Autumn

What is your favourite thing about autumn?

Imagine what people who don’t like summer might say about the activities in the pictures.

sweat

sunburnt

heat

crowded

A. Hot air and physical activity make you ________ and it’s very uncomfortable. B. You can get ________ if you spend too much time outside. C. It’s the most touristy season so mountain trails and beaches are ________. D. I eat too many fruit pies and ice creams. E. In such ________, I can’t drink any sparkling beverages, only water.

Read the comments and complete them with the words in the boxes.

season

pie

beverage

air

activity

trail

Complete the collocations with some of the nouns from the comments

A. Hot air and physical activity make you sweat and it’s very uncomfortable. B. You can get sunburnt if you spend too much time outside. C. It’s the most touristy season so mountain trails and beaches are crowded. D. I eat too many fruit pies and ice creams. E. In such heat, I can’t drink any sparkling beverages, only water.

Answer the questions.

• Do you like sweet beverages? If yes, what kind? If not, why not? • What do people do during harvest season where you live? • What is your favourite indoor activity? • Which pie would you choose: pumpkin or apple? • Do you like hiking? Are there hiking trails where you live? • Is hunting popular where you live? • Do you prefer crisp autumn air to hot summer air? • Do you prefer homemade or restaurant food?

In Summer or in Autumn?

A. People sweat much more in ________ than in ________. B. People don’t usually make pumpkin pies in ________. C. You don’t usually get sunburnt in ________. D. The air is crisper in ________ than in ________.

You're going to watch a video about autumn. Say what many people love autumn for.

Answers

about

number

with

best

thing

great

part

A. My favourite ________ about fall is hiking. B. One of the really ________ things about fall is the temperature. C. My favourite ________ about fall is the colours. D. Fall is the ________ season of all time. E. I’m obsessed ________ fall. F. Fall is my ________ one season. G. I love everything ________ fall.

Watch the video again and complete the phrases in bold with one word.

Discuss the questions.

• What does autumn look like where you live? • Do people where you live feel the same way about autumn as the people in the video? • Are there any autumn traditions or celebrations where you live? • Do local businesses do anything special for this season? • What three things do you imagine when you think about autumn? Were these things different when you were a child?

crowded - full of people heat - (noun) hot or warm sweat - the clear, salty liquid that you pass through your skin sunburnt -sunburned skin has become red and sore by being in the strong heat of the sun for too long