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Note 1. Foreigners are often amused that the English spend so much time discuss-
ing the weather. The reason for this is not simply that their weather is interesting
and variable, but that the English are reluctant to converse about personal matters
with people who are not friends. Mentioning the weather can be a useful and inof-
fensive way of starting a conversation with a stranger at a bus-stop or in a train.
Note 2.
Each situation is expressed by four dialogues arranged in parallel, so
that any of A’s first utterances may be followed by any of B’s first utterances
and so on. This means that, with a 4×4 arrangement, we have 256 different
variations of the same situation - do you feel like trying ?
(I) (II)
A. Fairly mild for the time It seems to be clearing up.
of the year.
B. Yes. Quite different from It makes a change, doesn’t it?
the forecast.
A. They say we’re in for snow. Apparently it’s going to turn cold.
B. Let’s hope it keeps fine for Still, another month should see us
the weekend. through the worst of it.
(III) (IV)
A. Nice and bright this morning. It’s good to see the sun again.
B. Yes. Much better than yesterday. A big improvement on what we’ve
been having.
A. The wind’ll probably get up It’s supposed to cloud over this after-
later. noon.
B. As long as it doesn’t rain. I didn’t think it would last.
Exercise 7. Recall the weather on the day of a) your entrance examination in Eng-
lish; b) your last exam at school; c) your last birthday. As you may be not quite
sure of the weather on that day, use the models below to express hesitation.
As far as I remember ...
If my memory serves me right ...
I seem to remember ...
I am not sure about it but ...
I can’t be absolutely sure about it, of course, ...
If I remember correctly ...
Exercise 9. Comment upon the quotations.
“There is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good
weather.” - John Ruskin.
“When two Englishmen meet, their first talk is of the weather.”
- Samuel Johnson.
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