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Lesson 1 Whatever the Weather

Part 1
1. Discuss the weather issues below in your class. Use the good\bad weather
boxes to help you.

Adjectives describing bad weather Adjectives describing good

weather
bad, awful, terrible, nasty, lousy, foul,
rotten, miserable, unpleasant, dull; cool, good, great, nice, beautiful,
cold, freezing, icy, frosty cloudy, lovely, excellent, fine, fair,
overcast, foggy, smoggy rainy, wet, clear, pleasant, terrific; sunny,
humid, dry, arid; sultry, scorching, arid, warm hot, mild, windless,
blusterous, revolting balmy
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Examples

The weather is excellent today. It’s sunny, windless and pleasant day, which makes
me feel great. I have big plans for today.

The weather is awful today. It is humid and my hair goes in ringlets, which I hate.
The nasty and dull weather makes me feel miserable.

1. State the role of the weather in our life.

2. Have you ever been caught in bad weather? If so, what did you do?
3. Do you know any interesting myths or stories about weather?
4. Which do you like better hot weather or cold weather? Why?
5. How does weather affect your attitude, your lifestyle?
6. Do you think weather affects the way people feel?
7. What is the weather like today? Does it affect your mood?

2. Read the text below to check your ideas. Do you agree with the author?
Explain the meaning of the words in bold.

Tracking Impact of Weather on Your Life

It is a well-known fact that weather can influence various aspects of our
everyday lives, including physical and mental health, productivity, performance,
social behavior, etc. Sometimes, the connection is direct and obvious. For instance,
extreme temperature fluctuations have been shown to affect our immune systems,
and the quality of air is directly linked to asthma and allergies. More than often,
however, the weather effects are peculiar and more subtle. The heat, for example,
has been linked to aggression and violence. Certain kinds of wind has been shown
to affect negatively human behavior and psyche. A lot of people report sleeping
better at nights when it rains or snows. I personally tend to experience mild
depression on cloudy and rainy days, while plenty of sunshine usually affects my
mood positively. Naturally, the only way to see if any particular weather aspect
actually affects your life, and to what extent would be to include it in your self-
tracking routine, and then analyze the hypothesized patterns. Therefore, for the past
couple of weeks I have been looking for a way to incorporate weather data into my
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tracking logs, and in today’s post, would like to share my current findings and
potential quantified-self research ideas.
The ideal tool or source for weather tracking, in my opinion, should meet the
following criteria:
 All weather data points are found in one place
 Weather data can be obtained for more than one location (e.g., home are
vs. work area)
The Wunderground reports current weather for pretty much any location in the
world, and covers the following weather aspects: temperature (both actual and “feels
like“), heat index, atmospheric pressure, wind speed and direction (North, etc.),
presence of clouds (% of sky covered), UV index, humidity, chances of
precipitation (%), actual precipitation (rainfall, snow), fallout in inches, pollen (12-
point scale), quality of air (PM 2.5 scale), ozone (5-point scale).
Some of these readings can be recorded only once, whereas other will have to
be tracked depending on time of the day and location. In particular, air quality
readings should stay the same throughout the day, regardless of my work/home
location. The cloud cover, precipitation, temperature and barometric pressure
will need to be recorded in the morning, afternoon, and evening.

3. Continue the given sentences using the information from the text above.
1. It is a well-known fact that weather can influence various aspects of our
everyday life, including…
2. Extreme temperature fluctuations have been shown to affect…
3. The quality of air is …
4. Plenty of sunshine usually affects…
5. The ideal source for weather tracking should meet the following criteria…
6. Air quality readings should stay the same throughout the day…

4. Using the set of letters below make a word or word combination from the text
above.
Example: remettperau lfsucuaiontt temperature fluctuations

1. xeeetmr 
2. rpreessu 
3. dwni pedes 
4. u cdlo rcvoe 
5. ocudyl 
6. ntrcure teaherw 
7. nlotioca 
8. aacltu rnciiippttaoe 
9. oellnp 
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5. Complete the weather report with the words from the box below.

Wind, thunderstorms, increasingly cloudy, cloudy, below, drizzle, rain

shower, dry, cloudy intervals, atmospheric pressure, sunny periods, degrees

 Mainly ___________ with a little ____________. Slight chance of a

___________ ___________. Northeastern ___________ at 5 to 10 mph.
Temperature ______________ normal in the north and central regions. Near
normal for southern regions. Maximum temperature 10°C.

 Cold and _________ in the morning, warmer later. Windy and

________________ _______________ with ___________ ____________.
Rain expected at night, with 40 percent chance of showers. Maximum 58
________________ F (14°C) in the afternoon. Strong wind expected
Monday, with temperature in low 50s.

 Sunny in the morning with__________ ________________ later in the day.

Chance of rain 50%. Isolated ______________ possible. Highs in the mid 80s
and lows in the upper 60s.
 Heat wave expected. Temperature 97–98 degrees F (36–37 degrees C) to 101–
103 degrees F (38–39 degrees C) for the next three days. High
________________.

6. Watch 30-second video item with 7-day weather forecast, repeat after the
speaker phrase by phrase, write it down and translate.

Part 2
1. Discuss the questions below in your group.
 Do you agree that the weather is the safest
topic to discuss with new people? Why?
 Do you often discuss weather with your
friends, colleagues, family?
 Think about weather expressions, proverbs
and sayings in English and in your native language.
 Do you watch weather forecasts? Are they
true?
 How to you depend on the weather reports on
TV? When would knowing tomorrow's weather change you plans?
 Do you find weather forecasts standard and boring?
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2. Watch the video items Rapping Weatherman and Prince Charles Reads
Weather Forecast to check your ideas. Comment on each video item.

3. Team work.

There is a competition for the most original and true weather forecast among
the representatives of the International Weatherman Association. Work in 2 teams.
Each team gets 2 cities and a set of weather symbols which give the idea about the
type of the weather which is expected in the given locations. Use the Weather
symbols to help you. Each group is to make up a weather report following the card
with symbols for each city for 2 days. You must also include recommendations for
clothes (scarf, umbrella, etc).

Study one of the submitted reports as an example:

Well, for those of you who went out today, I don't have to tell you it is clear,
but muggy for most of the state, with the high temperatures in the low to mid 90s.
The city of Elkview had the high for the day of 97 degrees. And that's hot. I'm glad
I'm working indoors today!
For those of you planning outdoor activities tomorrow, you can expect fair skies
for most of Saturday with temperatures in the high 90's. However, things might
change by Saturday evening with a storm front moving in. We can expect light
scattered showers over the northern part of the state bringing slightly cooler
temperatures in the eighties, but this rain should taper off by mid Sunday morning.
It will be partly cloudy for most of the morning, but these clouds should move out
by mid-afternoon.
Skies should be clear Sunday night for those wanting to catch a glimpse of the
partial lunar eclipse. It should start at 10:47 pm. And that's all for today's weather.
Weather Symbols
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Team 1
You are to present the weather forecast for the next two days in Paris and
Rome. Use the weather prompts below to make up a weather forecast. Try to make
an unusual presentation to surprise the audience.

Team 2
You are to present the weather forecast for the next two days in London and
New York. Use the weather prompts below to make up a weather forecast. Try to
make an unusual presentation to surprise the audience.

4. Watch 40-second video item with weather forecast, repeat after the speaker
phrase by phrase, write it down and translate.
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Part 3
1. Study the table below.

Sunshine Fog Temperature

warm sun, hot sun, fog, mist, haze, smog, freezing point of water,
blazing sun, Indian dew; thick fog, dense fog, boiling point of water,
summer, sunlight, heavy fog, patchy fog, a room temperature, normal
sunrays, sunbeams blanket of fog body temperature

Weather reports Thunder and lightning Wind

weather report, weather thunderstorm, thunder, a wind, breeze, strong wind,
forecast, weather man, clap of thunder, a high wind, light wind, cold
thermometer, thunderclap, a bolt of wind, warm wind, a gust
barometer; climate, thunder, a thunderbolt; of wind; windstorm,
temperature, air lightning, a bolt of tropical storm, hurricane,
pressure, humidity, lightning, a flash of whirlwind, tornado,
precipitation, three lightning typhoon, dust storm,
inches of snow sandstorm

Snow Rain
snow, snowfall, falling snow, rain, rainfall, heavy rain, pouring rain, cold
heavy snow, deep snow, fresh rain, steady rain, constant rain, warm rain,
snow, light snow, wet snow, light rain, gentle rain; shower, downpour,
melting snow; snowstorm, blizzard, deluge, rainstorm, rainbow, drizzle, hail,
frost; snowflake, snowdrift / sleet; a drop of rain, a droplet, a raindrop
snowbank, ice, icicle

2. Put the sentences below in order to make up a weather forecast.

a) Unfortunately, there is also no rain in the forecast for the next five days.
b) Good morning, this is Alonzo Jacob with your Monday weather report.
c) The heat wave that slowed everybody down this weekend is showing no signs
of letting up this week.
d) However, there is relatively no humidity in the air, so it feels quite comfortable
out here at the moment.
e) That's all for today's weather. Stay tuned for the morning traffic report.
f) Right now, only an hour after sunrise, the temperature here at the airport is
already 29 degrees.
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g) This is bad news for the thirsty forest fires that are raging across the interior of
our province.
h) Looks like setting up a tent in the backyard may be the only way to catch some
sleep tonight if you don't have air-conditioning.
i) Our meteorologists suggest that today's temperature could climb to as high as 40
degrees Celsius by the late afternoon.
3. Match the words from the English word box with their Russian equivalents.
Make a short story using the given word combinations.
жарко it's supposed to clear up later
обещают дождь we're expecting a thunderstorm
позднее должно проясниться it's below freezing point
сейчас ниже 0°С it's going to freeze tonight
температура около 25°С it's forecast to rain
ночью ожидаются заморозки baking hot
ожидается гроза temperatures are in the mid-20s

4. Watch the video item with weather forecast and do the tasks below.
a) Connect the areas with the weather.
Iberia scattered showers
North of Spain a few showers
Germany and Denmark a lot of sunshine
Stockholm rain
Budapest heavy rain and wind

b) Are these sentences true or false?

a. There are going to be a lot of thunderstorms in the west.

b. The rain in Scandinavia is perhaps going to be thundery.
c. The weather in Italy is wetter than in earlier days.
d. Heavier rain is going to arrive by Saturday.

5. Translate the sentences below into Russian using the weather adjectives and
vocabulary development box.
Good/ beautiful weather
1. The sun shone brilliantly and the water in the pond glittered invitingly.
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2. The sun filtered through the clouds, signaling the end of the rain.
3. A golden glow spread across the sky as the sun chased the dark clouds away.
4. The whole landscape was bathed in the warm glow of the rising sun.
5. Palm trees swayed gently in the breeze in the warm tropical sunshine.
6. Fresh air filled my lungs and I felt refreshed and exhilarated.
7. The breath-taking scenery captivated everyone.
8. The pond was bathed in a golden hue by the gentle sunlight and the water was
as clear as crystal.
9. The sunlit clouds drifted across a clear blue sky.
10.1The sun rose in a pool of crimson and gold, spilling light all over the land
and the white clouds.

Bad weather
1. The sky above was full of tumultuous, dark and ragged clouds.
2. It was a cold grey afternoon with a dull sky and threatening rain.
3. Ominous black clouds covered the sky and released a sudden shower.
4. Thunder rolled in from the west and rain began to fall.
5. The dark clouds grew ominous.
6. Lightning and thunder raged with fury.
7. The morning was cold and wet with a
brisk wind sweeping the rain across the
land.
8. A flash of forked lightning and a
great clap of thunder came close upon
each other.
9. Thunder roared and lightning flashed
across the sky.
10.The howling of the wind frightened us
all

6. Watch the video item Прогноз погоды. Translate the weather forecast into
English using the vocabulary above.
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Part 4
1. Describe the given photos using active vocabulary.

2. Watch the video item with weather forecast and put the areas to the weather.
Western Russia, The Alps, Iberian Peninsula, Some parts of Norway,
The Low Countries, Eastern Mediterranean, Madrid, London, Middle East
Rain
Calm weather
Dusty weather
Avalanche Risk
Snow
Strong winds
Heavy rain
Sunny
Cloudy

3. Translate the given text into English

Что такое метеорология и погода?
Свое название наука метеорология получила от греческого слова
«метеора», что означает «нечто в небе»; буквально наука о метеорах (не
метеоритах!). Метеорология изучает гидрометеоры (дождь, снег, град),
воздушные метеоры (ветер, пыльные бури), литометеоры (пыль, пыльца),
светящиеся (радуга, миражи), огненные метеоры (молнии) и т.д.
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Метеорологию называют также

наукой о погоде. Такое более простое
толкование этой науки достаточно
точно отражает ее содержание и в
настоящее время наиболее
применимо.
Метеорологические величины –
это температура и влажность воздуха,
атмосферное давление, скорость и направление ветра, дальность видимости,
количество и высота облаков и другие характеристики состояния атмосферы,
которые могут быть выражены в тех или иных единицах измерения.
Метеорологические явления – туман, гололед, метели, пыльные и
песчаные бури, гроза, шквал, смерч и другие качественные характеристики
процессов, происходящих в атмосфере – не имеют точного количественного
выражения. Их интенсивность определяют или с помощью терминов
«слабый», «умеренный», «сильный», или по метеорологическим величинам,
например, туман с дальностью видимости 500 м и т.д.
Погода – это состояние
атмосферы в какой-то физический
момент или отрезок времени,
характеризуется совокупностью
метеорологических величин и
явлений. Можно говорить о погоде,
которая наблюдается в данную
минуту или наблюдалась в какой-то
момент в прошлом, о погоде одного дня, месяца или сезона и т. д.
Характеризуют погоду при помощи приближенных, упрощенных,
обобщающих терминов (облачная, дождливая, теплая, сухая, жаркая,
холодная, ветреная, сырая), или всей совокупности значений
метеорологических величин (например, полная облачность с прояснениями,
ветер северный, температура воздуха +10 ° С и т.д.).
3. Take 3 minutes to revise all the vocabulary to get prepared to the test.
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Word list
A blanket of fog Downpour Sandstorm
A bolt of lightning Drizzle Scorching
A bolt of thunder Dust storm Shower
A clap of thunder Fog Sleet
A drop of rain Foggy Smoggy
A droplet Foul Snowdrift
A flash of lightning Freezing Snowfall
A gust of wind Freezing point of water Snowflake
A raindrop Frost Steady rain
A thunderbolt Frost Sultry
A thunderclap Hail Sunbeams
Air pressure Haze Sunlight
Arid Heavy fog Sunrays
Awful Humid Temperature
Balmy Humidity Temperature fluctuations
Barometer Humidity Terrible
Barometric pressure Hurricane Thermometer
Blazing sun Icy Thick fog
Blizzard Indian summer Thunder
Blusterous Lightning Thunderstorm
Boiling point of water Lousy Tornado
Breeze Miserable Tropical storm
Chances of precipitation Mist Typhoon
Climate Nasty Weather data
Cloud cover Normal body temperature Weather forecast
Cloudy Overcast Weatherman
Constant rain Patchy fog Weather patterns
Current findings Pouring rain Weather report
Deluge Precipitation Weather tracking
Dense fog Revolting Whirlwind
Dew Room temperature Windstorm
Directly linked to Rotten
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Lesson 2 Seasons Wheel

Part 1

1. Discuss the given questions in the class.

1. What's your favorite season? Why?

2. What do you think of when you think of winter?
3. What is your favorite winter activity?
4. What are some things your family did when you were a child in autumn?
5. Does your country have a special food for any of the seasons?
6. Are there any special traditions associated with different seasons in your
country?
7. What is the best season to get married? Why?
8. Do you think that in recent years we are losing our four distinct seasons?
2. Think about proverbs and sayings associated with weather and different
seasons in English and in your language. Do they have the same or different
ideas? Find corresponding equivalent in foreign language and explain their
meaning. Do you trust the weather proverbs?
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Example of English sayings:

If it rains before seven, it will clear before eleven (Семь пятниц на неделе)
If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun (Нет худа без добра)

Example of Russian sayings: Как гром среди ясного неба (like the thunder
in a clear sky): A bolt from the blue
Ждать у моря погоды (wait by the sea for the weather): Wait in vain for
something

3. Use 7 words to describe each season of the year. How does it make you feel?

Example: New Year (time to leave the old behind and start with the new), warm
chocolate and cookies, crystal ice, the 'family' season, long nights, frost-coated
windows, avoiding catching cold and flu

4. Watch the video item Water Cycle and fill in the table below with the weather
words you hear and see.

Weather words you know New weather words

5. Study the Cloud Facts for 1 minute. Then cover the text and answer the
questions below.

o There are 10 basic clouds classified according to their height and appearance.
o Clouds develop vertically or horizontally.
o Saturn has clouds. In fact, any planet or moon with an atmosphere has clouds.
o Clouds appear white because they reflect the suns light.
o The highest clouds are called noctilucent clouds. They form about 50 miles (80
km) high, much higher than ordinary clouds, which are typically at most about
10 miles (16 km) high
o Cirrus Clouds form only at high altitudes, about 7 km above the earth’s surface
o The biggest clouds are cumulonimbus, climbing up to 9.7 kilometers (6 miles)
high and holding up to half a million tons of water.
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o Clouds can reflect so much ultraviolet light from the sunlight they dramatically
increase the ultraviolet reaching the ground.
o Sunbathing on sunny days with clouds in the sky can be dangerous.
o The biggest clouds are cumulonimbus, climbing up to 9.7 kilometers (6 miles)
high and holding up to half a million tons of water
o Cloud droplets are extremely small. They are about ten thousandth of an inch
across, a thousand times smaller than a raindrop.

1) How many basic clouds classified according to their height and appearance are
there?
2) Are there any clouds on the moon?
3) Are clouds white or appear to be white?
4) How do we call clouds which form 50 miles high?
5) What type of sky coverage can be dangerous?
6) How does a rainbow appear? Study the types of clouds below and underline
those which were used in the text.

6. Study the text below for 2 minutes. Find and correct 10 mistakes in the given
text

 The average snowflake has a top speed of 1.7 meters per second. For it to
snow the tops of the clouds must be below 0 degrees Celsius, or 32 degrees
Fahrenheit.
 The largest piece of ice to fall to earth was an ice block 6 meters (20 ft) across
that fell in the Scotland on 13 August 1849. The largest hailstone recorded
fell on 14 April 1986 in Bangladesh weighing 1kgm. The hailstorm
reportedly killed 92 people.
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 The largest snowflakes in the world fell across Fort Keogh in Montana (USA)
on 28 January 1887.
 Permanent snow and ice cover about 12% (21 million square km's) of the
Earth's land surface. 80% of the world's fresh water is locked up as ice or
snow.
 A single snowstorm can drop 40 million tons of snow, carrying the energy
equivalent to 120 atom bombs.

7. Watch the video item How did clouds get their names and do the tasks below.
a) Choose the right answer

1. From which language were the names of the clouds derived?

A Latin B Greek C French D German

2. Luke Howard's profession was:

A Meteorologist B Teacher C Pharmacist D Clergyman

3. The name 'cirrus' means:

A Heap or pile B Layer or sheet C Light or pale D Tendril or hair

4. Which famous poet wrote a poem called 'The Cloud':

A William B Lord Byron C Percy Shelley D Henry W.

Wordsworth Longfellow

5. The study of clouds is known as:

A Meteorology B Cloudology C Nephology D Geology

b) Answer the questions

1. Why was meteorology such a late developer compared to other branches of

science? Can you think of ways in which weather might have been studied in
the centuries before computers appeared?
2. Name thee main cloud types. How many types of clouds exist nowadays?
3. What kind of clouds is called Cirrostratus?
4. What kind of clouds is called Stratocumulus?
5. What does the idiom “to be on cloud nine” mean?
6. How did the cloud naming system influence the art world?
7. What was the most important breakthrough in understanding clouds?
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Part 2
1. Study the table below.

Season: winter Season: spring

 early or mid- February; start of winter,  early spring, departing spring, late
depth of winter, short day, winter day, winter spring, lengthening days, mid-spring, spring
morning, winter night dream, spring dusk, spring melancholy,
 Sky and Elements: frost/hoarfrost, tranquility, vernal equinox
freeze, hail, ice, icicle, north wind, sleet,  Sky and Elements: balmy breeze,
snow/first snow, winter cloud, winter moon, bright, haze or thin mist, first spring storm,
winter rain/first winter rain, winter solstice hazy moon, March wind, melting snow,
 Landscape: winter creek or stream, lingering snow, spring cloud, spring frost,
winter mountain, winter sea or ocean, winter spring rain, spring sunbeam, slush
seashore, winter garden, withered moor  Landscape: flooded
 Human Affairs: banked fire, bean river/stream/brook, muddy/miry fields, muddy
soup, blanket, brazier, buying a new diary, hot road, spring fields, spring hills, spring
chocolate, charcoal fire, cold or flu, cough, mountain, spring river, spring sea, spring tide,
foot warmer, gloves/mittens, grog, heater, fish red tide
trapper, ice hockey, ice skating or skates, ice  Human Affairs: balloon, kite, shell
fishing, overcoat/fur coat, popcorn, quilted gathering, grafting, planting or sowing (seeds),
clothes, shawl, skiing/skis, sleigh ride, plowing or tilling fields, soap bubbles, spring
snowshoes, snowman, snowball fight, winter cleaning
seclusion, winter desolation, winter vacation

Season: summer Season: autumn

beginning of summer, end of summer, autumn equinox, autumn evening, autumn
midsummer, summer solstice, short night, morning, beginning of autumn, chilly night,
slow day departing autumn, long night, lingering
Sky and Elements: calm morning/evening,
summer heat, mid-autumn
cloud peaks, coolness, drought, heat, lightning,
ocean fog, rainbow, south wind, scented Sky and Elements: autumn rain, autumn sky,
breeze, scorching/blazing sun, sudden shower, autumn storm, autumn wind, long night, moon
summer dew, summer rain, summer sky, (understood to be the full moon), night of stars,
summer wind, thunder sardine cloud
Landscape: clear water, deep tree shade, Landscape: autumn moor, autumn mountains,
summer grove, summer hills, summer lake, autumn sea, autumn woods, leaves turning,
summer moor, summer mountains, summer
reaped or harvested fields, stubble fields (corn,
sea, summer river, waterfall
Human Affairs: awning, bare feet, beach, pumpkin, etc.), vineyards
camp, cooling oneself, fan, fly swatter, Human Affairs: autumn loneliness, end of
fireworks, fountain, ice water, iced tea, summer vacation, gleaning, harvest, hunting
mosquito net, midday nap, mowing grass, for red leaves, mushroom gathering,
nakedness, parasol, prayers for rain, rattan raking/burning leaves, scarecrow, school
chair, summer hat, summer vacation, sunburn, begins
sunglasses, sundress, swimming, swimming
pool, sweat
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2. Describe each season of the year in approximately 100 words, say what
season is your favorite and why. Speak for 3 minutes using the vocabulary
development box.

3. Work in two groups. Create a travel guide for tourists using the information
blocks for each team. Include in your guide descriptions of the weather and
activities available each season. Using internet students of each team should
find out about average temperatures for each season, kinds of precipitation,
historical landmarks, as well as fun activities or festivals that occur during
each season. Each group is to present the guide in front of the class. Use the
vocabulary development box to help you.

Team 1: Zakopane
Zakopane is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the
Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. Zakopane is a center of Góral
culture and is known informally as "the winter capital of Poland". It is a popular
destination for mountaineering, skiing, and tourism. Zakopane is visited by over
250,000 tourists a year. In the winter, tourists are drawn to Zakopane for its
excellent conditions for winter sports: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing,
snowboarding, and ski jumping. In the summer, tourists come to enjoy hiking,
climbing, and spelunking. Many come to experience goral culture, which is rich in
its unique styles of food, speech, architecture, music, and costume. Zakopane is
especially popular during the winter holidays, which are celebrated in traditional
style, with dances, decorated horse-pulled sleighs called kuligs and roast lamb.

Team 2: San Carlos de Bariloche

San Carlos de Bariloche usually known as Bariloche, is a city in the
province of Río Negro, Argentina, situated in the foothills of the Andes on the
southern shores of Nahuel Huapi Lake and is surrounded by the Nahuel Huapi
National Park. After an extensive public works and architectural buildup the city
emerged in the 1930s and 1940s as a major tourism centre with ski, trekking and
mountaineering facilities apart from numerous restaurants, cafés and chocolate
shops. Tourism, both domestic and international, is the main economic activity of
Bariloche, all year around. While popular among Europeans, it is also a very popular
attraction for Brazilians. One of the most popular activities is skiing. The most
popular season to visit Bariloche is the winter, summer for North Americans and
Europeans, and there are regular flights from Buenos Aires with LAN airlines and
Aerolíneas Argentinas.
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4. Answer the questions below

 While planning a visit to another country or city do you check the weather
forecast for that very period of time?
 Have you ever had problems because you haven’t checked the weather
forecast and you dressed up out of season?
5. Watch the video item “Visit to Shanghai”. State if the given sentences are true
or false
 Jessica and Adam are cousins.
 The week is expected to be cloudy and rainy.
 It’s a rainy season in shanghai at the moment.
 Jessica is bad in geography. She doesn’t know the location of shanghai and
Siberia.
 Jessica is disappointed with the bad weather and doesn’t really want to come.
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Part 3
1. Did you know that average 4-year-old child asks about 300 questions a day?
Maybe you have younger sister or brother and can even prove this fact. What
are this questions like? How do you answer? Can you actually explain anything
to anybody in English? Try to explain the lows of nature answering the
following questions.

 Why the sky is blue?

 Why the grass is green?
 Why is it raining?
 Why there isn’t sun at night?
 Why birds can fly but cats/dogs/cows/people can’t?
 Why can’t I walk on the water?
 Why does it thunder?
 Why fish can’t live out of water?

Watch the video item How do rainbows form for children and then the same
question explained in more scientific way. Make notes for you to be able to
explain the same by yourselves.
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2. Put the correct weather-related idioms into the box in each sentence, paying
careful attention to the form.

under the weather it never rains but it pours

rain on someone's parade under a cloud
every cloud has a silver lining hot under the collar
head in the clouds blow hot and cold
storm in a teacup make heavy weather of something
get wind of something any port in a storm

1. I only touched his new car and he went crazy. He is over-protective of it and
made a real ___________________.
2. He has been ______________________ ever since he was caught cheating
in the exam. Everyone looks at him strangely and it will take him a long
time before he is trusted again.
3. If you are feeling a bit ___________________, go and have a walk around
the block, get some fresh air and try and calm down a bit.
4. Are you feeling a bit _____________________? You have been looking a
bit tired and ill since you arrived in the office this morning.
5. First the bank sent us that rude letter about our loan, then the house got
broken into to, then this morning John lost his job! ______________
_________________________.
6. I can never tell what mood she is going to be in. She always _____________
and you have to be really careful around her.
7. When I lost my job three years ago, I felt so depressed but it is true that
____________________: I started my own business and have been happier
ever since.
8. We don't have hardly any money. You will have to accept any job they offer
you because we need to money desperately. We have to accept
__________________.
9. Your uncle was so happy about his new model car that he had finished but
his wife turned round and really _________________ saying it was just a
toy for kids.
10.It was only five miles to the next hostel but we ______________________
of it due to the weight of the packs and took nearly three hours to get there.
11.I never knew about the chance of a new job at all. I only ________________
from Kathy who had overheard the managers talking at lunch in the staff
canteen.
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12.Daisy always ___________________ - a real dreamer who finds it difficult

to accept the mundane in life. She is a typical teenager!

3. Watch the video item Aurora Borealis and do the tasks below.
a) Choose the right answer

1. What is the region of Earth in which the polar lights occur?

A Auroral oval B North Pole C Hemisphere D Magnetic zone

2. What is a constant gale of plasma from the sun called?

A Sun flare B Solar wind C Coronal mass D Sun current

ejection
3. What is the shield around the Earth that captures charged particles?

A Plasmasphere B Magnetosheath C Trapping region D Magnetosphere

4. What are small bursts of energy in the form of light?

A Ions B Neutrons C Photons D Atoms

5. What is the area of the sun that shoots out particles that head towards Earth?

A Core B Corona C Photosphere D Convective

b) Answer the questions

6. Have you ever been on a trip that took a lot of detours? Maybe you didn’t ask
for directions or just had to stop at Dinosaur World. Describe the main detours
of the polar lights journey to Earth.
7. You’re a particle in the solar wind and your best friend is an oxygen atom.
Explain how this oxygen atom in the Earth’s atmosphere gets “excited” to see
you and what happens when you meet.
8. You just heard that 2013 is going to be a good year to see the Aurora Borealis.
Imagine you are taking a trip to see the polar lights and describe what factors
have to be in place in order for you to see them.

4. Translate the given text into Russian.

Fascinating facts about weather
Pink snow, a Supreme Court justice, and rock star Bret Michaels. Believe it or
not, they all have something to do with weather.
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One of the best parts of working at The Weather Channel is the amount of
meteorological knowledge in this building. Sometimes I'll throw a question out in
the newsroom and, within a few minutes, I get a ream of research and information
from the team. So, I used the combined resources of the National Weather Service,
The Weather Channel's meteorologists, and our own pop culture experts to come
up with a short list of fascinating facts about weather.
Snow isn't always white
In California's Sierra
Nevada Mountains and the
alpine regions of Colorado, pink
snow is occasionally spotted.
It's caused by a microscopic
reddish-colored algae,
chlamydomonas nivalis, that
lives only in cold climates.
While the locals call it
"watermelon snow" it is not edible. The algae can be slightly toxic and can give
you an upset stomach if you eat it.
Largest hailstone: 8"
The small town of Vivian, South Dakota holds the record for largest hail stone,
which was an 8" stone that fell on July 23, 2010. Les Scott found the hail stone in
his yard after a particularly strong storm. He said the dents in the ground were as
deep as coffee cans. When he spotted the stone, he put it in a cooler to keep it cold.
The National Weather Service verified
the size of the record-setting stone and
added that it weighed 1.9375 pounds.
What does a storm that pelts your
house with nearly two-pound hail stones
sound like? "A guy throwing bricks at
the house and many of them and it was
scary," Scott said.