LESSON 14: SUN AND THE CITY

A. LISTENING

Ex 1:

1. F

2. F

3. F

4. T

5. F

Transcript:

The best thing about the weather in London is that it's never extreme. It isn't usually very hot or
very cold. In the summer it's sometimes sunny and sometimes cloudy, with temperatures of
about 22 degrees. And of course it sometimes rains. In winter the temperature is usually
between O and 10 degrees. It can be windy and cold, but it hardly ever snows. In spring and in
autumn the weather is very changeable – you can have all the four seasons in one day! It can be
sunny in the morning, cloudy at lunchtime, raining in the afternoon, and then cold and windy in
the evening. I always tell tourists to take their sunglasses and their umbrellas when they go out!
But one thing you don't often see these days in London is fog. A lot of tourists come to London
and say 'Where's the fog? London is always foggy in films!' Well, it's true that, in the past, that
is until the 1950s, London was a very foggy city because the air was really dirty. But today the
air is clean and it's hardly ever foggy.

Ex 2:

Transcript: 

I = Ingrid, J = Jack

I Come on, let's stand over there.

J It's moving. We're going up. Look, that's St Paul's Cathedral.

I Where? Oh yes, I can see it. Is that Buckingham Palace?

J Yes, and the Queen's at home.

I How do you know?

J Because the flag's flying. It only flies when she's at home.

I I think it's starting to rain. Oh, yes look, it's raining.

J It always rains when we're sightseeing! We're going down now. I love the view of the
river with Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.

J Me too. Go and stand there. I want to take a photo.

I Quick, the door's opening. Let's go.

+ Section a:

1. St Paul’s Cathedral

2. Buckingham Place

3. The House of Parliament

4. Big Ben

+ Section b:

1. are going 6. rains

2. is flying 7. are going
3. flies 8. love
4. is starting 9. want
5. is raining 10. is opening