Theme: Seasons and Weather

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Theme Seasons and Weather
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What is the weather like in different seasons?

• Form adjectives from the nouns to answer this
  question ( as in the model ).
• Model rain rainy. It is rainy in autumn.
• Cloud, frost, storm, fog, sun, wind.

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Put one extra word away and guess the season

• Rain, foggy, yellow leaves, snow, cloudy
• Warm, green leaves, May, New Year
• Snow, frosty, flowers, cold, hockey
• Sunny, July, snowman, hot, flowers.

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Respond into Indirect Speech

• 1. My mother said The weather is dreadful.
• 2. Ann exclaimed It is warm outside.
• 3. They said There are clouds today.
• 4. The father said It pours every day.
• 5. The teacher said to me It is only 5 degrees
  below zero.
• 6. Kate noticed I think spring will be cold.
• 7. My neighbour said There will be a storm
  tomorrow.
• 8. Father said If there is frost schoolchildren
  will not go to school.
• 9. Bill said It is going to be sunny.
• 10. My friend said I am freezing.

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Listening comprehensionPatridges almanac

• Almanac ????????, ?????????
• Predict ?????????????
• Weather forecast ??????? ??????

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Complete the text

• A lot of people knew Patridge because he
  almanacs.
• In the almanacs he predicted the .
• He left London early in the morning and in a few
  hours he stopped at a small
• The said to him Dont go out!
• Very soon it began to .
• He thought I must return and ask him. It will
  help me write my .
• Patridge gave the receptionist some money and ask
  him How can you the weather so well?

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Check yourself

• 1. wrote
• 2. weather
• 3. hotel
• 4. receptionist
• 5. rain
• 6. almanac
• 7. predict

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There are four seasons in a year spring,
summer, autumn and winter. Each of them lasts
three months. Read short texts and guess what
season is described. Start your answer with
I think it's because

• This season comes in March and ends in May.
  Snow melts. It often rains in , especially in
  April. People say," April showers bring May
  flowers. The weather is changeable. Usually it's
  cool. But sometimes it's very cold. In April
  winds bring warm weather.

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Of course! It's spring!
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What season is this?

• It's the hottest season of the year. Days are
  long, nights are short. Usually the sky is
  cloudless, the sun shines brightly. There are
  storms in June. The thermometer always shows the
  temperature above zero. The season brings fruits,
  vegetables and berries.

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You are right! It's summer!
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• Then comes. The weather is rainy and
  stormy. People must wear raincoats and umbrellas
  if they don't want to get wet. The leaves on the
  trees are yellow, brown and red.

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That's it! It's autumn!
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• When comes, we spend a lot of time at
  home because it's snowy, frosty and windy
  outside. Rivers and lakes are frozen. In the
  temperature is always below zero. Everything is
  white with snow. Children make snowmen and
  snowwomen, play snowballs, skate and ski.

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You are not mistaken! It's winter!
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• Mini project Every weather has its charm

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Haiku (Japanese version)Autumn1. 5
syllables2. 7 syllables3. 5 syllables
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Additional task try to find Russian equivalents
to the English proverbs and sayings

• Everything is good in its season.
• It never rains but it pours.
• April showers bring May flowers.
• After rain comes fair weather.
• Every cloud has a silver lining.

• One cloud is enough to eclipse the sun.
• One swallow does not make a spring.
• A snowy year is a rich year.
• Make hay while the sun shines.

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Home taskex. 23, p. 228-229 (wr)