Презентация "Climate in Great Britain"

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The climate in Great Britain is generally mild and temperate due to the influence of the Gulf Stream. The south-western winds carry the warmth and moisture into Britain. The climate in Britain is usually described as cool, temperate and humid. British people say: "Other countries have a climate, in England we have weather."

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The weather in Britain changes very quickly. One day may be fine and the next day may be wet. The morning may be warm and the evening may be cool. Therefore it is natural for the people to use the comparison "as changeable as the weather" of a person who often changes his mood or opinion about something. The weather is the favourite topic of conversation in Britain. When two Englishmen are introduced to each other, if they can't think of any thing else to talk about, they talk about weather. When two people meet in the street they will often say something about weather as they pass, just to show their friendliness.

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Every daily paper publishes a weather forecast. Both the radio and television give the weather forecast several times each day. The English also say that they have three variants of weather: when it rains in the morning, when it rains in the afternoon or when in rains all day long. Sometimes it rains so heavily that they say "It's raining cats and dogs". Rainfall is more or less even throughout the year. In the mountains there is heavier rainfall then in the plains of the south and east. The driest period is from March to June and the wettest months are from October to January. The average range of temperature (from winter to summer) is from 15 to 23 degrees above zero. During a normal summer the temperature sometimes rises above 30 degrees in the south. Winter temperatures below 10 degrees are rare. It seldom snows heavily in winter, the frost is rare. January and February are usually the coldest months, July and August the warmest. Still the wind may bring winter cold in spring or summer days. Sometimes it brings the whirlwinds or hurricanes. Droughts are rare.

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Besides Britain is famous for its fogs. Sometimes fogs are so thick that it is impossible to see anything within 2 or 3 metres. In London almost 45 days a year? Mainly in winter months and in most ports there are between 15 and30 foggy days each year. Fog is a huge problem for the UK, because it ca paralyze all traffic for a few days.

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The average air temperature during the day in London

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This humid and mild climate is good for plants. The trees and flowers begin to blossom early in spring.

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BEST TIME TO VISIT THE UK - FROM APRIL TO SEPTEMBER, WHEN IT DOESN’T RAIN SO MUCH, AND YOU CAN VISIT MOST OF THE ATTRACTIONS. IN JULY AND AUGUST THE COUNTRY ATTRACTS ABOUT 1.5 MILLION TOURISTS, SO FOR THOSE MONTHS IT IS BETTER NOT TO PLAN A TRIP. BEST TIME TO VISIT SCOTLAND - FROM MAY TO SEPTEMBER. DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER YOU CAN VISIT SCOTLAND IN APRIL AND OCTOBER, BUT MANY OF THE ATTRACTIONS ARE CLOSED IN OCTOBER. BEST TIME TO VISIT LONDON - FROM EARLY MAY TO LATE JUNE: AT THIS TIME THE ANNUAL CULTURAL EVENTS, ART EXHIBITIONS ARE ORGANIZED THERE IN THE ROYAL COURT. THIS IS THE PEAK OF THE THEATER SEASON.

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In British homes there has been no central heating up till recently. The fireplaces are often used. but the coal is not used as it's very expensive. Britain has no good coal now and imports it itself. Many schools and universities have no central heating either, and the floors there are made of stone. The British bedroom is especially cold, sometimes electric blankets or hotwater bottles are used.

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The weather is the favourite conversational topic in England. When two Englishmen meet, their first words will be "How do you do?" or "How are you?" And after the reply "Very well, thank you; how are you?" the next remark is almost certain to be about the weather. When they go abroad the British often surprise people of other nationalities by this tendency to talk about the weather, a topic of conversation that other people do not find so interesting.