Учебное пособие по темам "SEASONS AND WEATHER" и "TIME". Волошина Г.Н - 18 стр.

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There is no doubt that the weather plays an important part in my behaviour.
Sometimes, however, it is difficult to
distinguish between a weather-related
mood and just a bad temper. It’s very easy to blame the weather!
2.1. Notes on Text A
Intermittent (adj.) happening, then stopping, then happening again, with pauses
in between; not continuous.
Thundery (adj.) (of the weather) giving signs that thunder is likely.
Rumble (v) to make or move with a deep rolling sound.
Patchy (adj.) made up of or appearing in patches.
Remorse (n) great sorrow and a feeling of guilt for having done wrong.
Exasperate (v) (usu. pass.) to annoy or make extremely angry, esp. by testing the
patience of.
placid (adj.) calm, peaceful.
Hibernate (v) (of some animals) to be or go into a state like a long sleep during
the winter.
Contentment (n) quiet happiness; satisfaction.
2.2. Additional Vocabulary
Cold weather
Chilly - cold, but not very; frost - thin white coat of ice on everything; sleet -
rain and snow mixed;
slush - dirty, brownish, half-snow, half-water; to settle - to
stay as a white covering;
a blizzard - snow blown by high winds; a snowdrift -
deep banks of snow against walls, etc.; the ground starts
to thaw - change from
hard, frozen state to normal; ... the ice
melts - change from solid to liquid under
heat.
In Scandinavia, the
chilly days of autumn soon change to the cold days of
winter. The first
frosts arrive and the roads become icy. Rain becomes sleet and
then snow, at first turning to
slush in the streets, but soon settling, with severe
blizzards and snowdrifts in the far North. Freezing weather often continues in
the far North until May or June, when the ground starts
to thaw and the ice melts
again.
Warm / hot weather
Close - warm and uncomfortable; stifling - hot, uncomfortable, you can hardly
breathe (душный, удушающий);
humid - hot and damp, makes you sweat a lot;
scorching - very hot, often used in positive contexts (знойный, палящий); boil-
ing - very hot, often used in negative contexts (палящий, обжигающий); mild -
warm at a time when it is normally cold. Note also: We had a
heatwave last
month (very hot, dry period).
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