Week 4, day 3

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Today's topic is Seasons and Weather

1) Listen to the dialogue and the three stories, the three summaries of the conversation, without reading the texts. Listen 2-3 times. After that listen to the dialogue and the summaries again looking at the texts and check whether you could understand all the details or not.

SEASONS AND WEATHER

1.

Fred: Where was the coldest place you have travelled to?

Paul: I travelled to Finland.

Fred: What month were you there?

Paul: I was in Finland in January.

Fred: Wow, was it really cold?

Paul: Yes. It was about minus 20 degrees.

Fred: That’s really cold. What did you wear?

Paul: I wore about six layers of clothing.

Fred: What did you do there?

Paul: I went skiing and ice skating.

Fred: Where did you ice-skate?

Paul: We went down to the river. The rivers were all frozen.

Fred: I would love to ice-skate on a frozen river.

Paul: It was lots of fun. It was snowing too.

Fred: What else did you do there?

Paul: I went to saunas.

Fred: Perfect weather for saunas.

Paul: Yes. We drank Finnish vodka and sweated.

Fred: Will you go to Finland again?

Paul: Yes, but next time I will go in summertime.

Training 1

Paul: “The coldest place I have travelled to was Finland. I was there in January and it was about minus 20 degrees. I had to wear six layers of clothing! But it was lots of fun. We went skiing and ice skating. The rivers were all frozen so we went ice skating on a frozen river. And I liked the saunas very much. We drank Finnish vodka and sweated there. I’d like to go to Finland again. But next time I will go in summertime.”

1. What was the coldest place you have travelled to?

2. When were you there?

3. What was the weather like?

4. How many layers of clothing did you have to wear?

5. What did you do in Finland?

6. Why did you like Finnish saunas?

7. Would you like to go to Finland again?

8. When will you go next time?

Training 2

Fred: “I can’t stand British weather. It is December but it just rains every day. I don’t think it will snow at Christmas, either. And I like snow and all kinds of winter sports, skiing and ice skating. I’d like to go to Finland, like Paul. It was very cold there. But it was worth it. At least he went ice skating on a frozen river! Actually, it is never really cold in Britain, which isn’t bad at all. But this rain drives me mad!”

1. What do you think of British weather?

2. Which month is it now?

3. What is the weather like?

4. Will it snow at Christmas this year?

5. Why are you so sorry about that?

6. Why do you think that Paul was lucky to go to Finland?

7. Is it bad that it isn’t usually cold in Britain?

8. What about the rain?

Training 3

Fred asks Paul about the coldest place he has travelled to. Paul answers that it was Finland. He was in Finland in January and it was minus 20 degrees. He had to wear about six layers of clothing. He went skiing and ice skating on frozen rivers. It was lots of fun. He also went to saunas. It was perfect weather for saunas. They drank Finnish vodka and sweated. He would like to go to Finland again but only in summer.

- Read the dialogue and the summaries yourself recording your voice. Then listen to the original texts and to your voice sentence by sentence.


- Training 1. Answer the questions. Read the first question and answer it, then read the second... and so on.


- Now just look at the questions and answer them one by one. Do it 2-3 times. Try not to stop after each question.


- Say the text of Training 1 without looking at the text. Record your voice and compare your story with the story in the book.


- Training 2. Do the same with Training 2.


- Training 3. Read the summary 2-3 times. You don't have to memorise it now.





2) Practise Black Jack Comes Back, Chapter 6, Chapter Summary (Pictures 1-5)



EN Black Jack Chapter Six Part One

EN Black Jack Chapter Six Part Two

EN Black Jack Chapter Six Part Three

EN Black Jack Chapter Six Part Four

EN Black Jack Chapter Six Part Five

To download Black Jack Comes Back program go to www.sapcrystals.com choose one of the platforms: Windows (Personal Computer), MAC (Macintosh), iOS (iPhones, iPads), Android (smartphones, tablets) and follow the instructions.





3) Do this test from Topic-Based Tests for Beginners.




Choose the correct one.

SEASONS AND WEATHER

2

Which is correct?

1. _____ hot in summer.

a) It has

b) It is

c) There is

2. I hope spring _____ soon.

a) coming

b) is coming

c) to come

3. He always enjoys summer _____.

a) storm

b) stormy

c) storms

4. _____ people visit Iceland in winter.

a) Few

b) A few

c) Little

5. _____ birds fly south in winter.

a) A lot

b) Many

c) Much

6. You should _____ about your summer holiday.

a) writing

b) to write

c) write

7. I _____ to go home this winter.

a) has

b) have

c) had

8. She likes _____ snow.

a) see

b) to see

c) saw

9. What’s that? _____ is my new winter scarf.

a) They

b) It

c) There

10. _____ are good beaches in Australia.

a) Their

b) They’re

c) There

11. _____ bushes flower in spring.

a) These

b) This

c) That

12. Did you get _____ snow this year?

a) a

b) an

c) any

13. There are _____ days left of winter.

a) a few

b) a little

c) number

14. It _____ raining today.

a) is

b) am

c) are

15. _____ season is very pleasant.

a) This

b) Those

c) There

16. We _____ mild summers in Sweden.

a) have

b) has

c) had

17. He _____ ice-skate.

a) knows

b) knows to

c) can

18. She collects _____ spring flowers.

a) many

b) a lot

c) much

19. She hates to _____ winter colours.

a) wears

b) wearing

c) wear

20. There aren’t _____ flowers this year.

a) a lot

b) many

c) much

See the key to this test below.




Key to Test 2, Seasons and Weather

1. b 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. b 6. c 7. b 8. b 9. b 10. c 11. a 12. c 13. a 14. a 15. a 16. a 17. c 18. a 19. c 20. b