Lesson XXVI: Vocabulary in Context

2.2. ZONE, etc. TAKE IN means include . Ali: Mr. Smith, what type of climate does the United States have? Mr. Smith: That’s not an easy question to answer. Although the United States is largely in the temperate ZONE, its climate is MODIFIED by both mountain ranges and winds. Ali: Is the weather usually hot? Mr. Smith: No, it isn’t. The average ANNUAL temperature is about 24 C o in the South and about 7 C o in the North. However, the temperature sometimes rises to 48 C o in Arizona and Texas. On the other hand, it often drops to 40 C o below zero in Minnesota. Ali: I think I’ll stay in this state. Tell me when a person travels from New York to Los Angeles how many times does he have to change his watch? Mr. Smith: Three times. The country is divided into four time zones: Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific Coast. The eastern zone TAKES IN the Atlantic coast and the Appalachian Mountains, the central zone takes in plains area, the mountain zone takes in the Rocky Mountains, and the Pacific Coast zone covers the west coast area. Exercise: 2.2.1. Practice TAKE IN Use the fragments given to complete your statements. For example: the mountain zone - the Rocky Mountains THE MOUNTAIN ZONE TAKES IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS . mathematics - algebra MATHEMATICS TAKES IN ALGEBRA . 1. his field of study - energy conservation practice 2. medicine - anatomy 3. physics - thermodynamics 4. Europe - Serbia 5. Central America - Panama 6. the study of any language - pronunciation 7. the study of geography - climate 8. the Solar System - Jupiter 9. the work with a computer - programming 10. Asia - China