Objectives & Sequence: This activity is intended to be used as a review of Use of English - It's Snowing and preview of Grammar - Present Simple & Continuous.
Spring
Summer
Fall / Autumn
Winter
Part One
Which photos describe winter? What about spring? Summer? Fall? (For some students, one photo may describe more than one season.)
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
Part Two
Read and listen to the sentences:
In Vancouver, it rains a lot in the fall.
It doesn't rain a lot in the summer.
In New York, it snows in the winter.
It doesn't snow in the spring.
The sentences above are in the Present Simple tense.
Part Three
Work with a partner. For each photo, make a sentence using the words for each season listed. Depending on the season, one of the sentences should be positive and one should be negative. Listen to check your answers.
People (go) to the beach
- in summer.
- in winter.
Children (play) in the snow
- in winter.
- in fall.
I (wear) a lot of clothes
- in spring.
- in winter.
Bears (sleep)
- in winter.
- in summer.
Sam (play) in the leaves
- in summer.
- in autumn.
We (ride) bicycles
- in summer.
- in winter.
Children (go) to school
- in summer.
- in fall.
Santa Claus (come) to my home
- in autumn.
- in winter.
Flowers (grow)
- in autumn.
- in spring.
Part Four
Now, it is summer. Colin is eating corn.
He always eats corn in the summer.
The blue text above is the Present Continuous tense.
The orange text is in the Present Simple tense.
Part Five
Work with a partner. Describe the photos. Follow the examples below:
Examples
evening
Brenda / listen / to music
Now, it is evening. Brenda is listening to music.
Brenda always listens to music in the evening.
afternoon
The children / play
Now, it is afternoon. The children are playing.
The children always play in the afternoon.
morning
Louise / brush / her teeth
Now, it is morning. Louise is brushing her teeth.
Louise always brushes her teeth in the morning.
evening
Jennifer / drink / tea
Now, it is evening. Jennifer is drinking tea.
Jennifer always drinks tea in the evening.
morning
Peter / sleep
winter
It / snow
fall
Matt / study
morning
Jane / drink / coffee
summer
They / play / volleyball
afternoon
Kim / relax
evening
They / watch / TV
night
Kelly / read
spring
Jill / ride / her bicycle
summer
They / go / to the beach
afternoon
Brian / skateboard
autumn
Leaves / fall