Путешествие - Travelling. Руденко Т.П. - 29 стр.

                    3. The Weather Forecast                                             – It’ll be fine (cloudy, partly cloudy, sunny, windy, frosty, snowy,
                                                                                            foggy).
Paul and Judy live in Birmingham. It’s a large city in the Midlands. They            4. – What is the weather (like) today?
are planning a weekend holiday.
                                                                                        – It’s cold (chilly, wet, rainy, breezy, warm, hot, icy, cool, mild)
      Paul: You know, Judy! Why don’t we go to Scotland?                             5. – What was the temperature yesterday?
      Judy: It’s a very long way.                                                       – Yesterday the temperature was ….
      P:    Oh, it isn’t too far. Anyway, the motorway’s very good, so we                                                minus / plus 14 degrees Centigrade
            can get there quickly.                                                                                                    140C below zero
      J:    But Scotland’s often cold at this time of the year. It may snow!                                                          140C above zero
      P:    Well, yes… it may … but I don’t think it will.                                                                            600 Farenheit
      J:    I’m not sure. It is February, and I’m frightened of driving in
                                                                               Task III
            snow. And we may not be able to find a hotel. They may be
            closed.                                                            1. In small groups discuss whether the climate(s) of some country(ies)
      P:    Oh, that’s no problem. I can book a hotel by phone.                   may add to its (their) popularity among tourists? Why do you think
      J:    Well, perhaps it’s not a bad idea. We may have beautiful              holiday makers still go to some places notorious for their climate /
            weather.                                                              weather conditions?
      P:    Oh, we’ll enjoy ourselves anyway. Let’s watch the weather
            forecast on television. We may not go to Scotland, we may go       2. Match a country / area / city in B with some of climate / weather condi-
            to Wales or London. We can decide after the forecast.                 tions typical for it in A. Make sentences using the information below,
                                                                                  e.g.
                                 Forecast                                            In the Tropics there is usually torrential rain most days, and the
  Good evening, and here is the weather forecast for tomorrow. North-          roads often get flooded.
  ern Scotland will be cold, and there may be snow over high ground. In
  the north of England it will be a wet day and rain may move into Wales                              A                                B
  and the Midlands during the afternoon. East Anglia will be generally             Torrential rain, flood                 Egypt
  dry, but it will be dull and cloudy. In Southern England it will be a            Chill, drizzle, fog                    Hawaii
  bright clear day with sunshine, but it may rain during the evening. In           Cold, frost, snow, blizzard            London
  the south west it may be foggy during the morning, but the afternoon             High humidity, stifling heat           California
  will be clear. It may be windy later in the day.                                 Drought, sultry sun                    Brazil
                                                                                   Earthquake, tornado, flood             Norway
Practise asking and answering questions about the weather.

      1. – What will the weather be like in Dover?
         – It’ll be warm and sunny.
      2. – What will the weather be like in Norwich?
         – It may rain.
      3. – What will the weather be like here tomorrow? / What weather
            shall we have tomorrow?

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