A. Read the list of geographical and meteorological terms in Russian. Then listen to the
recording and put a checkmark next to those that you heard. The forms have been given
in the nominative case:
море
побережье
океан
морской климат
долинa
колтовина
континентальный климат
река
полуостров
географическое положение
горы
материковая часть
погодa
B. Listen again and choose the correct response.
According to the recording:
a. The climate of Kamchatka is mostly continental and there is little variety on this
northern peninsula.
b. The average temperature in the coldest area of Kamchatka for February is -22° C,
while the lowest temperature recorded was -64° C.
c. There are only one to six warm days on the coast of Kamchatka with temperatures
exceeding 20°C.
d. The number of warm days in the valley of the Kamchatka river days is larger than on
the coast reaching over 65 days.
Для климата Камчатки характерно большое разнообразие и неустойчивость погоды, что вызвано географическим положением.
The climate of Kamchatka is characterized by great diversity and instability of weather, which is caused by its geographical location.
Побережье Камчатки имеет черты морского климата. В центральных и северных районах климат близок к континентальным.
The coast of Kamchatka has features of a marine climate. In the central and northern regions the climate is close to continental.
Число теплых дней с температурой выше 20 градусов на Камчатке невелико.
The number of warm days with temperatures above 20 degrees in Kamchatka is small.
На побережье за всю лето их от 1 до 6, материковой части до 30, в долине реки Камчатка от 35 до 55.
On the coast there are from 1 to 6 throughout the summer, on the mainland there are up to 30, in the Kamchatka River valley from 35 to 55.
Самой холодной частью полуострова зимой является центральная Камчатская низменность, где средняя температура января 22 градуса.
The coldest part of the peninsula in winter is the central Kamchatka Lowland, where the average January temperature is 22 degrees.
Полюс холода находится в верхней пенжене, где была зарегистрирована температура минус 64 градуса.
The pole of cold is in upper Penzhen, where a temperature of minus 64 degrees was recorded.