Weather and Season, Fashion

The weather in the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic has a continental climate which means the weather changes a lot during the year. There are four distinct seasons – in spring it is warm but with many cool, rainy days, in summer it can be very hot but it also rains a bit, in autumn the days are cool with foggy mornings, and in winter it gets quite cold and it can be windy and snowy. The highest temperatures occur in July and August when the temperature can go up to 35 degrees centigrade, but usually it only gets up to 25 or 30 degrees. January is usually the coldest month of the year with the normal temperatures around freezing to about 5 degrees. On extreme days the temperature can go down to 20 degrees below freezing. If you average the temperatures over the whole year, the Czech republic has an average temperature of 9,8 degrees centigrade.

The weather in Great Britain

The weather in Britain is slightly milder than the weather in the Czech republic. This is partly because Britain is surrounded by water. The water helps to control the temperatures and to keep them from being too extreme but it also contributes to the amount of rain that falls in Britain. In Britain they also have four distinct seasons. The winters have more snow than we do here but it isn’t so cold. In spring it rains a lot but there are also sunny days. In summer the temperature can be over 30 degrees but that doesn’t happen very often. In autumn there is also quite a bit of rain and cool days. In Britain the days during summer are slightly longer than they are here and the days in winter are slightly shorter. On average the Czech republic has more days with sunshine than kin Britain.

The seasons of the year

There are four seasons of the year – spring, summer, autumn and winter. Spring officially begins on March 21^st. In spring there is a lot of rain and sunshine. The days slowly get longer and warmer so that plants begin to grow again. In summer, which begins on June 21^st, the days are usually hot and sunny but there can also be a lot of rain. Autumn, which begins on September 23^rd, is probably best known as the season when the leaves on the trees change to bright colours. Autumn is also known for its windy weather. The days get shorter and colder as winter approaches. The season which begins on December 22^nd is winter. In winter the weather is cold and there is a lot of snow. I think living in a country where there are four distinct seasons is much more interesting than living someplace where the weather doesn’t change much.

Fashion

People have different attitudes to fashion. Some are different, they don’t care what they wear others, especially women are very choosy and particular about what to wear and like to spend a lot of money on  clothes. There is also a variety of materials, the dress can be made of traditional natural materials such as cotton, wool, linen and silk. Their design can be plain or patterned (flowered, geometric, striped, checked, dotted or spotted).

Men wear pants, slippers, socks, pair of trousers, jeans, suit and jacket, shirt, T-shirt, pullovers. Their decorate items are tie and bow tie. Men also wear silver or gold chains, bracelet and rings.

Women like to be well dressed because they want to impress other women. They often spend a lot of money on beautiful and fashionable clothes. Women wear underwear, made of silk or artificial silk, dress or blouse, skirt, pair of shoes. They can also wear pants, jumper and cardigan. Their decorate items are jewellery, rings, earrings, chains, necklace, bracelet and handbag.

distinct – typický

average – průměr, průměrná hodnota, průměrný

whole – celý, celek, úplný

slightly – nepatrně, lehce (trochu), jemně

contribute – přispět, přispívat

amount – množství, částka, obnos; činit, dělat

approach – přiblížení, blížení, přiblížit se k, blížit se k, přistoupit k, obrátit se na koho, promluvit s, příchod, cesta

attitude – postoj, držení těla, osobní reakce

particular – jednotlivý, podrobnost, podrobný, zvláštní, důkladný, přesný, puntičkářský,

linen – len, lněný

dotted – bodový; tečka u noty

artificial – umělý

cardigan – vesta (pletená, na zapínání), vesta (vlněná)