Answer the questions. 1 How is the summer described?

1 How is the summer described?

2 What is the main thing in summer for schoolchildren?

3 Where does he/she like to spent holiday?

4 What proverb does he/she use to the weather?

5 What did the great Russian poet Pushkin say?

3 Retell the text.

SPEAKING

1 Speak on the given topics:

a) My favourite time of the year.

b) My summer holidays.

c) Advantages and disadvantages of each season.

2 Work in pairs. Discussing in pairs topics related to the theme:

a) What characterizes each season?

b) How does the weather affect people’s moods?

c) What people like doing in different season?

d) What is the average temperature in summer in your part of the country?

e) What do you think of the English saying "There's no bad weather; there're bad clothes"?

Describe the typical weather conditions in your country during four seasons.

WRITING Favourite times [2. p. 68]

1 Complete the text with these times.

Christmas Monday morning New Year’s Eve the winter

Sunday evening the summer holidays lunchtime

What are you favourite times? What times don’t you like? Readers share their views.

I don’t like …

X I don't like my job, it's really boring, so I hate ² Sunday evening The thought of going to work the next day is awful.

X I can't stand² __________ in Britain. It's dark, wet, cold, and depressing.

X I don't like³_____________________ much, I'm afraid. Everybody eats too much, watches too much television, and spends too much time with their families, and nobody ever gives you anything you really want.

X | think it's the worst time of the week. After a relaxing weekend I hate getting up on⁴ with five days of work ahead of me.

I like...

ü I'm a teacher, so I love⁵____________________..Sometimes I don't go anywhere on holiday, I just stay at home - it's so relaxing having two months when you don't have to think about work.

ü There's a park near where I work, and I usually go for a walk there at ² __________. The fresh air helps me to get through the day.

ü I always enjoy⁷________________ —. It's a new start, you can decide to live your life differently. But I never do, of course …

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