Завідувач кафедри іноземних мов

 

 

Відповідальний за випуск Т.В. Сьомкіна, д.е.н., професор,

Проректор з науки МЕГІ

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ЗМІСТОВИЙ МОДУЛЬ № 5

Seasons and Weather

Pre-reading activity.

Read and learn the topical vocabulary.

To frame складати

A questionnaire анкета

To draft планувати

Department of sociology факультет соціології

To carry out piloting проводити пілотажні дослідження

Beginners новачки

To interview проводити опит, інтерв’ювати

A responder респондент

The majority більшість

A flash of lightning спалах блискавки

To approach наближатися

For a while на якийсь час

Pile більшість

To admire захоплюватися

Luxuriant багатий, пишний

To breeze віяти

A forecast прогноз погоди

Gillyflower левкой

Daisy маргаритка

Lily лілія

Narcissus нарцис

Primrose первоцвіт

Earthquake землетрус

 

 

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Rainbow веселка

 

Weather forecast прогноз погоди

 

 

I. Read the text and translate it into Ukrainian.

Seasons

Students of the Department of Sociology often work with a questionnaire. They know how to draft questions, how to frame questions, what for and how to carry out piloting. The beginners in sociology have interviewed many people and determined that some of responders like winter, some of them prefer autumn. But the majority thinks that spring is the best season in a year.

The four seasons of the year are: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each season lasts three months. Winter begins in December and ends in March. We usually have many cold days in winter and it often snows. The rivers and lakes are frozen, and when the ice gets thick enough the children can go skating.

When spring comes, the days get warmer. The sun shines brightly in the blue sky. The snow melts quickly and turns into water. Grass grows in the meadows. The birds return from the hot countries and make their nests in the green woods.

In summer the days are very hot as a rule. School is over in June and most of the children go to the rest camps. Many people have their holidays in summer. They go to some place in the country or near the sea.

In summer we often have thunderstorms. We hear the thunder and see flashes of lightning. The wind begins to blow hard and the clouds approach quickly. It rains hard for a while. And soon the sun comes out again.

In autumn it gets dark. The weather is often unpleasant. It drizzles and it’s foggy. The leaves on the trees turn red and yellow, it often rains.

I think that every season has its own charm.

 

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We enjoy spring days full of rays and warmth, when we smell green grass and the first flowers.

Summer makes us relax lying in the sun.

Autumn gives us piles of fruit and vegetables. We cannot help admiring luxuriant gold and red colours of this season.

Winter brings much joy, snowflakes, skating and skiing.

II. Use words from the list to complete the sentences.

Sociology; department; questionnaire, relax; to determine; draft; carry out; piloting; piles; the majority; to have interviewed; thunder(storms); drizzles; luxuriant; responders.

1. Students of the … often work with a …

2. They know how … …, how … questions.

3. They know what for and how … …

4.… of … have … many people and … that some … like winter, some of them prefer autumn.

5. But … thinks that spring is the best season in a year.

6. The rivers and lakes … and when the ice … the children can go skating.

7. The snow … quickly and … into waters.

8. In summer we often have …

9. We hear … and see …

10. The wind begin … and the clouds …

11. It … and it is foggy.

12. Summer makes us … lying in the sun.

13. Autumn gives us … of fruit and vegetables.

14. We cannot help … … gold and red colours of this season.

REMEMBER:

In January

In August Use in before the names of the month!

In December

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On Monday

On Wednesday Use on before the names of the days!

On Saturday