[ɪts nɒt ˈjuːʒʊəli æz kəʊld ɪn ˈbrɪtn æz ɪt ɪz ɪn ˈrʌʃə ɔː ˈ kænədə].
[ɪn sʌm pɑːts ɒv ˈbrɪtn, ˈwɪntə gəʊz baɪ wɪˈðaʊt ˈɛni snəʊ ˈfɔːlɪŋ æt ɔːl].
[ɪt dʌznt ˈjuːʒʊəli gɛt ˈvɛri kəʊld ɪn ðə ˈwɪntər ɔː ˈvɛri hɒt ɪn ðə ˈsʌmə].
[ɪts nɒt truː ðæt ˈbrɪtn ɪz ə wɛt ænd ˈfɒgi ˈkʌntri].
[ɪt meɪ nɒt reɪn ˈvɛri mʌʧ bʌt juː kæn ˈnɛvə biː ʃʊər ɒv ə draɪ deɪ].
[ˈsʌmtaɪmz ɪt reɪnz səʊ ˈhɛvɪli ðæt ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ seɪ "ɪts ˈreɪnɪŋ kæts ænd dɒgz."]
[ðæts waɪ ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈpiːpl seɪ "ˈʌðə ˈkʌntriz hæv ə ˈklaɪmɪt, ɪn ˈɪŋglənd wiː hæv ˈwɛðə."]
[ðə ˈwɛðər ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈvɛri ˈkwɪkli].
[ˈsʌmtaɪmz ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ hæv ˈwɛðə frɒm iːʧ ˈsiːzn ɔːl ɪn wʌn deɪ].
[ˈpiːpl ˈɒf(ə)n seɪ ðæt ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ tɔːk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈwɛðər ɔːl ðə taɪm].
[ðɪs ɪz ən ɪgˌzæʤəˈreɪʃən, bʌt ɪts ˈsɜːtnli truː ðæt ðə ˈ wɛðər ɪz ə gʊd weɪ tuː stɑːt ə ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən wɪð ə ˈstreɪnʤə].
[bɪˈkɒz ɒv ðə ˈʧeɪnʤəbl ˈwɛðə, ðeər ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz ˈsʌmθɪŋ tuː tɔːk əˈbaʊt ɪn ˈbrɪtn ˈiːvən wɪð ə ˈpɜːsn juː dəʊnt nəʊ].
1) I am (I'm) a student of a radio- electronic college.
2) Are you at the lesson now? - No, we aren't . We are (We're) at the cinema.
3) The Maths home task is very difficult.
4) The children are in the schoolyard playing football.
5) Is Sofia in the hospital? - Yes, she is. She is (She's) ill.
6) They are (They're) able students. They are especially good at Literature.
7) Am I happy to have a new book as a present? Yes, I am. I love reading!
8) The banks are closed after 7 o'clock.
9) Are you a musician? - No, I'm not. I am (I'm) a designer.
10) They are not (They aren't) good friends, they are (they're) acquaintances.
In pairs make up dialogues using the following prompts.
— Where are you from?
— I’m from Finland. My nationality is Finn .
— How old are you?
— I’m 28.
— What is your occupation?
— I’m an engineer.
— Who is your best friend?
— It’s Nickolas.
— Is he married?
— No, he isn't .
— What is he fond of?
— He is fond of skiing .