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30.09.2021 10:53 •  Английский язык

The climate of england the climate of the british isles is affected by the gulf stream, a warm current flowing from the gulf of mexico round the north of europe. summers are not so warm and winters are not so cold as in the rest of europe. spring is the season when nature returns to life. there are periods of sunshine broken by occasional showers. it seldom gets unbearably hot in summer, but nevertheless the temperature may rise to ninety degrees in the shade (fahrenheit, of course). the heat grows oppressive, the sky is suddenly overcast with low black clouds and distant peals of thunder indicate the approach of a thunderstorm. after the thunderstorm the air is remarkably fresh. the thunder has cleared the air. we are in for a spell of sunny weather again. 51 autumn is the season of mist, of biting winds, of beautiful sunsets, and miserable chilly days when it drizzles. a spell of sunny weather in october is called an indian summer. when there are eight degrees of frost in england, they say that it is freezing hard, and everyone complains of the cold. on a frosty morning the country is covered with hoarfrost. the rivers and lakes are frozen over. the snow falls, but it does not last long. the english often grumble about the weather but you should not pay too much attention to it . change the following sentences into tag questions according to the model. model: the climate of the british isles is affected by the gulf stream, isn’t it? 1. summers are not so warm as in the rest of europe. 2. spring is the season when nature returns to life. 3. there are periods of sunshine. 4. the sky is suddenly overcast with low black clouds. 5. after the thunderstorm the air is remarkably fresh. 6. autumn is the season of mists. 7. a spell of sunny weather in october is called an indian summer. 8. on a frosty morning the country is covered with hoarfrost. 9. it is freezing hard. 10. the rivers and lakes are frozen over.