Seasons

1. Where does it go?

Write these words in the correct box.

cold and foggy hot and sunny warm and rainy very cold and snowy

plants start to grow its Christmas time trees lose their leaves people go on holiday

spring in the UK summer in the UK

autumn in the UK winter in the UK

2. Same or different?
Now write about the seasons in your country. You can use the phrases from
exercise 1 or you can write your own ideas.

spring in my country summer in my country

autumn in my country winter in my country

3. True or False.
Circle True or False for these sentences.

The seasons in the Southern Hemisphere are the opposite of

a. True False
the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere.

When it is winter in the United Kingdom, it is spring in Australia

b. True False
and New Zealand.

Countries in the far north, like Alaska, have sunshine 24 hours

c. True False
a day in winter.

Countries near the equator only have two seasons rainy and
d. True False
dry.

The shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere is called the

e. True False
summer solstice.

Winter is the season when the days have the fewest hours of
f. True False
daylight.

An equinox is a day when the daytime and night-time are

g. True False
exactly 12 hours each.

There is an equinox in every season: spring, summer, autumn

h. True False
and winter.

Summer is the hottest season because the earth is tilted

i. True False
towards the sun.

Spring is the season when leaves change colour and fall from
j. True False
many trees.

4. Write about it!

Now write about seasons in your country on our Your turn page Seasons".