Учебное пособие по темам "SEASONS AND WEATHER" и "TIME". Волошина Г.Н - 29 стр.

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14. Зима была уже на носу, а у нее не было теплой одежды, а теперь и работы.
15. Летом 1985 года она победила на соревнованиях.
Exercise 3.
Put one of the following prepositions in each space in the passages
below:
/ out / for / with / from / of / under / on / in /
A.
- It’s too close here. Let’s go ... ... a walk.
- Very well, but let’s not walk ... the sun. The heat and the strong light are very
unpleasant.
- We can sit down ... that large tree. Its dense foliage will protect us ... the sun. You
see how cool it is ... the shade. Last week it rained a great deal, so that the plants
have grown very fast. The ground is covered ... the grass. Let us sit down ... it.
The sight ... the beautiful green meadows is very pleasant ... the eyes.
- What do you call those white flowers ... yellow centres ... England?
- They are daisies, and the others that are all yellow are called buttercups. Pick
some ... them and make a bouquet; we’ll take it home.
B.
- So, Trevor, you are ... sunny California, aren’t you? Tell me, is it really hot ...
California all the year round?
- No, it can get cold, but never freezing cold. It never snows ... Los Angeles ...
example. But it’s chilly ... winter, especially ... the evenings.
- And what’s the summer like?
- It can be boiling hot ... the summer. Too warm ... me. ... Los Angeles it gets
smoggy too. Your eyes hurt and you can’t see the sun ... the sky.
- How awful.
2.5. Oral Practice
Exercise 1. Now read Text A carefully and answer the following questions.
1) Do you agree that the weather is like a capricious woman? Prove your point.
2) What weather do you like best of all and why?
3) Do you listen to the weather forecasts? Do you trust them? Have you heard
the weather forecast today? Was it right?
4) Say what mood in you prevails when
a) it is a cold winter day;
b) it is a hot summer night;
c) it is a warm spring evening;
d) it is a cool autumn morning.
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