Topic: Seasons

Structure: The Present Simple, Prepositions of Time

Vocabulary: talking about favourite season and justifying opinion/choice, using adjectives to describe seasons

WORKSHEET
SEASONS CHANGE

1. Read the text below and put the verbs in brackets into the present simple.
Autumn Changes

Autumn is a beautiful season. It is my favourite season because it’s cool and the trees .....................................
(change) colour.
In autumn, it often ........................................(rain) and the wind..............................................(blow).
Leaves ......................................(fall) from trees and birds ......................................(fly) to warm places.
In autumn, my mother always ................................(buy) me a new bag, because school...................................
(start) in September. My father .......................................................(collect) the leaves from the garden.
Sometimes I..........................................(help) him after school. At the weekends we often ....................................
(visit) my grandmother.
I .....................................(like) autumn very much. It.........................................(make) me feel relaxed and
happy.

2. Complete the table as in the examples.

the morning, noon, Wednesday, August, midnight, May, the summer, the weekend, the evening, Saturday,
July, Tuesday, 10 o’clock, the autumn, the afternoon, Christmas, Easter, July 4th, the 21st century, the
moment, present, dawn, New Year’s Day, 10 minutes

in the morning,

at noon,

on Wednesday,

3. Choose the correct answer.

1. My birthday is...........November 10th.
a. at b. on c. in
2. Let’s go swimming...........tomorrow afternoon.
a. at b. on c. -
3. Farmers usually get up............dawn.
in b. at c. on
4. We always buy chocolate eggs...............Easter.
a. at b. in c. on
5. My parents are moving house .......May.
a. in b. on c. at
6. The plane leaves.........20 minutes.
a. at b. in c. at
7. The last train to London leaves ...............midnight.
a. in b. at c. on
8. I prefer to go on holiday...............winter.
a. in b. at c. on
9. My next exam is ...................Wednesday afternoon.
a. on b. at c. in
10. They got married...............1992, you know.
a. at b. on c. in
4. What activities / situations are specific to each season? Fill in the table below.
to build nests, the sky is blue, to ride a bike, to go on picnics, to collect the leaves, to pick flowers, school
starts, make a sandcastle, make a snowman, go skiing, school starts, the sun shines, the leaves fall, the wind
blows, go to the park, birds sing, dark clouds in the sky, take pictures, fish in the river, fly a kite, play tennis,
go to the beach, go hiking,

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter

5. WRITING – MY FAVOURITE SEASON

Use the plan to write about your favourite season.

PLAN

Paragraph 1: say why summer is your favourite season (beautiful, fantastic)

Paragraph 2: describe the weather and nature (hot, sun shines, sunny, there aren’t any clouds, trees, green
leaves, birds sing, warm sea)

Paragraph 3: say what you do / what happens during this season (ride my bike, go on picnics, etc)

Paragraph 4: say how this season makes you feel (feel happy, lively, relaxed, energetic)