Some Remarks about Weather

It’s lovely morning, isn’t it? — Yes, [it’s] wonderful weather we are having.

We can smell the spring in the air!

A charming day! — Yes, it’s a nice day.

It’s a wonderful night. The moonlight’s simply marvellous.

It’s a lovely morning, isn’t it? — Yes, great.

Isn’t it hot today? — Yes, the heat’s terrible. There wasn’t a sin­gle drop of rain during last month.

What a flash of lightning! What a clap of thunder!

That was a terrible thunderstorm, wasn’t it? — Yes, many trees fell in the storm.

Isn’t it windy today? or: It’s a windy day today.

What dreadful weather we’re having.

W'hat beastly weather! — Yes, it’s a beastly day indeed.

It’s pouring with rain. — Yes, such rainy weather (we’re having)!

It’s raining steadily! — Yes, the rain is falling heavily; rain the whole time, not a blink of the sun!

The weather will break soon, I expect. — Well, it’s rather change­able.

What a foggy day! — Yes, a thick fog is spreading over the town and you can hardly see a yard in front of you.

Quite chilly this morning, isn’t it? — Yes, and it looks like rain!

I think we are going to have a heavy fall of snow! — Yes, and it’s freezing hard.

What a nasty-looking cloud is appearing. — And it’s coming on to pour. We’d better run for it.

Supplementary Word List and Word Combinations on the Subject “Seasons and Weather, Climate”

It is cold — холодно

It is warm — тепло

It is hot — спекотно

It is cool — прохолодно

It is chilly — прохолодно

It is slippery — слизько

It is sloppy — мокро, вкрито калю­жами

It is gloomy — хмарно

It is frosty — морозно

It is foggy — туманно

It is snowy — сніжно

It is windy — вітряно

It is sunny — сонячно

rainfall — опади у вигляді дощу

snowfall — опади у вигляді снігу, снігопад

hail — град

thunderstorm — гроза

lightning — блискавка

rainbow — райдуга

hurricane — ураган

icy sheet — крижаний покрив

shower — злива

breeze, gentle wind — легкий вітер, бриз

gale, strong wind — сильний вітер

sunny, sunshine — ясно, сонячно

sunny periods, bright intervals, bright periods — часом прояснения

variable cloud — мінлива хмарність

possible showers — очікуються (можливі) дощі

showers heavy at times — часом сильні дощі

snow showers — сильні снігопади

scattered showers, of sleet or snow perhaps — скороминущі рясні опади у вигляді дощу зі снігом, або можливий снігопад

mainly dry, but with rain or drizzling at times — переважно без опадів, часом дощі або поморозь (мжичка)

ground frost early at night — вночі на ґрунті заморозки

mist and fog — димка, серпанок

fog patches — місцями імла

dense (thick) fog — густа імла, рясна імла

highest (lowest) day temperature — найвища (найнижча) температура вдень

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Seasons

The year is divided into four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In spring nature awakens from her long winter sleep. The trees are filled with new life, the earth is warmed by the rays of the sun, and the weather gets gradually milder. The fields and meadows are covered with fresh green grass. The sky is blue and cloudless. At night, millions of stars shine in the darkness.

When summer comes the weather gets warmer still and sometimes it’s very hot. It’s the farmer’s busy season — he works in his field from morning till night. The grass must be cut and the hay must be made, while the dry weather lasts. Sometimes the skies are overcast with heavy clouds. There are storms with thunder, lightning and hail.

Autumn brings with it the harvest-time when the crops are gath­ered in and the fruit is picked in the orchards. The days get shorter and the nights longer. The woods turn yellow and brown, leaves be­gin to fall from the trees, and the ground is covered with them. The skies are grey, and very often it rains.

When winter comes, we’re obliged to spend more time indoors because out-of-doors it’s cold. We may get fog, sleet and frost. Ponds, lakes, rivers and streams are frozen, and the roads are sometimes covered with slippery ice or deep snow. The trees are bare. Bitter north winds have stripped them of all their leaves.

(from “The London Linguaphone Course”)

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Winter: A snowstorm broke forth. The branches were bowed down with the weight of the snow. Our windows were covered with wonderful frost-flowers. The whole garden was blanketed with snow. On frosty days the trees were clothed in silver. The long cruel winter'came to an end at last, yielding to a gentle warm spring.

Spring: The sun burnt away the snow. The wind changed from north to east. The sun came out. Trees break out into buds. Spring brings warm weather, flowers. Birds make nests. Spring paints the fields with a thousand hues. The weather will consist of sunshine alternating with periods of light rain.

Summer: The sun brings out roses and other flowers. The cool water of the lake invites us to swim. Bees play among flowers, butterflies play in the air. The moonlight/the sunlight/the first rays of the rising sun play on the water. The heat of a wonderful summer lasted into September. The weather looks like changing to rain. I like to walk in the woods, communing with nature.

Autumn. In autumn leaves change from green to brown. The days close in. Dry leaves blow. Leaves dance in the wind. A thick fog hangs over the town. I like autumn woods with rich colour. Fields are dull and wet under a grey sky. The heat of the summer has given way to the brightness of early autumn. I like to walk in all weathers/in any weather, wet or shine. You cannot expect good weather at this time of year.