VI. Consult with your dictionary and give all kinds of derivatives of the following words.

Существительные	Глаголы	Прилагательные	Наречия
Sun
Fog
Rain
Mist
Wind
		Dark
		Bright
		Light
		Warm
	To air
	To freeze
	To chill
	To light

 

VII. Find antonyms to the following words. Make sentences of your own with these words. (You can use several words in one sentence)

to come up, east, spring, to rise, day, cool, southern, at night, sunset, summer, cold, wet morning, moonlit, still weather, fine, cloudy.

to go down, evening, nasty, at noon, hot, dry, west, autumn, daybreak, hurricane, sunlit, northern, night, winter, to set, sunny, warm.

 

VIII. Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column.

Verbs:

1. shine with interrupted brightness	A. melt
2. appear indistinctly	B. slant
3. change to liquid condition by heat	C. bedew
4. move upwards	D. gleam
5. cover or sprinkle with dew or water	E. mount
6. be or feel very cold	F. loom
7. diverge from a vertical or horizontal line	G. freeze

Nouns:

1. gentle wind	A. shadow
2. climate	B. breeze
3. round portion of liquid such as hangs or falls separately	C. cloud
4. grave-mound	D. shred
5. patch of shade, region not reached by sun	E. barrow
6. visible water vapour floating in air high above the ground	F. clime
7. torn or broken piece	G. drop

Adjectives:

1. biting, harsh, piercingly cold	A. damp
2. of fairly low temperature, fairly cold	B. icy
3. slightly or fairly wet	C. chill
4. unpleasantly cold to feel	D. bitter
5. covered with ice, very cold	E. lank
6. indistinct in form; of, or covered with mist	F. cool
7. straight and limp	G. misty

 

IX. Explain the difference between the synonyms or analogous words.

To chill – to freeze Breeze – wind Veil – haze – mist – fog Pool – puddle

Damp – moist – wet Ruthless – merciless Cool – chilly – cold – icy – bitter Close – humid – sultry – oppressive – stuffy

 

X. Choose the right word from a couple of similar ones. Change word forms if necessary.

Slush, sleet

a) The __ under my feet was awful. I had an impression that I was walking through a muddy sea.

b) The rain changed into __. Wet snowflakes were falling on the ground and melted there.

Ice drift, snowdrift

a) The path was hedged by two long __. They were like two mountain ranges.

b) The __ started at night. In the morning the children ran to the river to look at the huge blocks of ice drifting across the water.

Icing, icicle

a) There was heavy __ on the road and all cars were moving very slowly.

b) After a thaw there appeared __ on the edge of the roof; they looked like sparkling needles.

Frost, hoarfrost

a) Tree branches were covered with __ and the forest looked enchanting and somewhat mysterious.

b) The __ was biting the nose and the cheeks. It was impossible to stay long in the street.

Draught, drought

    a) Severe __ killed the crops. Not a drop of rain fell on the ground for a month.

b) When the door opened, the __ blew off the papers down on the floor.      

To freeze, to be freezing

a) In winter all rivers and lakes in these parts of the country always ….

b) The temperature was quite low and I felt that I …. 

Blizzard, drizzle

a) Boring … spoiled the day. It was too wet and dull.

b) The … was blinding us. Snowflakes were swirling in the air.

Light, lightning

a) There is not enough … in the room. The table should be moved closer to the window.

b) The … split the sky into two parts. A deafening thunder crack followed.      

                                                                                                                          

XI.

A).Translate into Russian.

 What beastly weather! The rain in Spain stays mainly in a plain. What a sunny day! In the Far East the climate is very changeable. Nice day, isn't it? What a horrible day! I can't stand this wind. It's cold and windy today. It's so nice when it's warm. What a beautiful spring evening! This breeze is so refreshing! It's so surprisingly warm for April! The weather is turning bad. Let's hope for the better. The weather is getting sunny. Oh, it's getting cold. I'm freezing. What do you think of the weather? What's the weather outside? Will the weather keep? Do you think it will clear up? Do you think it is going to turn our fine? What a fine day we are having! What are you talking of? The day is awful. Rain all day long, isn't it dreadful? Nasty day, isn't it? I love the sun, isn't it wonderful? It's so romantic – moonlit glade.

 

B). Make small dialogues using these expressions.