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