Добавил:
Upload Опубликованный материал нарушает ваши авторские права? Сообщите нам.
Вуз: Предмет: Файл:
Скачиваний:
343
Добавлен:
17.02.2016
Размер:
1.89 Mб
Скачать

Dialogue: There is no bad weather, there are bad clothes

Phrases for your dialogues:

1. Suggest your idea:

- Why don’t we...         

- Shall we...

- Do you think we should...     + V

- Do you want to...

- Would you like to...

- Maybe the best thing would be to…

- I think the best thing might be to…

- I wonder if we should….

- How about...

- What about...                                          

- Do you feel like...               + Ving     

- What do you think of...

- Do you fancy...

- Let’s think about…

2. Prove your idea:

  • … would be a good idea because ….

  • One thing we should remember is that ….

  • Personally, I suggest  because ….

  • One advantage of  is that ….

  • In my opinion, it would be best to choose … because ….

3. Agree or disagree:

Agree:

Yes, I completely agree with you.

You are right.

That’s a good point.

That’s just what I wanted to say.

It’s a great idea!

Disagree:

I agree up to a point, but ...

Well, I agree to a certain extent, but ... 

I don’t think we should…

I’m afraid I don’t agree.

I have to disagree with you. 

I’m not sure I agree, to be honest.

Here are some useful words and word expressions you can use:

- winter, spring, summer, autumn; Indian summer; nature, environment, ecology, air pollution, water pollution; weather forecast, good, nice, fine, lovely, beautiful, wonderful, bad, awful, terrible, nasty, dull; sunny, warm, hot, mild, cool, chilly, cold, freezing, icy, frosty; rainy, wet, humid, dry, foggy, windy, stormy, windless, calm, still; cloudy, cloudless, clear, bright, sunshine, sunlight, sunrays, daylight, moonlight; sunrise, sunset, day, night, dawn, morning, noon, afternoon, evening, twilight, midnight; wind, breeze, windstorm, heavy rain, pouring rain, cold rain, warm rain, drizzle, rainbow; thunderstorm, thunder, lightning, heavy snow, melting snow; sleet, snowfall, snowstorm, frost; ice, icicle; drought; to melt, to freeze, to snow, to rain, to hail; acid rain, the cutting down of forests; industrial waste, chemical waste, toxic waste, nuclear waste; the ozone hole, the greenhouse effect, global warming.

- What's the weather like today? / Is it cold outside? / Is it hot outside? / It's getting colder. / It's getting warmer. / How nice the weather is today! / It's windy. / It looks like rain. / What's the temperature? / I like warm weather. / I hate hot weather. / I can't stand cold weather. / What is your favorite season?

Conversation Questions

1. A friend of yours is going to do report on the environmental problems the world faces today in class. Help your friend to make a list of as many environmental problems as you can think of. Why each of them is so important?

2. In some countries there is a political party called “The Greens” or the “Green party”. What is its purpose? Share your ideas with your friend.

3. Do you keep paper or aluminum cans for recycling?

4. Do you buy rechargeable batteries?

5. Do you try to avoid using chemicals to kill garden pests?

6. Do you buy soap and cosmetics not tested on animals?

7. Do you try to use the public transport or ride a bicycle as much as possible?

8. Do you try to save energy in the home?

9. Do you buy organically – grown vegetables?

10. Do you buy glass (not plastic) bottles?