The Thompson family. What were they doing on Sunday at 7 o'clock? Mr. Thompson was cooking dinner in the kitchen. Mrs. Thompson was cleaning their car in front of their house. Jack and Eve were sitting in the hall near the fireplace. Jack, their 11 years old son, was reading Shakespeare's sonnets. Eve, at the age of 16, was playing with Barbies. Their grandma and grandpa were having a good time. Their grandma was exercising in the gym. Their grandpa was ironing shirts and socks in the living room. They also had two pets. And do you know what were they doing? Spot, the puppy, was catching mice in the garden. And Kitty, the little cute kitten, was fighting with neighbour's dog.
The weather is a subject we can always talk about. It often changes and brings cold and heat, sunshine and rain, frost and snow. One day is often unlike the next. In summer the sun shines, often there is no wind and there are no clouds in the sky which is blue and beautiful. We can see stars and the moon at night and people like walks, outdoor games and sports in the fresh air.
When autumn comes, the days become shorter and colder. It gets dark earlier and often heavy clouds cover the sky bringing rain with them.
Sometimes there is heavy rain, so that an umbrella or a raincoat is necessary if we don't want to get wet through. Then you can hear people say, "What bad weather! When is this rain going to stop?" Many people then catch cold and must go to bed. Then a fire at home is so pleasant. At last frost and snow come.
Fields, forests and houses are covered with snow and rivers and lakes with ice. But spring again brings sunshine and warm winds. Sometimes it snows but snow will not remain long, it will melt in the warm sun. Spring will bring bright sunshine, green grass and flowers.
We usually say: "A nice day", "Not a bad day" or "It's nice weather for the time of the year" if the weather is fine.
We can say: "It looks like rain", "It looks like snow" of "It's bad weather" when the weather is bad.
