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Question
Form groups and discuss the following question:
The events described in the poem take place at a certain place, at a certain period of the year, under specific weather conditions. Describe the place, the time, and the weather conditions.
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Solution
place - maybe the back garden, time - March, weather - cold but sunny, strong breeze, etc.
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