Weather Forecast.

And now here is the weather forecast for the next twenty-four hours for the whole of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Ah, starting with Southern England and the Midlands, well it’ll be _____ _____ and _____, but quite _____ , with temperatures around six or seven degrees Celsius. It should stay dry all day, but there’ll be quite a ______, so wrap up warm. And in the west country, Wales and Northern Ireland., you can expect some _____ in the morning and afternoon and quite ________ _______ ______, and the temperature will be ______ than yesterday, around the three or four degrees mark. I don’t think you’ll see much of the ______: ______ all day, I’m afraid. The East coast of England will see the best of today’s weather. It’ll be _____ than yesterday,______ , and _____, so quite warm for the time of year. In Scotland and Northern Ireland, however, there’ll be _____ ______ and maybe some snow during the afternoon, and on the hills temperatures _____ _____ to below _____, minus four to five, and on the highest spots minus ten. Over much of Scotland it will be ______, and ____, too as the _____ _____ moves in over the Atlantic. Northern Ireland can expect the same, but the ______ _____

_______ before dark. But again very cold, with temperatures not going _____ _____. And that’s all from me.

 Speaking

You’ll have the regular sitting of the English speaking club. The subject under discussion will be “Climate and weather in the UK in works of literature”. Get ready to discuss the way various writers describe weather.

Exercise 3

Fill in the blanks with a word from the following list. Do not use any word more than once.

annual highest latitude moderates temperature

cold hot longitude plateaus warm

inches mild precipitation

Variety of Climates in the United States

Because the United States covers a vast territory extending from Alaska, part of which is inside the Arctic Circle, to Hawaii, which is close to the Tropic of Cancer, that is, from approximately the 70° to the 20° latitude, the United States has a great variety of climates.

Average _________ temperatures range from 78.2° F (25.7°C) in Death Valley, California, to 9°F (-13°C) in Barrow Alaska. The _________ temperature ever recorded was 134°F (57°C) at Death Valley, in southwestern California, on July10,1913. The lowest temperature ever recorded was –79.8°F (-62.1°C) in Prospect Greek, Alaska, on January 23,1971.

The average annual ___________ rate varies from less than 2 inches (5cm) at Death Valley to about 460 __________ (1.170 cm) at Mount Waialeale in Hawaii. Most parts of the country, however, experience seasonal changes in __________ and moderate precipitation.

Climate is greately affected by ___________ . New England, for example, has __________ summers and long ___________ winters while the South has long __________ summers and ___________ winters. ___________ also affects climate. In the West, mountainous areas are cooler and wetter than nearby plains and __________ . Proximity (closeness) to the ocean or other large bodies of water __________ climate. This is why the climate along much of the Pacific coast is relatively mild all year.

Exercise 4

World Climate

In four paragraphs, choose any country you like and describe what the climate is like there (you can draw a map of it). Include all four seasons: winter, spring, summer, and fall. Read these to the class to see if any students can guess what part of the world is being described. If you feel that you don’t know much about it, consult the encyclopedia. Encourage your classmates to ask you questions after you have finished telling them about the climate in this country.

Exercise 5

Translate into English.

Як трапляється, що на Землі існують різні пори року, області з таким різним кліматом, а на Місяці нема ні того, ні іншого? Відповідь проста - все залежить від погоди. Хмари, вітер, дощ, спека і холод - від них залежить погода. У всього цього є три основні принципи. Якщо ми дізнаємось про них, то зрозуміємо, як вони впливають на погоду. Без них вона б просто не існувала.

Перша причина - сонце. Воно дає нам світло, тепло, енергію. Друга причина - повітря. Воно, немов оболонка, огортає нашу планету. Ми живемо у ньому, як риби у воді. І третя причина - вода. Вона є усюди: в морях і океанах, в озерах і ставках, у хмарах і, власне, у повітрі. Місяць, як і Сонце, освітлює Землю. Але на Місяці немає хмар, не ідуть ані дощі, ані сніг. Чому? Тому що на Місяці, на відміну від Землі, нема повітряної оболонки - атмосфери. А без неї - погоди не існує.