Ro’zibaeva D. English step by step. 1 Dilbar Ruzibaeva

Ro’zibaeva D. 
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snow, just rain, sleet and fog. But when we say to each other, «Isn’t it dreadful 
weather today? It’s pouring with rain», we sound surprised, as though it is very 
unexpected, when, in fact, it has been raining every day, for two weeks. 
Surprisingly, few people take much notice of the weather reports in the 
newspapers, on radio and television. For a start, no one really understands what 
they mean when the forecasters use words like «depression» and «anti-cyclone». 
And anyway, we never believe what they say will happen. Also, we like to be 
surprised. 
As soon as we wake in the morning, we go to the window and open the curtains to 
«see what the weather is doing» as if we expect at least a hurricane, or a 
snowstorm. As for the weatherforecaster, his job is simple. Whenever there is a 
major sporting event like Ascot, Wimbledon or an important cricket match, he 
knows that it is sure to rain! 
No conversation ever starts in England without a comment on the weather. It is 
almost a formality, like shaking hands. «How do you do? Nice day today», or 
«How do you do? A bit parky, isn’t it?» Parky means cold, and it is only used 
when talking about the weather. Other typical comments on the weather are, 
«What’s the weather like down your way?» or «What time the rain get to your part 
of the world?» 
Then there are people who pretend they know exactly what the weather will do 
next. That sort of person is always convinced that it will get worse. While 
sunbathing in 80 degrees of heat, they will say, «There’s a nasty nip in the air. 
We’ll have frost tomorrow morning». 
The only time that we do want cold weather is at Christmas, when everyone is 
dreaming of a white Christmas. But sadly, it hasn’t snowed in many places in 
Britain on Christmas Day since 1963. These days, it always seems to snow in April 
instead of December, and then not very much. Snowmen are becoming almost 
extinct. 

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