Intermediate Speaking Power

1. Look at the picture and talk about it.

2. Answer the questions and discuss your answers with the teacher.

• 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?