Climate in England

Сумське Вище Училище Мистецтв і Культури

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CLIMATE IN ENGLAND

Great Britain is situated on the islands. It is washed by seas from all the sides. Thats why the climate and the nature of Great Britain are very specific.

British people say: "Other countries have a climate, in England we have weather."

The weather in Britain changes very quickly. One day may be fine and the next day may be wet.

The morning may be warm and the evening may be cool. Therefore it is natural for the people to use the comparison "as changeable as the weather" of a person who often changes his mood or opinion about something. The weather is the favourite topic of conversation in Britain. When two Englishmen are introduced to each other, if they can't think of any thing else to talk about, they talk about weather. When two people meet in the street they will often say something about weather as they pass, just to show their friendliness.

Every daily paper publishes a weather forecast. Both the radio and television give the weather forecast several times each day.

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

It rains very often in all seasons in Great Britain. Autumn and winter are the wettest. The sky is usually grey and cold winds blow. On the average, Britain has more than 200 rainy days a year.

In spring the weather is mild but sometimes they have really cool days. In summer it is not so hot as on the continent. In winter they have all sorts of weather. Sometimes it rains and sometimes it snows. In England it is never so cold in winter as on the continent, the rivers and lakes are seldom covered with ice.

Britain is famous for its fogs. Sometimes fogs are so thick that it is impossible to see anything within 2 or 3 metres. The nature of the British Isles is picturesque. There are many rivers and very beautiful lakes, but there are no great forests in the British Isles. The mountains there are not very high, but very beautiful. The most picturesque part of the country is Highlands in the North of Scotland. This is a region of mountains and rivers, small towns and villages. In Wales there are also many beautiful mountains and valleys. The highest mountain in Wales is Snow-don. Everyone who comes to England says that it looks like one great beautiful park. The Englishmen love their country and take care of it.

So, we may say that the British climate has three main features: it is mild, humid and changeable. That means that it is never too hot or too cold. In winter the cold is humid cold, not the dry one.

In the British homes there has been no central heating up till recently. The fireplaces are often used. but the coal is not used as it's very expensive. Britain has no good coal now and imports it itself. Many schools and universities have no central heating either, and the floors there are made of stone. The British bedroom is especially cold, sometimes electric blankets or hotwater bottles are used.

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