Англиискии для вас Новый курс XXI века

Exercise 2. Read and translate the text.
Exercise 3. Find in the text English equivalents for these word combinations and sen­tences.

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   оказывают влияние на климат. 2. сильные морозы бывают редко. 3. В Шотландии так же холодно, как и в Санкт-Петербурге. 4. В Англии дожди идут почти каждый месяц. 5. Около 80% территории России нахо­дится в умеренной зоне. 6. чтобы защитить страну от холодных северных ветров. 7. в большинстве областей. 8. Самая низкая средне-зимняя темпе­ратура в тундре около 30° ниже нуля. 9. и самые жаркие месяцы. 10. менее континентальный.
   

Exercise 4. Quote the sentences in which these words and word combinations are used in the text.
mild, average, part, snow, from day to day, to start raining, to occupy, the Atlantic Ocean, air, continental, rain, cool, the European part of the country, the Black Sea coast
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Exercise 5. Answer these questions.
1. How do western winds that blow from the Atlantic Ocean influence the climate of Great Britain? 2. What part of Great Britain is the coldest? 3. Is it as frosty in Scotland as it is in St. Petersburg? 4. What part of England is the warmest in summer? 5. What is the weather like in Britain? 6. What climatic* zones are there in Russia? 7. What is the climate like in most regions? 8. What part of the country does the tundra occupy? 9. What is the lowest average winter temperature in the tundra? 10. What are the coldest and the hottest months in the European part of the country? 11. Are summers in the European part of the country as hot as (they are) in Siberia? 12. What part of the country has a sub­tropical climate?
Exercise 6. Give the degrees of comparison of these adjectives and adverbs.
mild, strong, high, low, cold, warm, frosty, sunny, large, great, bad, bril­liant, good, little, long, short, much. many, badly, well, exciting, thick, thin, hot. cool, continental, temperate, difficult, early, easy, easily
Exercise 7. Transform these sentences according to the models. Translate them, a) It is not as cold in February as it is in January.
It is colder in January than in February.
1. It is not as hot in August as it is in July in Moscow. 2. It is not as cool in the morning as it is in the evening here. 3. Winters in Moscow are not as frosty as they are in Siberia. 4. Cold northern winds in the central regions of the coun­try are not as strong as they are in the tundra. 5. Summers in the Highlands of Scotland are not as warm as they are in the south-eastern part of England.
b) I do not like autumn as much as (I like) spring.
I like spring more than autumn.
1. She does not like winter as much as summer. 2. It does not rain as much in summer as (it does) in autumn. 3. It does not snow as much in December as (it does) in January. 4. 1 do not like rain as much as snow. 5. I do not like the continental climate as much as I like the subtropical climate.