Winter is the coldest season of the year. The days are short and the nights are long and dark. Most people prefer to stay at home on long winter evenings watching TV, knitting socks and reading books.
Оutdoor winter activities
However, there is quite a number of outdoor winter activities. First of all, I’d like to mention winter sports out of which the most popular ones are shooting, hunting and hockey. If there is enough snow one can go skating, skiing and tobogganing. But even if there isn’t, it’s not a problem nowadays to go to the skating-rink, to rent skates and enjoy yourself on a frosty sunny day. Some people prefer to be out of town in order to sledge or to ski in the woods. Those who are brave enough go in for extreme kinds of sports such as ski-jumping for example.
Winter sports
Winter sports as well as summer ones help you to stay healthy and fit. Moreover, you’ll never get frozen if you do something active. If you want to learn more about winter activities it would be exciting to watch Winter Olympic Games which are held every four years and include almost all possible kinds of sports and games.
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Нужно перевести диалог в косвенную речь времени. henry: can you iron my shirt, mum? mother: your shirt? you never wear anything but t-shirt and jumpers, as far as i know. henry: that's right. but we were told that we have to wear something very formal today, like a suit or dark trousers and a plain shirt. some important guests from the local coucil are coming. mother: i see. so, what's the problem? don't you know where the iron is? henry: look, mum, you know i won't be able to cope with that. and i really am in a hurry. mother: so am i. i've got a meeting and i can't put it off. don't waste any more time, henry. henry: you mean that i have to do the ironing myself, don't you? mother: exactly. get the ironing board and put your shirt on it. henry: ok, done. what's next? mother: pour some water into the opening on top of the iron. henry: oops. i've poured too much. it spilled over onto my shirt! mother: never mind. the water's clean: it won't spoil your shirt. now plug the iron into the wall socket. henry: hey, it's getting really hot! won't it burn me shirt? mother: not if you adjust the temperature dial to the type of fabric your shirt is made of. henry: how am i supposed to know that? ! mother: it's the steam. the iron is ready to use. go ahead. henry: right. it's cotton. what's that sound? mother: it's written on the label.
Mother said that she understood but she didn’t see the problem. She asked if Henry knew where the iron was.
Henry told his mum that he knew he you wouldn’t be able to cope with that and that he was am in a hurry.
Mother said that she was also in a hurry. She had got a meeting and she couldn’t put it off. She asked him not to waste any more time.
Henry asked if she meant that he had to do the ironing himself. Mother answered affirmatively. She asked him to get the ironing board and put his shirt on it.
Henry said that he had done it and asked what the next step would be. Mother asked him to pour some water into the opening on top of the iron.
Henry cried that he had poured too much and water had spilled over onto his shirt.
Mother told him not to mind. The water was clean: it wouldn’t spoil his shirt. Then she asked him to plug the iron into the wall socket.
Henry cried that it was getting really hot. He asked if he wouldn’t burn his shirt?
Mother answered negatively. She said not if he adjusted the temperature dial to the type of fabric his shirt was made of.
Henry asked how he was supposed to know that.
Mother said that it was the steam. The iron was ready to use. She asked him to go ahead.
Henry said that it was right . It was cotton. He asked what was that sound.
Mother said that it was written on the label.