I. Fill in the blanks in the following paragraph with words or expressions, some of which will bring out the writer's attitude to what he is saying. Working in groups of two or three, choose the most appropriate from the list given below. 1 , I enjoy talking about the weather. There is always something that can be talked about. But, 2 , some people think that only dull people love to talk about the weather. 3 , sometimes we do this when a subject is dried up, or when we meet someone whom we haven't met for quite some time. In these cases, the weather is 4 the best topic to carry on the conversation. We can say some beautiful words about the sunny and mild weather, we can criticize rigorously the persistent rainy days before we can 5 land on some topic that we are both interested in. Furthermore, when talking about the weather, you don't have to commit yourself to anything by putting in such expressions as 6 to stress the point. Just learn to talk about the weather, and you will 7 have a fair chance of being well liked in England.