THE WEATHER IN ENGLAND
The
English say “Other countries have a climate, in England
we have weather”. It happens because the weather changes more often than in
other countries. British winters are mild and
springs are cool because of the winds that blow from the Atlantic Ocean. They
blow 2 days out of every 3.
In
spring sunshine and showers follow each other so often during the day that an
umbrella or a raincoat is absolutely necessary in England. The weather changes
so frequently that it is difficult to
forecast. It is not unusual for people to complain that the
weathermen were wrong.
The
weather in spring is generally mild but sometimes the days are really fresh.
Spring is the season when nature awakens from its long winter sleep: the temperature grows,
the sky becomes blue, and the sun grows warmer. Everything is full of new life
again. The days grow longer and warmer; the
ground gets covered with green grass.
Summer
is the hottest season in England. The sunrays become
hot, the days are long, and the nights are short and warm. It’s time for
holidays, when people go to the seaside for
sunbathing and swimming. It usually gets hot in July. The summer nights are
short, but they are wonderful.
As for autumn it isn’t so nice. It’s a season of winds and
beautiful sunsets. The leaves turn yellow and reddish and fall to the ground
and the birds migrate to warm
countries. In autumn the days become shorter. A spell of sunny weather in
September is called Indian summer or “Golden Autumn”. In England
September and October are warm and dry, but November is the foggiest
month. Late autumn is generally an unpleasant season.
Everything begins to take a different colour. The trees look bare. The
sky is full with low clouds. Everything looks gloomy.
In
England they can hardly forecast their
weather in winter. Sometimes it rains and sometimes it snows. They will never
know what the weather is going to be like. Children in England rarely go
skating because the rivers never freeze there.
Answer the questions:
1.
What do the English say about their weather?
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What is the weather like in British winters and springs?
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3.
Are umbrella and raincoat necessary things in England?
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4.
What is the hottest season in England?
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5.
What people do in summer?
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6.
What happens in autumn?
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7.
What is winter like in England?
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8.
Is it cold in England as in our country?
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What’s
the weather like? (9 words)
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Find these words in the dictionary.
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climate
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mild
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frequently
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temperature
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warmer
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sunrays
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