Part 2. Seasons.

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS:

to change colour ['kʌlə] to turn yellow, red, brown cloudy ['klaudɪ] to look beautiful in autumn attire [ə'taɪə]  a puddle ['pʌdl]  a period ['pɪərɪəd]  in early ['ɜːlɪ]  autumn ['ɔːtəm]  Indian summer to gather a crop to look gloomy ['gluːmɪ]  to be on sale muddy ['mʌdɪ]  slush unpleasant [ʌn'plezənt]

менять цвет становиться жёлтым, красным, коричневым покрытый облаками выглядеть красиво в осеннем наряде лужа период ранней осенью бабье лето собирать урожай выглядеть мрачно быть в продаже грязный слякоть неприятный

Autumn.

Autumn begins in September. The days become shorter and the nights become longer. The weather becomes cooler than in summer. The leaves on the trees change their colour. They turn yellow, red and brown and fall on the ground. Forests look so beautiful in their autumn attire. The sky is grey and cloudy. It often rains and there are a lot of puddles in the streets. But there is a period of fine weather in early autumn which is called Indian summer. Most birds fly away to warm countries. Farmers gather their crops and there are a lot of vegetables and fruit on sale.

In October and November it gets colder and colder. The earth is muddy, the streets are covered with slush, everything looks gloomy and wet which makes autumn an unpleasant season.

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS:

pale [peɪl] to set (set, set) to rise (rose, risen) to drive snow into snowdrifts slippery a thaw [θɔː] sets in it sleets to decorate a New Year tree tinsel ['tɪnsl] to make merry

бледный садиться (о солнце) всходить (о солнце) сметать снег в сугробы скользкий устанавливается оттепель идёт снег с дождём украшать новогоднюю ёлку мишура веселиться

Winter.

Winter comes in December. The weather is cold and frosty. The sky is pale, grey and covered with low clouds. The sun shines seldom, it sets early and rises late. The snowflakes cover the ground with a white sheet. A cold north wind blows and drives the snow into snowdrifts. There is much snow everywhere. The rivers and lakes are covered with a thick sheet of ice.

Sometimes it is slippery. Sometimes a thaw sets in, it sleets and the roads become slushy.

I like winter because we have a wonderful holiday – New Year. I enjoy decorating a New Year tree with tinsel, toys and silver bells. My mother cooks many tasty things, a lot of guests come to our place, I get many presents and we make merry.

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS:

in the sun rates [reɪts]  to melt the icy ['aɪsɪ]  sheet cracks the floating ['fləutɪŋ] of ice to smell of smth. to awaken [ə'weɪkən] thin blades of grass come out snowdrop ['snəudrɔp] coltsfoot ['kəultsfut] lungwort ['lʌŋwɜːt] lily-of-the-valley [ˌlɪlɪəvðə'vælɪ] violet ['vaɪələt]  to burst [bɜːst]  into leaf (flower) it clears up joyous brook damp nature ['neɪʧə]  shower ['ʃəuə]  rainbow ['reɪnbəu]  appear[ə'pɪə]

под солнечными лучами таять ледяной покров трещит ледоход пахнуть чем-либо просыпаться появляются тонкие травинки подснежник мать-и-мачеха медуница ландыш фиалка распускаться проясняется радостный ручей сырой природа ливень радуга появляться