I. Vocabulary and Speech
Seasons and Weather
There are four
seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In spring the
weather is getting warmer and warmer, everything changes. Sometimes it
rains. The
sun shines brightly. The grass is green.
Summer is the hottest season of the year. The trees are green and the days are long.
After summer comes
autumn. Autumn is the season of
fruit and vegetables. The days
become shorter and the nights
longer and darker. It often rains.
Winter is the coldest season of the year. It often snows and it freezes. Winter is a very beautiful season.
Active Vocabulary
1. Season время года
2. Spring весна
3. Weather погода
4. To rain (it rains). лить (идет дождь)
5. Sun n. солнце
6. Summer лето
7. Autumn осень
8. Fruits and vegetables фрукты и овощи
9. To become, became, become v. становится
10. To snow (it snows) заносить снегом (идет снег)
11. Beautiful прекрасный
1. A warming up exercise. Listen to the text and read it together with the speaker (as many times as you
need to do it at the speed of the speaker). Mind your intonation
2. Complete the sentences by quoting the text 1. There are four ... . 2. Spring is the most ... . 3. The weather is getting ... . . 4. The sun shines .. .
5. The summer months are ... . 6. Summer is ... . 7. The days are longest in summer... .
3. Fill in the missing words 1. There ... four seasons in a year. 2. Spring ... the most pleasant season.
3. The weather ... getting warmer and warmer, everything changes. 4. The grass ... green.
5. The summer months ... June, July and August. 6. Summer ... the hottest season of the year.
7. The days ... longest in summer.
4. Answer the questions by quoting the text 1. How many seasons are there in a year? What are they? 2. When does spring begin in your country?
3. Does it often rain in spring? Is the rain cold or warm in spring? 4. When does winter come to your country?
5. Does it often snow in Russia in winter? 6. What is the hottest season of the year?
7. When does summer begin in Russia?
5. Translate the following sentences 1. Я люблю лето больше всего на свете. 2. Лето - самое теплое время года. 3. Погода становится все
теплее и теплее, все меняется. 4. Ярко светит солнце. 5. Трава зеленая. 6. Дни становятся длиннее.
7. Самый продолжительный день - 22 июня.
6. Reproduce the text7. Read, look up and say ABOUT THE WEATHER (fine) “The weather is fine today, isn’t it?”
“Oh, yes, it is.”
“They say it’ll change tomorrow.”
“I’m sure it will. It changes every day and sometimes every hour.”
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8. Listen to the text and say what the text is about
9. Make up your own sentences (in writing) using the? Active Vocabulary
10.Make up your story (based on the text, in writing). Make sure there are no mistakes in it. Consult the teacher.
Then reproduce the story in one-minute time.
