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SEASONS, WEATHER
1 Look at the pictures. What do they symbolise? Describe them.
Ask students to namet he four seasons and some of their features seen in the picures

2 When does each of the seasons start/finish?

Students fill in the chart. In this activity you it is possible to revise dates (as students tend to
forget thein correct spelling and pronunciation) and names of the months

season

starts

months

spring

21 March

March, April, May

summer

21 June

June, July, August

autumn/fall

23 September

September, October, Novem

winter

21 December

December, January, February

We are to talk about:

the weather in each of the seasons

changes in nature that occur
clothes people wear
activities people devote themselves to and holidays they celebrate

3 Lets brainstorm the volabulary. Fill in the chart with as many words as come to your
mind.

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Students work in groups for some time limit (5 minutes) and then they share their ideas with
the class
(!) You may also use a CHART enclosed to this worksheet. (!)
season

weather

nature

spring

changeable, muggy, heavy

rains, drizzle, downpoor
mud and puddles

awake, blossom, days get

longer
snowdrop, primrose, daffodil

summer

settled, unbearable heat,

drought
thunderstorm
rainbow

harvest
strawberries, apples .

autumn

muggy, chilly, nasty, foggy,

mud and puddles, mists

winter

a snowdrift, an icicle, fluffy

snow, freezing wind, hoar
frost, an avalanche

harvest, mushrooms
Indian summer, leaves
change their colour and
fall
winter sleep

There are some more expressions referring to the weather. Check their meaning.
Use a dictionary if necessary. Then put them to the corresponding place in a chart:

heavy rains, settled , changeable weather, muggy,chilly, nasty weather, mists, unbearable
heat, drought, a gale, whirlwind, freezing wind, hurricane, a drizzle, a downpour,a cloudburst,
hail, rainbow, mud and puddles, thunderstorm, to thunder, to lighten, snowflake, fluffy snow,
a snowdrift, an avalanche, hoar frost, an icicle,
awake, blossom, get longer/ shorter, colder/warmer, harvest, snowdrop, primrose, daffodil,
flood, plough fields, seed, Indian summer, fly kites

4 Which of the seasons do you like best? Why?

Students answers

5 Read the following text

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The Czech Republic is situated in a mild climate zone. This means that we have four seasons
throughout the year.
Every season of the year lasts for three months and brings something new and nice.
Spring starts on March 21st according to the calendar. In the spring flowers start growing and
the grass starts turning green. The first thing we can see are the white petals of snowdrops,
snowflakes and primroses. The nights get shorter and the days get longer. The weather at this
time is very changeable. One moment the sun is shining and it feels warm , next the sky
becomes overcast and it starts to drizzle and rain. Hailstones may fall and often it even snows.
In the spring it always pays to carry an umbrella or at least have a raincoat.
Now add activities people do and holidays which are celebrated in spring.
6 Work in groups and write descriptions of the other seasons, read them to the class.

Examples of students answers

SPRING begins on 21st March. On this date the day is as long as the night. This
phenomenon is called equator. From this day on until 21st June days get longer and nights
shorter. Meteorological spring, however, is sometimes else. Meteorologists say that the spring
has come when the temperatures at daytime have reached 9 degrees a few days at a time.
In early spring new grass pushes, tulips and daffodils spring up, trees bud and first flowers,
e.g. snowdrops, bloom in the gardens . Thats why spring is a symbol of a new life. Fields and
meadows are still wet and roads are quite often muddy and full of puddles. In the mountains a
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thaw sets in and the snow is melting very quickly. In the middle of April fields are dry enough
for them to starts ploughing, sowing and planting. April is often called the mad month
because the weather is very changeable. Many people find May the most beautiful month of
the year. The fruit trees are in full blossom and there is a nice smell of lilac in the air.
Easter is a spring holiday.
SUMMER begins on 21st June. It is solstice. Summer is the best seasons of all them, but it
doesnt mean that it is the same every year. It can be hot and dry or cold and dull of rain. But
almost every year shorter or longer hot wave appears, so we can enjoy several tropical days.
Thunderstorms with thunders and lightnings are typical for summer and usually come in the
afternoon or even late at night after hot days. More than thunderstorms people apprehend
when its hailing because the crop can be devastated and every garden and field suffer a lot.
Summer is the time of harvest and so farmers and garden keepers have plenty of work.
Markets are full of fresh fruit and vegetable. Summer is the best season mainly for students,
because they have summer holidays and it means o lot of time for their hobbies. A lot of them
go with their parents to the seaside and some of them spend their holidays with grand-parents
somewhere in the country in the cottage.Some students try to find holiday jobs, because they
want to earn some money so they could buy things which they need.
There are people who dont like summer, mainly older people and people who suffer from
heart diseases. They must be very careful.
AUTUMN begins on 23rd of September. On this day, the day is as long as the night. This
phenomenon is called autumn equinox. From this day days get shorter than nights. In autumn
leaves change color and fall down off trees. The weather is changeable. Sometimes it is sunny
but quite often it is cloudy, rainy and the sky is overcastted. In the morning there is usually
fog and frost. For farmers autumn is a season of harvest. People pick up fruits, rake leaves and
pick up mushrooms.
WINTER according to the calendar winter begins on 21st December. Its winter solstice.
The weather is often cold and freezing. Temperatures are mostly below zero. Of course in
winter we get some snow and rarely some snowstorms or blizzard can appear. There can be
icicles on the roof when is the temperature is really cold. People can ski, skate, make
snowmen and slide in winter. All children look forvard to Christmas.

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7 The weather forecast - vocabulary. Do you know the meaning of the following
expressions?
the weather forecast
temperature
thermometer records/shows 30 degrees
average temperature
freezing point
below zero/above zero
atmospheric pressure
barometer
low/high pressure
increasing cloudiness
humidity
precipitation (sg.)
velocity of the wind
occluded front
cold front
bright intervals
sunny periods
the outlook for Monday
partly/mostly cloudy
overcast
shower
dry
wind - light / strong, a gust of wind, a blast of wind

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breeze, gale, whirlwind, freezing wind

Find out the weather forecast for tomorrow and translate it into English.
Students work in pairs, write down the meanings of new words in Czech and then look for the
weather forecasts in the Internet and translate it

8 Describe the following pictures

Students describe the pictures and thus revise their new vocabulary

10 Now work in pairs and create a document to introduce climate and weather in our country
to a foreigner. Use pictures and some statistics and charts to make it interesting.

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VOCABULARY

Spring is a gay with flower and song

Summer is hot and the days are long
Autmun is rich with fruits and grain
Winter brings snow and The New Year again