III. Make up sentences:

mild fine

good

winter, spring, summer, autumn.

The weather is

in

changeable wet/humid cold cool snowy

windy
stuffy
rainy
frosty	in
foggy'
sunny
chilly

winter, spring, summer, autumn.

hot.

cold.

dry.

wet.

mild.

tropical.

subtropical.

insular.

continental.

may be is

Climate

IV. Fill in the blanks with the necessary words in brackets:

1. It is cold .... (inside, outside, around) You must put on warm things if you want to go for a walk. 2. In this part of our country the weather is ... . (possible, consider­able, changeable) 3. ... the rain the people continued their work, (according to, as well as, in spite of) 4. We can use this ... for construction, (sea, sand, wind) 5. Some people may be glad to see a heavy ... because they want to go skiing, (snowfall, snowstorm, rainfall) 6. The weather ... the lives of all of us in many ways, (influence, affect, impact)

V. Make up sentences:
Rain		weather conditions of a place or area.
		a light gentle wind.
mist		thick water vapour which is difficult to see
		through.
weather		water falling in drops from the clouds
climate		small dirty pool of rain water.
fog		water vapour at or near the earth's sur­
	is	face, less thick than fog.
drizzle		a heavy fall of rain.
shower		rain in small fine drops, thin continuous
		rain.
breeze		conditions over a particular area, at a spe­
		cific time with reference to sunshine, tem
downpour		perature, wind, rain and so on.
puddle

6. Complete the following sentences:

1. In spring nature awakens from ... . 2. Rain is water falling in ... . 3. The weather depends upon ... . 4. In spring the trees begin to bud and tiny green leaves ... . 5. The year is divided into .... 6 The weather affects the lives of ... .

6. Translate into English:

1. Наближається гроза. 2. Минула зима була сувора. 3. Чи не знаєте ви прогнозу погоди на завтра? 4. Весна починається в березні і закінчується у травні. 5. Ллє як з відра. Я змок до нитки. 6. Навесні поля вкриваються зеленню. 7. Яка сьогодні температура? — Температура впала до нуля.

6. Give synonyms to the words in bold type:

1. What do you wear to protect yourself against the rain? 2. What kind of weather do you like? 3. Puddle is a small dirty pool on a road. 4. From October to April the weather is rather cold. 5. The British Isles are situated in the temperature zone between the parallels on which Kyiv is situated.

IX. Read and dramatize the following dialogues:

A: It's a nice day today, isn't it?

В: Oh, yes. It's a lovely day. It's a nice weather we're having. It's a pleasant change after all that rain we had last week.

* * *

A: Lovely day today, isn't it?

B: Oh, yes, it's a fine day! There isn't a cloud in the sky.

The sun is shining brightly. A: And the morning was so dark and cloudy. It looked like rain.

B: Yes, but you can never tell.

• * *

A: What is the weather like today? В: It is fine today. It's sunny, but it is cold for April.

A: What is the temperature?

B: It's about 2 °C (two centigrades).

A: Yes, you are right. The weather is too cold for this part of the country.

B: What colour is the sky? Are there any clouds in it?

A: The sky is blue. There are no clouds in the sky.

* » ♦

A: It's getting more and more cloudy. Do you think it's going to rain?

B: Yes, I think so. Oh, it's starting to rain! And the wind is getting stronger!

A: Get under my umbrella, please.

B: Oh, thank you. It's raining cats and dogs.

A: Yes, it's awful. I hate when it rains. Why haven't you put on a raincoat?

B: Well, I could have taken my umbrella, but I didn't. The weather looked fine when I was going out. Do you think it'll clear up soon?

A: It may ... But the forecast for today was "rain the whole day".

• * •

A: What's the weather like now? You've been outside to­day.

B: It's abominable weather.

A: What do you mean by "abominable weather"?

B: Well,it's drizzling and it's foggy, cold and slippery.

* « *

A: It's cold and frosty today, isn't it?

B: Oh, yes. I am simply freezing. Especially when the wind is blowing. It must be the coldest winter you've ever had.

A: You say the coldest? And what's the temperature to­day?

B: It's about 25 degrees below zero, as the weather fore­cast says.

A: In winter the temperature here may be as low as 40 degrees below zero.

B: 40 degrees of frost! Oh, you don't say.