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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.
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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.
