Для студентов II курса РИПК на 18 мая 2020
Тема: "Kinds of storms"
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Storms are an important part of weather. Storms can produce hard rain, blowing snow, large hail, or damaging winds. There are different kinds of storms.
Let us start with a blizzard. It is a heavy snowstorm with very strong cold winds that can be blinding. A blizzard happens in the winter, when very cold air from the Arctic moves south and meets warmer air. In the result a blizzard starts. It has blowing snow and makes it difficult for people to drive or walk anywhere. If a blizzard is coming, it is better to stay indoors.
Another storm is a hurricane, which starts over the ocean. The winds get faster and heavy clouds are formed. First, the hurricane grows, it can be hundreds of miles wide and last days or weeks. But finally it gets weaker and disappears.
Hurricanes form between June and December, but they occur most often in September. They usually happen along the Atlantic Coast or in the Gulf of Mexico.
In hurricane season, the weather service keeps a close watch. If a storm starts, warnings are sent out so that people in the area can go indoors or leave town, waiting for the storm to pass.
Every hurricane gets a name. The first storm of the year gets a person’s name that starts with the letter A. The second storm gets the letter B. Each storm that year gets a name beginning with a new letter of the alphabet.
One of the strongest windstorms of all is a tornado. It typically starts on a hot, sticky, cloudy afternoon. A tornado is formed when dry air from the north meets wet air from the south, causing dark clouds to form. The dark clouds start to change at the bottom, and a funnellike shape forms. This funnel grows until it reaches the ground, and then it starts to travel, roaring as it goes.
Tornadoes hit mostly in the Midwest of the USA, but they can also occur in other areas of the country. Usually tornadoes occur in spring or in summer. The storm usually does not last long, and the funnel soon disappears or moves on. People are advised to stay in a cellar and wait until the storm is over.
There are other types of storms, too, which add beauty and excitement to our lives. A snowstorm brings billions of snowflakes. When they are examined, no two are exactly alike. Each tiny snowflake has its own shape and beauty.
Almost everyone has awakened during a thunderstorm in the middle of the night. The noisy thunder and the bright lightning startle and excite spectators.
There are gentle rainstorms, too. When people hear the soft sounds of quiet falling rain, they often feel peaceful. Sometimes a rainbow appears in the sky as an enormous arch of colored stripes.
To sum up, there are many kinds of storms. Some of them are destructive, others bring a simple beauty to us. All the same, storms of all kinds are a part of our lives.
Words for the text:
disaster [dɪ’zɑːstə] — стихийное бедствие;
damage [‘dæmɪʤ] — 1. повреждение; 2.наносить повреждения;
damaging — разрушительный;
blind [blaɪnd] — 1. слепой; 2. ослеплять;
blinding — ослепляющий;
occur [ə’kɜː] — случаться, происходить (син. happen);
cause [kɔːz] — вызывать, быть причиной;
funnel — воронка;
funnellike — в форме воронки;
destructive [dɪ’strʌktɪv] — разрушительный (син. damaging).
Answer the questions / ответьте на вопросы:
1. What kinds of storms can you name now?
2.What do the strong winds of a blizzard do?
3. Where does a hurricane start?
4. What sometimes happens after it rains?
5. Why is it important to know about storms?
Выполните следующие упражнения:
Упражнение 1. Переведите на русский язык:
creature, extinct, species, endanger, damage, wildlife, habitat, destroy, cure, development, size, weight, cardboard, include, rainforest, mammal, insect.
Упражнение 2. Подберите слово из упражнения 1 к определению ниже:
A kind of animal no longer existing
To cause danger to a living being
A group of plants and animals of the same kind
A place where an animal or a plant is found
An animal or being of some kind
To damage so much that it’s completely ruined
To put in smth else
To make a disease go away by medical treatment.
Упражнение 3. Образуйте новое слово от данного в скобках:
A hurricane is a _________________________ wind or storm. (violence)
It was a ____________________________________ disaster. (terror)
The _________________________ made by the fire was awful. (destroy)
It is ______________________ to be near the crater of volcano. (danger)
______________ disasters can damage houses and kill people. (nature)
Emergency _____________________ do their best to save people. (work)
Sometimes situations are very ___________________ to solve.(difficulty)
The ocean is polluted with ______________________ waste. (chemistry)
We should solve ________________________ problems. (environment)
Air _________________________ is very dangerous for people. (pollute)
The ___________________________of scientists are alarming. (predict)
The earth has given us _______________ for thousands of years. (support)
The hurricane did a lot of ____________________ to the house. (damage).
What are the most serious __________________ problems now? (ecology).
