Discovering Winter Activities & Tenses
Winter in the Countryside
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Winter in the Countryside
In winter
It is cold.
It often snows.
The days are short and the nights are long.
It can be frosty and icy.
We wear warm clothes.
What do people do in winter in the countryside?
What do country people do in winter?
wood chopping
The men are chopping wood.
= present continuous, because it is happening now (in the picture).
snow shoveling
People are shoveling snow.
It is winter and it is snowy.
A father and a son are shoveling snow in front of the house.
Animal feeding
The woman is feeding the animals in the barn.
The man is carrying food for the animals.
The animals are eating.
sausage stuffing
The women are making sausages in the kitchen.
They are stuffing the sausages.
The women are making stuffed cabbage in the kitchen.
They are cooking and preparing food together.
Stuffed cabbage with sour cream is very tasty!
The children are having a snowball fight.
The children are making a snowman.
The children are sledding on the hillside in the countryside.
Do you like winter? Please
What Are Winter Activities?
Winter activities are sports and hobbies people do when it is cold. These often involve snow or ice, such as skiing, ice skating, sledding/sledging, and building snowmen.
Winter activities are sports and hobbies people do when it is .....
hot
rainy
sunny
cold
Spring
It is spring.
It is mild.
The tree is blooming.
SUMMER
It is summer.
It is a sunny day.
It is hot.
The sun is shining.
AUTOMN
It is rainy.
People are walking with umbrellas.
Water is falling from sky.
Simple Present vs. Present Continuous
Simple Present
We use the present continuous to describe actions happening now. Example:
I am skiing down the hill.
I am shovelling snow in the yard.
I am feeding the animals in the barn.
I am peeling potatoes for soup.
I am chopping wood for the stove.
We use the simple present to talk about habits and routines. Example:
In winter we chop wood.
In winter, we make sausages.
My daughter goes ice skating on Saturdays.
I drink hot chocolate in winter.
I wear warm clothes when it is cold.
Children play in the snow.
At Christmas, we make stuffed cabbage.
Present Continuous
Key words:
to chop wood
to carry wood
to feed the animals
to clean the barn / stable
to shovel snow
to repair tools
to fix the tractor
to bring hay
to check the animals
to heat the house
Places
barn (pajta / gazdasági épület)
stable (istálló)
yard (udvar)
field (mező)
Practice: Present Continuous
Describe what you are doing now or what someone is doing in the picture using the present continuous.
Quick Review
Describes habits, routines, or facts. Example: 'They play ice hockey.'
Present Continuous
Simple Present
Describes actions happening now. Example: 'They are playing ice hockey.'
Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.
Write down 2 things you want to know more about.
Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.
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