Тексты о погоде _Speaking_about_seasons_and_the_weather

1.

Прочитай рассказ Мэг и поставь «+», если предложение верно или «-», если неверно.

My name is Mag. My favourite season is autumn. It is a very beautiful time of the year. The trees are brown, yellow and red.

When it is warm and sunny, my parents, my brothers and I can have a picnic in the park. We like to ride a bike or a scooter on a warm autumn day. Sometimes we fly a kite or play hide-and-seek.

When it is rainy, my brothers Tom and Tim don’t go for a walk. We listen to music, play computer games, read books or watch TV. I like to draw pictures. You can see nice autumn trees and blue sky in them. My brothers like my pictures very much. My brother Tom can write poems. He likes poems about autumn.

In autumn school starts and I can see my school friends again. When I am on holidays I don’t see them. I miss my school friends a lot.

I think autumn is a wonderful season.

2.

The English Weather

In England people like to speak about the weather every day.

Spring in England is a nice season. It is warm. The trees and grass are green.

The English summer is sunny but not very hot. It's windy. Autumn is a cool season. It is windy. It is a season of apples. Winter is not very cold. There is not much snow in winter. It is rainy and foggy.

Test. Mark the right sentences and say is it true or false.

1. The English summer is hot.

2. In spring it is warm.

3. In autumn it is windy.

4. Summer is a season of apples.

5. Winter is rainy and foggy.

3.

Прочитайте текст о прошлых выходных Тессы (Tessa) и предложения после него. Если утверждения после текста верные, обведи английское слово TRUE, если утверждения неверные, обведи английское слово FALSE.

Last weekend was very pleasant for Tessa. On Saturday morning she was at home but on Saturday afternoon she was in the park with her friends. It wasn’t windy or rainy. The day was warm and sunny and Tessa was happy. In the evening Tessa was in the swimming pool.

On Sunday Tessa’s brother and Tessa were in their grandmother’s cottage. Their parents were not with them, they were at work. It was foggy and windy on Sunday and the children were in the cottage together with their grandmother and her little dog. The dog was not happy. It likes to run but it can’t run in the cottage.

It is Monday evening now. The children aren’t walking in the park, they are at home. It is rainy and cold in the street. The sky is cloudy. Tessa doesn’t like nasty weather but her father does. He is putting on his boots and his coat. He wants to go to the shops and buy some food.

1. On Saturday afternoon Tessa was at home.

True False

1. On Saturday the weather was fine.

True False

1. Tessa was at school on Saturday.

True False

1. On Sunday Tessa’s parents were at home.

True False

1. Tessa’s brother was in the park on Sunday.

True False

1. The weather wasn’t fine on Sunday.

True False

1. The grandmother’s dog wasn’t happy on Sunday.

True False

1. The children are in the cinema now.

True False

1. The sun is shining in the blue sky now.

True False

1. Tessa’s father doesn’t like nasty weather.

4.

Прочитайте тексты и подберите к ним подходящие заголовки:

1. It is not cold, but it is not hot. The days are short. The leaves on the trees are yellow. Children go to school.

2. It is cold. The days are short. The nights are long. There is a lot of snow in the fields and in the streets. Children play snowballs.

3. It is cool, but sometimes it is warm. The weather is fine. There are first flowers in the fields and parks. We like this season.

4. It is warm. Sometimes it is hot. The weather is usually fine. There are many flowers in the fields and parks. Children like this season very much.

A- spring ; B - summer; C – autumn; D - winter.

5.

The weather in Russia

Вставь пропущенные слова.

In summer it is ....

Days are ….

In autumn it is usually….

Days are …

In autumn it is often …

In winter the weather is often …. and….

It is sometimes …. in spring .

In spring days are …

Слова для справок: rainy, hot, sunny, frosty, snowy, cool ,warm, foggy, cloudy.

6.

Winter begins in December. The winter months are December, January and February. The weather is cold. It snows. The trees are white. Children can ski, skate, toboggan and play hockey in winter.

Spring begins in March. It lasts for three month: March, April find May. The trees are green and the weather is fine. It is nice to walk in the park and forests. Children like spring. They play different games: football, volleyball. They often go for walks.

Summer begins in June and lasts for three months: June, July and August. It is hot. The weather is fine. The trees are green. There are many flowers in the fields. Children like summer. They play football, basketball, tennis, badminton, ride a bike and swim. They don’t go to school.

Autumn begins in September and lasts for three months: September October and November. Autumn is a season when a school year begins. It is cool or warm. The weather is bad. It usually rains. The trees are yellow and red.

Fill in the gaps. Заполните пропуски

• 1. The winter months are_________________________.

• 2. The spring months are_________________________.

• 3. The summer months are________________________.

• 4. The autumn months are_________________________.

• 5. We go to school in _________________________.

• 6. School begins on the first of September, school finishes in__________.

• 7. The trees are ___________________ in winter.

• 8. The weather is___________________ in autumn

• 9. There are many __________________ in the fields.

• 10. It is nice to walk in _________ and __________.

7.

It is spring now. March, April and May are spring months. The weather is fine in spring. It is cool or warm. It sometimes rains. In May it is very warm. You can see flowers in the fields.

It is summer. June, July and August are summer months. It is hot and sunny in summer. The weather is nice. The days are long and the nights are short. The fields and trees are green. Children run and play in the streets.

It is autumn. September, October and November are autumn months. It is cool in autumn. The weather is rainy and windy. The trees are yellow and red. There are many fruits and vegetables in the gardens.

It is winter. December, January and February are winter months. The weather is cold in winter. It usually snows. The streets and the fields are white. The days are short and the nights are long. Children play snowballs in the streets.

1. Найдите и прочитайте в тексте все сезоны (времена года). С помощью каких слов они описываются? Приведите примеры для каждого времени года.

2. Найдите в тексте английские предложения: "Идет снег. Идет дождь." Обратите внимание, как мы говорим об этом на английском языке. Запомните эти примеры.

3. Переведите на английский: "прохладный, теплый, жаркий, холодный, солнечный". Когда мы описываем погоду на улице, то употребляем такие предложения: «It is + описательное прилагательное». Теперь попробуйте перевести на английский предложения: Холодно. Тепло. Солнечно. Жарко.

4. Как по - английски будет слово погода? Найдите примеры описания погоды в тексте, где используется само слово погода. Прочитайте их.

5. Выберите любое время года и опишите его на английском языке на память.

6. Посмотрите за окно и скажите на английском, какое сейчас время года, опишите погоду сегодня, используя слова и фразы из текста.

8.

Text 1

Martin Ross is going to visit his friend Peter who lives in Edinburgh for the

weekend. Martin will live in Peter’s house. The house is big, with four bedrooms up-stairs. The friends are going to travel about the country.

Text 2

Mister Ross is on holiday. He is not in the town. He is near the lake with his

family. The weather is wonderful. It is not hot, it is not cold. It is warm and sunny.

There are no clouds and it is not windy. The children are playing at the water. Mr.

Ross and his wife are going to swim. It’s a very happy day Martin is having.

Text 3

Last weekend was Mr. Ross’s birthday. A lot of friends wanted to say “Happy

Birthday” to him. So, there were a lot of people in Mr. Ross’s house last Sunday.

They danced, played games and watched video film. The food was wonderful.

-Прочитайте 3 текста и найдите ответы на следующие вопросы:

1. Is Mr. Ross’s family in town?

2. When was Mr. Ross’s birthday?

3. What country is Mr. Ross going to next Saturday?

4. Was Martin Ross happy last weekend? Why?

-Прочитайте 3 текста и найдите, что их объединяет.

- Объедините все эти тексты в один. Определите их последовательность.

-Придумайте заголовок к полученному большому тексту.

-Найдите различие в этих текстах. Выразите это словом или фразой.

9.

After reading the text make a word cluster. There is a key word in the center of it. Look at the example. После прочтения текста составь кластер. Используй ключевое слово в центре.

W HY DO YOU LIKE WINTER ?

W I N T E R

Winter is the nicest season!

I like winter very much. In winter the days are short. But they are often sunny. It is sometimes snowy in winter. That's fantastic! In winter it snows much. Forests and fields are white with snow. They look wonderful in winter! Snow sparkles in the sun. Frost paints on the windows . I think winter is a beautiful season! Winter is the time for fun!

In winter I can have a very good time. When the weather is snowy, I go skiing. I like skiing very much. I like sunny, frosty weather. We play snowballs and my friends and I make big snowmаn every winter. We toboggan and sometimes play hockey with our boys. In winter I usually put on my warm coat and my hat. But when it is very cold, I don't go out to play. I like to sit at home and drink tea with my grandmother's pies. In winter, we celebrate the best holiday of the New year. I get a lot of gifts.

10.

What is the weather like today?

1. It is…. (winter, spring, summer, autumn).

2. It is …October, May, February....).

3. The weather is …(good, bad, fine).

4. It is not… (hot, cold, cool, warm), but it is…(hot, cold, cool, warm).

5. It is… (sunny, cloudy, windy, rainy).

6. It is not …. (sunny, cloudy, windy, rainy).

7. The sky is.. (blue, grey, clean).

8. The trees are … (green, red, orange, yellow, brown, white).

9. I like (don’t like) the weather today because I can (can’t)… (swim and dive, walk and run in the park, ride a bike, ski and skate, stay at home, toboggan and play snowballs, read books, play football, watch TV, play computer games…).