It’s December. The weather is snowy and really cold in the north of China. You can see many children playing with snow. Some of them are making snowmen. Some are skating on the river, because it’s so cold that the water in the river freezes (结冰). It’s a white world. How beautiful! But in Australia now, the weather is hot. Many people go swimming in the sea. They are having a good time. Jim and his friends are playing soccer near the sea. The sunny weather is really cool to them. They want to swim after playing soccer.

Why are they swimming in December? It is winter, isn’t it? Yes, it is in China. But it isn’t in Australia. That’s because we, Chinese and Australians , have different seasons (季节) in a year.

In Canberra, spring is from September to November. I love the spring weather here. It’s warm and sometimes rainy. There are lots of small, white flowers on the trees.

Summer in Canberra is usually dry and hot. It’s from December to February. We usually go to the beach and spend a week there. I don’t like summer, but I like the summer holidays.

Our autumn is from March to May. It’s usually sunny and dry. There are orange and brown leaves on the trees. They are beautiful. I like autumn best.

Winter in Canberra is from June to August, and it’s very cold. Some people like going to the Snowy Mountains. I don’t like going out in the cold weather. I usually stay at home. So it’s always boring for me in winter.

Do you know anything about England (英国)? Today we are going to talk about its weather and traffic (交通).

In England, you can feel four seasons in one day.

An Englishman once says, "the weather is different from minute to minute in England. Even though it is spring, it snows heavily in the morning. While at noon, the sun comes out, it's warm again. And then, in the afternoon, it is very hot. It turns to summer."

When you are in England, you must be very careful (当心) in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. Before you cross a street, you must look to the right first and then to the left.

In the morning and in the evening, when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy. Traffic is the most dangerous then.

When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must have a look first or you will go the wrong way.

In many cities of England, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there, you can see the city very well.