《Seasons--Grammar, Speaking》
The four seasons
It is warm and rainy in Spring.
It is hot in Summer.
It is cool in Autumn.
It is cold in Winter.
Grammar A 
Using adjectives before nouns
a bright star lovely children
a close relative an old umbrella
a funny snowwan a warm umbrella
heavy rain a windy day
Things to remember
Sometimes we form an adjective like this:
Wind(n.)→_______(adj.) cloud(n.)______(adj.)
rain(n.)→_______(adj.) snow(n.)→_______(adj.) 
But note the spelling change with:
sun(n.)→_______(adj.) fog(n.)→______(adj.)
Work out the rule
Sometimes we can turn a _______ into an _____ by adding-y to the word.
Look at the pictures.Complete the sentences with words from the box.
rainy snowy sunny windy
The Sun is shining brightly,It is a sunny day.
It is raining heavily.It is a rainy day.
The wind is blowing strongly.It is windy day.
It is snowing heavily.It is snowy day.
Grammar B
Using adjectives after the verb to be
Winter is cold.
Sometimes it is snowy.
WInter clothes are warm.
I'm not.It will still be sunny tomorrow.
Work out the rule
We can use adjectives(before/after)the verb _______(e.g.am,is and are).
Grammar Exercise
In pairs,ask and answer questions about the weather,FFollow the example.
cloudy cold hot snowy sunny warm windy
S1:What's the weather like in Beijing in July?
 (How is the weather in Beijing in July?)
S2:It's hot and sunny.
Adjectives with It is and to +a verb
We can use the adjectives below with It is and to followed by a verb.
It is nice to eat ice cream in the park.
It is +adj.+to do sth.
dangerous It is dangerous to drive too fast.
exciting It is exciting to watch this film.
good It is good to meet an old friend.
important It is hard to answer these difficult questions.
interseting
nice
Try to use these adjectives to make a sentence with the above structure.
It is +adj.+to do sth.
It is nice to go on a picnic at this time of year.
It is interesting to make snowmen.
It is nice to eat ice cream in the hot weather.
It is exciting to take a trip in Spring.
A survey
Feelings about the four seasons
It is ______ to see plants start growing in Spring
It is ______ to go to the beach i nsummer.
_______ to look at the colours of leaves in autumn.
_______ to put on thick clothes in winter.
_________________________________.
Strategy
Grouping words
Can you put the following adjectives into different groups?
Tips:For example,brown,green,red and yellow are all colours.What do the other adjectives mean?It is helpful to leatn words by remembering them in groups.
brown cold cool dry exciting green hot
interesting nice red snowy warm wet yellow
pay attention to these words with /eI/
cake name paper
plane radio station
afraid rain sail
day play way
Here are some sentences with /eI/
Rain,rain,go away,Little with an interesting name.
Kate is making a play with an interesting name.
pay attention to these words with /eI/
eight great
Learn about
kite 
pay attention to these words with 
behind China kite
rice tiger time
fly try why
light night riht
How time flies!
A nice boy is flying a dragon kite.
The boy is playing with a toy.He left his toy in the toilet.
Learn about /m/and/n/
Read the folling words.
climb lamb meat
them time tomb
enough learn now
knife knock know
Here are some sentences with /m/ and /n/
May I have some milk,Mum?
Nora knows the newcomer.
in ink
sin sing
thin thing
than thank
son song
Talk time
Read these sentences.pay attention to the letters in bold.
1.Rain,rain,go away.Come again another day.
2.Nine white tigers like flying kites and riding bikes.
3.The boy enjoys playing with toys.
4.Mary will get married on Monday morning.
5.Naughty Nicky knocked on nice windows.
6.The king is singing a song.
Speak up
In pairs,talk about whick season you like best and you do not like.
Follow the example.
S1:Which season do you like best?
S2:I like summer best.
S1:Why?
S2:Because it's exciting to play on hte beach in the sunny weather.
S1:Which season do you dislike?
S2:I don't like summer.
S1:Why not?
S2:Because it's hot to walk in the sunshine.