All about summer

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SUMMER
ACTIVITY

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Sunglasses
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Ice-cream
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A butterfly
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Ice lollies
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Sandcastle
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A starfish
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A crab
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Beachball
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Parasol
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A bonfire
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Tents
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A sun hat
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Vocabulary
- Backpacking: du lịch bụi
- bathing suit: đồ bơi
- Blistering heat: bỏng rộp do nóng
- Canoeing: chèo xuồng
- Ease: làm dịu bớt
- Hiking: đi bộ đường dài
- Humidity: độ ẩm
- Lightning: sấm chớp
- Muggy: oi bức, ngạc hơi
- Outings: đi chơi, đi ra ngoài chơi
- Searing heat: bỏng rát
- Sightseeing: đi ngắm cảnh
- Stifling: ngột ngạt
- Sweltering: oi ả
- Tan: rám nắng
- Thunderstorm: dông
- Voyage: chuyến đi trên biển
- Waterski: trượt nước, ván lướt

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Summer
Summer is one of the four seasons.
spring
summer
autumn
winter

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Months and Seasons
In the UK, the summer months
are June, July and August.
With a partner, look at the
seasons wheel.
• Can you name the
summer months?
• If the month is November,
what season is it?
• If the month is April, how
many months are there
until summer begins?

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Summer Weather
In the summer, the weather is
usually warm and sometimes
very hot.
The temperature around the
UK rises and there is usually
less rain than at any other
time of the year.

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Lighter Mornings and Evenings
In the summer, there are more
hours of daylight. This means
that it gets lighter earlier in
the morning and gets darker
later in the evening.
Month
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
April
May
June
July
Aug
Hours of
sunlight
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How many hours of sunlight are there in each of the summer months?
What can you do because of the lighter evenings in summer that you can’t
do in winter?

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Signs of Summer
Can you think of any other things
you might see in the summer?

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How Is Summer Different from Autumn?

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How Is Summer Different from Winter?

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How Is Summer Different from Spring?

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Some Special UK Summer Dates
Midsummer Day
Eid Al-Adha
Father’s Day
Raksha Bandhan
Will you be celebrating any of these events?

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Summer around the World
Summer falls in different months of the year, depending on where you are
in the world.
The UK (United Kingdom) is in the northern hemisphere of the earth. The
bottom half is called the southern hemisphere. The two hemispheres are
split by an imaginary line called the equator.
northern hemisphere
equator
Places that are on or near
the equator have high
temperatures all year round.
southern hemisphere

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Summer around the World
In the southern hemisphere, in
countries like Australia, summer is
in December, January and February.
Winter – June, July, August
Spring – September, October, November
Autumn – March, April, May
This means events like Christmas Day and Hannukah are actually in summer,
the hottest time of the year!

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What Have You Learnt about Summer?
Which months are in the UK summer?
June,
July, August
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What might you wear during summer?
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shorts,
T-shirt, sunhat
What might you do during summer?
You
might play outside, have a picnic, go swimming or go to the beach.
Answer
Now share two more things you have learnt
about summer with your partner.

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I’m going to describe a situation to you. It’s a very hot
day today, and a woman wants a nice activity to help
her relax. Talk together about the different activities she
could do, and then decide which one would be the most
relaxing.

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More questions on the topic of hot and cold weather:
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What do you like doing on a cold day? Why?
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Do you have a favourite season? Why?
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What’s the weather usually like where you live?
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Do you think the weather changes how we feel?
Why or why not?
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Is it important to spend time outdoors? Why or why not?

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I’m going to describe a situation to you. It’s the summer,
and a family are going on holiday. Talk together about
the different places they could stay, and then decide
which one would be best.

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More questions on the topic of holidays:
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Do you prefer going away on holiday, or staying at home?
Why?
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Do you prefer going on holiday with friends or family? Why?
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Do you think people spend too much money on holiday? Why
or why not?
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What do you think tourists should do if they visit your
hometown?
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Is it important to visit other countries? Why or why not?

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I’m going to describe a situation to you. This man is
travelling to meet his family on holiday. Talk together
about the different ways he could travel, and then decide
which one would be best.

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More questions on the topic of travelling:
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What did you do on your last holiday?
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What’s a good place in your country to visit for a holiday?
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Is it important for cities to have busses and trains? Why or
why not?
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Do you think in the future, people will travel by car? Why or
why not?

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I’m going to describe a situation to you. This woman is
planning a party for her birthday. She wants to cook
something delicious. Talk together about the different
things she could make, and then decide which one would
be best.

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More questions on the topic of food:
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What food do you have on special occasions?
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Do you prefer breakfast, lunch or dinner? Why?
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Do you think people eat enough healthy food?
Why or why not?
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Do you think it’s important to learn how to cook?
Why or why not?

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I’m going to describe a situation to you. It’s the summer,
and a family are spending the day together. They want to
have fun. Talk together about the different activities they
could do, and then decide which one would be
the most fun.

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More questions on the topic of activities:
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Tell us about a fun day you had recently. What did you do?
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Do you prefer spending time relaxing by yourself or with other
people? Why?
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Is it important to do sports? Why or why not?
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Do you think museums should be free? Why or why not?

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What are your favourite summer activities?
Would you rather go on vacation to a city, or a beach?
Would you rather be too hot or too cold?

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Describe the pictures:
Look at the following photos. Take notes of what objects you
can see, and what you think happened before/after the photo.
Discuss your observations with your teacher or partner.

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What do you see?
Are there people in the photo?
What geographical features
are in this photo?

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What do you see?
What do you think happened before this
photo was taken?
What will happen when they wake up?

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What do you see?
What are they doing? Why?
Would you like to this?

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What do you see?
What happened to the ship?
Where do you think this
photo was taken?

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How many different items are there?
What’s in the background?
What animal is in the photo?

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What do you see?
How do you think this photo was taken?
What do you think happened after the man jumped?

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What do you see?
Where do you think this photo was taken?
Why do you think there is both a pool and the ocean?

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What do you see?
What types of fruit can you see?
What do you think happened after this photo was taken?

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What do you see?
Why are the children using the umbrella?
Do you think they’re siblings? Why?

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What do you see?
What do you think happened
after this photo was taken?