Spring, summer, autumn and winter are the four seasons. It is spring now. March, April and May are spring months. In spring it is warn. The weather is fine. You can see flowers in the fields.
It is summer. June, July and August are summer months.
In summer it is hot. The weather is fine. The days are long and the nights are short. The fields and the trees are green.
It is autumn. September, October and November are autumn months.
In autumn it is cool. The weather is bad.
The trees are yellow and red. You can see apples in the trees.
It is winter. December, January and February are winter months.
It is cold in winter. The weather is cold. The days are short and the nights are long.
The streets, the trees and the fields are white with snow.
Answer the questions.
• How many seasons has a year?
• What are they?
• Which are the summer months?
• Is it cold in summer?
• What is the weather like in summer?
• When are the days long?
• Are March, April and May winter months?
• Which are the winter months?
• Is it cold in winter?
• Can you see snow in winter?
• What is the weather like in winter?
• What colour are the fields in winter?
• Is the weather fine in winter?
• Is it cool or warm in autumn?
• What colour are the trees in autumn?
• When can you see apples in the trees, in spring or in autumn?
• What can you see in the fields in spring?
The Seasons.
Part One.
Who made the first calendar? We do not know. People in all countries know the seasons of the year. How many seasons are there? We say that there are four seasons, but people in some countries say that they have more: five seasons, or seven. The seasons are not the same in all countries.
The seasons in our calendar are spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Spring begins on the first of March. It is not very warm at the beginning of spring, and the March wind is often cold, but in April the days are longer and warmer. It doesn't snow, but it often rains in spring, and English people say, “April showers bring May flowers”.
In spring the collective farmers work in the fields. Schoolchildren work in their school gardens, and they plant trees and flowers in the yards and streets.
May is a beautiful spring month. The sky is blue, the sun shines, and birds sing in the trees. The young grass and trees are bright green, and we begin to see flowers in the gardens and fields. Every day the gardens and parks look more and more beautiful.
Summer begins in June. It begins earlier in the South. The days in June are warmer than in May, and longer too.
In July and August the sun shines bright and it is hot. Schoolchildren have their long holidays in these months. They have a nice time in summer. They go to pioneer camps and live in tents, and many city children go to live in the country. Many older pupils work on collective farms in August.
Part Two.
The autumn months are September, October and November. Now the summer holidays are over, and boys and girls are back at school. Autumn is the harvest season, and the trees are full of fruit. There are many nice days early in autumn. The sun shines brightly, but it isn't hot. The yellow, red and brown trees look beautiful in the sun. Late in autumn, at the end of October and in November, the wind is cold, and the nights are longer and darker. Now we often see grey clouds in the sky, and it rains. Sometimes it rains and snows together. Then people say, “Winter will soon be here”.
The winter months are December, January and February. The nights are very long, and it is dark when we get up in the morning. The lakes and rivers, the fields and forests are white with snow. Now the skating – rinks are full of happy boys and girls. City people go skiing in the country.
Late in February we find little blue and white flowers in many places in the forest, and we say, “Spring will soon be here”.
Some boys and girls like winter better than the other seasons. Some say that summer is the best season of the year. We think that there is something nice in all the seasons. What do you think?
Speak on the topic: The Season I like Best of All.