С английским языком в дорогу. Справочник

1. Зима очень хорошее время года, но не все люди любят его. 2. Повсюду в моей стране зима начинается в декабре. 3. Многие уезжают на зимние курорты, чтобы покататься на горных лыжах. 4. Сегодня теплее, чем было вчера. 5. Климат моей страны мягкий и влажный. 6. В такую погоду приятно ходить на прогулку. 7. Какая погода будет завтра? 8. Похоже на дождь, не так ли? 9. Какое твое любимое время года? 10. Я люблю осень, время урожая.

Ключ: 1.Winter is a very nice season and but not all people like it. 2. In all places of my country winter begins in December. 3. Мany people go to the winter resorts to do alpine skiing. 4. It is warmer today than it was yesterday. 5. The climate of my country is mild and humid. 6. It is pleasant to go for a walk in such weather. 7. What weather will be tomorrow? 8. It looks like rain, doesn’t it? 9. What is your favoutite season? 10. I like autumn, the harvest time.

Упр. 3. Соедините вопросы и ответы, следуя логике разговора.

Ключ: 1–с; 2–e; 3–a; 4–b; 5–d.

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Упр. 4. Что вы отвечаете своим собеседникам в следующих ситуациях.

Ключ: 1–g; 2–е; 3–d; 4–f; 5–a; 6–c; 7–b.

Упр. 5. Что означают эти слова и выражения, Соеди-

dawn, snowfall.

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a.period of weak light between night and sunrise or between sunset and night

b.long hanging piece of ice formed by dripping water in cold weather

c.beginning of day, when the sun rises

d.great quantity of water in a place usually dry

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e.light fall of rain

f.warm weather which results in the melting of snow

g.rainstorm with thunder and lightning

h.amount of snow which has fallen

II. snowdrift, sledge, sunset, nasty/beastly, season, rainbow

sunshine, harvest

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a.not nice, not pleasant

b.spring, summer, autumn, winter are the four seasons of the year

c.small vehicle with runners for sliding over the snow

d.heap of snow which has been piled up by the wind

e .the gathering of fruit and grain

f.a beautifully-coloured arch that you can see in the sky when the sun shines through the rain

g.the light from the sun

h.the time when the sun down, the actual setting of the sun

Ключ: I. 1–d; 2–g; 3–e; 4–b; 5–f; 6–a; 7–c; 8–h.

II.1–d; 2–c; 3–h; 4–a; 5–b; 6–f; 7–g; 8–e.

Упр. 6. Каких фраз недостает в этих диалогах? Дополните разговор нужными фразами, которые логически необходимы в данном контексте. Выберите их ряда предложенных.

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Ключ: 1–c; 2–a; 3–c; 4–b; 5–c.

Упр 7. Какие слова и выражения подходят для разговора о погоде:

1. fine weather; 2. cold weather; 3. bad weather; 4. hot weather;

thick fog, flood, fine, smog, splendid, mist, nice, nasty, shower, beastly, pleasant, dim, freezing, stuffy, raining cats and dogs, cool, frosty, blazing sun, warm, unpleasant, chilly,

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sultry, waterfall, storm, snowflakes, melting, thaw, heavy rainfall, drought, cloudless, bright day, chilly wind, breeze, Indian summer, strong wind, sunny, windy, rainy, sunshine, drizzle, heat, thunderstorm, slippery, sleet, snow, snowballs, glorious marvelous, wet, dust.

Ключ: 1. splendid, nice, pleasant, warm, cloudless, bright day, breeze, Indian summer, sunny, sunshine, glorious, marvelous. 2. freezing, frosty, chilly, cool, snowflakes, snow, snowballs. 3. thick fog, flood, smog, nasty, beastly, dim, stuffy, raining cats and dogs, unpleasant, chilly, heavy rainfall, drought, hurricane, storm, strong wind, windy, rainy, thaw, melting, drizzle, thunderstorm, slippery, sleet, wet, dust. 4. stuffy, drought, blazing sun, sultry, heat.

Упр. 8. На днях вы получили письмо от своей подруги. Прочтите его.

Hello, dear Fanny!

I hope your summer in Belarus is warm and sunny, not like ours in London with the weather changing evеry 3 hours.

You must have heard the proverb «if you are not happy with the weather in England, just wait for 5 minutes.» This is very true. Last week-end was really hot and sunny, around +25/27 but today it is very windy and only about +12 °C.

It is not very different from winter, because many trees, bushes and grass stay green all year around, so do garden flowers.

In spring there is no snow to melt. Up the north, it is different, much more colder, but women in this part of the country often don’t ever bother to buy boots to wear in the winter. There is simply no need unless for fashion sake. But I still do wrap warm, in spite of my friends laughing at me as they assume that I have come from the country with extreme weather conditions. However, generally it’s not bad at all. We, humans, are very adaptable creatures… .

Bye, yours sincerely, Dana.

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Jill: How did you find the weather on your vacation? Bill: I just went outside and there it was! Why can’t meteo-

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Диалоги

Never buy a pig in a poke / Не покупай кота в мешке

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