С ВОПРОСАМИ ПОСЛЕ ТЕКСТА-Домашнее задание Seasons and Weather in Russia
Winter, spring, summer, autumn are the seasons of the year.
December, January and February are winter months. The weather is cold. It usually snows. The days are short and the nights are long. The rivers and lakes freeze and we can go skating and skiing.
March, April and May are spring months. Spring is a nice season. The weather is warm. There are many green trees in the streets and in the parks. The sun shines brightly. The birds sing songs everywhere.
June, July and August are summer months. In summer it is usually hot. The sky is blue. The days are long and the nights are short. There are many flowers in the parks and gardens. There are many berries in the forests.
September, October and November are autumn months. The weather is cool. It often rains. The days become shorter and the nights become longer. The birds prepare to fly to the South. You can see yellow, red and brown leaves on the trees.
1. Complete the text.
There are 4 in the year: winter, spring, summer, autumn. In Russia three winter months. They are , and February. Spring months are , and May. Summer months are , and August. Autumn months are , ___ and November. My favourite season is summer because I like to in the river. I like to a bike, too. It is sunny and in summer. And I have holidays. It’s great!
2. Answer the questions:
How many seasons are there in a year?
Name the seasons.
What season is between winter and summer?
What season is it now?
What is your favourite season? Why?
How many months are there in a year?
Name summer months (winter months, etc.)
What month is it now?
What month comes after May? before August?
What is your favourite month? Why?
What month do you have your birthday?
What is the first month of winter? of summer?
When does spring start in Russia?
When does autumn finish in Russia?
What month does the school year in Russia start (finish)?
2) Oh, and there is someone washing his car in the background. - На переднем плане есть некоторые маленькие дети, которые играют в футбол на улице
3) It is not a very beautiful street, but the atmosphere seems very friendly and relaxed. - Это не очень красивая улица, но атмосфера, кажется, очень дружелюбны и расслаблены.
4) The houses are quite small and they haven't got front gardens. But some houses look very colorful. In the foreground there are some young kids who are playing football in the street. And there are two old men on the right who are chatting to each other in front of one of the houses. Perhaps they are gossiping about the neighborhoods. Oh, and there is someone washing his car in the background. It is not a very beautiful street, but the atmosphere seems very friendly and relaxed. - Домов довольно мало, и они не получили палисадники. Но некоторые дома выглядят очень красочными. На переднем плане есть некоторые маленькие дети, которые играют в футбол на улице. И есть два старики справа, которые, болтая друг с другом перед одним из домов. Возможно, они сплетничают о кварталах. Ох, и есть кто-то моет машину в фоновом режиме. Это не очень красивая улица, но атмосфера, кажется, очень дружелюбной и расслабленой.
Why? I think the author would show us that not only external beauty plays an important and "beautiful" role in life, but also internally. - Почему? Думаю автор хотел показать нам что не только внешняя красота играет важную и "красивую" роль в жизне, но и внутреняя.
Chapter One
The Boy Who Lived
The chapter starts with description of the Dursley family, who are proud to be "perfectly normal". We learn that Mrs Dursley has a sister, Mrs Potter, but their families haven't met for several years. Both families have sons.
Then the story begins on a "dull, grey Tuesday". Mr Dursley notices a lot of strange things hapenning - owls flying in town, people in cloaks, a strange cat sitting on the wall of his garden, unusual news on TV. The Dursleys go to bed wondering what it all could mean. At night, a tall, thin and very old man appears near their house. It's Albus Dumbledore. The cat turns out to be Professor McGonagall, and the two are professors from Hogwarts, a school of witchcraft and wizardry. Then comes Hagrid, a giant, who brings little Harry Potter. Harry's parents were killed by Lord Voldermort, a dark wizard, but Harry survived and Voldermort's power "somehow broke" .
So little Harry is left asleep on the doorstep of the Dursley's house with a letter written by Dumbledore. The professors and Hagrid go to join the celebrations.