Island – îñòðîâ
Mild – ìÿãêèé
Wet – âëàæíûé
Changeable – èçìåí÷èâûé
Common – îáùèé
Raincoat – ïëàù
Hardly – åäâà ëè
wide range – øèðîêèé äèàïàçîí
as a whole – â öåëîì
to follow each other – ñëåäîâàòü äðóã çà äðóãîì
thick fogs – ãóñòûå òóìàíû
hard frosts – êðåïêèå ìîðîçû
heavy rains – ñèëüíûå äîæäè
influence – âëèÿíèå
incomes – äîõîäû
plenty of – ìíîãî
to amuse – çàáàâëÿòüñÿ
ups and downs of prices – ïîâûøåíèÿ è ïàäåíèÿ öåí
Answer the following questions:
1. Why is there no wide range of climatic conditions in England?
2. What features are common to the climate of this country as a whole?
3. Why does the weather often change in England?
4. Why is the weather warm and wet there?
5. What do the winds blowing from the Atlantic bring to the island?
6. What is summer (winter, spring) like in England?
7. What is a very good beginning for a talk with an Englishman?
Comment on the following:
1. Other countries have a climate, in England we have weather.
2. There is no bad weather, there are bad clothes.