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A lot of people think • that • what the English are unfriendly.
They aren't — they're very
• friend; • friendly; but they often don't • known • know what they can • to talk • talk to people about.
• So that • So they talk • about • of the weather.
A conversation between two • English • Englishmen always • is beginning • begins with the weather.
"Hallo, John. • A lovely • Lovely weather! "
"Yes, • it's." • it is." "Better
• than • as yesterday."
"Yes." Or: "Hallo John. •Awful • An awful weather."
"Yes, • it is." • it's."
"As bad •than • as yesterday."
"Yes."
• It rains •it's raining a lot in England, but people always like to talk about the rain.
•"See! • "Look! It's raining! " "Do you think • it'll • it'd rain for
a long • time? " • way? " "I don't know. It rained all day yesterday." "The radio said it'd rain
• for • since a week."
"It's good • of • for the garden." "Yes..." "I • won't • want get wet.
• I've got • I'm having an umbrella." "So • have • do I... But I've •got • get a hole in my shoe."
"They say • it rains •it's raining in France, too." "Yes. And in Spain. It's bad • of • for the people • on • in holiday." "I don't know where all this rain • comes from." • comes."
The English always • think • are thinking the weather will • be • to be bad; they usually • are carrying •carry umbrellas to • work • the work and • wear • are wearing strong shoes and thick clothes.
An Englishman often doesn't stop • to wear • wearing his winter vest
• until • since June: he thinks that he'll • get • got a cold if • he takes • he'll take it off!
That's • because • why everyone's happy when the sun comes • off. • out.
Office workers eat • sandwiches • sandwich in the parks, young people sunbathe, workmen take • out •off their shirts.
• Every • All twenty minutes, they • look • look at the sky • to • because see if any clouds are coming.
But, it's never very hot • at •in England, and sometimes the summers are very wet.
So most English people • have got • have their holidays abroad: • they go • they're going to Spain or Italy or Greece.
• For • Since the last ten years, a lot of the seaside towns in England • were • have been quite empty in the summer.
The • better • best seasons of the year in England are the spring and the autumn.
It rains a lot
• on • in the spring, and everything's very green.
•All the •All parks and gardens are full of flowers, •in •at the autumn, the leaves on the trees • become • are becoming brown and red and yellow, and there are •cool, misty • cool and misty evenings.
People • what • who come to London • in • at the winter always think the weather will
• be • been foggy.
Thirty years ago, • London's had • London had very bad fogs.
They were yellow, from the smoke from chimneys and factories, and were often • so • as thick that you couldn't see where you were.
But in 1952 there was a very bad fog •for • since three days, and a lot of people were ill.
Since then, nobody in London has been allowed to light fires • that • what make smoke.
Fogs sometimes come from the river but they're clean, and aren't thick.
A lot of foreigners are sorry • because • so they can't see a London fog — but the people • who • what live in London are pleased!