Seasons

The year is divided Into four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter. Each season has three months.

Spring begins in March and ends in May. In spring, nature awakens from its 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 the meadows are covered with fresh green grass. The blossoms on the fruit-trees come out, filling the air with fragrance. The woods and forests are filled with twitter in the trees. Spring is the revival of nature.

The three summer months are June, July and August. In summer the weather gets warmer still and sometimes it is very hot. The days are long and the nights are short and warm. It's the farmer's busy season. The grass must be cut and the hay must be made, while the dry weather lasts. Sometimes the skies are covered with heavy clouds. There are storms with thunder, lighting and hail.

Autumn is the season of harvesting. Apples, pears and other fruits are ripening in our 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 it rains very often.

Winter lasts for three months: December, January and February. In winter the sun shines rarely. It rises late and sets early. The temperature is low. We are obliged to spend more time indoors because out-of-doors it's cold. Lakes, rivers and streams are frozen, the roads are sometimes covered with slippery ice or deep snow. The trees are bare. Winter is the season of preparatory work in agriculture.

Ex.8. Розкрийте дужки в Present Simple :

1. He (to help) his father very often.

2. They usually (to go) to the river for a swim.

3. I (to read) every day.

4. She (not to drink) coffee after lunch.

5. We (not to watch) TV in the morning.

6. You (to work ) every day?

7. They (to eat) at school?

8. What you (to do) every morning?

9. What they (to eat) at breakfast?

Ex.9. Прочитайте та запам’ятайте правила:

Пасивний стан Present Indefinite утворюється за допомогою дієслова to be та дієприкметника минулого часу основного дієслова:

He is interrogated.

I am asked about it.

Ex.10. Утворіть речення використовуючи таблицю:

Furniture	is	grown	here
Rodio sets	are	made	there
Coal		repaired	at our plant
Wheat		sold	in this district
Tomatoes		mined	at this shop

Ex.11. Поставте подані нижче речення в пасивному стані:

1. They call the beginning of the day dawn or daybreak.

2. My watch goes right. I set it by the radio.

3. Various timepieces measure the time.

4. They call the time in each zone standard time.

5. We were watches on the wrist.

6. I wind the watch every morning.

7. Monday follows Sunday.

Домашнє завдання:

Ex.12. Поставте подані нижче речення в пасивному стані:

1. The girls water the flowers every day.

2. They publish this magazine in Paris.

3. We discus such questions at our meetings.

4. My sister studies English.

5. Peter drives the car.

Питання дня самоконтролю:

1. Як утворюється пасивний стан в Present Simple?

2.Які пори року ви знаєте?

Unit 23. Natural disasters and their consequences.Past Simple.