Seasons of the year

Seasons of the year

1. Look through the text. What is it about? Choose the best title.

   1. Children go to school 2) Seasons of the year 3) My favorite season

1. Now read the text and fill it with the forms of the verb to be (is, am, are).

What colour is spring? It __ green, red, blue and yellow. The trees __ green, the sky __ blue, the tulips and roses ___ red and yellow. The days ___ nice, warm and long, the nights ___ short and chilly. Birds sing their spring songs in the mornings – they welcome spring!

June, July and August ___ summer months. Summer __ green, blue and yellow. The trees and grass __ green, the sky __ blue. The sun shines all day long. Boys and girls ___ happy. They play in the streets, parks and gardens and ride their bikes. They swim in lakes. The days ___ hot and long.

Autumn starts in September. Autumn __ red, orange and brown. The leaves fall from trees. The sky ___ grey. The days ___ cold, rainy and windy. Children go to school. They read, write, count, speak English and French. They ___ very busy.

December, January and February ___ winter months. Winter __ white. The streets, parks and gardens ___ white too. The sky __ blue and dark. Days __ short and cold. Children play snowballs, go to skating-rinks. They like winter holidays.

Listen and check your answers.

1. Read the text again. Mark the sentences true or false.

   1. The days are cold in spring

   2. The flowers are red and yellow

   3. Birds sing in the evening

   4. Summer is green and blue.

   5. Children are happy in summer

   6. The sky is grey in autumn

   7. Children are happy in September

   8. The days are warm and nice in autumn

   9. Winter months are white

   10. Days in winter are cold and short

1. What do these colours refer to?

Blue

Green

White

Red

Yellow

Grey

Dark blue

1. Say what is your favorite time of the year. Use the following model

My favourite season is spring/summer/autumn/winter.

I like it because… (the sky is…/the days are…/the trees are…/the streets are… etc.)

In…I usually...

The full text

What colour is spring? It is green, red, blue and yellow. The trees are green, the sky is blue, the tulips and roses are red and yellow. The days are nice, warm and long, the nights are short and chilly. Birds sing their spring songs in the mornings – they welcome spring!

June, July and August are summer months. Summer is green, blue and yellow. The trees and grass are green, the sky is blue. The sun shines all day long. Boys and girls are happy. They play in the streets, parks and gardens and ride their bikes. They swim in lakes. The days are hot and long.

Autumn starts in September. Autumn is red, orange and brown. The leaves fall from trees. The sky is grey. The days are cold, rainy and windy. Children go to school. They read, write, count, speak English and French. They are very busy.

December, January and February are winter months. Winter is white. The streets, parks and gardens are white too. The sky is blue and dark. Days are short and cold. Children play snowballs, go to skating-rinks. They like winter holidays.