2. Read the text and answer the questions. THE SEASONS AND WEATHER
There are four seasons in a year: spring summer, autumn, and winter. Every season is
beautiful in its own way.
When spring comes nature awakens from its long winter sleep. The days become longer
and the nights become shorter. The ground is covered with emerald-green grass and the first
flowers. The air is fresh, the sky is blue and cloudless, and the sun shines brightly. The trees
are in full blossom. The nightingale begins to sing its lovely songs, and sweet melodies may
be heard from every wood and park. The days are warm and everything is full of life and joy.
Spring is followed by summer. The weather is usually fine in summer, but it can be very hot,
especially in July. Sometimes there are storms with thunder and lightning. In summer people
try to get away from the city noise and spend more time in the open air. They pick
mushrooms and berries in the forest, swim
in the rivers and lakes, go fishing and boating. Most people prefer to have their holidays in
summer.
Autumn begins in September. The days become shorter and the nights become longer. The
leaves turn yellow, red and brown and fall to the ground. Most birds fly away to warm
countries. There is a short spell of dry sunny weather in September, which is called "Indian
Summer' It is a beautiful time
when the sky is cloudless, the trees around are golden, the air is transparent and it is still
warm. But gradually it gets colder and colder. It often rains in October and November which
makes autumn an unpleasant season.
In winter the sun sets early and rise late. The rivers and lakes are frozen over. Everything is
covered with snow. Sometimes it is very cold, about 25-30 °C below zero. Going out in such
weather isn't pleasant. Winter is a good time for sports. People go In for skating and skiing.
Tobogganing is also popular, not as a kind of sports, but rather as a fun. As for me, I like all
the season, but I think there is nothing like late spring.
2. Why do pooplo try to spend more time in the open air in summer?
1. swim in the rivers and lakes
2. go fishing and boating.
3. play football
4. go to the swimming pool
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1,2
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