Summer Vocabulary

The year can be separated into four seasons: spring, summer, autumn (fall in American English) and winter. Which is your favourite season of the year?

It's easy to have a good time in the summer when the sun is out. We can spend more time outside and the warm weather puts everyone in a good mood. From barbeques to hiking in the mountains, summer provides more opportunity to do fun stuff.

The summer is when students have holidays and we all go to the beach for a swim and to get a suntan. If you don't live near a beach then you can go to a green park for a picnic and kick a ball around.

We have to make sure that we drink plenty of water in the summer because the heat can dehydrate us. We should also protect ourselves from the sun by wearing sunscreen, hats and shades (sunglasses). Keep cool by wearing shorts and t-shirts and don't spend too much time in the sun. Make sure you spend time in the shade during the hottest part of the day…and eat plenty of ice-cream!

What's your favourite season and why?

What summer words are being talked about here? Choose the correct word in each sentence.

• 1) Rub some ___ on your skin or you will burn.
  
  sunscreen
  suntan
  sunburn
  sunshine
  
  
• 2) When there is water in the air it is ___.
  
  heat
  humid
  dry
  dusk
  
  
• 3) Another word for sunglasses is ___.
  
  shades
  slides
  sheds
  sides
  
  
• 4) When your skin turns brown from the sun you have a ___.
  
  tan
  rash
  burn
  rest
  
  
• 5) We can describe a very hot day as being ___.
  
  sweltering
  freezing
  mild
  warm
  
  
• 6) Wear a pair of ___ to keep cool.
  
  shorts
  towels
  t-shirts
  jeans
  
  
• 7) If a girl wears a bikini a boy wears ___.
  
  tanks
  trunks
  tonks
  tusks
  
  
• 8) Wear ___ when it's too hot for shoes.
  
  sandals
  shorts
  slips
  boots
  
  
• 9) Go for a swim in the pool to cool ___.
  
  up
  off
  on
  in
  
  
• 10) Stay out of the sun; move into the ___.
  
  shape
  sharp
  shade
  shadow