All is good in its season

spring	summer	autumn	winter
			1.

1. It is a good time for sledding and tobogganing, making snowmen and playing snowballs.

2. People enjoy picking mushrooms and berries in the woods and forests.

3. Gradually it gets colder and colder and rains more often.

4. It is the time for nature to awake from its sleep.

5. The rivers and lakes are frozen over and you can see a lot of fishermen on the ice.

6. The days become shorter and the nights become longer.

7. The nightingales start to sing their beautiful melodies.

8. It's a wonderful time when the air is transparent and the trees stand red, brown, golden and yellow against the beautiful cloudless sky.

9. After several chilly weeks people look forward to the wonderful warm days of Indian Summer.

10.There are occasional storms with thunder and lightning but people usually welcome them as they bring a relief from the heat.

11.It is so pleasant to see snowdrops in the woods and to enjoy the fresh breath of the new season.

12. The sun sets very early and rises very late, it's still dark in the morning when you get up.

13. In this season people particularly dislike the sleet and slush under the feet and the dull grey sky.

14. Most nations usually celebrate the shortest night in the year with special rituals.

15. The trees start blossoming and everything around looks festive in white and pink garments.

16. Strawberries are the first fresh fruit that you eat in this season.

17. The roads are icy and it is the most dangerous time for drivers.

18. Most birds fly away to warm countries.

19. New green grass covers the ground and all parks and gardens look pretty spotted with the yellow dandelions

20. The dry winds usually bring droughts which are bad for crops.

Exercise 7. Read and act out the dialogue:

The Season of Change

Mrs. Smith: Good evening, Mrs. Jones. It’s become quite chilly

all of a sudden, hasn’t it?

Mrs. Jones: Yes, I think the summer is over at last and winter’s

on the way.

Mrs. Smith: The nights are certainly drawing in. It gets dark soon

after tea-time now. I suppose we’ll be lighting the fire

again in a few weeks.

Mrs. Jones: I’m really looking forward to sitting by a blazing

coal fire again. I don’t mind the winter nights as long

as the house is cosy and warm, and I adore the crisp,

fresh autumn air.

Mrs. Smith: So do I. I much prefer autumn and winter to summer.

I can’t stand the heat. Do you remember that

heat-wave we had in July? It got so hot that I

couldn’t go to sleep at night and the milk turned

sour before you could put it in the fridge.

Mrs. Jones: I used to love the summer, but now I’m growing

older I like it less and less..

Mrs. Smith: Well, we’re all getting older there’s no doubt

about that. The summers seem to flash past faster

and faster every year.

Mrs. Jones: Have you noticed the old oak trees in the lane?

The leaves have turned yellow already. They look

quite beautiful.

Mrs. Smith: When the leaves change colour, everyone says

how beautiful they look. My hair was yellow once

and now it’s going grey, but no one says it looks

beautiful any more.

Mrs. Jones: Never mind, Mrs. Smith. The trees will be losing

their leaves in a few weeks. At least you aren’t

going bald.

Exercise 8. Practice reading the following word combina­tions and sentences. Learn them by heart:

a clap of thunder - удар грому

to turn off the TV - вимкнути телевізор

a gust of wind may break the pane - порив вітру може разбити віконне скло

it will lay the dust and revive [ri'vaiv] the flowers - він приб’є пил і оживить квіти

nature awakens - природа прокидається

it grows warmer – стає тепліше

buds - бруньки

shoot out new leaves - випускають нові листочки

meadows ['medouz] - луки

flowers begin to blossom – квіти розквітають

farmers till the soil - фермери орють землю

sow [sou] the seeds - сіють насіння

frosty - морозно

the wind has dropped - Вітер затих

comfortable - зручно

pale - блідий

will do you good – піде тобі на користь

Exercise 9. Read and translate the text: