Task 2. Practice Complete the texts about the weather. Use the words in the box.
rain snowstorms hail thunder
freezing lightning winds
Many European countries are in chaos this
morning because of heavy snowstorms , high
and
temperatures.
In Poland the temperature is -26 °C.
NEWS
5
Two hours ago
There's a spectacular storm here! The heavy
means we can't go out. We can
see
over the sea, and hear the
It's very loud. It's cold too and
sometimes there's
It's really big -
I hope it doesn't break anything! What's the weather like
where you are?​

Like father, like son.

Каков отец, таков и сынок. Ср. Каков батька, таковы и детки. Каков батька, таков и сын. Каково дерево, таков и клин. Яблоко от яблони далеко не падает.

Like draws to like.

Подобное к подобному тянется. Ср. Масть к масти подбирается. Свой своего ищет.

Like master, like man.

Каков хозяин, таков и работник. Ср. Каков хозяин, таков и слуга. Каков хозяин, таковы у него и собаки.

Like mother, like daughter.

Какова мать, такова и дочь. Ср. Какова матка, таковы и детки. Яблоко от яблони далеко не падает.

Like parents, like children.

Каковы родители, таковы и дети. Ср. Кто от кого, тот и в того.

Like priest, like people.

Каков священник, такова и паства. Ср. Каков поп, таков и приход. Каков Дёма, таково у него и дома.

Like teacher, like pupil.

1. Не began to write his composition at three o’clock. 2. It’s already eleven, and he is still writing the letter. 3. We have been helping our librarian to put the books in the
right order for already three days, but we have arranged only half the books.
4. What were you doing when I came in? 5. When I left home, the snow had
already  stopped.
4.   1. He bought a book of English poems and gave it to his sister. 2. I wrote to him asking to send me a box of chocolates. 3. The roof of the house is very old. 4. There is a monument to Pushkin in the Square of Arts. 5. We tried to speak to him, but he didn’t want to listen to us. 6. On the twenty – fifth of December people celebrate Christmas.