Put tag questions. a) Cambridge is formed from a variety of institutions, ……?
b) All the colleges are self-governing institutions within the university, ……?
c) It does not have a main campus, ……?
d) The university also operates eight cultural and scientific museums, ……?
e) Cambridge has educated many prominent scientists, politicians, lawyers,
philosophers, ……?
f) There are 31 colleges with 18,271 students with 9,823 academic and
administrative staff members at Cambridge University,…?
g) No college is as old as the university itself, ……?
h) Cambridge is now the only remaining United Kingdom university with femaleonly colleges, …..?

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2 A This involves firing a rocket containing silver iodide into a cloud.

5 B If this works, it will reduce the number of natural disasters like hurricanes and

floods.

1 C So imagine a world in which we could control the weather!

4 D Cloud-seeding can go wrong, though!

3 E It claims that it has stopped hailstorms, ended droughts and even put out fires.

F If there's a clear blue sky, cloud-seeding won't work.

If you're having an outdoor party or a picnic, you don't want a storm to ruin it for you. In the same way, if you're a farmer, you need the sun to shine and the rain to pour at the right time for the best crops. 1 C So imagine a world in which we could control the weather! Well, some scientists believe that they can do just that!

One way to control the weather that scientists have already used is 'cloud seeding'. 2 A This involves firing a rocket containing silver iodide into a cloud. When you do this, drops of water in the clouds attach to the particles to make raindrops. Believe it or not, in China there is a "Weather Modification Office" that often uses cloud seeding! 3 E It claims that it has stopped hailstorms, ended droughts and even put out fires. In 2008, it used 1,104 cloud-seeding rockets to keep the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games dry. It 'seeded' the clouds before they got to Beijing, so it didn't rain on the athletes. In other places, scientists have also 'seeded' clouds with dry ice to get rid of fog at airports. 4 D Cloud-seeding can go wrong, though! In 2009, Chinese meteorologists were trying to create rain during a drought when a cold front arrived and turned the rain into a heavy snowstorm. Beijing froze and there was chaos on the roads!

Some scientists don't believe that we can really control the weather, but others think that in the future, we will be able to control it with 'nanobots' or microscopic robots.

These nanobots could make changes in the atmosphere and stop storms before they

form. [5] B If this works, it will reduce the number of natural disasters like hurricanes and floods.Until then, though, we'll have to keep an eye on the weather report and take an umbrella to our picnics, just in case!

The Weather in England  The English say «Other countries have a climate, in England we have weather*. It happens because the weather changes more often than in other countries. British winters are mild and springs are cool because of the winds that blow from the Atlantic Ocean. They blow 2 days out of every 3.In spring sunshine and showers follow each other so often during the day that an umbrella or a raincoat is absolutely necessary in England. The weather changes so frequently that it is difficult to forecast. It is not unusual for people to complain that the weathermen were wrong.The weather in spring is generally mild but sometimes the days are really fresh. Spring is the season when nature awakens from its long winter sleep: the temperature grows, the sky becomes blue, and the sun grows warmer. Everything is full of new life again. The days grow longer and warmer; the ground gets covered with green grass.Summer is the hottest season in England. The sunrays become hot, the days are long, and the nights are short and warm. It's time for holidays, when people go to the seaside for sunbathing and swimming. It usually gets hot in July. The summer nights are short, but they are wonderful.As for autumn it isn't so nice. It's a season of winds and beautiful sunsets. The leaves turn yellow and reddish and fall to the ground and the birds migrate to warm countries. In autumn the days become shorter. A spell of sunny weather in September is called Indian summer or «Golden Autumn». In England September and October are warm and dry, but November is the foggiest month. Late autumn is generally an unpleasant season. Everything begins to take a different colour. The trees look bare. The flowers have faded away. The sky is overcast with low clouds. Everything looks gloomy.In winter in England they can hardly forecast their weather. Sometimes it rains and sometimes it snows. In England it isn't so cold in winter as in our country and they don't get so much snow as we get here in Ukraine. The rivers in England never freeze, that's why children there go skating very seldom. When there are 8 degrees of frost in England everyone complains of hazards.
 Погода в АнглииАнгличане говорят: «В других странах — климат, а у нас в Англии — погода». Это происходит потому, что погода изменяется чаще, чем в других странах. Британские зимы умеренны, а весна прохладная из-за дующих с Атлантического океана ветров. Они дуют каждые два дня из трех.Весной солнечная погода и проливные дожди следуют друг за другом так часто в течение дня, что зонтик или плащ являются абсолютно необходимыми в Англии. Погода меняется так часто, что ее трудно прогнозировать. Это обычное явление, когда люди жалуются, что «прогнозисты» сделали неправильный прогноз.Погода весной в основном мягкая, но иногда дни действительно холодные. Весна — это время года, когда природа пробуждается от своего длинного зимнего сна: температура становится выше, небо становится голубым, солнце становится теплее. Все вокруг снова полно новой жизнью. Дни становятся более длинными и теплыми, земля покрывается зеленой травой.Лето является самым жарким сезоном в Англии. Солнечные лучи становятся жаркими, дни длинными, ночи короткими и теплыми. Это время отпусков, когда люди едут на побережье, чтобы позагорать и поплавать. Действительно жарко становится в июле. Летние ночи коротки, но прекрасны.Что касается осени, то она не настолько прекрасна. Это сезон ветров и красивых закатов. Листья становятся желтыми и красноватыми и опадают на землю, птицы улетают в теплые края. Осенью дни становятся короче. Непродолжительный период солнечной погоды в сентябре называется бабьим летом или золотой осенью. В Англии в сентябре и октябре тепло и сухо, но ноябрь является самым туманным месяцем. Поздняя осень — это вообще неприятный сезон. Все меняет свои цвета. Деревья выглядят голыми. Цветы завяли. Небо пасмурное, с низкой облачностью. Все выглядит мрачным.Зимой в Англии трудно предсказать погоду. Иногда идет дождь, иногда — снег. В Англии не так холодно зимой, как в нашей стране, и у них выпадает не так много снега, как у нас на Украине. Реки в Англии никогда не замерзают, именно поэтому дети там очень редко катаются на коньках. Когда в Англии 8 градусов мороза, каждый считает это стихийным бедствием.