Weather & climate

1. Now let’s talk about weather and climate. What weather do you prefer? Climate is the weather a certain place has over a long period of time. Climate has a very important influence on plants, animals and humans and is different in different parts of the world. Some scientists think that the world is becoming hotter.

If you compare Belarusian winter and summer temperatures at the beginning of our century and at its end you will see that climate has really changed. Winters have become warmer. Sometimes there is little snow in January, and there were winters when it rained on the New Year's Eve. Many people say that it is so because of the greenhouse effect. During the last 100 years people have produced a lot of carbon dioxide.

The weather is the favourite conversational topic in England. British often surprise people of other nationalities by this tendency to talk about the weather, a topic of conversation that other people do not find so interesting.

The climate in Great Britain is mild and temperate due to the influence of the Gulf Stream. The British often say: "Other countries have a climate; in England we have weather." The weather in Britain is very changeable. A fine morning can change into a wet afternoon and evening. And a nasty morning can change to a fine afternoon. That's why it is natural for the British to use the comparison "as changeable as the weather" of a person who often changes his mood or opinion about something.

The British also say that they have three variants of weather: when it rains in the morning, when it rains in the afternoon or when it rains all day long.

As we see the climate in different parts of the world changes a little from year to year. These changes can be dangerous for our planet, which needs protection. Earth is millions of years old, much older than the humans. We know many of its secrets. Yet there is still much to learn.

2. Are you weather dependent? I think that weather can influence the mood and state of many people, although I’m not a weather dependent person.

3. What questions would you ask a meteorologist? What are the methods of predicting weather? Is it difficult to forecast for a long time? Why do you make so many mistakes?

4. What can you advise a person who wants to become a meteorologist? I can advise to enter the geographical faculty of our university.

5. They say there’s no bad weather, there are bad clothes. What do you think about it? Englishmen say 'There is no bad weather, there are bad clothes', It means that they like all the seasons, all kinds of weather. Every season is good in its own way. I also like all the seasons of the year.

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