2.6. Writing Practice

Exercise 1. Think for five minutes and write what you like to do in good and bad weather. Compare your activities with those written by other students. Choose the most original ideas.

Exercise 2. Study the weather in your region for a whole week. Write down your observations. Use the following models.

A.

Monday: occasional drizzle, bright spells, cold.

Tuesday: Scattered showers, hail and snow over high ground.

Wednesday: Snow showers heavy in the North, sunny periods, cold.

Thursday: Cloudy with showers of sleet or snow, rather cold.

Friday: Some rain in the South at first, early fog, frost patches.

Saturday: Mainly dry, some bright intervals, milder.

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Sunday: Rain at times, temperatures near normal.

B.

Monday: Fog early, followed by dry sunny day.

Tuesday: Rather cloudy with some rain, bright periods.

Wednesday: Changeable with rain at times, near normal temperatures.

Thursday: Rain in places, mainly dry later.

Friday: Showers at first, sunny spells, little change.

Saturday: Rain chiefly in the North and West, sunny intervals.

Sunday: Normal temperatures, max. 200C, sunshine.

Exercise 3. Write an essay on one of the following topics.

a) A Lot of People Like Winter (Summer) but I Hate it.

b) How the Weather Can Help People in Different Situations.

c) Once I Was Caught in a Rainstorm / Snowstorm.

d) How the Weather Affects Me.

e) I Don’t Believe Weather Forecasts, I Believe Weather Lore.