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GENERAL ENGLISH · VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT · PRE-INTERMEDIATE (A2-B1)

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1 Warm-up

Do you like autumn? Why/why not?

2 Autumn objects

Match the words to the pictures.

a bonfire an acorn an umbrella a pear

a squirrel leaves parsnips wellington boots

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

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3 Autumn activities

Match the verbs on the left to the words on the right to make phrases for things you can do in autumn.

1. jump a. a bonfire

2. watch b. a pumpkin pie

3. bake c. birds fly south for the winter

4. learn d. in the leaves

5. build e. to knit

4 When is autumn?
Complete the text with the words below.

December food leaves March school

Southern summer time weather winter

1 2
Autumn is the season after and before . In the
United States this season is called fall.
In most places in the Northern hemisphere, autumn begins in the last week of September and finishes
3 4
near the end of . In the hemisphere this season
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starts in , and finishes at the end of May.
6 7 8
At this of year, children go back to , and the
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becomes colder and more windy. The trees start to lose their . Animals look
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for for the winter.
Text: Wikipedia

5 Festivals and special days in autumn

In which countries do you think these festivals and special days happen? Choose a country for each
statement. Your teacher will give you the correct answers. Total your score and compare it with other
pairs.

China Germany Mexico Switzerland

Thailand UK USA and Canada

1. People remember friends and family who have died and eat their favourite foods.
2. Families eat a meal with turkey and say thank you for the good things they have.
3. People come from all over the world to drink beer.
4. People eat moon cakes and there is an event with dancing lions and dragons.
5. People have bonfires and watch fireworks on the 5th of November.
6. Cows fight to become the ‘Queen of Queens’. The winner gets a special belt.
7. People take food and drink to temples for the gods and watch people walk on fire.

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6 Autumn weather and adverbs of degree

Look at the box below.

The line below shows adverbs of degree.

0% a bit/a little quite/fairly very extremely 100%

We use adverbs of degree to show the level of something.

They go before the adjective.
It’s very cold in London at this time of year. (very cold = there is a high level of cold)
They answer the question how.....?
Q: How rainy is it today?
A: It’s quite rainy.
We can use not with very.
It’s not very windy in Cracow.
We can’t use not with a bit, a little, fairly, and extremely in this way.
It’s not a little hot in Madrid.
(When you use not with quite the meaning is different.)

Complete the sentences below with an adverb of degree like in the example.

1. It rained a lot yesterday.

It was extremely/very rainy yesterday.
2. I think it’s going to rain. There are a lot of clouds.
I think it’s going to rain. It is cloudy.
3. It’s colder than usual today. But tomorrow will be colder.
It’s cold today. But tomorrow will be colder.
4. There is a strong wind. Be careful if you go outside.
It’s windy. Be careful if you go outside.
5. It isn’t very rainy. You might not need your umbrella.
It’s only rainy. You might not need your umbrella.

Now work with a partner. Using adverbs of degree, talk about the autumn weather in your home
town. Use the example below to help you.

A: What’s the weather like in Berlin in autumn?

B: It’s sometimes quite hot, but sometimes extremely cold and rainy.

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TEACHER MATERIALS · PRE-INTERMEDIATE (A2-B1)

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Key

1. Warm-up

Encourage a short warm-up discussion.

2. Autumn objects

Students can work alone and then check in pairs.

1. a pear 2. an umbrella 3. a squirrel 4. leaves
5. parsnips 6. a bonfire 7. wellington boots 8. an acorn

3. Autumn activities

1. d 2. c 3. b 4. e 5. a

4. When is autumn?

Students can work alone and check in pairs.

1. summer 2. winter 3. December 4. Southern 5. March
6. time 7. school 8. weather 9. leaves 10. food

5. Festivals and special days in autumn

Students should work in pairs. Give the correct answers to the students after the activity, then they can compare
scores.
1. Mexico - Day of the Dead
2. USA - Thanksgiving
3. Germany - Oktoberfest
4. China - Mid-autumn (or moon) festival
5. UK - Guy Fawkes night
6. Switzerland - The Battle of the Queens
7. Thailand - Vegetarian festival

6. Autumn weather and adverbs of degree

Make sure students understand the explanation. Use more examples to demonstrate if you need to. The students
can then do the first part of the exercise alone, and the second part in pairs. Give students a time limit of 3-5
minutes to talk about autumn weather in their home towns. Monitor the activity and make a note of any errors
and useful vocabulary.
2. very
3. quite/fairly
4. very/extremely
5. a bit/a little

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