Seasons Weather Metodicky List Pro Ucitele

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Seasons, weathermetodick list pro uitele

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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 naturespring 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

harvest, mushrooms

Indian summer, leaves

change their colour and

fall

winter a snowdrift, an icicle, fluffy

snow, freezing wind, hoar

frost, an avalanche

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

SPRINGbegins 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 andmeadows 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.

SUMMERbegins 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.

AUTUMNbegins 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.

WINTERaccording 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

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