. .. i : ••.•.•.. ......• .... '..•. . ..... .' . ': . WHAT D()ES.I~I&~~III~:~il~~~N?··. .. .. ". . 11'h.wJ'Ja_I;rl!!nll~!!I~~I!l\lljlL"iow clouos Snowtlakes full ~om lire grey skM •••••••••••.•••••••• cl:i:mateofthe cOU11lJ:)'fand the tattefdeperidson and we say: Htts snowing~6tHes snowing ii· itsgeogrCilplJ,i9?lposition; We speakOfamild heay!l)'} ot:DFhere'sa heayy snowfall' fa heavy . Climate;.:aiidiampicI1hnate;}an extremeiorfa:1l6fShO\y). . . ••••••• continental climate, anl9.Ulable .orli mloaelfate1ifl In.wiIifeifthe sun shines rarely;itsraysare climat¢.;¢.tc. pale; it setseadyand rises late. E)pgIandhas a rather damp climate due to the The airis'fros;ry;ia hard ffost sets in, but then effectbfthe warmcun-entbftheGiilfStream. the?tempeYllaltttrle~1 rii ses and we say: 'The frost nas The LISA hasanequableContine1itaLClimate, broken} YfCcq~pt for Florida and the MexiCfal'0:'jCIOla~Slq])¥\her~11Mmen therrost breaks, snowflakes beg~n to the cl4nateisttopicaLand sUbtro:pt.S~h)f~lIr· Theycoverthegrqund·Witna:White s:heet~ The weather, as you IdibW; changes with tmt there aredoadsof snow on thebranthes oftne changm:gof the seasons; Inaufu:ffinthesJ0! is trees, an~;~say: '~Il~t.IQ@~p§nq.w' or 'The ofteiiCloUdy (overcast)/<The sun often goesin snow liesd.eep.' " . Chidesbehindth¢.idouds)~fihd then comes out .on a dmy morning thereoisa hoaffiost on the .agem.Ifsraysoften l6se;tlieit .. ". '. treesandmltiEie~!Kan~... lfI1lm.,,~ ..'. sttength;sOtliat·we cans~etlietlief66fs6fthe:nouses. ... ...• .' sun; but we·rldn't feelits ..... Sometimes igs:E:~}PB~XX ·';Yarmth. .. .. . andone:niustbe 'careftilwheiC .••••••• · ••••••••••••••••• :The at~osphere c~n be crossi~gtheT~aq.;~.And •.. ·lnlstgtheamcan be mOlSt. ·sometlmesthere.ls£vi81ent~ ... A:littimnis·a . rainy season cuttingnofthwinqthaVtutns :'and tlie:~eatherjs mostly dulli .. : the snow intda regtil®r ••. BUt .tll. ~iJemayg~~.~p~IFOf Lsnows.to.im and~rivesi.~~~ . sunnyweatli1tlli:~Iate snow<mtosnowdnftS. <When $~ptember;wli16lids<caned the wind stops blowing we IndiansUlnluer, whelY tlie . sky s~y:{The wind lias dropped.~ seems high, the sun shines and . TheriYer;-:an.dTiakes·:;af~'-· ..theearth iscbvered with fallehcbvered«6ma tbitErsheetof .. .. leaves}:Afid wediketowatchiceand~esay:' ·~Th.e river is the?yeliow, red and russet frozen over} or<[fne 1rOSf:nas"-"~' leaves fall on thepaths irnthe "locked'theitlv;E' .' pa:ddandgardensYThe leaves .' The frOst doesn't lock: the ... are s~~pt9}'!lRileddii.neapsf ... '.' . . , .:sea,l:hlt:fITe seai.sR~tcalm at ·aiidtilk:en aW(j;Y;) Tlietustleb:f thefaIlenleaves :; that penod, It'S nibstlYrPugh;theremay:gy g~l~s '. ·iifider outfeet:ar:e signsdfearly au~. ...... ··over th~i.ea. :.I£tnesnowdoesn't lastlong- ariqia: But:sl.mnydays arenire> Theie ·1S eithera thin, .. thaw sets:' ill, the toads becomeslushY;i~ :oft~t1' continuous ramfcalled~~f~rzle~ Or it pours •. and ~"'sie~ts;-and wesay: .. ''What l1as;ry w~atiier!' .... theEnglishpeQPl¢~a~;2D~{sF%~ning cats and Tdwardsitheehd of the winter the temperature .. dogs;lwliiletheAffiericans say3)i?It':s:biining .' growsnnilder, the snow begins tome1tythe sky ... ·.:i pi.tchfqtg§~[+~eritlie.ea,fth is~~~mY;L~h..erri?d . .become~blUe, ari~.~roeat w~iteCIouds~in. ove~iit. .' .> stiCKS. t8:8litB~~ts. IT'Iie$~eetsare covere~.~lt8!ilfgshower come~d~~fi;meClo~d.ssoon:hrt:;·· .. smsh;~veW1h1fig 1991§.~ g!ggmyandwe' say: it clears upandstops.rammg,and a d%ii1boW' may '<'It'~&~"~,$Jly:;~~W The aaysrapialy shorten. 'Beseen inthesl<¥; . \Mintersetsin.~·--'" . ThesuITgJ:ows warmer and under the bright [n\'yinter: the .s.l<¥ is pale, gJ:eY~leaden and. has sunrays the icysneet on the rivers· and lakes ....