Les Saisons (Seasons): Fall and Winter

Learning ObjectivesName the seasons of autumn and winter.Describe the weather in autumn and winter.Name some clothes for cold weather.Imagine... you're looking out the window. The `feuilles` (leaves) [FUHY] on the trees are red and yellow! 🍂 It's `l'automne` (autumn) [loh-TUN]. A few months later, everything is white. There's `de la neige` (snow) [duh lah NEZH] everywhere! ❄️ It's `l'hiver` (winter) [lee-VEHR]. Get ready to talk about the cold!Real-World ApplicationsKnow how to dress to go play outside.Talk about the changes in nature with your friends and family.Understand stories that talk about the seasons.

FrenchEnglish MeaningExamplel'automne (m.) (autumn) [loh-TUN]The season after summer, when the leaves fall.`En automne` (In autumn) [ahn noh-TUN], `les feuilles sont orange` (the leaves are orange) [lay FUHY sohn toh-RAHNZH]. 🍂l'hiver (m.) (winter) [lee-VEHR]The coldest season, often with snow.`En hiver` (In winter) [ahn nee-VEHR], `je joue dans la neige` (I play in the snow) [zhuh ZHOO dahn lah NEZH]. ❄️une feuille (a leaf) [ewn FUHY]The part of a tree that is usually green (or red, yellow, or brown in autumn).`Je vois une feuille rouge sur le sol` (I see a red leaf on the ground) [zhuh VWAH ewn FUHY ROOZH sewr luh SOHL].un flocon de neige (a snowflake) [uhn floh-KOHN duh NEZH]A single, tiny piece of snow.`Un flocon de neige est sur mon manteau` (A snowflake is on my coat) [uhn floh-KOHN...

Pattern 1: Naming the SeasonRule: To say what season it is, use the phrase C'est + [season].Example: `C'est l'automne` (It's autumn) [seh loh-TUN].Example: `C'est l'hiver` (It's winter) [seh lee-VEHR].Pattern 2: Talking About an Action in a SeasonRule: To say what you do during a season, start your sentence with En + [season].Example: `En automne, je vois des feuilles jaunes` (In autumn, I see yellow leaves) [ahn noh-TUN, zhuh VWAH day FUHY ZHON].Example: `En hiver, je joue dehors` (In winter, I play outside) [ahn nee-VEHR, zhuh ZHOO duh-OR].Pattern 3: Describing the WeatherRule: To talk about cold weather, use the phrase Il fait froid.Example: `En hiver, il fait froid` (In winter, it is cold) [ahn nee-VEHR, eel fay FRWAH].