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Hot, rainy, cold, new
Mridang: Unit 4, Chapter 1
GoalName the four seasons and say what each is like.
New words
season · one part of the yearsummer · the hot seasonmonsoon · the season of rainwinter · the cold seasonspring · the season of new leaves and flowers
Explanation
There are four seasons in a year. Summer is hot. Monsoon is rainy. Winter is cold. Spring has new leaves and flowers. The seasons come again and again.
Worked examples
Summer: sun is hot, hot, hot.
Monsoon: rain goes drop, drop, drop.
Winter: wind is cold, cold, cold.
Spring: new flowers, pink and gold.
Riya
It is warm in Chennai in December.
Tenzin
In Leh it is very cold in winter.
Riya
Does it snow?
Tenzin
Yes, it does!
Festivals come in different seasons. Lohri comes in the cold winter. Holi comes at the start of spring.
Class activity
Season cards. Draw four cards: summer, monsoon, winter and spring. Under each, draw one thing you see in that season. Hold up a card and say: ‘In ... it is ... .’ Play with a friend.
Practice
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Which season is this?
Winter.
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Which season is hot? (summer / winter)
Summer.
3
In which season do we need an umbrella?
Monsoon.
4
Listen. Which season?
…
Spring.
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Writing: copy ‘Summer is hot’.
Summer is hot