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Seasons and summer holidays

Lessons 61–62 · 2 lessons · L. Jurayev, S. Khan, L. Kamalova et al. Fly High 5 (English, Grade 5). O‘qituvchi Publishing House, Tashkent, 2017
61

My favourite season

Textbook: p. 66
GoalDescribe the four seasons and talk about your favourite season.
New words
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Explanation

The seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter. Describing a season: “In spring it’s warm and the trees are green.” “In summer it’s hot and sunny.” “In autumn it’s cool and the days are shorter.” “In winter it’s cold and there is snow.” Favourite season: “My favourite season is spring because the trees are green and I can fly a kite.” With seasons we use in: in spring, in winter. Short sentence: “It’s autumn. It’s cool.”

Worked examples
My favourite season is summer. There are no lessons and we visit my grandad in Chimgan. I ride my bike and pick apricots in his garden.
In winter it’s cold and windy. Sometimes the river is frozen. I make a snowman with my brother and drink hot tea at home.
Class activity

“Season picture”: groups draw one season and describe it. The class names the season: “It’s winter!”

Practice
1
Say: My favourite season is autumn.
2
Describe winter (2 sentences).
3
What can you do in summer? Say 2 things.
4
Why are the days long in summer?