1. O n e d a y in a n E n g lis h c o u n t r y s c h o o l f o r b o y s
a n d g ir ls t h e t e a c h e r s a y s t o t h e c h ild r e n : “ In t h e
y e Hr E t h e r e S a r eT I M r sF Os R n s : Ps P r L E , S s u m m e r ,
Ta B E T f o u E e a o A p in g
a u t u m n a n d w in t e r . In s p r in g it d o e s n o t s n o w , t h e
s k y is c le a r , t h e s u n s h in e s a n d t h e r e a r e m a n y
f lo w e r s in t h e f ie ld s a n d in t h e g a r d e n s . T h e b ir d s
c o m e b a c k f r o m t h e s o u t h a n d s in g b e a u t if u l
s o n g s . T h e w e a t h e r is f in e . S u m m e r c o m e s a f t e r
s p r in g . In s u m m e r it is h o t . T h e s u n s h in e s a n d
p e o p le lik e t o g o t o t h e c o u n t r y . T h e r e t h e y s w im in
r iv e r s , lie in t h e s u n , p la y t e n n is a n d o t h e r g a m e s .
In a u t u m n t h e le a v e s f a ll f r o m t h e t r e e s , t h e g r a s s
is y e llo w a n d b r o w n . It o f t e n r a in s a n d t h e w e a t h e r
is o f t e n b a d . B u t m a n y p e o p le lik e a u t u m n b e c a u s e
it is t h e b e s t t im e f o r a p p le s , p e a r s , p lu m s a n d
o t h e r f r u it . In w in t e r it is v e r y c o ld a n d t h e r e is
m u c h s n o w in t h e f ie ld s a n d o n t h e t r e e s . S t u d e n t s
a n d s c h o o l-c h ild r e n h a v e t h e ir w in t e r v a c a t io n .
T h e y g o s k a t in g o r s k iin g . “ T o m , y o u n e v e r lis t e n !
S t a n d u p ! T e ll m e , w h a t is t h e b e s t t im e f o r
a p p le s ? ” “ T h e b e s t t im e f o r a p p le s is w h e n t h e
f a r m e r is n o t a t h o m e a n d t h e r e is n o d o g in t h e
g a r d e n , ” a n s w e r s T o m , a n d t h e c h ild r e n la u g h .

2. * W h a tBd E S sT t h e MeE cFhO r s a y tP L E Sp u p i l s
TH E oe TI t a e R A P o h is
o n e d a y?
* D o e s it s n o w in s p r in g ?
* W h e n a r e t h e r e m a n y f lo w e r s in t h e
f ie ld s ?
* W h a t c o m e s a f t e r s p r in g ?
* W h e n d o e s t h e s u n s h in e b r ig h t ly ?
* W h a t d o p e o p le lik e t o d o in s u m m e r ?
* W h a t c o lo u r is t h e g r a s s in a u t u m n ?
* W h a t is t h e b e s t t im e f o r a p p le s , p e a r s ,
p lu m s a nd
o t h e r f r u it ?
* W h o n e v e r lis t e n s t o t h e t e a c h e r ?
* W h y d o e s t h e c la s s la u g h a t T o m ?