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Examiner: Candidate: Examiner: Candidate: T ell m e ab ou t y o u r c o u n try 's c lim a te . We have an e x tre m e c lim a te . O ur w in te rs are a b s o lu te ly fre e zin g , and o u r s u m m e rs are b o ilin g hot. T hat m ea ns th a t th e people, th e houses, th e tra n s p o rt system , e ve ryth in g needs to be prepared to cope w ith every kind of w eather. W hat's y o u r fa v o u rite kind of w e a th e r? W hat I lik e m ost is hot, d ry w eather. I love being able to s it o u tside on a ba lm y evening w ith a d rin k , ra th e r tha n cooped up in side lik e you are in th e w inter. Audio scripts 1 0 5 Examiner: Candidate: Examiner: Candidate: Does the w e a th e r in flu e n c e y o u r m ood? Yes, it c e rta in ly does. It's th e rain th a t in flu e n c e s my m ood the m ost. I hate it w hen it's ra in in g - it m akes m e fe e l so down. It's hard to go out, w ith o u t g e ttin g soaked to th e skin, anyway. And th e sky is so d is m a l and overcast. It's m is e ra b le ! Is it w o rs e to fe e l too hot o r too cold? W ell, I suppose if it's too cold you can ju s t w e a r m ore layers, b u t ne v e rth e le s s I p re fe r to be too hot. A t least it m eans th e w e a th e r is good, and you can alw ays go fo r a s w im to cool down. W hat I re a lly c a n 't stand is being cold and w et. T h a t's th e w o rs t co m b in a tio n and it m akes me w o rry th a t I'm going to catch a cold. Track 2L Candidate: Examiner: Candidate: My fa v o u rite sea son is m o s t c e rta in ly th e s u m m e r, w h ic h is o ffic ia lly fro m J u n e to S e p te m b e r. I say 'o ffic ia lly ' be cau se th e r e a lity is th a t w e g e n e ra lly g e t a v e ry s h o rt s u m m e r, in th a t the w e a th e r is o n ly re a lly 's u m m e ry ' fo r a fe w w e e k s a year. The re s t o f th e sea son m e rg e s w ith th e o th e rs , be in g r a th e r c o ld and rainy. T he h ig h e s t th e te m p e ra tu re g e ts is a b o u t 30, and w h e n it g e ts th a t h ig h , pe op le s ta r t c o m p la in in g because th e y 're n o t used to such he at. T h is ir r ita te s m e, to be h o n e s t, be cau se m y v ie w is th a t we so ra re ly have h o t w e a th e r th a t we s h o u ld ju s t a p p re c ia te it and en jo y it w h e n w e do. In th is c o u n try , and e s p e c ia lly in m y re g io n , you c a n 't re ly on good w e a th e r in th e s u m m e r. I've been to m a n y o u td o o r e ve n ts, lik e w e d d in g s , c o n c e rts , b a rb e c u e s and so on, w h e re th e o rg a n is e rs w e re o p tim is tic a b o u t th e w e a th e r, b u t w h e re it ra in e d n o n s to p . Of c o u rs e , you c a n 't b la m e th e m - if you c a n 't o rg a n is e an o u td o o r e ve n t in A u g u s t, w h e n can you? In th e s u m m e r, I ty p ic a lly go abroad on ho lid ay to places w h e re scorch in g su n sh in e is p ra c tic a lly g u ara ntee d. T his is because I am a sun w o rs h ip p e r and lik e to get a good tan. Having sun on m y skin m akes m e fe e l healthy, th o ugh I am fu lly aw are of a ll th e da ng ers associated w ith too m uch exposure to th e sun. W hen I am at hom e, I like to have frie n d s over fo r barbecues, and w e stay out in th e garden a ll evening u n til it gets too c h illy o r u n til it's tim e fo r th e m to go hom e. The reason s u m m e r is m y fa v o u rite season is th a t su n sh in e m akes me happy. It's a s c ie n tific fact th a t it relea ses e n d o rp h in s . In fact, d u rin g th e w in te r m any people in m y c o u n try use lig h t boxes, w h ic h re cre a te th e lig h t of the sun. You have to s it and stare into the lig h t and it is in te nd ed to lift y o u r m ood. In th e s u m m e r, tho ugh , you d o n 't need such gadgets; you can ju s t go outside, s it in the sun and get a n a tu ra l en erg y boost. It's w o n d e rfu l. Do you d is lik e th e w in te r? No, I d o n 't. A ll th e seasons have s o m e th in g to offer. In th e w in te r it's nice to sn u g g le up inside, w ith a m ug of hot chocolate. Download Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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