Weather. Module 5 d. Spotlight 8.

Spotlight 8.

Weather. Module 5 d.

Margarita Koryagina

School № 80

Vladivostok, Russia

March, 2024

What’s the weather like in the picture?

It’s rainy .

It’s hailing .

It’s sleeting .

It’s stormy .

It’s raining.

It’s freezing .

It’s warm .

It’s windy .

It’s boiling hot .

It’s foggy.

It’s cloudy.

It’s snowy.

It’s snowing .

What’s your favourite type of the weather?

Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight…

Delight - удовольствие

Red sky in the morning, shepherd’s warning…

warning – предупреждение

Ex.3 p.80

New words.

Weather forecast – прогноз погоды majority – большинство to know ahead of time – знать заранее satellite – спутник expect – ожидать rely on – полагаться на

predict – предсказывать figure out – выяснять observe – наблюдать accurate –точный agreeable - приемлемый

Ex.3 p.80

What methods do people in the past use to predict the weather?

Is it important to know the weather ahead of time?

What do meteorologists use nowadays to learn about the weather?

People of what jobs (according to the text) needed ways to predict the weather in old days?

How did people in old days predict the weather?

Did animals help people in old days to predict the weather?

What did people develop to prepare for the weather events?

Notes for retelling of the text if necessary.

1. We all hope for warm and sunny weather at the weekends or during holidays.

2. So it is important to know ahead of time what weather to expect.

3. These days meteorologists use satellite information to tell us the weather forecast.

4. In old days people needed to find ways to predict the weather, too.

5. And they used everything around them including watching the clouds, the behaviour of animals, inspecting plants and soil.

6. Over the years many saying, rhymes, anecdotes and stories were developed to help people.

7. Many of them are still used today.

Ex.4 p.80 Complete the gaps with the words from the list. Listen to the sayings and check.

Onion skin is very thin, mild winter is coming in. Onion skin is thick and tough, winter will be cold and rough.

Clouds fine storm cold blows frost snows showers mild

Ex.4 p.80 Complete the gaps with the words from the list. Listen to the sayings and check.

Pale moon rains, red moon blows. White moon neither rains nor snows.

Clouds fine storm cold blows frost snows showers mild

Ex.4 p.80 Complete the gaps with the words from the list. Listen to the sayings and check.

Evening red and morning grey, two sure signs of a fine day.

Clouds fine storm cold blows frost snows showers mild

Ex.4 p.80 Complete the gaps with the words from the list. Listen to the sayings and check.

Clear moon, frost soon.

Clouds fine storm cold blows frost snows showers mild

Ex.4 p.80 Complete the gaps with the words from the list. Listen to the sayings and check.

When seagulls fly to land, storm is at hand.

Clouds fine storm cold blows frost snows showers mild

Ex.4 p.80 Complete the gaps with the words from the list. Listen to the sayings and check.

When clouds appear like rocks and towers, the Earth’s refreshed by frequent showers.

Clouds fine storm cold blows frost snows showers mild

Ex.5 p.80 Match the words.

scorching

snowstorm

heavy

rain

huge

sun

light

winds

strong

breeze

scorching sun

heavy rain

huge snowstorm

light breeze

Strong winds

- быть на седьмом небе от счастья

Ex.6 p. 81 IDIOMS

- чувствовать себя плохо, унылым

- копить на черный день

- посмотреть, в какую сторону дует ветер

(Проанализировать и оценить ситуацию)

• – Why is Sam so quiet?

- He _____________________today.

feels under the weather

2. -Why is Jack looking so happy these days?

- Oh, ever since he got his new car, _________________

he is on cloud nine .

3. – I’ve got £100. Let’s go shopping.

- Don’t spend it all. It’s wise ____________________.

to save up for a rainy day

Ex.7 p. 81

Match the sounds to the words.

Then use them in the correct form to complete the gaps.

howl

pour

whistle

roar

roar

drizzle

howl

pour

whistle

drizzle

1

3

4

2

5

• I know! It is unusually warm today.

• I hope so. We have plans to go to the park.

• Great! That means we can go skiing soon.

• That’s good. It’s been a very hot, dry summer.

• Oh dear. I’d better cover the tomato plants.
• Right, I will bring my umbrella then.
• It is. You need to wear a warm coat.

Ex.9 p. 81

1

We’re in for frost tonight.

• I know! It is unusually warm today.

• I hope so. We have plans to go to the park.

• Great! That means we can go skiing soon.

• That’s good. It’s been a very hot, dry summer.

• Oh dear. I’d better cover the tomato plants.
• Right, I will bring my umbrella then.
• It is. You need to wear a warm coat.

Ex.9 p. 81

2

There’s going to be a shower by the looks of it.

• I know! It is unusually warm today.

• I hope so. We have plans to go to the park.

• Great! That means we can go skiing soon.

• That’s good. It’s been a very hot, dry summer.

• Oh dear. I’d better cover the tomato plants.
• Right, I will bring my umbrella then.
• It is. You need to wear a warm coat.

Ex.9 p. 81

3

Bit nippy today, isn’t it?

• I know! It is unusually warm today.

• I hope so. We have plans to go to the park.

• Great! That means we can go skiing soon.

• That’s good. It’s been a very hot, dry summer.

• Oh dear. I’d better cover the tomato plants.
• Right, I will bring my umbrella then.
• It is. You need to wear a warm coat.

Ex.9 p. 81

4

What strange weather we are having.

• I know! It is unusually warm today.

• I hope so. We have plans to go to the park.

• Great! That means we can go skiing soon.

• That’s good. It’s been a very hot, dry summer.

• Oh dear. I’d better cover the tomato plants.
• Right, I will bring my umbrella then.
• It is. You need to wear a warm coat.

Ex.9 p. 81

5

I think it will clear up later.

• I know! It is unusually warm today.

• I hope so. We have plans to go to the park.

• Great! That means we can go skiing soon.

• That’s good. It’s been a very hot, dry summer.

• Oh dear. I’d better cover the tomato plants.
• Right, I will bring my umbrella then.
• It is. You need to wear a warm coat.

Ex.9 p. 81

6

I heard that heavy rains are on the way.

• I know! It is unusually warm today.

• I hope so. We have plans to go to the park.

• Great! That means we can go skiing soon.

• That’s good. It’s been a very hot, dry summer.

• Oh dear. I’d better cover the tomato plants.
• Right, I will bring my umbrella then.
• It is. You need to wear a warm coat.

Ex.9 p. 81

7

They’re expecting snow in the north.

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