Учебное пособие по темам "SEASONS AND WEATHER" и "TIME". Волошина Г.Н - 21 стр.

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pletely. However, when the earth finally ... and all the snow ... away in spring,
everything comes to life again and looks more beautiful than ever.
Exercise 7.
What kind of weather do you think caused the following to happen?
Write a sentence which could go before each of these.
1) We had to sit in the shade every afternoon.
2) The sweat was pouring out of us.
3) I can hardly breathe; I wish it would rain to cool us down.
4) Cars were skidding out of control. (Машины заносило).
5) Even the postman had to use the boat to get around.
6) They had to close the airport; the snow was a metre (Am. meter) deep.
7) We were able to sit in the garden in the middle of winter.
8) The earth became rock-hard and a lot of plants died.
9) It blew the newspaper clean out of my hands.
10) A row of big trees had been uprooted like matchsticks.
11) I could hardly see my hand in front of my face.
Exercise 8. What types of weather are bad or good for doing these things?
Example:
skiing bad: mild weather which makes the snow melt;
good:
cold, clear days.
1) Planting flowers in a garden.
2) Having an evening barbecue.
3) Going out in a small sailing boat.
4) A day of sightseeing in a big city.
5) Camping out in a tent.
6) Looking at ships through binoculars.
Exercise 9. Choose the right word from a couple of similar-looking ones.
Change word forms if necessary.
1) (slush, sleet)
a) The ... under my feet was awful. I had an impression that I was walking
through a muddy sea.
b) The rain changed into ... . Wet snowflakes were falling on the ground and
melted there.
2) (ice drift, snowdrift)
a) The path was hedged by two long .... They were like two mountain ranges.
b) The ... started at night. In the morning the children ran to the river to look at
the huge blocks of ice drifting across the water.
3) (icing, icicle)
a) There was heavy ... on the road and all cars were moving very slowly.
b) After a thaw there appeared ... on the edge of the roof; they looked like spar-
kling needles.
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