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The months of the year

Week 18 · Unit 8 Seasons of the year (A): months, weather words, 'In January, it's cold', birthdays · 3 lessons
2

Weather in each month

Connect P3 Term 2: Unit 8
GoalSay the weather in different months: In January, it’s cold.
New words
cold · not warm; we wear a coathot · very warm; we want cold waterrainy · there is rainsunny · the sun is out
Explanation

Weather changes in the year. In January, it’s cold in Egypt. In April, it’s sunny and warm. In July, it’s hot. In December, it’s rainy in Alexandria. We say: In January, it’s cold. We also say: My favourite month is April because it’s sunny. In Aswan it is sunny in most months and it hardly ever rains. Look at the weather and say the month.

MonthWeather in Egypt
Januarycold
Aprilsunny and warm
Julyhot
Decembercold and rainy in Alexandria
Worked examples
Aya

What is your favourite month, Bassem?

Bassem

April. In April, it’s sunny and not too hot.

Aya

I like December. It’s cold and rainy in Alexandria.

Bassem

Why do you like it?

Aya

Because I like my umbrella and hot chocolate!

Listen. Aya and Bassem talk about the months.

Salma’s cousin lives in Australia. In January it is hot and sunny there, but in Egypt it is cold. Salma and her cousin talk on the phone. They say, ‘The weather is different, but we love January!’

Read and listen to the text.
coldsunnyrainywindy
Look. Weather words.
Look. In July, it’s hot.
Now you. Say the weather in your month: In … , it’s … . Say your favourite month.
Class activity

Weather chart. The child makes a table with four rows (January, April, July, December) and writes the weather and draws a small picture of it for each month. Then the child says: In July, it’s hot.

Practice
1
Fill in: In July, it’s ___ . (hot or cold)
2
Fill in: In January, it’s ___ in Egypt. (cold or hot)
3
Listen. Which month is it?

…

4
Put the words in order: favourite / month / is / April / my
5
Writing: complete the sentence about you: My favourite month is ___ because ___ .