Hello again students!
In the following website you will find many interactive games for all four seasons.
You can paint, do puzzles, clothes each season, and so on.
Enjoy!
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/scienceforkids/seasons/seasons.htm
diumenge, 31 de maig del 2009
More and more activities!!!!
Hello again students!
In the following website you will find many interactive games for all four seasons.
You can paint, do puzzles, clothes each season, and so on.
Enjoy!
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/scienceforkids/seasons/seasons.htm
dissabte, 30 de maig del 2009
The weather & natural phenomenons
Match each word/s on the left (numbers) with a suitable definition on the right (letters). If necessary, use the dictionary.
1) Humid a) cold, but not very.
2) Scorching b) rain and snow mixed.
3) Hurricane c) when temperatures are below 0º centigrade.
4) Fog d) snow blown by high winds.
5) Storm e) warm and uncomfortable weather.
6) Boiling f) hot and damp, makes you sweat a lot.
7) Close g) very hot, often used in positive context.
8) Blizzards h) a short duration rain.
9) Shower i) very hot, often used in negative conext.
10) Chily days j) high winds and rain together.
11) Wind k) small balls of ice falling from the sky.
12) Freezing l) an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced
weather because of a cloud of some substance.
13) Hailstones m) air moving from an area of high pressure to
an area of low pressure.
14) Sleet n) a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy
rains and winds.
1) Humid a) cold, but not very.
2) Scorching b) rain and snow mixed.
3) Hurricane c) when temperatures are below 0º centigrade.
4) Fog d) snow blown by high winds.
5) Storm e) warm and uncomfortable weather.
6) Boiling f) hot and damp, makes you sweat a lot.
7) Close g) very hot, often used in positive context.
8) Blizzards h) a short duration rain.
9) Shower i) very hot, often used in negative conext.
10) Chily days j) high winds and rain together.
11) Wind k) small balls of ice falling from the sky.
12) Freezing l) an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced
weather because of a cloud of some substance.
13) Hailstones m) air moving from an area of high pressure to
an area of low pressure.
14) Sleet n) a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy
rains and winds.
The seasons vocabulary
Summer. Holidays
Places to stay and types of holiday.
Camp-site: a place where you can pitch a tent or park a caravan.
Self-catering flat: a flat which you rent; you cook for yourself.
Guesthouse: accomodation like a hotel but cheaper and with fewer services.
Holiday camp: a place providing holiday accomodation in little chalets or flats with a lot of facilities and entertainment.
Package holiday: a holiday in which you pay for travel, accommodation and food in advance.
Cruise: a holiday spent touring on a boat, stopping off to go sight-seeing at different ports.
Winter. Christmas
Typical symbols of Christmas
Christmas tree: an evergreen tree (often a spruce) that people decorate with lights and ornaments
Christmas card: a greetings card that people send to friends and family
Christmas carol: a religious song or popular hymn that people sing
Christmas present: a present given at Christmas
Christmas cake: a fruit cake covered with white icing, eaten at Christmas.
Chimney: Father Christmas traditionally enters a house through the chimney.
Autumn. Halloween
Typical symbols of Halloween
Pumpkin: vegetable used at Halloween to make lanterns.
Bat: small mouse-like animal that flies at night
Costume: scary clothing or disguises worn at Halloween
Mask: covering for the face worn as a disguise.
Scary: frightening
Trick-or-treating: is a custom for children on Halloween. Children proceed in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as confectionery with the question, "Trick or treat?" The "trick" is an idle threat to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given.
Places to stay and types of holiday.
Camp-site: a place where you can pitch a tent or park a caravan.
Self-catering flat: a flat which you rent; you cook for yourself.
Guesthouse: accomodation like a hotel but cheaper and with fewer services.
Holiday camp: a place providing holiday accomodation in little chalets or flats with a lot of facilities and entertainment.
Package holiday: a holiday in which you pay for travel, accommodation and food in advance.
Cruise: a holiday spent touring on a boat, stopping off to go sight-seeing at different ports.
Winter. Christmas
Typical symbols of Christmas
Christmas tree: an evergreen tree (often a spruce) that people decorate with lights and ornaments
Christmas card: a greetings card that people send to friends and family
Christmas carol: a religious song or popular hymn that people sing
Christmas present: a present given at Christmas
Christmas cake: a fruit cake covered with white icing, eaten at Christmas.
Chimney: Father Christmas traditionally enters a house through the chimney.
Autumn. Halloween
Typical symbols of Halloween
Pumpkin: vegetable used at Halloween to make lanterns.
Bat: small mouse-like animal that flies at night
Costume: scary clothing or disguises worn at Halloween
Mask: covering for the face worn as a disguise.
Scary: frightening
Trick-or-treating: is a custom for children on Halloween. Children proceed in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as confectionery with the question, "Trick or treat?" The "trick" is an idle threat to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given.
Complete
Put these words in the appropriate section:
Disguise, ice-cream, flowers, presents under the Christmas Tree, snowman, green fields, sun, Halloween, mask, Christmas, swimsuit, leaves fall from the trees, beach, fruits, ice skating, the warmth comes.
WINTER:
SPRING:
SUMMER:
AUTUMN:
Disguise, ice-cream, flowers, presents under the Christmas Tree, snowman, green fields, sun, Halloween, mask, Christmas, swimsuit, leaves fall from the trees, beach, fruits, ice skating, the warmth comes.
WINTER:
SPRING:
SUMMER:
AUTUMN:
divendres, 29 de maig del 2009
Memory
Hello boys and girls!!
We now propose you an exercise to improve the memory: a memory!
Please, visit de following web:
The memory contains images of different things.
Make a list in your notebook with things that appear and link each one you write with the four seasons that we are studying.
See you in class!!
Things you must know about the seasons...
Read this 4 descriptions about the different seasons and try to guess which description belongs to each season. The ______ marks are the gaps where you can put Winter, Summer, Autumn or Spring.
What season we are refering to?
______ is the warmest season of the year when the sun shines directly on one half of the world. ______ in the Northern Hemisphere begins about June 21st - the date of the ______ solstice. It ends about September 23, the date of the autumnal equinox. Usually, July and August are the hottest months of the ______ season. Crops, trees, and other plants reach their full maturity in ______ .
When the sun is the high over the Northern Hemisphere, it is low in the Southern Hemisphere. The warmest months in the United States are the coldest months in Australia, and in the southern part of the South America and Africa. The growing season of Australia and Argentina is during the months of December, January, and February. These months compare with June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere.
What season we are talking about?
______ is the season between winter and summer. It's the time of year when life begins again in nature. In the Northern Hemisphere, ______ begins on the day the center of the sun is directly over the equator. Usually, on March 21st, the sun crosses the equator and starts northward. As it travels north, its rays strike the northern countries more directly each day. ______ lasts until June 21.
In the Southern Hemisphere, ______ begins in September and ends in December. ______ begins a few ours earlier in Leap Year.
What season is it?
In the Northern Hemisphere, ______ is the coldest season of the year. It begins about December 21 and lasts until about March 21. Around December 21 or 22, the sun's rays fall directly over the farthest point south of the equator - marking the first day of ______.
______ days have fewer hours of daylight because of the path the earth takes as it revolves around the sun. The earth completely revolves around the sun during 365 days. The earth's axis always tips about 23 1/2 degrees from a line perpendicular to its path.
In the Southern Hemisphere, ______begins in June.
Different regions have longer ______ than others. For example, in the polar regions, ______ takes up half the year. In the Temperate Zones winter takes up about one quarter of the year.
In regions where there is cold weather, it causes many changes in the environment. Water may freeze and become ice, snow, sleet or icicles. Most plants and animals become dormant and rest. Some animals hibernate. The only plants that grow and remain green are evergreens. People protect themselves from the cold climate with ______ clothing when they go outdoors. They enjoy a variety of indoor activities or outdoor ______ sports such as skiing, skating, or sledding.
Do you know what season is described on this text?
______ is the season that comes between summer and winter. Americans usually call this season fall because it is a time of falling leaves. The first day of ______ (fall) is celebrated on the fall equinox - a time when both night and day are equal. In the northern half of the world, ______ begins about September 22. In 2008, the ______ equinox falls on September 22. In the southern half of the world, ______ begins and ends at the time spring begins and ends in the north.
After ______, nights begin to lengthen each day until the Winter Solstice in December.
What season we are refering to?
______ is the warmest season of the year when the sun shines directly on one half of the world. ______ in the Northern Hemisphere begins about June 21st - the date of the ______ solstice. It ends about September 23, the date of the autumnal equinox. Usually, July and August are the hottest months of the ______ season. Crops, trees, and other plants reach their full maturity in ______ .
When the sun is the high over the Northern Hemisphere, it is low in the Southern Hemisphere. The warmest months in the United States are the coldest months in Australia, and in the southern part of the South America and Africa. The growing season of Australia and Argentina is during the months of December, January, and February. These months compare with June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere.
What season we are talking about?
______ is the season between winter and summer. It's the time of year when life begins again in nature. In the Northern Hemisphere, ______ begins on the day the center of the sun is directly over the equator. Usually, on March 21st, the sun crosses the equator and starts northward. As it travels north, its rays strike the northern countries more directly each day. ______ lasts until June 21.
In the Southern Hemisphere, ______ begins in September and ends in December. ______ begins a few ours earlier in Leap Year.
What season is it?
In the Northern Hemisphere, ______ is the coldest season of the year. It begins about December 21 and lasts until about March 21. Around December 21 or 22, the sun's rays fall directly over the farthest point south of the equator - marking the first day of ______.
______ days have fewer hours of daylight because of the path the earth takes as it revolves around the sun. The earth completely revolves around the sun during 365 days. The earth's axis always tips about 23 1/2 degrees from a line perpendicular to its path.
In the Southern Hemisphere, ______begins in June.
Different regions have longer ______ than others. For example, in the polar regions, ______ takes up half the year. In the Temperate Zones winter takes up about one quarter of the year.
In regions where there is cold weather, it causes many changes in the environment. Water may freeze and become ice, snow, sleet or icicles. Most plants and animals become dormant and rest. Some animals hibernate. The only plants that grow and remain green are evergreens. People protect themselves from the cold climate with ______ clothing when they go outdoors. They enjoy a variety of indoor activities or outdoor ______ sports such as skiing, skating, or sledding.
Do you know what season is described on this text?
______ is the season that comes between summer and winter. Americans usually call this season fall because it is a time of falling leaves. The first day of ______ (fall) is celebrated on the fall equinox - a time when both night and day are equal. In the northern half of the world, ______ begins about September 22. In 2008, the ______ equinox falls on September 22. In the southern half of the world, ______ begins and ends at the time spring begins and ends in the north.
After ______, nights begin to lengthen each day until the Winter Solstice in December.
Celebrating Grandmother's Birthday
Read the following text and try to understand the main ideas that Emma, Ruth, Linda and John tell us about each season:
There were three little sisters and one little brother; and their names were Emma, Ruth, Linda, and John. And these children had a grandmother, whose seventieth birthday was near at hand.
"What shall we do to celebrate our dear grandmother's birthday?" asked Emma, the oldest.
"Get some crackers and torpedoes, and fire them off," said Johnny.
"Oh, that will never do!" cried Linda. "Let us give her a serenade."
"But we none of us sing well enough," said Ruth; "and grandmother, you know, is a very good musician. Let us do this: Let us come to her as the 'Four Seasons,' and each one salute her with a verse."
"Yes: that's a very pretty idea," cried Linda. "And I'll be Spring - for they say my eyes are blue as violets."
"Then I'll be Summer," cried Emma. "I like summer best."
"I'll be Autumn," said Johnny; "for, if there's any thing I like, it is grapes. Peaches, too, are not bad; and what fun it is to go a-nutting!"
"There's but one season left for me," said Ruth. "I must be Winter. No matter! Winter has its joys as well as the rest."
"But who'll write the verses for us?" asked Emma. "There must be a verse for every season."
"Oh, the teacher will write them for us!" cried Ruth. "No one could do it better."
And so, on the morning of grandmother's birthday, as she sat in her large armchair, with her own kitty on a stool at her side, the "Four Seasons" entered the room, one after another, and formed a semicircle in front of her. Grandmother was not a bit frightened. She smiled kindly; and then the "Seasons" spoke as follows:
SPRING
I am the Spring - with sunshine see me coming;
Birds begin to twitter - hark! the bees are humming:
Green to field and hillside, blossoms to the tree,
Joy to every human heart are what I bring with me.
SUMMER
See my wealth of flowers! I'm the golden Summer:
Is there for the young or old a more welcome comer?
Come and scent the new mown grass - by the hillside stray;
And confess that only June brings the perfect day.
AUTUMN
Mark the wreath about my head - wreath of richest flowers;
I am Autumn, and I bring mildest, happiest hours;
In my hand a goblet see, which the grapejuice holds;
Corn and grain and precious fruits, Autumn's arm enfolds.
WINTER
Round my head the holly leaf; in my hand the pine:
I am Winter cold and stern - these last flowers are mine.
But while I am left to rule, all's not dark or sad;
Christmas comes with wintertime to make the children glad.
ALL THE SEASONS
Here our offerings glad we bring,
And long life to Grandma sing.
"What shall we do to celebrate our dear grandmother's birthday?" asked Emma, the oldest.
"Get some crackers and torpedoes, and fire them off," said Johnny.
"Oh, that will never do!" cried Linda. "Let us give her a serenade."
"But we none of us sing well enough," said Ruth; "and grandmother, you know, is a very good musician. Let us do this: Let us come to her as the 'Four Seasons,' and each one salute her with a verse."
"Yes: that's a very pretty idea," cried Linda. "And I'll be Spring - for they say my eyes are blue as violets."
"Then I'll be Summer," cried Emma. "I like summer best."
"I'll be Autumn," said Johnny; "for, if there's any thing I like, it is grapes. Peaches, too, are not bad; and what fun it is to go a-nutting!"
"There's but one season left for me," said Ruth. "I must be Winter. No matter! Winter has its joys as well as the rest."
"But who'll write the verses for us?" asked Emma. "There must be a verse for every season."
"Oh, the teacher will write them for us!" cried Ruth. "No one could do it better."
And so, on the morning of grandmother's birthday, as she sat in her large armchair, with her own kitty on a stool at her side, the "Four Seasons" entered the room, one after another, and formed a semicircle in front of her. Grandmother was not a bit frightened. She smiled kindly; and then the "Seasons" spoke as follows:
SPRING
I am the Spring - with sunshine see me coming;
Birds begin to twitter - hark! the bees are humming:
Green to field and hillside, blossoms to the tree,
Joy to every human heart are what I bring with me.
SUMMER
See my wealth of flowers! I'm the golden Summer:
Is there for the young or old a more welcome comer?
Come and scent the new mown grass - by the hillside stray;
And confess that only June brings the perfect day.
AUTUMN
Mark the wreath about my head - wreath of richest flowers;
I am Autumn, and I bring mildest, happiest hours;
In my hand a goblet see, which the grapejuice holds;
Corn and grain and precious fruits, Autumn's arm enfolds.
WINTER
Round my head the holly leaf; in my hand the pine:
I am Winter cold and stern - these last flowers are mine.
But while I am left to rule, all's not dark or sad;
Christmas comes with wintertime to make the children glad.
ALL THE SEASONS
Here our offerings glad we bring,
And long life to Grandma sing.
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