Skill Builders: Speaking – Four Seasons

Lower-Intermediate
FOUR SEASONS
Discuss or debate the questions below. Remember to support your answers!

 Are the winters in your home country warm, cool, or freezing? What do you usually do
in the winter months back home? Please explain.
 Are the summers in your home country cool, warm, or hot? What do you usually do in
the summer months back home? Please explain.
 Does your home country have any festivals in the spring? How about in the fall?
 Is the weather and temperature about the same from season to season in your home
country, or are spring, summer, fall, and winter very different?
 Does a particular season make you really happy? How about unhappy? Please explain.

 What is your favorite time of year? Why?

 What was your favorite time of year when you were younger? Why did you like it?
 If you could get rid of one season of the year, what season would you get rid of? Why?
 If you could get rid of one month of the year, what month would you get rid of? Why?
 If you haven't already explained the reason, why do you hate a particular season or
time of year?
 If you could go anywhere or do anything in the season that you hate, how would you
feel about that time of year? Would you like it? Please explain.
 You wake up, look outside, and see a cold, rainy day. In other words, it's miserable
outside. What will you likely do? Please explain.
 You wake up, look outside, and see a warm, sunny day in the spring. In other words, it's
perfect. What will you likely do? Please explain.

 Is there something you like to do and which is unique to a particular season? Please
explain what you do and why you do it.
 Do you think people generally fall in love more easily in the spring? Why/not?
 Do you think people generally feel unhappy or depressed in the winter? Why/not?

 What words do you link with the summer? Brainstorm as many

words as you can. How about the winter?
 What words do you link with the fall? Brainstorm as many
words as you can. How about the spring?
 What is the perfect summer day? Please describe it in as much
detail as possible. How about the perfect winter day?
 What is the perfect fall day? Please describe it in as much
detail as possible. How about the perfect spring day?

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