write them out and practice to pronounce them.

2. Why are the English always talking about their weather?

3. What do you know about foggy weather in England?

4. What is smog and why is it so unpleasant?

4. 1. Speak about the weather a) in England; b) in Wales.

2. Describe foggy weather.

3. Make up short dialogues a) on a rainy day; b) on a sunny morning.

6. Going to the concert

1. 1. Where do Sally and David like to go on a Saturday night?

2. How did the members of the family get ready for the concert?

3. How did Sally feel?

2. a) Use the following word-combinations in three situations:

   1. to look a bit funny, to look fine, to look like that, to be in fashion, to wear one’s hair like that;

   2. must be off, “Get my coat, will you, David, please”, to fetch one’s coat, to take somebody to the concert in one’s car, to drop somebody off at the steps of the Town Hall, Good luck, Sally, “I hope it goes well”.

   3. to call out to them, to come running out of the house, … with Mother to remember things …, with Mother waving good-bye to them.

b) 1. What made Mother worry one Saturday night when there was the big concert in the Town Hall?

2. How did Mother help Sally and David get ready for the concert?

3. David said: “I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you.” Comment on the sentence. Why did David say that to Sally?

6. The concert

1. 1. Where did the concert take place?

2. What groups took part in the concert?

3. Why did David feel proud of Sally?

2. a) Use the following word-combinations in the situations: there was a lot of talking and laughing before the concert, started to look round to see if …, to ask somebody to come with somebody, to make one’s way through the crowd towards…, to come on to the stage, to sit down at the piano, to win first prize, to get a special mention for.

b) 1. What do we know about the Town Hall building in Greenford? How

does the author describe the exterior and interior of the Town Hall

building?

2. How were the groups that played that night met by the audience?

3. Who won the first prize?

4. How was Sally’s group dressed?

5. Why was David proud of Sally?

3. 1. You are the manager of the Town Hall. Describe the Town Hall.

2. You are a member of the group which won first prize. Speak about the concert.

3. You are the manager of the Town Hall. Speak about the concert.

4. You are one of Sally’s schoolmates. Speak about the concert.

5. Make up a dialogue between Sally and Mother. They speak about the concert in the Town Hall.

6. Make up a dialogue between David and Wendy. They speak about the concert in the Town Hall.

7. Make up a dialogue between Dad and David. Speak about the concert.