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Outlook: Little change in southern and eastern parts of England during Tuesday and Wednesday.
There will be cool nights with frost and possibly patchy fog, but diy with sunny spells during daylight hours.
Early cloud and rain in north-western districts will gradually die out during Tuesday.
"The Independent"
IV. Weather: England and Wales will start cloudy with outbreaks of rain. However, brighter, showery
weather already over Scotland and Nothern Ireland will slowly spread south and east throughout the day.
The showers will be heaviest and most frequent in the north, falling as sleet or snow over hills and
mountains, with drifting occurring in places. It will feel cold in the blustery and strong westerly wind.
Outlook: Sunny intervals and showers are expected. Feeling colder than of late in the north-westerly
wind.
"Daily Express"
II. Match the Russian phrases from list A with their English equivalents from list B.
A.
Местами дожди/туман; ожидается сухая т¸плая погода;
на востоке области пройдут сильные
проливные дожди;
на почве возможны заморозки; ветер северный, умеренный, 10—15 м/сек; в
дальнейшем холодный характер погоды сохранится; облачная, дождливая погода; к концу недели
погода изменится.
В.
The showers will be heavy in the East; we are in for a warm dry spell; moderate northerly wind, 1—15
metres per second; a change in the weather by the end of the week; patchy rain/fog; the weather will stay
cold; ground frosts are possible; cloudy and wet.
III. Make up your own weather forecast for the next day.
Exercise 19
I. Look at the following patterns, expressing one's delight with the weather or dislike of it. Translate them
into Russian.
For good weather
For bad weather
It's absolutely
marvellous!
It certainly is
horrible.
Isn't it gorgeous!
Nasty day, isn't it?
It's so nice and hot!
Isn't it dreadful?
Personally I think it's so
nice when it's hot, isn't it?
I hate rain.
I adore it. Don't you?
I don't like it at all.
Do you?
II. Work in pairs. Use these patterns to respond to the following.
A.
Nice day, isn't it?
What a glorious morning!
Fancy such a day in December!
It's so nice when it's warm.
What a beautiful winter evening!
This breeze is so refreshing!
It's so surprisingly warm for this time of the year!
What a fine day we are having!
I love the sun. Isn't it wonderful?
B.
Dull morning, isn't it?
Nasty day, isn't it?
I hate snow.
What a horrible day!
The heat is unbearable.
I can't stand this wind.
The weather is turning bad.
Rain all day long. Isn't it dreadful?