Unit 4

Time for

Outdoors

Poems

What's the weather?

What's the weather?

What's the weather?

What's the weather, everyone?

Is it windy?

Is it cloudy?

Is there rain?

Or is there sun?

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Winter, Spring,

Summer, Fall There are seasons four in all.

Weather changes,

Sun and rain and snow

Leaves fall down And flowers grow.

Winter, Spring,

Summer, Fall

There are seasons Four in all.

Whether the weather be fine

Whether the weather be fine,

Or whether the weather be not,

Whether the weather be cold,

Or whether the weather be hot,

We'll weather the weather

Whatever the weather,

Whether we like it or not!

Weather is a funny thing.

It's often rainy in the spring

Summer, hot and very sunny

Flowers bloom and bees make honey

In autumn the leaves are falling down. Kids jump in piles on the ground. Winter has a lot of snow.

So, hop on a sleigh, come- on , let's go!

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Of all the felt I ever felt,

I never felt a piece of felt

Which felt as fine as that Felt, felt, when first I felt That felt hat's felt.

Three thin thieves thought

A thousand thoughts

Now if three thin thieves

Thought a thousand thoughts, How many thoughts did each thief think?

I cannot bear to see a bear Bear down upon a hare.

When bare of hair he strips The hare, right there I cry, " forbear"!

Swan swam over the sea Swim, swan, swim!

Swan swam back again Well swam , swan!

Betty bought butter

But butter was bitter

Betty bought another butter

To make a butter bitter better.

Said the fly

Oh what should we do"

Said the flea "Let us fly"

Said the fly " Let us flee" So they flew

Through a flaw in the flue.

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The weather and the seasons

A: What's the word?

l . Take an umbrella. It's

2.     Be careful when you drive home. It's hard to see because it's so

3.     It's cold! I think it will be     soon.

4.     There isn't a cloud in the sky. It's a blue sky!

5.     The leaves are blowing off the trees. It's really

B: Matching asossiations

l . Snowstorm

2. Lightening

3.   Thunderstorm

4.   Hurricane

5.   Winter

6. Spring

7.   Summer

8.   Autumn

C: Underline the odd-one-out.

l . fog rain cloud grow snow

2.   autumn fall winter hot spring

3.   April August Summer September

4.   rainy misty foggy sunny funny

a)    flashes of light in the sky

b)   very strong winds and rain

c)    cold winds and snow

d)   warm rain and noises in the sky

e)    flowers bloom

f)     leaves fall

g)   cold temperature

h)   hot temperature

May

5.   September December April February

D: Mark the statements true(T) or false(F)

l . There are ten months in a year.

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2.   We go to school in September.

3.   The fifth month is June.

4.   Three months begin with letter J.

5.   July, August and October are summer months.

6.   The words:cold, warm, hot describe weather.

7.   The seventh month has the longest name.

E: Do vou know the answers to these riddles?

1.   What bites with no teeth?

2.   I was born green and I die yellow in large and small gardens.

3.   What falls, but never rises?

4.   It is white, it is cold. We can skate on it. What is it?

5.   A blue sheet which covers the whole world. What is it?

6.1 haven't got hands and feet, a head or a body, but I can open the door.

7.      They can be grey or white.

8.      It has got a lot of colours and you can see it after the ram.

9.      This is frozen water that comes from clouds.

10.  Where there is a lot of this, you can fly your kite.

F: Find twelve months of the year.

G: Put a "v" next to the clothes that you wear in rainy days

1.- shoes

2.- rubber boats

3.- swimsuit

4.- jacket

5.      shorts

6.      -sandails

7 raincoat

8.- umbrella

9.- overcoat

10. -dress

H: Arrange the conversation in logical order:

     I'm sorry to hear that.

     No, it isn't. It's cloudy.

     From Miami?What are you doing in Miami?

     Are you having a good time?

     I'm on vacation.

1.- Hi, Jack.This is Nick. I'm calling from Miami.

No, it isn't.lt's cold.

No, I'm having a terrible time.

The weather is terrible here.

     Is it hot?

     How is the weather in Miami? Is it sunny?

I: Write the words in the correct group

Texts for reading

A year in my country

Hi Friends ! I'm Peter from Hungary. I go to a primary school. I just want to talk about a year in my country. School starts on 1st September. (Children are not very keen on it!) It's often sunny in the beginning of autumn. And it is a rich season because trees are full of fruit. But in October and November it's usually cold and windy. It rains a lot and it's often foggy. The leaves ofthe trees fall down.

Winter is usually very cold. The temperature falls below zero. It often snows and there are stormy winds. It is good to sit inside by the fire when the cold wind is blowing outside. There are usually hard frosts. Many people like winter because ofwinter sports like skating, sledging, skiing, snowboarding etc. In Hungary there aren't very high mountains so people go abroad skiing.

I like spring a lot because after the long cold, wet and foggy days it is warm again. Trees and bushes are full ofblossom. You can see lovely spring flowers everywhere. The weather is quite changeable especially in April. It often rains and there can be hard winds too. Sometimes it's cloudy but most ofthe time it is warm and sunny.

My favourite season is summer. It is very hot in July and August. Sometimes there are quick showers or rainstorms with thunder and lightning. There are lots of fruit in summer. Children prefer summer to all other seasons because there is no school and we can take our holidays.

1.Are the statements true (<), false (*) or doesn't it sav (0)?

l) Sophie is 12 years old. 2) There is no school in Britain in August.

3)Diane's sister is older than her. 4)There are five people in Diane's family. 5)Greece is in Europe.

6)Diane is active during her vocation.

7)Diane's mother likes swimming.

8)They always travel by car.

9)They like staying in a caravan.

10)Diane likes going on holiday.

2. Complete the chart about Diane's vacations

ow long?

hen?

here?

Travel by?

Stay?

3.Complete the sentences. 1 .Diane has a holiday in the summer.

2.They usually go to       countries.

3.The family members    the sea.

4.Diane swims, sunbathes and does some sports    the vacation.

5. Travelling by plane is          and

1        summer

Hi Friends My name's Diane. I'm twelve years old and I live in Manchester, Britain. I would like to talk about my vacations. We have a longer school holiday in the summer in Britain.

In July or in August we (my mother, my father, my little sister Sophie and me) usually go away for two weeks. We always visit different places.

We go to European countries: Greece. Spain, Italy or France. All of us love warm places and the sea. During our vacation I swim in the sea, sunbathe, do some sports and visit famous places.

We usually travel by plane when we go abroad because it is fast and comfortable.

We often stay in hotels, but sometimes we rent a cabin.

I love these days. They are always great fun and I can meet new friends.

4.Match the pictures and the words

1. swimming

2.flip flops

3.beach chair o 4.beach umbrella

5. sunglasses o 6. sunbathing

7 .hotel

8.bech ball

9.plane

10.air mattress

Grammar Tests

Present Simple

Questions and Simple Past Negative

Present Continuous Tense

1.Complete the sentences using the verbs in the brackets and match with the pictures:

2.Write "am" "isare":

1.     The girlssinging now.

2.     The babycrying.       

3.     Mary and Janewearing skirt stoday.

4.     My friendseating a sandwich. having a bath.

6.     Tom and John  playing football.

7.     The teacher      teaching JAB class.

8.     The pupils       studying grammar.

3.Put the verbs from the box in the correct sentences using Present Continuous Tense:

l. Gary . the lawn.

2. Juan and Maria sandwich.

. my room. 1. . .. .chess.

4. Kelly. ....a horse.

             . . . ...to the party. I. . . . . . . . . .in.

6.     She. . . . ...the flowers.

7.     We. . ...the car.

8.     They. . ..a dinner party on Sunday.

4.Correct the mistakes:

l . We eating a lot of sweets at the moment.

2.   He is drive a car at present... . . . . . . . .

3.   Joana playing her toys with Peter..

4.   My friends are plant a tree in the park.

5.   I is meeting my cousin on Monday...

6.   They are read an interesting article

7.   l am study Maths now

8.   She watching a comedy on TV..

9.     You are fly a plane at the moment.. . . .

5.Turn the sentences into negative

l . My brother is picking up flowers.

6.1 am combing my hair before going to bed.

6.Turn the sentences into question:

1.The thieves are running away.

2.The policemen are chasing the thieves.

3.They are building a new bridge.

4.My sister is decorating the cake.

5.The people are laughing.

6.She is planting a tree.

Welldone!

7.Rewrite the sentence using the short forms of "to be"

a.       We are staying in Florida until Monday.

b.       He is coming with me.

c.       They are taking holidays in July.

d.       I am working at the restaurant at the moment.

e.       You are looking for a job.

f.        She is meeting her friend tomorrow.

g.       They are arriving at 10 0'clock on Sunday.

h.       My brother and I are not staying at a great hotel.

i.         I am travelling around the USA this year.

j.         She is reading an interesting book now.

8.Match the questions to the answers:

I. Are you going home?

2.   What are you reading?

3.   Is she baking a cake?

4.   Is Dave diving into the sea5. Is Mary playing cards?

6.      Are they playing soccer?

7.      Is the lion sleeping under the tree?

8.      Where are they going?

9.      Who is singing?

10.  Are you sure going into the bear's cave?

a.               Yes, she is.

b.              No, he isn't.

c.               Yes, they are.

d.              No, I'm not.

e.               They are going on holiday.

f.                No, she isn't.

g.              A new Harry Potter book.

h.              Stephie is singing.

i.                No, I'm not.

j.               

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