Unit 2. Weather

Part 1.Weather Forecast

Study the list of vocabulary and pronounce the words after the teacher:

Vocabulary:

sun – sunny, wind – windy, cloud – cloudy, ice – icy, rain – rainy, snow – snowy, fog – foggy

t emperature [’temprit∫ə]

Centigrade [’sentigreid] – стоградусная шкала, шкала Цельсия

Celsius [’selsiəs] – шкала термометра Цельсия

below/ above zero [bi’ləu/ ə’bлv ’zi(ə)rəu] – ниже/ выше ноля

heat/ frost [hi:t/ frɔst] – жара/ мороз

warm/ cold/ cool/ hot [wɔ:m/ kəuld/ ku:l/ hɔt] – тёплый/ холодный/ прохладный/ жаркий

chilly/freezing [’t∫ili/ ’fri:ziŋ] – холодный, промозглый/замораживающий, ледяной

precipitation [pri‚sipi’tei∫(ə)n] – осадки

sleet [sli:t] – снег с дождём

slush [slл∫] – слякоть

hail [heil] – град

dew [dju:] – роса

drizzle [’drizl] – моросящий дождь

shower/downpour/heavy rain [’∫auə/ ’daunpɔ:/ ’hevi rein] – ливень

wet/ dry [wet/ drai] – мокрый,сырой/ сухой

wind

gale [geil] = strong wind – сильный ветер

breeze [bri:z] – (лёгкий) ветерок

hurricane [’hлrikən] – ураган

gust of wind [gлst əv wind] – порыв ветра, шквал

calm = windless [ka:m/ ’windlis] – безветренный

sky and air condition

air condition [eə kən’di∫(ə)n] – состояние воздуха

mist [mist] – (лёгкий) туман, дымка

haze [heiz] – (лёгкий) туман, дымка, мгла

hazy sunshine [’heizi ’sлn∫ain] – солнце в дымке, хмурая погода, переменная облачность

overcast/dull [’əuvəkлst/ dлl] – пасмурный

stuffy/close [’stлfi/ kləuz] – душный

bright [brait] – яркий

fine [fain] – прекрасный

mild [maild] – мягкий, умеренный

pressure [’pre∫ə] – давление

storm

thuder/lightning [’θлndə/ ’laitniŋ] – гром/молния

thunder-storm [’θлndəstɔ:m] – гроза

snowstorm/snowdrift/blizzard [’snəustɔ:m/

’snəudrift/ ’blizəd] – снежная буря, буран,

метель, вьюга

light

sunshine [’sлn∫ain] – солнечный свет

moon light [’mu:nlait] – лунный свет

Exercise 1. Read the following text “What Makes the Weather?” and fill in the gaps with the words given below and then listen to it to check yourself:

What Makes the Weather?

Weather is the 1 … of the atmosphere in terms of heat, pressure, 2 …, and moisture. These are the elements of which the 3 … is made. Where the atmosphere 4 … to near vacuum, high above the 5 …, there is no weather. But near the 6 … of the earth, where the atmosphere is dense and 7 …, you see the ever-changing, dramatic, and often violent weather show.

But it takes more than air to 8 … weather. If the earth’s atmosphere were never heated, 9 …, or moved about, there would be 10 … weather — or, more properly, there would be no 11 … in the weather. There would be no winds, no changes in air 12 …, no storms, rain, or snow.

Heat is the 13 … that mixes the atmosphere to make weather. All weather changes are 14 … about by temperature changes in 15 … parts of the atmosphere.

Words:

1. – pressure

2. – make

3. – mixed

4. – brought

5. – condition

6. – thins

7. – changes

8. – wind

9. – different

10. – surface

11. – earth

12. – spoon

13. – heavy

14. – no

15. – weather

Exercise 2. Listen to the text “Your Holiday Weather” and choose the right description of the weather forecast:

1. Britain a. +24  b. +25  c. +24 

2. Sweden a. +15  b. +20  c. +15