Seasons in English

Season is one of the four periods of the year which are characterized by particular conditions
of weather, temperature, etc.
There are four seasons in a year. These are;
 Summer
 Winter
 Spring
 Autumn ( in the rest of the world ) / Fall ( used in U.S. )
Each season has three months and its own characteristics. Let see them below;
For Months of the Season click here
SUMMER
Summer is the season between spring and
autumn, lasting from June to September north
of the equator and from December to March
south of the equator.
In summer,
 The days are long and the nights
are short.
 The weather is hot and dry.
 It is sunny.
 The fruits ripen.
Examples with “summer”;

 We generally go to the seaside in the summer.

 Many people have dinner on the balcony in summer.
 Summer’s days are very hot so everyone wants to eat ice-
cream and drink cold drinks.
 Every summer they go on holiday.
 People
wear
shorts
and t-
shirts in
the
summer
.
WINTER

Winter is the season between autumn and

spring, lasting from December to March north of the equator and from June to September
south of the equator.

For North of The Equator For South of The Equator

 DECEMBER JUNE

JANUARY JULY

FEBRUARY AUGUST
In winter,
The days are short and the nights are long.
The weather is very cold and wet.
It is snowy and rainy.
Examples with “winter”;

 Children love to make a snowman in the winter.

 The roads are generally closed by snow in winter.
 Winter months are my favorite months.
 They go skiing every winter.
 People wear thick coats in the winter.
SPRING

Spring is the season between winter

and summer, lasting from March to
June north of the equator and from
September to December south of the
equator.

In spring,
 The days grow longer and
the nights get shorter.
 The weather becomes warmer.
 It is often rainy.
 Leaves and plants start to grow. All the threes and plants are in green.
 Flowers appear everwhere.

Examples with “spring”;

 All birds sing in spring.
 The election will be in the spring.
 Spring days become rainy.
 A lot of butterflies fly up in the air in the spring.
 Spring season is many people’s favorite season.
AUTUMN / FALL

Autumn is the season between summer and winter, lasting from March to June north of the
equator and from September to December south of the equator.

In autumn,
 The days get shorter and the
nights grow longer.
  The weather is cool.
 It is often windy.
 Leaves fall from the threes.
 Farmers harvest the crops

Examples with “autumn”;

 People start to wear jackets in autumn.
 The birds migrate to south in the autumn.
 I don’t like autumn colors.
 He said goodbye to us on an autumn evening.
 We like to travel in the autumn.
Attention:
1) The months of the seasons are all capitalized. On the other hand, the seasons are not
capitalized.
Examples:
 It has been very dry summer.
 He died in January.
2)Using “in” and “on” as prepositions with months and seasons of the year
“in” is used with months and seasons. However it is not used for specific days.
Examples:
 She likes swimming in summer.
 He will come back in April.
“on” is used with specific days during a month.
Examples:
 My son’s birthday is on 10th May.
 They will get married on 30th August.
3)Using “in” or “in the” with seasons
We can use both of them with season. But if we talk about a specific season, we should use
“in the” with season.
Examples:
 Days get dark late in ( the ) summer. ( “in” or “in the” – it doesn’t matter )
 The president will call an election in the autumn. ( It is a specific season so we
should use “in the” before season )
4)We make generalization about the seasons. However, all parts of the world do not have
four seasons. The seasons may change depending on latitude.
5)The seasons and their months in the Northern Hemisphere are opposite to those in the
Southern Hemisphere. ( as you can see above )