Раздаточный к уроку английского языка по теме "Погода и поры года"

Pupil’s sheet

1. Idioms Quiz: Weather

1. It's raining cats and dogs, so

a. watch out for falling animals

b. make sure you take an umbrella

c. keep your pets inside

2. a fair-weather friend

You'll find out who your fair-weather friends are when you get

a. rich and famous

b. sick and depressed

c. married and have kids

3. a ray of sunshine

The kids in the hospital had a ray of sunshine in their lives when

a. some famous footballers visited them

b. they were taken to sit outside in the sun

c. the nurses checked their blood pressure

4. have your head in the clouds

William's head is in the clouds. He needs to

a. take better care of himself

b. be a bit more realistic

c. stop thinking he's better than everyone else

5. make hay while the sun shines

I'd better make hay while the sun shines and do some work on my book

a. while I have a bit of free time

b. despite having so much else to do

c. even though I don't feel like writing

6. quick as a flash | quick as a wink | quick as lightning

His boss came into the office and quick as a wink Mark hit a key on his keyboard because he

a. wanted to show off his keyboard skills

b. was running short of time

c. didn't want his boss to see what he was looking at

7. snowed under

I was so snowed under today that I had to

a. wear extra warm clothes

b. see a doctor

c. cancel a meeting

8. under a cloud

If someone is under a cloud, they might

a. take an umbrella in case it rains

b. try to prove they're innocent

c. stop and wait until it passes

9. under the weather

Tom's been feeling under the weather for a couple of days, so he's

a. going to see a doctor

b. going to see a lawyer

c. going to see a priest

10. weather a storm

If you weather a storm, you get through something that could have

a. helped you

b. excited you

c. harmed you

1. Video task. Are sentences true or false?

1. The seasons don’t depend on the place you live on the Earth.

2. When the Northen Hemishere is tilted toward the sun, it’s wintertime.

3. The tiltness of our planet explains the changing of seasons.

4. The Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of 90 degrees.

5. While it’s summer in the Northen Hemisphere, it’s winter in the Southern.

1. Continue the phrases

1. Time for the Eart to complete the orbit is a …….

2. Different parts of the Earth get different amount of …..

3. When the Sourthen Hemishere is tilted away the sun, it’s …..

4. A sudden short period of cold weather is …

5. Refuse to accept something because you think it’s disgusting….

6. Which countries are situated in the zone of the greatest.…?