Winter Look at the pictures and say: What is winter? This is the season When mornings are dark, And birds not sing In the forests and parks This is the season When children ski, And Father Frost brings The New Year Tree 0 2.Read the text: Winter It is the coldest season of the year Sometimes the temperature is 35° below zero or even lower The air is fresh and healthy You need a warm coat, a woolen hat, warm boots, and mittens not to catch a cold or the flu The nature is wonderful in winter Everything is white: houses, trees, roads The trees look magnificently with fluffy snow The rivers are covered with ice and you can skate on them You can see icicles on the roofs of the houses and hoarfrost on the trees There is much fun for children in winter They ski, skate, play snowballs, sledge, make snowmen, skateboard There are two great holidays in winter-Christmas and New Year Children like both of them They decorate their houses or apartments with garlands, toys, coloured balls They like to get presents on these holidays finding them under the New Year trees or in the socks It is a fantastic season! A: T: A: T: A: B: A: Read the conversation and change the underlined words: What is your favourite winter month? B: December, of course A: But why? It is very cold in December! B: You’re right But all you need is to dress correctly A: Still I can’t bear cold B: Well, and you go in for sports in winter? A: No, I’m afraid to catch a cold B: 1 1 Choose True or False statements to the text: Winter is not the coldest season The temperature is 10°above zero It often rains in winter People wear warm clothes in winter Children can play snowballs in winter There is only one holiday in winter You can see hoarfrost on the trees Children don’t get any presents on Christmas Winter is beautiful Really? As for me, I like sports What is your favourate winter sport? Skiing It is nice to ski in the forest How often you ski? Every weekend Do you want to try? Well, I don’t know… Don’t be afraid, I’ll help you