Seasons and weather

SEASONS AND WEATHER

to awaken - пробуждаться

ground - земля

to cover- покрывать

emerald-green - изумрудно-зелёный

to be in blossom - быть в цвету

nightingale - соловей

sweet - зд. приятный

thunder - гром

lightning – молния

to pick mushrooms and berries - собирать грибы и ягоды

to go fishing - идти на рыбалку

to go boating - кататься на лодке

to prefer - предпочитать
a short spell – короткий промежуток времени

transparent – прозрачный

to freeze over (be frozen over)– покрываться льдом, замерзать

tobogganing - катание на санках

there is nothing like - нет ничего лучше

changeable - изменчивый

wet - сырой

nasty – пасмурный, ненастный

comparison - сравнение

mood - настроение

opinion - мнение

statement – утверждение

Seasons and weather

There are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. There are twelve months in the year. Winter months are: December, January and February. Spring months are: March, April, May. Summer months are: June, July, August. Autumn months are: September, October, November. Every season is beautiful in its own way.

When spring comes nature awakens from its long winter sleep. The days become longer and the nights become shorter. The ground is covered with emerald-green grass and the first flowers. The air is fresh, the sky is blue and cloudless, and the sun shine s brightly. The trees are in full blossom. The nightingale begins to sing its lovely songs, and sweet melodies may be heard from every tree and park. The days are warm and everything is full of life and joy.

Spring is followed by summer. The weather is usually fine in summer, but it can be very hot, especially in July. Sometimes there are storms with thunder and lightning. In summer people try to get away from the city noise and spend more time in the open air. They pick mushrooms and berries in the forest, swim in the rivers and lakes, go fishing and boating. Most people prefer to have their holidays in summer.

Autumn begins in September. The days become shorter and the nights become longer. The leaves turn yellow, red and brown and fall to the ground. Most birds fly away to warm countries. There is a short spell of dry sunny weather in September which is called Indian Summer. It is a beautiful time when the sky is cloudless, the trees around are golden, the air is transparent and it is still warm. But gradually it gets colder and colder. It often rains in October and November which makes autumn an unpleasant season.

In winter the sun sets early and rises late. The rivers and lakes are frozen over. Everything is covered with snow. Sometimes it's very cold, about 25-30 degrees below zero. Going out in such weather isn't very pleasant. Winter is a good time for sports. People go in for skating and skiing. Tobogganing is also popular, but not as a kind of sports, but rather as fun.

The weather in England is very changeable. A fine morning can change into a wet afternoon and evening. And a nasty morning can change into a fine afternoon. That is why it is natural for the English to use a comparison "as changeable as the weather" of a person who often changes his or her mind or opinion about something. "Other countries have a climate; in England we have weather". This statement is often made by the English to describe the meteorological conditions of their country.

The English also say that they have three variants of weather, when it rains in the morning, when it rains in the afternoon or when it rains all day long.

The best time of the year in England is spring (of course, it rains in spring too).

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