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Harvest time and the seasons
Discover Term 1: Axis 2, Chapter 3
GoalSay which crops are harvested in summer and in winter.
New words
season · a part of the year with its own weathersummer · the hot and sunny seasonwinter · the cooler season, sometimes with rainharvest · to pick a crop when it is ready
Explanation
A year has seasons. In Egypt summer is hot and sunny. Winter is cooler and sometimes rainy. Different crops are ready in different seasons. Farmers harvest oranges and carrots in winter. They harvest watermelons and grapes in summer. We wear light clothes in summer and warm clothes in winter.
Worked examples
It is winter. Mina’s uncle picks oranges from the trees and puts them in a basket.
It is summer. Habiba eats cold watermelon on a hot day.
In winter Karim wears a coat. In summer he wears a T-shirt.
Class activity
Season sort. Draw or cut out pictures of fruits, vegetables and clothes. Take two big papers: “summer” and “winter”. Stick each picture on the right paper. Talk about what you like in each season.
Practice
1
Which one do farmers pick in winter? Say the letter.
C.
2
Which clothes do we wear on a hot day? Say the letter.
B.
3
In Egypt, which season is hot and sunny: winter or summer?
Summer.
4
What does a farmer do at harvest time?
Picks the crop when it is ready.