The Seasons

The Seasons

Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter

In the UK there are four seasons. Each season is spread over 3 months:-

Spring
March	April	May

Summer
June	July	August

Autumn
September	October	November

Winter
December	January	February

Each season has distinctive weather and cultural significance:-

Spring
In spring the days grow longer, the weather is warmer but it often rains and can get very windy. We celebrate Easter in the spring.

Summer
In summer the days are long and the weather's usually warm and sometimes even hot. We usually go on holiday in the summer.

Autumn
In autumn the days get shorter, it gets colder and the leaves fall from the trees. We celebrate Halloween in autumn.

Winter
In winter the days are short and it is generally cold and often wet, sometimes it snows. We celebrate Christmas in the winter.

Prepositions of time

We use in for seasons.

For example:

In Russia it is cold in (the) winter.

Most of the seasons have their own adjective.

Spring
There is no real adjective, but you could say "spring like". For example:- The weather is very spring like.

Summer
The adjective is summery. For example:- I like summery weather.

Autumn
The adjective is autumnal. For example:- There is an autumnal feeling in the air.

Winter
The adjective is wintry. For example:- The forecast said there would be wintry showers tomorrow.

 

! The names of days and months always begin with a CAPITAL letter but seasons don't.

For example:-

Christmas is in December during the winter. I like it when Christmas Day is on a Sunday.

More

A Lesson

Discuss the Seasons and the Weather

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