9th grade. Unit 5. Lesson 4. If you don't the weather, wait a minute

👉Communicative area: talking about the influence of the weather on people

👉Active vocabulary: humidity, to weather, weather sensitive, whether, prefixes in-, un-, dis-, over-

Look at these objects. What are they? Do you ever wear them? A person from what country would have all these objects at the same time.

1. Why do people in Britain say “If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute”?

2. Should the tourists visiting Britain worry about the weather? Why (not)?

3. Would you like to visit Britain? When? Why?

Answer the questions. Use the phrases from Simon’s interview in the box. If you’re not sure about the information search the net. 

1. What’s the weather like in Belarus? 

2. What climate do we have here?

3. Is it true that it is always cold in Belarus? 

4. What is Belarusian climate like? 

5. What about the best time to visit Belarus? 

6. What is your favourite time of the year?

Help box

… things influence our climate: … 

Belarus is a … country and has a … climate. The weather here is difficult / easy to predict. 

In general, we have … summers and … winters. Our summers are … with the temperatures around …ºC in summer and … . And the winters are … with the temperatures around …ºC. 

… is / are normally the warmest month(s). 

… is normally the coldest month. 

Probably the best months to travel in Belarus are … These months generally have... 

But even at that time be prepared for some harsh weather conditions. For example... 

It’s always advisable to bring … with you if you plan to visit Belarus. 

My favourite time of the year is … because …