I LISTENING COMPREHENSION
You’ll hear a radio weather forecast. Listen to the forecast and complete the statements. You’ll hear the information twice.
1 It is about the weather in .
2 The day will be .
3 It will be .
4 There will be
II READING COMPREHENSION
1. Read the article. What is the arcticle about? Choose.
a The weather in the USA.
b How they forecast the weather in the USA.
с How they forecast the weather in the USA in November.
Many Americans like talking about the weather. They have a lot to talk about. People have always wanted to forecast the weather. In the old times they only guessed or used the old reports of what the weather was like in the past.
Today people use radars, satellite pictures and computers. All these instruments help them to make weather pictures. Some people forecast the weather for a whole year or a whole season. Each November, the United States Weather Department forecasts what the weather will be like. And each year, Americans read a forecast for the whole year in The Old Farmer’s newspaper.
Both the Weather Department and The Old Farmer’s newspaper use information about past years. First they take the old weather reports and the information from satellites, balloons, radar stations and ships at sea and put them into a computer. Then the computer gives a report. Such reports are very important for many Americans, they are important for farmers, pilots, astronauts, sportsmen, filmmakers and just for people who spend a lot of time outside.
Americans may not like a lot of their weather, but they like to talk about it and they like to watch TV weather forecasts. And for them the weather reports are important, too.
2. According to the text, mark the statements (a—e) as T if they are true and F if they are false.
a) Americans don’t care what the weather will be like.
b) The Old Farmer’s newspaper gives the information about the weather for the year.
c) Old weather reports are useful for forecasting the weather.
d) Weather reports are very important for people of different professions.
e) Americans dislike a lot of their weather.
III USE OF ENGLISH (GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY)
1. Jane will have her birthday in August.
What will she do on her birthday? Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms. There is an example (0) at the beginning.
0 If the weather js (be) lovely, Jane and her friends will swim (swim) in the river.
1 Jane and her friends _ (have) a picnic if the weather_ (be) fine.
2 They_ (go) to the beach if it_ (be) very hot.
3 If it _ (rain), they _ (stay) at home.
4 If Jane’s parents _ (agree), they _ (take) Jane and her friends to the countryside.
5 Jane _ (invite) her friends to the cafe if there _(be) a heavy rain.
6 Jane and her friends _ (not/stay in town) if it _(be) hot and humid.
2. Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms. Use the Present Progressive Tense, to be going to and the Future Simple Tense. There is an example (0) at the beginning.
0 It is raining all day today. It is going to be wet (be) tomorrow.
1 There are many dark clouds. It _ (snow).
2 — Do you have any plans for the weekend? Yes, I _(visit) my grandparents.
3 — Have a nice time in Edinburgh! What are your plans for the trip?— Maybe I_ (visit) the most beautiful places there.
4 — It has become dark and stuffy. It _ (bestormy).
5 — It will be sunny and warm tomorrow. Have you decided what to do tomorrow?— Yes, I _ (plant) flowers in the garden.
3. Jane wrote about her trip to Scotland in her diary.
What did she write about the weather in Scotland? Circle the correct word. There is an example (0) at the beginning.
0 It is raining today. The weather is _.
a lovely
b wet
с dry
1 It’s so cold outside. I am _.
a hot
b fine
с freezing
2 The spring weather is fine. There is sunshine and the temperature is above zero. The snow is going to _
a snow.
b melt.
с rain.
3 It is cloudy and wet. It is going to be _
a foggy.
b frosty.
с sunny.
4 I don’t like this July. Do you know that there will be _tomorrow?
a a thunderstorm
b frost
с sunshine
5 The day is awful. A_ wind is blowing and it will be all day long.
a light
b mild
с severe
IV SPEAKING
1. What was the weather like yesterday? Give a weather forecast.
2. Role play. Yet are talking with your British friend about a future picnic.
Pupil Card 1
You are talking with your British friend about a future picnic. You begin the conversation. Don’t forget to:
ask your British friend about
— the weather forecast;
— the place you are going to have a picnic;
— the picnic activities; agree or disagree to go to the picnic.
Pupil Card 2
You are a British pupil. You are talking with your Russian friend about a future picnic.
Invite your Russian friend to go to a picnic.
Answer your Russian friend’s questions.
WRITING
Your foreign friend is going to visit you in August.
What will you write to him/her about the weather in your region in August? (30 words)
CULTURAL AWARENESS
What do you know about British culture?
Mark the statements 1—4 as T if they are true and F if they are false.
1 The British never talk about the weather.
2 Many British people spend their holidays in Brighton.
3 It’s a lovely day.
a — Yes, it’s lovely.
b — Yes, it’s beautiful.
4 Lord Nelson travelled to the Caribbean Sea.
VII NEW WORDS AND WORD COMBINATIONS FROM UNIT 6
Answer the questions.
1. How many new words from Unit 6 do you know?
2. Which words can you use
3. Which words can you use to describe winter weather? to describe summer weather?