9. Learn the following dialogues by heart:

I.

A: Look at those clouds. How black they are! There's a thunderstorm coming on.

Aren't you afraid?

B: Oh no! I like it. Oh/Iook, what a flash of lightning!

A: Yes, and there's a clap of thunder. The first thun­der this year.

B: Shall I turn off the TV?

A: What? The thunder is so loud, I can't hear you.

B: I say, shall I turn off the TV? Mom says it's better to turn it off during a thunderstorm.

A: Yes, do. And I'll shut the window. A gust of wind may break the pane.

B: Oh, what a shower!

A: It's good. It will lay the dust and revive the flow­ers in the garden.

II.

1. Why don't you go out, Bob? I don't like the way you sit at home and read all

day long.

2. But there's a hard frost, Mom.

   1. You haven't been out yet, so how do you know?

   2. Kate says it's very cold and windy.

      1. Kate doesn't know. She was out early in the morning, then it was really cold.

I've just come in, so I know. It's not so frosty now as it was in the morning, and

the wind has dropped. Go for a walk.

2. Oh, Mom, I've got such a wonderful book and I am so comfortable here.

   1. Look how pale you are. An hour or two in the open air will do you good.

Just put aside that book, get into your coat and go out like a good boy.

2. Oh, all right.

Lesson 27. Weather (Погода)

Vocabulary

• weather– погода

• the weather is fine today – погода сьогодні хороша

• the sun is shining – сонце світить

• the sky is blue – небо голубе

• it’s warm today – сьогодні тепло

• The leaves are green in the trees – листя на деревах є зеленим

• The grass is green – трава є зелена

• There are a lot of flowers in the parks – В парках багато квітів.

• heat – спека

• in the open air – на свіжому повітрі

• storm - буря

• thunder - грім

• lightning - блискавка

• ripe – стиглий; to ripen - достигати

• the weather is bad today – погода сьогодні погана

• There are a lot of clouds in the sky – На небі багато хмар

• the wind is blowing –вітер дує

• It’s raining – йде дощ

• It’s cold and windy – на дворі холодно і вітряно

• The streets are wet – вулиці мокрі

• The leaves fall down – листя опадає

• to cover the ground – покривати землю

• landscape - пейзаж

• to become rather dull – ставати досить похмурою

• to fly away to warm countries – відлітати в теплі країни

• there is heavy rain – сильний дощ

• to get wet through - промокнути

• to catch cold - застудитися

• to stay in bed – дотримуватися постільного режиму

• a fire - вогонь

• to be followed by – слідувати за

• to fall asleep - заснути

• to be covered with snow (ice) – бути вкритим снігом (кригою)

• It is frosty today – Сьогодні морозно

• Snow is everywhere – Сніг повсюди.

• The rivers are frozen. – Річки замерзли.

• The sun sets early and rises late. – Сонце заходить рано і виходить пізно.

• hoar-frost - іній

• Icicles hang from the roofs of houses. – Бурульки висять з дахів будинків.

• hungry - голодний

• The weather gets gradually milder. – Погода стає поступово м’якшою.

• nature awakens – природа прокидається

• The snow begins melting. – Сніг починає танути.

• to remain long – залишатися довго

• to melt in the warm sun. –танути на теплому сонці.

• to bring bright sunshine, green grass – приносити яскраве сонце, зелену траву

• to come out - виходити

• a nightingale - соловей

• a swallow - ластівка

• to return from the South – повертатися з півдня

• to build their nests – будувати свої гнізда

• to lay and hatch their eggs – відкладати і висиджувати свої яйця

• to sow the fields – засівати поля

• a cornflower - волошка

• a red poppy (poppies) – червоний мак (маки)

• whether – чи;

• weather – погода;

• to weather - витримати

Weather

Whether the weather is cold

Or whether the weather is not

We’ll weather the weather

Whatever the weather

Whether we like it or not.

Exercise 1. Read and translate the text:

Weather and Seasons

Everybody talks about the weather,

but nobody does anything about it.

Mark Twain

If Winter comes,

Can Spring be far behind?

Shelley

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, and 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 open air. They find time to go to the forest, to swim in the river and to sunbathe. The gardens are beautiful with flowers all summer months. But sometimes there are storms with thunder and lightning.

When autumn comes, the days become shorter and colder. Early autumn is still the harvest time, the time when fruit and vegetables are ripe. It is also a very beautiful time of the year, when the weather is still warm and the leaves change their colour from green to yellow.

But towards the end of October the weather gets colder and colder. It gets dark earlier and heavy clouds often cover the sky bringing rain with them. There is much rain and fog. Leaves fall from the trees and cover the ground. The landscape becomes rather dull. Birds fly away to warm countries. 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 bad weather! When is this rain going to stop?" A lot of people catch cold then and must stay in bed. Then a fire at home is so pleasant.

Autumn is followed by winter. Nature slowly falls asleep for winter. At last frost and snow come. Fields, forests and houses are covered with snow and rivers and lakes with ice. In Ukraine winter is usually the coldest season. It often snows, the rivers are frozen. The most unpleasant thing about winter is that the sun sets early and rises late – especially in December and January. The days are short, the sky is often grey and nature is sleeping. But everything looks so pretty covered with snow. There is often hoar-frost in the trees. Icicles hang from the roofs of houses. Children like winter. They can ski, skate, sledge, and play snowballs with their friends. Winter is a hard time for birds and animals. They are cold and hungry. Children help them. They give them bread, corn and fruit.

But spring again brings sunshine and warm winds. At the end of March the weather gets gradually milder. The sun shines more brightly. Spring comes and nature awakens after a long winter sleep. The snow begins melting. The days become longer and the nights become shorter. 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. All kinds of plants and flowers come out. The birds, such as nightingales, swallows and many others, return from the South, build their nests, lay and hatch their eggs. They sing their merry songs. The farmers begin to sow the fields. The corn fields are bright with blue cornflowers and red poppies. Everything around is full of life and joy.

We usually say: "A nice day", "Not a bad day" or "It's 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 "It's bad weather" when the weather is bad.

In fact, every season has its fine days and is pleasant in its own way. And it is not difficult to see this beauty.

Exercise 2. 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 bad weather"?

Weather word bank.
1	state	стан
2	heat	спека
3	wetness	вологість
4	dryness	сухість
5	calm	затишність
6	cloudness	хмарність
7	weatherman	метеоролог
8	natural features	природні риси
9	weather station	метеостанція
10	weather forecast	прогноз погоди
11	space	космос
12	collect	збирати

sunny – сонячно frosty – морозно fair – ясно

rainy – дощить windy – вітряно dry - сухо

snowy – сніжно hot – гаряче changeable – мінливо (погода)

cloudy – хмарно warm - тепло

stormy – гроза foggy - туманно