Task 2 (10 points).

Match the words and their meanings.

Example: 0) облачный – e) cloudy

0. облачный a) foggy
1. туманный b) bright/clear
2. небо c) muggy
3. ясный d) degrees
4. влажный и душный e) cloudy
5. градусы f) sky
1.____________________________

2.____________________________

3.____________________________

4.____________________________

5.____________________________



Примечание:

Look at the words and their translations carefully and match them. Внимательно посмотрите на слова и найдите их перевод.
If you are not sure what translation to choose, revise the topic “Weather” and use a dictionary to check your words. Если вы не уверены в выборе перевода, вернитесь к лексической теме «Погода» и воспользуйтесь словарём для проверки своих слов.
Write down your answer according to the example. Запишите ответ по образцу.
For this task you can get 10 points. 2 points for each correct answer. За данное задание вы можете получить 10 баллов, по 2 балла за каждый верно написанный ответ.


Task 3 (10 points).

Decide whether the statements are true or false.

Example: 0. The weather is boiling hot and dry in the desert. – True.

1) A shower is a gentle breeze. – _______________________________________________.

2) A spell of hot weather may end in a thunderstorm. – ______________________________.

3) If it is humid, the air will be very dry. – ________________________________________.

4) Below zero, water turns to ice. – ______________________________________________.

5) Heavy rain means that it is pouring with rain. – __________________________________.



Примечание:

Read the sentences carefully and translate them into Russian. Внимательно прочитайте предложения и переведите их на русский язык.
If you are not sure what each sentence means, revise the topic “Weather” and use a dictionary to check your sentences. Если вы не уверены в значении предложений, вернитесь к лексической теме «Погода» и воспользуйтесь словарём.
Compare the information in the sentences to the real life information. Сопоставьте информацию в предложениях с действительной информацией.
Write down your answer according to the example. Запишите ответ по образцу.
For this task you can get 10 points. 2 points for each correct answer. За данное задание вы можете получить 10 баллов, по 2 балла за каждый верно написанный ответ.


Task 4 (20 points).

Fill in the gaps with one of the words: thunder, warm, storm, forecast, frost, tornado, freezing, climate, boiling, sunny, lightning.

Example: 0. I saw a flash of lightning in the sky yesterday.

1) In England in winter it is sometimes absolutely ____________.

2) I couldn’t sleep because the _______________ was so loud.

3) I wouldn’t like a job outside in the summer when it’s ___________ hot.

4) When I woke up this morning the ground was covered with ___________.

5) There was a very bad _______________ last night, and our tree fell down.

6) A ________________ swept through the state, causing terrible destruction.

7) The Mediterranean _____________ is good for growing citrus fruits and grapes.

8) The weather ______________ said it was going to rain later today.

9) The weather is very changeable these days: it was cloudy and rainy yesterday, today is hot and ______.

10) In spring, when it becomes _______ and the trees are in blossom I like walking in the park.



Примечание:

Read the sentences carefully and the words in the list. Внимательно прочитайте предложения и слова в списке.
If you are not sure what each sentence or a word means, revise the topic “Weather” and use a dictionary to check your sentences and words. Если вы не уверены в значении предложений или слов, вернитесь к лексической теме «Погода» и воспользуйтесь словарём.
You can use each word only once. Каждое слово можно использовать только один раз.
Write down your answer according to the example. Запишите ответ по образцу.
For this task you can get 20 points. 2 points for each correct word. За данное задание вы можете получить 20 баллов, по 2 балла за каждое верно вставленное слово.


Task 5 (30 points).

Answer the following questions. Write down full sentences.

Example: What is the weather like in winter in your region? – The winter is usually quite cold. It often snows. It is sometimes windy.

1). What is the weather like in spring in your region? – _________________________________________________________________________.

2) What can you do in spring? – ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

3) What is the weather like today? – _________________________________________________________________________.

4) What do you usually do in such weather? – _________________________________________________________________________.

5) What are you doing now? – _________________________________________________________________________.