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hot», «unbearable», people say. We actually want it to rain again!
We deserve all the bad weather we get!
     Notes:
     1. Ascot — a place near London where races are held.
     2. 80 degrees — the temperature is given by Fahrenheit. It is the
name of a thermometer with 32 degrees for the freezing point of
water and 212 degrees for the boiling point. 80° ≈ 26,6° C.

     Exercise 1. Answer the questions on the text.
       1. What does the old English saying given at the beginning of the
text mean? 2. What do Englishmen mostly complain of? 3. Do they
often have snow in winter? 4. Why is bad weather never unexpected
in England? 5. Why do few people take much notice of the weather
reports in England? 6. Is the job of the weather-forecaster simple or
complicated? Why? 7. What typical comments on the weather do you
know in English? 8. What kind of weather are Englishmen dreaming
about at Christmas? 9. Does it often snow in Britain on Christmas? 10.
Why do Englishmen often dress in the wrong clothes? 11. Who are the
only people in England who are always prepared for rain? 12. What do
girls try to do when it is sunny?

     Exercise 2. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following
                  words and phrases and make up your own sentences
                  with them.
     Æàëîâàòüñÿ (íà ÷òî-ëèáî), çàìå÷àòü, óðàãàí, âîëíåíèå,
ïîæèìàòü äðóã äðóãó ðóêè, ïðèîáîäðèòüñÿ, èñ÷åçàþùèé, ñè-
íîïòèê, íåîæèäàííûé, íåâûíîñèìûé, ïîäõîäèòü ê êîíöó, ìå÷-
òàòü î ÷åì-ëèáî.

     Exercise 3. Compose sentences according to the model. Use the
                 key-words and the tenses given in the model.
     Model: He/tremble/speak/nervous
            He was trembling as he spoke as if he were very
            nervous.
      She/sing/walk/happy — he/shout/swim/frightened — the
girls/cry/come in/upset — they/smile/sit down/pleased — he/
shiver/come/cold.

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