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| 1. It was rain, rain all the week-end. A heavy rain started when we arrived at the station. The rain lasted for two days. 2. We had a lot of snow* last night. In the morning the snow was thick on the road. 3. Yesterday we had 10 degrees of frost. There was a heavy frost in the night. The frost killed all the plants. |
Ex 49 Explain the use of the article. Retell the passage.
The weather is the most important topic in Britain. On the Continent, if you want to describe someone as a very dull person, you remark: "He will only discuss the weather with you." In Britain this is a topic which is always interesting for the English.
Here are two conversations:
| For Bad Weather | For Good Weather |
| — It's an awful day, isn't it? — Yes, isn't the day awful? — The rain... I hate rain. — Such a day in July. Rain in the morning, then some sunshine and then rain all day long. | — It's a lovely day, isn't it? — Yes, isn't the day lovely? — The sun... — Isn't it wonderful! — It's so nice and warm. — I think it's so nice when it's warm, isn't it? |
Learn both the conversations by heart. And even if you do not say anything else for the rest of your life, just repeat the conversations, Englishmen will think that you are an awfully clever man with nice manners.
(After "How to Be an Alien" by G. Mikes)
Ex 50 Translate the following.
1. Густой туман окутал весь город. 2. Давай подождем, дождь скоро прекратится. 3. Ветер с запада обычно приносит дождь. 4. Как используется сила ветра? 5. Ветер был сильным, и идти было трудно. 6. Сильный мороз погубил фруктовые деревья. 7. Вчера вечером шел сильный снег, выпало много снега. 8. Посмотри, снег около фабрики совсем черный. 9. Он выглянул в окно — везде лежал снег: на деревьях, дорожках сада, клумбах (flower beds).
(b)With parts of the day and seasons
Ex 51 Study the chart.
| It is early/late morning (evening, etc.). It was a bright Sunday morning of early/late autumn (spring, etc). They came in the morning (afternoon, etc); in (the) autumn (winter, etc). It was a rainy morning (night, etc); a rainy autumn (spring, etc). I met him on the morning of the exam; in the autumn of 1980. He is here since Friday morning (autumn, etc). |
