Weather Forecast on the Radio
Vocabulary (make sure you know these words):
- New York [ˈnjuːˈjɔːk] - Нью-Йорк;
- a skyscraper [ˈskaɪˌskreɪpə] - небоскрёб;
- in the southeast - на юго-востоке;
- Miami [maɪˈæmɪ], Florida [ˈflɒrɪdə] - Маями, штат Флорида;
- a vacation place - место для отдыха;
- ninety degrees Fahrenheit [ˈfærənhaɪt] - 90 градусов по Фаренгейту;
- Springfield [ˈsprɪŋfiːld], Illinois [ˌɪlɪˈnɔɪ] - Спрингфилд, штат Иллинойс;
- zero degrees Celsius [ˈsɛlsɪəs] - 0 градусов по Цельсию;
- Denver [ˈdɛnvə], Colorado [ˌkɒlə(ʊ)ˈrɑːdəʊ] - Денвер, штат Колорадо;
- a perfect place for skiing - отличное место для катания на лыжах;
- Los Angeles [lɒsˈændʒələs], California [ˌkælɪˈfɔːnɪə] - Лос-Анджелес, штат Калифорния;
- a drive up the coast - поездка на побережье.
Task 1. Listen to the text "Weather Forecast on the Radio", and fill in the gaps bellow.
Weather Forecast on the Radio
In New York – home of the _________________ and the _________________ – it'll be sunny and mild, a little bit _________________, but nice and warm. What a beautiful day to _________________ the city! Down in the southeast today the weather will be wonderful. In Miami, Florida, a _________________ place, it's going to be sunny and very _________________. It's ninety degrees Fahrenheit. A perfect day for the beach. Not so in Springfield, Illinois, it's _________________ and _________________, we expect rain this afternoon. So get out your umbrella. It's thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit. That's zero degrees Celsius outside Denver, Colorado. There's two feet of snow _________________ and it's going to _________________ some more. It's a _________________ for skiing. And on the west coast in Los Angeles, California – home of Hollywood _________________ stars and the best cars – it's sunny and warm. It will be a beautiful day for a drive up the coast. And that's the weather in the USA today.
Task 2. Look at the map of Russia and make up a radio forecast for certain places in the country. Use the text "Weather Forecast on the Radio" as a model.
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Vladivostok – Get out your umbrella. Yakutsk – It’s a perfect day for skiing. Novosibirsk – Get out your warm coat. Ekaterinburg – What a beautiful day for Volgograd – Get out your light clothes and sunglasses. |
Murmansk – It will be a perfect day for fishing. Moscow – Don’t make any plans. Sochi – A perfect day for the beach. St. Petersburg – It’s a perfect day to walk in the city. |