In pairs role play the following situations.

UNIT 3. WHATEVER THE WEATHER

Lesson 1. Warm up

3.1. Answer the questions.

What kind of weather do you like? What kind of weather is the best for traveling? Do you sometimes feel under the weather? When? What is the usual summer and winter weather in the place where you live?

Выучите слова, составьте предложения о погоде описательного характера.

weather, weather forecast, weather station, climate, barometer, thermometer, synoptic/ weatherman,

sun, sunshine, moon, sky, star; breeze, wind, gale/ storm, blizzard, hurricane, tornado/ twister, whirlwind (вихрь), thunder (гром), thunderstorm (гроза), lightning; rain, raindrops, dew, rainfall, drizzle, shower sleet, cloud, dark/ heavy/ grey/ thunder cloud, fog, mist, humidity; hail, hailstone, snow, snowfall, snowflake, snowdrift (сугроб), frost;

gorgeous, lovely, glorious, fine, changeable, terrible, awful, mild, fresh; hot, sticky (жаркй и влажный), sultry (знойный и душный), cold, warm, cool, chilly, overcast, dull, sunny, scorching, clear; freezing, icy, frosty, snowy; dry, damp, humid, wet, cloudy; drizzling/ drizzly, rainy, showery; foggy, misty; breezy, windy, stormy; quiet, still

cold biting wind (обжигающий ветер); gust of wind (порыв ветра); atmospheric absolute pressure

glow, shine, freeze, hail, pour (with rain), snow, rain, lighten

Learn how to tell the temperature in the street.

0° C It’s zero degrees Celsius/ Centigrade.

+ 10°F It’s plus 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

It’s 10 degrees above zero.

-15° C It’s minus 15 degrees Celsius.

It’s 15 degrees below zero.

Say: + 25°C, - 11°C, +2°C, -18°C, +6°C

Заполните таблицу о погоде в вашем регионе. Используйте слова из упражнения 2

	Weather/ temperature	Activities
winter
summer

Lesson 2. Speaking

Say the following in one word. Choose the words from ex. 2

1. wet light cloud near the ground, which is difficult to see through clearly;

2. rather cold, in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable;

3. a gentle pleasant wind;

4. a short period of light rain;

5. very cloudy and dash;

6. extremely cold;

7. a storm with a lot of snow and strong winds;

8. a frozen raindrops that fall as small balls of ice;

9. soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky in cold weather;

10. a mixture of snow and rain.

Language function

Saying you are worried or afraid

I’m worried about… I find … I’m frightened of … I’m afraid of… I’m really terrified of…

In pairs role play the following situations.

1. Your friend is going to take a difficult exam the next day. He hasn’t got ready well for the exam.
2. Your friend and you are going to the city’s suburb by car. Your friend is driving the car at a very high speed.
3. Your friend and you are going to Spain by plane.
4. Your friend has fallen ill. He is in hospital. You phone his mother.

Home Work 3.7. Read the text “Britain for all seasons” and do the task

Lesson 3. Reading

3.7. Read the text, mark the sentences true (T) or false (F) or don’t know (DK)

1. Summer is a very enjoyable time in Britain.

2. For the most daring tourists Britain offers parachuting.

3. In autumn the landscape is poor in Britain.

4. Christmas shopping is the cheapest.

5. Christmas shopping is a great delight.

6. Thousands of people visit British Museums in winter.

7. Spring is the best time to visit British cities.

8. Hunting is very popular in spring.

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