Weather. Unusual places on our planet

Choose the correct option. The weekend will be _____ and _____ - the perfect weather for a picnic!

Choose the correct option. Most parts of the country are enjoying sunny _____ today.

Choose the correct option. The day will start with _____ fog and a light _____ .

Match the opposites.

Choose the correct option. The weather is going to change tomorrow as _____ blow in from the north.

Choose the correct form of the verb. A: When are you leaving for your adventure weekend? B: The bus _____ on Friday at six.

Choose the correct form of the verb. A: My hands are cold. В: I _____ you my gloves.

Choose the correct form of the verb. A: I need a hot drink to warm myself up. В: I _____ you a nice cup o f coffee.

Choose the correct form of the verb. A: Look at that kite surfer! B: Oh, he _____ in the water!

Choose the correct form of the verb. A: I think it _____ tomorrow. B: We shouldn't go on a picnic, then.

Read the text and match parts of sentences. The Taiga, which means ‘forest’ in Russian, is the world’s largest biome. It consists of coniferous forests and covers a large part of Russia, Scandinavia, and North America. The Taiga has a subarctic climate with large differences in temperature between seasons. Winters are long and very cold with only snowfall, and temperatures can drop as low as -54°C. Summers are very short but warm and humid; sometimes temperatures reach 30°C. The trees of the Taiga have adapted to the low levels of sunlight and the extreme conditions. Most of them are evergreen trees which means they keep their leaves all year round. The leaves are also a very dark green colour so that they can absorb more sunlight for photosynthesis. The cone shape of the evergreens helps snow slide off of them, so the branches don’t break from the weight of the snow. The environment of the Taiga encourages healthy tree growth and some of the trees there are thousands of years old. The Taiga also hosts a wide variety of wildlife. It is home to Russia’s largest populations of brown bear, wolf, moose, reindeer, and red fox. It also has as many as 300 species of birds, including the golden eagle and the great grey owl. The Taiga, however, is in danger because of global warming and an increase in deforestation over the past decades. Fortunately, governments are now taking measures to protect this precious natural habitat.

Read the text and match True or False. Hi, everyone! Well, here I am at the scientific research station in Antarctica, the coldest, windiest, and driest continent in the world! It's summer right now, so the weather is quite 'mild' - it's 0°C today! There are still a lot of gales, though, and of course, the sun never sets in the summer, which is really weird! Despite the freezing cold, the scenery and wildlife here are incredible. There are seals everywhere, and yesterday I saw a humpback whale. Everyone is warning me about the winter here! The temperature will drop to about -40°C, and the sun won't rise at all. There will only be 20 of us and we won't have any visitors for 7 months. It'll be difficult, but at least I'm going to be very busy. As a marine biologist, I'm going to study the way marine wildlife adapts to extreme temperatures. I'm also going to do a survey of the threatened Emperor Penguin. I can't wait to start! Tomorrow, all the newcomers are going on a survival course for a week with ski-doos and sledges. We're going to camp in the snow and learn things like what to do if we fall down a deep crack in the ice. I hope there won't be a blizzard like the one we had on my first day here. Well, bye for now! I'll tell you all about the course when I'm back at the research station next week. Matt